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Social Rewind: Dirk Koetter's First Day

Yesterday was a whirlwind at One Buc Place with the hiring of new Head Coach Dirk Koetter. Take a look at what went down through the eyes of Twitter.

Jan 16, 2016 at 01:05 AM

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers players shared their thoughts and congratulations with their new head coach after learning the news…

Niiice!.. I'm riding with you coach!.. https://t.co/bnQm3NMNXH
— Bradley McDougald (@BabyLead) January 14, 2016

Thankful for the opportunity granted by coach Lovie and his staff but also excited for the future with coach Koetter #GoBucs
— Jude Adjei-Barimah (@1prince_adjei) January 15, 2016

Congrats to Dirk on being the New HeadCoach. Happy for Our Organization happy for our city.
— A. Seferian-Jenkins (@Aesj88) January 15, 2016

Diiiiirrrrrrrkkkkkkkkkkkkk !!!! Lol
— Donovan Smith (@DSmith_76) January 15, 2016

A few players remaining in the Tampa Bay area were in attendance at Coach Koetter's introductory press conference and shared their thoughts on the hiring…

Bucs OT @KevinPamphile70 is here to support Dirk Koetter too. pic.twitter.com/36JzXfiJ2Q
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) January 15, 2016

Bucs DT @Geraldini93 said Koetter has always carried himself like a head coach. Believes he's the right hire. pic.twitter.com/UgA1dx7yeJ
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) January 15, 2016

#Bucs Austin Seferian-Jenkins attending today's press conference for Dirk Koetter. pic.twitter.com/ssvPTKVAuN
— PewterReport (@PewterReport) January 15, 2016

“I can’t wait to see what [Coach Koetter] has in store for the team.”

- @Jaboowins, via @tiffblackmon pic.twitter.com/HNfWAY4Ui0
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 15, 2016

National and local media followed the news all day long, sharing stats, facts, video and quotes from throughout the press conference…

Under Koetter, Jameis Winston became 3rd rookie to pass for 4,000 yards in 1st season (Cam Newton & Andrew Luck) https://t.co/zYrunWZvd1
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 14, 2016

A very grateful Dirk Koetter, now head coach of the @TBBuccaneers. pic.twitter.com/NndfVqDaxc
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 15, 2016

Officially official https://t.co/5yJPTzVs9G
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 15, 2016

Dirk Koetter + @TBBuccaneers job = Another season of THIS from @Jaboowins https://t.co/HIhxC7FlEF
— NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2016

Coach Koetter signs his contract 📝 pic.twitter.com/uhJVm95f4v
— BucsDotCom (@BucsDotCom) January 15, 2016

The #Bucs have made it official: Dirk Koetter is the 11th head coach in team history. A new era begins
— Roy Cummings (@RCummingsFHCN) January 15, 2016

Koetter emotional talking about his parents and what they did to set him in motion to have the success he's had. Shoutout to Pocatello ...
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) January 15, 2016

Koetter: "This team is headed in the right direction. Easy to say, hard to do."
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 15, 2016

Over Mike Smith's 5 years as Jaguars DC, JAX ranked 4th in both fewest points & fewest yards allowed. https://t.co/FgCJwgbYlt
— Scott Smith (@ScottSBucs) January 15, 2016

Koetter was right about Mike Smith teams being disciplined with penalties. Lowest in NFL 2 years, among 10 lowest teams all 7 years in ATL.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) January 16, 2016

Bucs reach 5-year deal with Dirk Koetter to be next head coach. https://t.co/97bl6RKrIq #Bucs #Koetter #NFL pic.twitter.com/SybAkAuyGS
— TampaBayTimesSports (@TBTimes_Sports) January 15, 2016

Buccaneers fans were given the platform to share their official congratulatory message with our new head coach using #CongratsDirk. From hometown diehards to fans across the country to even the mayor of St. Pete, fans shared their messages with Dirk Koetter on social media…

Send your congratulations tweets, pics and messages for our new head coach using #CongratsDirk!

See them all here: https://t.co/HI8cLUdfQ2
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) January 15, 2016

On behalf of Bucs fans in the Sunshine City, #CongratsDirk !
— Rick Kriseman (@Kriseman) January 15, 2016

#CongratsDirk and good luck! https://t.co/CK7ydFT3zZ
— MissGRod (@MissGRod) January 15, 2016

#CongratsDirk What a great day at One Buc today. pic.twitter.com/NLACI4bsYu
— Tim Joslin (@Tajoslin) January 16, 2016

@TBBuccaneers #CongratsDirk I believe you will do great. Lets win! #GoBucs #SiegeTheDay
— MsGiggles83 (@MsGiggles83) January 16, 2016

#CongratsDirk https://t.co/QVqvTegFIn
— TampaSportsAuthority (@TampaSportsAuth) January 15, 2016

@TBBuccaneers #CongratsDirk from Montana, we're behind you all the way! Lets get back to Buc Ball!
— Joe Toller (@joe_toller) January 15, 2016

Send your congratulations tweets for our new head coach using** **#CongratsDirk

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