What former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, allowed a player who went to five Pro Bowls, and was selected for the National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team, to play in the middle in a 4–3 defense?
Anthony Kevin Dungy
Hardy Nickerson
Hardy Otto Nickerson (born September 1, 1965) is an American football coach and former player.
 He played as linebacker for four teams over 16 seasons, from 1987 to 2002, in the National Football League (NFL).
 Nickerson spent the prime of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
 The hiring of head coaches Sam Wyche and Tony Dungy allowed Nickerson to play in the middle in a 4–3 defense for both coaches; Nickerson played in a 3–4 defense with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
 While playing in the 4–3, Nickerson went to five Pro Bowls, and was selected for the National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team.
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin Dungy ( ; born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL).
 Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008.
Jackie Walker (American football, born 1962)
Jackie Walker (born November 3, 1962) is a former an American football linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
 He was the 28th player selected in the 1986 NFL Draft, the first player drafted in the second round of a year in which there were only 27 first-round picks.
 His selection was controversial, as he did not score particularly well in the pre-draft combines, and there were more-heralded linebackers still on the board.
 Walker attended Carroll High School in Monroe, Louisiana.
 He was a latecomer to organized sports, not playing football until high school coaches and his older brother convinced him to join the team in his senior year of high school.
 A quick and aggressive player, he was a starter all four years at Jackson State University, where he also played power forward for the basketball team.
 In his senior year, he led the team with 131 tackles, was named to two All-American teams, and was named Southwestern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
 While the Buccaneers staff were impressed with his raw talent and saw him as a potential Ted Hendricks-type player, the fans were critical of the selection of a player with so little training and experience.
 Walker started only nine games for the Buccaneers, all in 1987.
 Although popular with teammates and a standout on special teams, he never worked his way into the regular lineup.
 Buccaneers coach Ray Perkins at one point toyed with the idea of taking advantage of his athleticism by converting him to tight end, but dropped the idea due to lack of interest from Walker.
 When Plan B free agency began in 1989, Walker was one of the players allowed to leave.
 He was signed by the New York Jets in 1989 after being left unprotected by the Buccaneers, but was cut from the Jets in training camp.
 He later played for the Cincinnati Rockers, Miami Hooters, and Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. Sean Landeta
Sean Edward Landeta (born January 6, 1962) is a former American football punter who played in both the United States Football League and the National Football League.
 Landeta played 22 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams between 1985 and 2006.
 Landeta was named to the 1980s All-Decade Team as the first punter and the 1990s All-Decade Team as the second punter, as chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee members. Tom Bass (American football)
Tom Bass is a retired American football coach who spent 30 years as an assistant with the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers.
 He played at San Jose State University as a lineman until a bout of polio left him unable to play football.
 He then served as an undergraduate coach, and upon graduation, as an assistant under Don Coryell.
 He later worked on the Chargers staff with Sid Gillman, the Bengals staff with Paul Brown, and the Buccaneers staff under John McKay.
 He joined the Buccaneers in their inaugural season as their director of pro scouting, and unofficially took over the offensive coordinator role when John Rauch resigned.
 By the next season, he had become the team's defensive coordinator.
 He is credited with designing the Tampa Bay defense that ranked at or near the top of the league from 1978 to 1981.
 He left Tampa Bay before the 1982 NFL season to join the Chargers, tasked with improving their league-last pass defense.
 He was also noted for teaching clinics to help female fans understand the game of football, and for having written two volumes of poetry.
 He has published several books of football drills and instructional techniques. 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was a year of great change for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' organization in the National Football League.
 The season began with the hiring of former New York Giants and University of Alabama head coach Ray Perkins.
 Perkins had only needed three seasons to build the Giants into a playoff team, and it was hoped that he would be able to repeat the feat with the Buccaneers. Mike Alstott
Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), nicknamed "A-Train", is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL).
 He spent his entire 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
 He played college football at Purdue.
 During his career, Alstott was selected to six Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers over the Oakland Raiders. Kevin Greene
Kevin Darwin Greene (born July 31, 1962) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 years.
 Greene retired after the 1999 NFL season and ranks third amongst all-time sack leaders, leading the NFL twice in that category.
 He was a three-time All-Pro, was voted to the National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Dirk Koetter
Dirk Jeffrey Koetter ( ; born February 5, 1959) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).
 Koetter was the head football coach at Boise State University from 1998 to 2000 and at Arizona State University from 2001 to 2006, compiling a career college football record of 66–44.
 Koetter was also the offensive coordinator for three National Football League teams: the Jacksonville Jaguars (2007-2011), the Atlanta Falcons (2012-2014), and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015). Mark Dominik
Mark Dominik (born March 9, 1971) is a former professional football executive and scout for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 2013.
 Dominik joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after spending a year and a half working in both the college and pro personnel departments of the Kansas City Chiefs.
 In 1995, Dominik was named Pro Personnel Assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
 He moved up to Pro Scout, Coordinator of Pro Scouting and onto Director of Pro Scouting from 1997 to 2008.
 Dominik succeeded Bruce Allen as General Manager on January 17, 2009.
 Dominik held the position of General Manager from 2009 thru the 2013 season.
 Dominik during his tenure as General Manager with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was active in the military community.
 He was a finalist in the NFL's salute to service award in 2012.
 Dominik is currently an analyst for ESPN where he is on SportsCenter, NFL Insiders, ESPN Radio and NFL Live.
 Dominik is a host on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
 Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Dominik holds a bachelor of science degree in sports management from the University of Kansas.