I don't think it's that complicated.
Baker played at an MVP level through 7 games. He constantly bailed out the offense, extended drives, and game up clutch in critical moments.
Then he got hurt and Grizz's play calling got exposed. The injuries caught up as teams started spying Baker as well.
The defense carried it's weight a little more early and then flat out shit the bed against lesser opponents down the stretch... Not just in numbers but in critical moments late, 3rd/4th down, etc.
But all of that was moot if Baker is extending drives and keeping the defense off the field.
As I said in the beginning of the season, the loss of Coen will be enormous... Grizz had zero experience. He was saved by Baker magic as was the Bucs.
For all the talk of this team possibly being 11 wins it could have easily been 4 wins or even less.
I don't think we more than 2 games in convincing fashion.
He may not have been fired, but he's been emasculated. I believe, with no proof, the coaching changes were dictated by the Glazers. They want to make a point to stick to the Bowles contract extension but doing everything short of that to make changes, but that only makes Bowles's position even weaker. The only way to make it weaker still is to go above him and hire a big name OC who could be the next HC in waiting.hindsight is a beautiful thing
it's kind of like all of us expecting progress in 2025 and certainly looking that way at 6-2
These are some of the choices that led me to believe Bowles was done.
Oh, you mean Mushmouth from Fat Albert? The guy who can't win the big game ever. The guy who will never be durable enough to make an impact with any team he's on. That Lamar Jackson?There’s only one Lamar Jackson.
I believe, with no proof, the coaching changes were dictated by the Glazers.
Then why do Foote and Caldwell still have jobs?
I believe, with no proof, the coaching changes were dictated by the Glazers. They want to make a point to stick to the Bowles contract extension but doing everything short of that to make changes, but that only makes Bowles's position even weaker.
What is the basis for the belief then? You offer a hypothetical (outside OC as new HC) so that did not happen yet? Bowles has fired many but not all of the coaches. So, thats a little inconsistent with your theory. The opposite has been reported.
What is it that led you to that "no proof" conclusion?
Just trying to put myself in the shoes of the Glazers. This isn't strictly about dollars and cents, but it is about how to run a business. In January 2025 they made the decision to stick with Bowles over Coen. They chose Bowles, so at that point you have to show some committment to that choice and extend his contract. Wouldn't make sense to side with Bowles and then leave him hanging on his contract. So is June 2025 they extended Bowles. Then the season happened. So a short half-year later this whole thing is turning to shit. But if you are a good businessman you don't make a long term committment and then bail out on it after only half a year. It looks like you don't have the stones to stick with your decisions. So they didn't fire Bowles, but they made him shake up his coaching staff.What is it that led you to that "no proof" conclusion?
But now here we are. It's a chain reaction based on making the wrong move to begin with. The NFL is not like other businesses. You have to make unorthodox decisions. Of course it's hindsight, but they should have known that the reason the Bucs went 10-7 was the offensive coordinator and they should have hired Coen and dumped Bowles. This offseason they should have cut their losses and dumped Bowles contract or not. That's not how they operate. They don't want to operate out of panick mode and quick reactions that they'll regret later. But how's that working out? Maybe in the NFL you need to be more unorthodox about how you do things. In hindsight it certainly would seem to be true.
