Bill O’Brien Returns To New England
January 24th, 2023
“On to the next one, Jason.”
Former Texans head coach and former Tom Brady offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is no longer a candidate to run the Bucs offense. He’s headed back to New England.
This bums Joe out because not only is BOB a good coach, given his past dealings with Brady, Joe thought BOB would have been able to lure Brady back to the Bucs for 2023.
BOB was Joe’s first choice for offensive coordinator as a result. And it seems the Bucs at least at one time thought the same. The Bucs, if failed offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich left the team last year, reportedly had an agreement with BOB to come to Tampa offensive coordinator.
Welp. Have to move on. Has Jim Caldwell been contacted?
January 24th, 2023 at 9:44 am
Eagles and Bengals are where you will find offensive coaches, those teams are very successful and running and throwing the ball. Grab some of their talent and make a deal that if they bring back a good offense to Tampa, then they will be rewarded with an HC job when Bowles is let go.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:44 am
Todd Monken, please and thank you.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:45 am
Bummed about that as well, but not surprised. For a premier OC, lots of teams are on the upswing. We are not.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:47 am
I’m good time to get a young offensive mind then an old retread that was a decent nfl hc, flamed out then went to Albania with 95% better talent then the teams they faced. @joe why would you think Bowles is making this oc decision based on Brady? Bowels would be even dumber if he did that. Base his very important oc pick on a 45 year old free agent qb? Lol dumb.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:50 am
I’ll be fine with Monken. Not sure who else is a better option at this point.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:51 am
Seems as though the organization is moving in slow motion (just like their offense was last year), with setting up some interviews! Puzzling, but we ARE talking Bucs here.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:51 am
Is anyone else feeling like the Bucs should have been interviewing some of the available people already?
January 24th, 2023 at 9:51 am
But Bill, why not Tampa??? “F NO, with that LOSER HC! Do you think I want my legacy tarnished like Tom? No effing way!”
January 24th, 2023 at 9:52 am
Brady touring private Miami school yesterday. He is going to miami if they want him and are willing to publicly give up on Tua for health. If not. See where his son jack goes next year. Ny and maybe jets possibility. Mass prep school and new england in play. But he is not moving too far from all the kids. Why tampa still has a shot.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:55 am
Monken.
January 24th, 2023 at 9:58 am
@Joeinmichigan
I would love to have Monken back, but to be honest with you, why would he be in a team with so many free agents, no qb, and 60mm over the cap? He has better options out there for sure
January 24th, 2023 at 9:59 am
wont matter… remember who the head coach is?
January 24th, 2023 at 10:00 am
Mord Says:
January 24th, 2023 at 9:51 am
Is anyone else feeling like the Bucs should have been interviewing some of the available people already?”
I’m guessing they are targeting a coach on a playoff team.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:02 am
Glazers are moving as fast as they could to grab on OC but with Bowles as HC, all candidates are kind of hesitant. Fire Bowles and all of them wants to go here.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:03 am
No name young OC on line 1.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:06 am
Todd Bowels need to man up and fix the offense. Why was he given the head coaching job if he can’t do that??? If all that scaredy cat wants to do is fix the defense then he needs to go back to being a defensive coordinator somewhere else
-Frustrated Bucs Fan
January 24th, 2023 at 10:07 am
The fastest way to a HC job is the OC on a team with the HC on the hot seat.
Ask Dirk Koetter.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:08 am
We don’t need a old OC who still believes in the power of the ol Statue of Liberty play.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:12 am
And why do you guys like Todd Monken so much???? Let me guess, you give him the credit for running Dirk Koetter’s offense but predictably you people refuse to give super bowl winning offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich credit for running Bruce Arians offense. What Top 10 offenses has Todd Monken led without Dirk Koetter? None??? 😂 Of course not, you people’s obvious bias is sickening
January 24th, 2023 at 10:13 am
How quickly we will go back to the days of getting the last picks of the litter….I feel like we aren’t getting any top desired candidates unless there’s some unofficial handshake deal that Todd will be HC for at least the next 2 years. Otherwise we will get desperate washed-up has-beens or a high risk high reward unknown young coach. Though to be fair, that risky young coach approach could be the best way to find the next great offensive mind…
January 24th, 2023 at 10:16 am
Cobraboy … ‘The fastest way to a HC job is the OC on a team with the HC on the hot seat.’
Thank you Cobra; agree totally. And yes, Todd Bowles is definitely on the hot seat. Glazers have shown repeatedly that they have about a 2-year patience window.
And BTW, Bill Belicheck is 70 years old. Bill O’Brien just became the HC-in-waiting. And no, New England isn’t better than the Bucs. They have many of the same issues. Including that BOTH finished the season with an 8-9 record.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:18 am
Still wondering though what young, up-and-coming top OC will be willing to leave his current post for the SAME JOB with the Bucs. If we want to ‘go young’, we’ll have to take a chance.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:20 am
I can not imagine a top tier OC candidate would go to the Bucs knowing that the head coach will most likely be fired after next year.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:28 am
I say Monken….then I remember…..the Bowels of Toad.
His team will remind you of the Lovie Smith Buccaneers of 2014, only with better players. The next Bucs OC will be like the last ugly fat girl at the bar at closing time. A move of desperation.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:31 am
DR, no better than the Bucs? Did Bucs play Bill’s twice, Miami twice, Jets twice not exactly the same division talent. The D was far better than the Bucs. O about the same except they have no name receivers and a great running game.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:41 am
It won’t matter who is the offensive coordinator if the players give the same effort next season.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:43 am
Why in the world would Monken leave his current situation for Tampa? He has the shiniest and nicest toys, year after year, in GA. Not happening.
