Paraphrasing what Morpheus once said in The Matrix: Reloaded, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone.
The dream was hiring Mike McDaniel as the replacement for Josh Grizzard at offensive coordinator, but that all went up in smoke on Tuesday. Instead of the Titans swooping in to steal McDaniel away, it was Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers who ended up winning the sweepstakes.
It's hard not to feel a little jilted by the decision, but who can blame McDaniel for chasing his experience with Tua Tagovailoa by linking up with Justin Herbert -- the guy he nearly coached in Miami had the previous regime made the right choice.