The former Bucs defensive coordinator was a progenitor of the Tampa 2 defense.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator and Bucs Ring of Honor member Monte Kiffin died at 84 years old on Thursday.
Kiffin is an NFL legend as well as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend for his innovations to defense in the sport. Kiffin was Tampa Bay's defense coordinator from 1996 to 2008 and was known for his contributions to the creation of the "Tampa 2" with head coach Tony Dungy. The Tampa 2 is a variant on Cover 2 defense, which is a 4-3 defense where the middle linebacker can drop into deep coverage if they read a pass play.
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