At this point, everything Greg Schiano touches turns to gold. Players can't stop raving about the new Bucs coach's hard-ass attitude. His best moment, though, came in July when he helped orchestrate the signing of Eric LeGrand, one of his former players at Rutgers who was paralyzed in a 2010 game. Though he only officially remained on the roster for a few months, the signing gave the Tampa Bay franchise some kudos across the nation and fulfilled LeGrand’s dream of making the NFL. I got goosebumps from the press conference and found a great reason to became a Bucs fan again.
This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2012.