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Lord of the Rings: after leading the Bucs to a Super Bowl championship in his first season, Jon Gruden has established himself as the NFL's elite leader and galvanized the value of star coaches in a challenging climate. The scary thing is, he has only begun. (Super Bowl 37).

The Sporting News

| February 03, 2003 | Attner, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This one was about defense, of course. Fast and opportunistic, this Tampa Bay defense turned the NFL's best quarterback into a bungler, tormented the league's No. 1 offense with guile and execution, took hold of this Super Bowl and left no doubt about its excellence.

But look for a moment beyond this game, beyond the Buccaneers' 48-21 triumph, beyond their startling domination of the Raiders. Rather, understand the meaning of last Sunday's outcome to the rest of the league.

It says here that this will be the least potent of any Tampa Bay team over the next five years. It says here that the magic of Jon Gruden, which already has transformed these Bucs ...

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