He offered no apologies for doing what had to be done to give Wilder his record chance, one for which the crowd chanted. McKay becomes president and indications are he will be responsible for player personnel. Owner Hugh Culverhouse said after the game he would address McKay's specific responsibilities after Christmas, not now. He has said he will also then begin the search for the new head coach. There was one line of thinking Sunday that assistant head coach Wayne Fontes may have improved his chances for the McKay position with these last two solid performances of the Bucs.
Fontes wants the job, but so do plenty more.
He should have been pleased, should have smart-stepped out of Tampa Stadium. His team put on quite a show in the final performance. The anger of the Jets and the ugly scenes that followed did not detract. McKay needed that kind of a win. The players needed that kind of a win.