Morris staying; So what's next? As predicted by this columnist ... Who was that Cowher clown, anyway? Raheem Morris will be back as Bucs head coach. Now, what is he going to do about it? I don't care what anyone says, this wasn't a slam-dunk. That's how it will be played up, I'm sure. Don't expect to see much dancing or chest bumping in the street. That 3-13 added up to another chance for Morris. He earned the chance. He also more than earned the chance to be fired. It could have gone either way. But the Glazers are keeping him, as well as Mark Dominik, who also was shaky as a rookie GM. Chest bumps all around! OK, fine. Now, what's next? What is Raheem going to do about it? If Monday morning was any indication, I'm worried. At his final day-after news conference, he was asked about where his team needs to get better. He said he'll have to look at the tape and evaluate - 32nd in rush defense and he has to evaluate? He can't just take a stab at it, off the cuff? He really needs to look at film. "Hey, back that last part up a second ... I think the Giants just beat us." But the man is back, and there is some justice in that, since what did anyone think the Bucs were going to do this season, anyway? I picked them for 4-12. The Glazers might have, too, as it turns out. I've said it before: The Glazers made 3-13, right along with the GM and players and, of course, Raheem. It was the Glazers who made the decision to go young, to hire him, to develop a young quarterback. It was almost as if the new head coach was set up to fail, and 3-13 was mission accomplished. But enough of that. Raheem is back for at least one more crack, beginning, and with all those draft picks he and Dominik will make, five in the first 99 picks alone. Everything rides on it. Or maybe what everything rode on has panned out enough for the bosses. Josh Freeman, Raheem's franchise quarterback, showed he might be OK with the right people around him. He threw nearly twice as many interceptions as touchdowns, but the Bucs were 3-6 with him at quarterback and 0-7 without him. It's about No. 5. But there had better be more. I'd say a new defensive line is a priority, along with a new line coach, and a revamped offensive line, with a new coach, and a new offense is, complete with new coordinator. This offense did nothing for me in 2009, and it wasn't because it was makeshift. Morris needs help managing games on the offensive side of the ball. He needs help with decision making. He needs an authoritative voice, a near autonomous one, on offense. What upside he truly showed down the stretch was on the defensive side of the ball, where he proved that he is a highly capable defensive coordinator. Now comes the rest of the story. There actually will be one. We already know he is likable. It's hard not to like Raheem. He says he has learned. And he has, on some levels. There have been growth moments, like two wins in the last three games, like Morris becoming more engaged as a head coach when he took over the defense; at least that's what Ronde Barber said after Sunday's season finale. Maybe the Glazers think that, too. Guess that really doesn't matter right about now. What matters is, what happens next? It better not look anything like what we just saw. And we don't need to look at the film to evaluate. I don't think Morris does, either. There's a report that Bill Cowher won't coach anywhere in 2010. Raheem Morris will coach the Bucs. He gets another shot. Now, what is he going to do with it? Martin Fennelly, The Tampa Tribune 5 January 2010