Smith: Koetter Will Help A Lot
May 14th, 2015
Does Joe really need to recount how miserable the offense of the Bucs was last year?
Virtually no running game. No quarterback. Defenders blowing through the offensive line like a cattle stampede.
Of course, it was too easy to blame everything on ill-suited acting offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo. After all, he wasn’t doing the (lack of) running, the (lack of) blocking and wasn’t throwing the ball to different colored jerseys.
Earlier this week, new Bucs offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter all but waved off any notion that a scheme can fix a poor offensive line. It doesn’t seem Evan Smith totally agrees.
Last week, Smith noted how much better the offense is under Koetter, documented Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.
“We have a guy that when we sit in the offensive meeting room, who is going to get up and make his presentation, but it’s his deal,” Smith said. “He’s in control, he’s calling the plays. I like it. I really do like his offense. It’s good. He has had a lot of success with it. The biggest thing is having that leader. If you have a question and your coach can’t answer it, he can answer it.”
The Bucs ranked 30th in total offense last season. Smith said Koetter’s arrival should improve that.
“Honestly, for me, that’s the biggest thing — having someone that can point the ship in the right direction, so you’re not just out there sailing with no real navigation,” Smith said. “The guy has it wired pretty tight with what he wants to do. A lot of it is just learning his language. We aren’t really running anything different, but it’s more organized, more in-depth, more detailed and he is really on top of that, and that’s what I like about the guy.”
Time will tell if this organized offense magically sees running lanes opening up or allows “America’s Quarterback,” Bucs signal-caller Jameis Winston sufficient time to be able to read a defense.
If the blocking doesn’t show up again this year, then blaming the coordinator will sound awfully hollow given Koetter’s resumé.
Koetter ain’t Arroyo. Not by a long shot.
May 14th, 2015 at 10:21 am
yeah, but are they going to put up the kiddie rails for EDS when he gets under center.
we don’t want the ball to wander……
May 14th, 2015 at 10:24 am
Always felt bad for Arroyo. Set up for failure. Was not ready to be an OC in the NFL. Known by all. Received no one in a “consultation” role to help. I wish him the best of luck. He deserves a better fate. Of course having Koetter will help.
May 14th, 2015 at 10:24 am
It’s not going to be a top 10 offense this year. I’d settle for improvement and the ability to score more consistently. That’s not too much to ask, is it?
May 14th, 2015 at 10:45 am
I’ve heard other people on message boards show distain in calling Mr. Winston “America’s Quarterback.” This reminds me too much of my least favorite NFL team! I sincerely request that we stop calling Mr. Winston “America’s Quarterback.” He is not America’s. He is ours!
“The Anointed”
“The One”
“Mr. Fantastic”
“Famous Jameis”
“The QB of TB”
“The Bay of Winston”
“Mr. Please don’t be a bust or I’m not sure I’ll be able to live”
Anything other than Americas Quarterback.
May 14th, 2015 at 10:56 am
Famous excuses for not blocking the guy in front of you by the inept athlete formerly known as EDS.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:01 am
It’s sad that Coach Koetter answers one question honestly, EDS answers a different question honestly, and sports ‘reporters’ proceed to try to pit one against the other.
Both were answering different questions, and folks are reading way too much into their respective answers it looks like.
Coach Koetter said the scheme can’t fix a poor offensive line. Hard to disagree with that statement.
EDS said that having an OC who was more organized, more detailed, more in-depth is going to help improve the OLine. Hard to disagree with that statement too.
Statements like “If the blocking doesn’t show up again this year, then blaming the coordinator will sound awfully hollow given Koetter’s resumé’ conjure up visions of Chicken Little waiting for the sky to fall.
Would be nice if folks just chilled out a little and gave our Bucs some space to fix what needs fixing. They’ve put a lot of new pieces into place, and it’s going to take time to create the chemistry necessary for it all to come together.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:03 am
Jamies WINSton America’s QB,sound good to me.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:14 am
Koetter is totally correct.
