ESPN's Coaching Staffs rankings:
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Head coach: Todd Bowles
Offensive coordinator: Josh Grizzard
Defensive coordinator: Kefense Hynson
2024 ranking: 22Come with me to a magical land in which Liam Coen actually stayed as the Bucs' OC this season (too soon, Bucs fans?) They'd probably be 12th or 13th on this list -- maybe even higher. It'd be much easier to look beyond Bowles, a cautious game manager who regularly settles for field goals and extra points when he should hunt touchdowns and two-point conversions, if Coen's rockstar offense were returning. But it isn't, so those little margins from the head coach glare all the more.
I'm very excited to see what Grizzard, who has the vibe of a whiz kid, does at the helm. Last year's passing game coordinator, he had a huge hand in the Buccaneers' league-leading third-down offense and spent some time under Mike McDaniel (the whizziest kid himself) in Miami before he joined the Buccaneers' staff last season. Color me intrigued.
But even if Grizzard has the goods, it will be difficult to replicate just how prolific the Buccaneers' offense was last season. Tampa needs more from Bowles' in-game decision-making, and he needs more from his defense. Tampa gave up more than 2.0 points per drive last season for the first time since 2019, Bowles' first year as defensive coordinator. Against the pass, their 0.11 EPA surrendered per dropback was the worst for any Bowles defense since the 2016 Jets.
ESPN's Coaching Staffs rankings:
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Head coach: Todd Bowles
Offensive coordinator: Josh Grizzard
Defensive coordinator: Kefense Hynson
2024 ranking: 22Come with me to a magical land in which Liam Coen actually stayed as the Bucs' OC this season (too soon, Bucs fans?) They'd probably be 12th or 13th on this list -- maybe even higher. It'd be much easier to look beyond Bowles, a cautious game manager who regularly settles for field goals and extra points when he should hunt touchdowns and two-point conversions, if Coen's rockstar offense were returning. But it isn't, so those little margins from the head coach glare all the more.
I'm very excited to see what Grizzard, who has the vibe of a whiz kid, does at the helm. Last year's passing game coordinator, he had a huge hand in the Buccaneers' league-leading third-down offense and spent some time under Mike McDaniel (the whizziest kid himself) in Miami before he joined the Buccaneers' staff last season. Color me intrigued.
But even if Grizzard has the goods, it will be difficult to replicate just how prolific the Buccaneers' offense was last season. Tampa needs more from Bowles' in-game decision-making, and he needs more from his defense. Tampa gave up more than 2.0 points per drive last season for the first time since 2019, Bowles' first year as defensive coordinator. Against the pass, their 0.11 EPA surrendered per dropback was the worst for any Bowles defense since the 2016 Jets.
26th! Jesus! i'd argue he could be as high as 15th, maybe closer to 20; but 26 damn...
just says alot about the Bucs as a franchise that this dude's about to get a statue built out infront of Raymond James and he's not a great coach at all lol