Gunzlingr
01-11-2004, 12:56 PM
Bruce Allen emerged from a two-hour dinner meeting at Fleming's Thursday night with Bucs vice presidents Joel and Bryan Glazer, a thick folder under his right arm and the job as general manager at hand.
The Raiders senior assistant was hired as the Bucs' top executive with complete authority of all football matters and the final say on player personnel, including the draft.
It's a similar front office structure that the Bucs utilized under Rich McKay, who left last month to become Falcons GM.
The move had been anticipated since Allen flew from Oakland to the Palm Beach home of Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer Dec. 29 to interview.
Allen, 46, who resigned from the Raiders this week, will be reunited with coach Jon Gruden, with whom he worked for four seasons at Oakland.
It's uncertain how Allen will decide how to revamp the front office, but the changes almost certainly will meet with the approval of Gruden, who advocated the shakeup.
more (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/09/Bucs/Allen_to_get_GM_job__.shtml)
The Raiders senior assistant was hired as the Bucs' top executive with complete authority of all football matters and the final say on player personnel, including the draft.
It's a similar front office structure that the Bucs utilized under Rich McKay, who left last month to become Falcons GM.
The move had been anticipated since Allen flew from Oakland to the Palm Beach home of Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer Dec. 29 to interview.
Allen, 46, who resigned from the Raiders this week, will be reunited with coach Jon Gruden, with whom he worked for four seasons at Oakland.
It's uncertain how Allen will decide how to revamp the front office, but the changes almost certainly will meet with the approval of Gruden, who advocated the shakeup.
more (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/09/Bucs/Allen_to_get_GM_job__.shtml)