Trust Joe, the Bucs do not want fans chill out.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:21 am
Release
• Logan Mankins LG: $7,000,000
• Michael Koenen P : $3,250,000
Rumored to be traded or released
• Alex Boone RG $3,740,000
• Evan Mathis LG $5,500,000
• Kraig Urbik LG $2,200,000
(Projection)
LT-Donovan Smith | Kevin Pamphile
LG-Evan Mathis | Kraig Urbik
C-Evan Smith | Ali Marpet
RG-Alex Boone | Patrick Omameh
RT-Demar Dotson
Note:
• Evan Mathis <-For Future 4th or 5th round Pick
• Alex Boone & Kraig Urbik <-5th or 7th round Conditional Pick
May 14th, 2015 at 11:26 am
EDS wants a leader so he doesn’t get lost?… Hopefully, that leader comes about and points to him exactly where he is supposed to snap the ball when the QB asks for it. This will help him stop roll snapping.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:26 am
Yes, because according to Joe, if Winston fails it will be everyone else’s fault,
Still, if anyone, including Joe, doesn’t think a qualified OC can improve and offense and make them look better at running and pass blocking, he should get out of this business and sell insurance.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:31 am
drdneast:
Of course Koetter should. Let’s not be naive. Koetter can’t take a magic wand and make an offensive lineman better. If the guy can’t block, he can’t block. Only way to make him “look better” is to run every pass and run play away from the guy.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:32 am
If we made those acquisitions through various trades
We would still have around $20 Millionin cap space left over !!…smh
May 14th, 2015 at 11:41 am
Joe, I presume that you also agree with EDS then that having Coach Koetter in charge will help the OLine. He can’t block for them, his past experiences indicate to me that he’ll do a much better job of bringing out the best each player has to offer. To me, that’s a huge positive.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:43 am
I’m gonna repeat this again-KOETTER-has NEVER been an offensive line coach. He move up- through the ranks as a Quarterbacks Coach.
Thats like asking a Defensive Back coach who gets promoted to Defensive Coordinator. To stop the Run & Improve the pass rush on the defensive line.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:45 am
LUVMYBUCS for GM.
May 14th, 2015 at 11:46 am
“Thats like asking a Defensive Back coach who gets promoted to Defensive Coordinator.”
Or perhaps a defensive backs coach that gets promoted to head coach…
May 14th, 2015 at 11:51 am
@Buc1987
Lol, got LUV for Raheem-But looking back that was a crazy decision
May 14th, 2015 at 11:54 am
From a Defensive Backs Coach
To
Defensive Coordinator
To
Head Coach
All in 24hrs….smh
May 14th, 2015 at 12:10 pm
Remember at the conclusion of a 4-12 season. The Atlanta Falcons Hired Mike Tice as their offensive line coach, to turn around the NFL’s worst rushing attack.
Arthur Blank characterized the disappointment level in offensive line play as “severe”.
Koetter, has never been an offensive line coach-So don’t put to much stock in his ability to Improve one of leagues worst units
May 14th, 2015 at 12:52 pm
If you look at my twitter, you’ll see a fun video of EDS taking a leisurely stroll during a play happening around his feet.
I’m sure that would help the offensive line play… you know…. actually… BLOCKING and stuff.
May 14th, 2015 at 4:44 pm
@Joe
Luv ya dude but I believe I’ve uncovered an inconsistency here. You’ve repeatedly posted how well Koetter’s offense did with a horrible OL..perhaps even worse than ours. I agree.
But then you claim a great OC can’t make the OL any better. OK perhaps I’m quibbling with semantics here. NO he can’t make them any more talented, but he can put them in position to get the most out of their meager talent…just as he did last year. IE An OC can make an OL play much better or at least more effectively.
As for me I’ll reserve final judgement until the season like everybody else here. But I believe we get to find out a couple of things pretty early this year.
1.) Is Lovie going to truly handle the keys to the offense to Koetter and let him run it as he sees fit or will Lovie demand conservative game plans and play calling to protect field position for his defense. I think playcalling will be huge. Will Lovie crimp Koetter’s style? Will Koetter feel free to cut it loose whenever he wants?
2.) Will Koetter use his talent to mold Fameis into a new and improved version of Matty Ice and make a mediocre OL look at least decent?
Only a few months until we begin to find out.
May 14th, 2015 at 7:43 pm
Bottom line Koetters offenses put up points and Lovies defense stops the other teams offense ( and sometimes scores some themselves ) This should be a huge turnaround this season. I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!