The Bucs are expected to discuss their open head-coaching post this week with former Cowboys coach and current Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.

It’s not shocking that Tampa Bay would take an interest in Phillips given his experience as a head coach — something the Bucs are looking for — and his expertise on defense.

But it’s his defensive philosophy that makes this an odd match. Phillips’ system, which has helped overhaul Houston’s defense, is a 3-4 defense that relies on big outside (stand-up) linebackers rushing off the edges. It can work well in the right situations, but Tampa Bay does not seem the ideal place to run it.

The Bucs’ acquired and drafted their defensive personnel to run a 4-3, Tampa 2-style system — the same one the Bucs have run since the late 1990s under Tony Dungy and Monte Kiffin. Recently-fired head coach Raheem

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