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Josh Grizzard Comes Ryan Fitzpatrick Approved

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Bucs Lost Decade quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick likes Tampa Bay’s brand new offensive coordinator hire, Josh Grizzard. (more…)

Todd Bowles: Nobody Beats The “Grizz”

Friday, January 31st, 2025

“Crucial” element to hire, says Coach Bowles.

Nobody beat the Grizz! That was the word today from head coach Todd Bowles after Tampa Bay hired Josh Grizzard to be its new offensive cooridinator — their fourth in four seasons. (more…)

Did The Bucs Protect Themselves In The Josh Grizzard Contract?

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer (right) with Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht.

Tampa Bay lost its 2023 and 2024 offensive coordinators to head coaching gigs: Dave Canales and Liam “El Serpiente” Coen.

Today, the Bucs hired another new offensive coordinator. Did they approach his contract with a status-quo mindset? (more…)

Baker Mayfield Got His Man

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Joe assumes/hopes/prays that the Bucs put their new offensive coordinator hire largely in the hands of their 29-year-old franchise quarterback. (more…)

Bucs Have A New Offensive Coordinator

Friday, January 31st, 2025
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New Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.

It appears the Bucs have found their man. How long he sticks around is another question. (more…)

Liam Coen, Baker Mayfield And Nick Caley

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Quite an education was delivered this morning from a QB who has played in various systems and has studied departed Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen. (more…)

Bucs Block Another Coach From Interviewing With Liam Coen, Jags

Friday, January 31st, 2025

“Liam, stay away from my coaches!”

Someone at One Buc Palace is still sore. (more…)

Defense-Only Head Coaches Do Not Win Championships

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Todd reminds everyone that both the AFC and NFC Championship Game were lost by teams featuring head coaches with a defensive background. This makes eight straight Super Bowls in which both participants are led by head coaches who have offensive backgrounds, call offensive plays or are tangibly involved on the offensive side of the ball. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Pin Chasers. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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Did Baker Mayfield Benefit From A “Perfect Storm?”

Friday, January 31st, 2025

No respect.

As you no doubt heard in the latest “Ira Kaufman Podcast” where Ira welcomed JoeBucsFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan, the age-old “Baker Mayfield doesn’t get any respect” narrative cropped up. (more…)

Todd Bowles And The Pass Defense

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Injury doomed Bucs pass defense?

Joe is beginning to wonder if injuries to Antoine Winfield really started a domino effect that screwed up the Bucs’ pass defense for much of this season. (more…)

NFL Suits Believe Bucs Will Try To Keep Chris Godwin

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

This week the PFF tribe tried to push the notion that receiver is a draft priority for the Bucs this year. Joe nearly spilled his beer. (more…)

Creeping Ben Bredeson Hatred

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Bucs LG Ben Bredeson.

Joe has noticed over the past week or so that some Bucs fans are anxious to dump left guard Ben Bredeson. Joe doesn’t see why. (more…)

No, Wide Receiver Is Not A Priority

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

PFF tribe weighs in.

“This Joe” believes there is nothing resembling the crater-sized hole on the Bucs’ roster than the one at inside linebacker. But a member of the PFF tribe seems to think otherwise. (more…)

Is This The Year For A Veteran Bucs Backup QB?

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

“Don’t take Liam’s calls, Kyle.”

Yes, popular Bucs backup quarterback Kyle Trask is a pending free agent.

And considering he was “this close” to beating out Pro Bowler Baker Mayfield for the 2023 starting job, Joe suspects there will be significant demand for Trask’s services. (more…)

Todd Bowles Has Graham Barton’s Back

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Promising rookie season.

Joe likes to say rookies play like rookies because they are rookies. But there is one Bucs rookie that Bucs coach Todd Bowles is confident will raise his game in 2025. (more…)

Why The Rush To Extend Luke Goedeke?

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Contract year.

Unless Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke has been telling people off the record he’s going launch Operation Shutdown like left tackle Tristan Wirfs did last year, Joe doesn’t understand the hyperventilating to extend Goedeke’s contract. (more…)

Blocked!

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

“Nah Graham, I’m not really that much into Lynyrd Skynyrd anyway. Do like the Allman Brothers, though.”

Just as Joe believed, new Jags coach and former Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen tried to pluck someone from his former offensive staff with the Bucs. (more…)

Josh Grizzard And Jeff Jagodzinski

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Bucs offensive assistant coach Josh Grizzard.

So once upon a time in 2009, when the Bucs were enduring excruciating growing pains, the team hired an offensive coordinator to call plays — except he literally couldn’t do it. (more…)

Attacking The Weakest Link

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Alabama ILB Jihaad Campbell.

For Joe, there is no doubt where the Bucs’ biggest roster hole is. (more…)

Report: Bucs QB Coach Thad Lewis Interviews For OC Job In Houston

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Bucs QB coach Thad Lewis.

So which in-house offensive coordinator candidate do the Bucs want to replace Liam Coen, if any?

Well, at least one is garnering a lot of interest. (more…)

Kacy Rodgers Left Bucs In Good Shape

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Props from Todd Bowles.

Joe knows every Bucs fan and their brother is still fixated on the Liam Coen saga and who the Bucs will choose to replace him. (more…)