January 24th, 2023 at 10:47 am
gbobucsfan Says:
January 24th, 2023 at 10:43 am
Why in the world would Monken leave his current situation for Tampa? He has the shiniest and nicest toys, year after year, in GA. Not happening.
They pay more in the NFL dummy
January 24th, 2023 at 10:53 am
Costa Rica@ EXACTLY!!!
January 24th, 2023 at 11:00 am
Doesn’t matter you need a QB for a decent offense we don’t have one.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:00 am
I don’t blame O’Brien for going back to NE. Whether people agree or not the Bucs are in rebuild mode.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:00 am
Wes Welker
January 24th, 2023 at 11:05 am
Prime Time
January 24th, 2023 at 11:05 am
You mean he didn’t want to work for a lame duck HC on a team with the worst cap situation in the NFL? – shocker.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:07 am
@YucsBall
Todd Monken makes $2.01M/year at UGA which is ~$1M more than the NFL average.
Dummy.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:09 am
brian johnson from the eagles
January 24th, 2023 at 11:09 am
Obrien wanted to go back to New england.. His family staid in Houston for medical reasons for his son. Believe they love Boston hospitals and he wants to be there. And the owners like him. Bucs needed to get Obrien last year if they wanted him.
Monken only makes sense if they want Mayfield
January 24th, 2023 at 11:12 am
Monken.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:18 am
Brian Johnson from AC/DC 🤣
What about Joe Brady?
January 24th, 2023 at 11:18 am
With Bowles returning, really does not matter who the O/C is. They will be lucky to win 6 games next year!
January 24th, 2023 at 11:27 am
NE looks like a bad team for years to come. Not sure why O’Brien went there unless he was promised the head coaching job in a couple of years. Very few teams would do that though.
What is NE record since Brady left? Under 500.
Some idiots want to look at last year only. Well New England has resembled wads since Brady left. No way O’Brien makes them good next year.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:29 am
I like Jim Caldwell, proven NFL winner at Indy and had a winning record with Detroit
Bowles replacement in house….or maybe let’s him really just focus on the D with a competent OC in place
January 24th, 2023 at 11:31 am
Wads definition:
A lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping!
January 24th, 2023 at 11:41 am
AFC East was way, way overrated. Bucs we bad this year, so we’re the Patriots.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:46 am
Cartman Beavis or Butthead for OC. They’d do better.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:53 am
The only way Monken comes is that he feels it would be a stepping stone to an head coaching job in the NFL. However, he must be assured that Bowles won’t handcuff him.
January 24th, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Mord Says:
“Is anyone else feeling like the Bucs should have been interviewing some of the available people already?”
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Maybe they have been calling around since Leftwich firing and EVERYONE keeps declining because NONE wants to work for Bowles… He WON’T last past next season!
I can see the Bucs FORCED to promote someone to OC from their staff!
January 24th, 2023 at 12:14 pm
LMAO the Monken request to join this team are hilarious it’s almost like some of you weren’t Bucs fans from 2016-18 and/or are afflicted w/a recency bias and totally forgot Monken calling plays, DK taking command of play calling away, sucking at it then giving it back to Monken right before they both got canned in 2018. BA came in, took mostly the same personnel and set franchise records even with a QB that threw 30 INTs. Monken joins one of the most talented collegiate teams in all the NCAA and now all of a sudden has a football savant that Bucs fans want back in the building? Our run game was crap for all of Koetter-Monkens’ tenure as well.
January 24th, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Let’s face it – the Bucs are not exactly an attractive destination for an established or experienced OC right now.
Bucs may have to promote from within
January 24th, 2023 at 12:50 pm
Bucs record since Bowles under 500 and dropping.
January 24th, 2023 at 1:16 pm
Brian Johnson Eagles QB coach, he’s done a good job with Hurts. At 35 years old he’s a rising star. What makes him a good fit is he was Trask’s QB coach at Fl from 18, to 19, and was Trask’s O.C. his senior year in 2020 when Trask had his great season.
January 24th, 2023 at 1:53 pm
Just another brick in the wall.
January 24th, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Why would he have come here? To stake his future with the marble statue? At best dome college coach coordinator or promoted position coach. Todd is over his head…Byron was…why not another over their head coach?
January 24th, 2023 at 1:56 pm
LOL, Did anyone REALLY believe Bill O’Brien was gonna come to Tampa ?
For one thing, Bowles is not the most secure coach, one more bad year and he is gone.
Plus, honestly, we are not that good a team anymore, even WITH Tom Brady. Just imagine what next year is gonna be like w/o Tom Brady.
Frank Reich in my opinion would be a good choice, because he may be desperate enough to come here.
January 24th, 2023 at 2:13 pm
The Eagles QB coach is the guy who made Trask successful in college right?
So if we’re rolling with Trask… hire him to be our new OC. I mean look what he’s done with Hurts at the pro level…
January 24th, 2023 at 3:05 pm
Monken
January 24th, 2023 at 3:47 pm
Bucs are radioactive thanks to Bowles already being on the hot seat. Glazers should force a decision from Brady. If Brady leaves then have a fire sale starting with the coaching staff and start fresh with a quality offensive minded HC. Bowles leading this team is a waste of time and talent. Also, why hasn’t the special team coach been fired yet?
January 24th, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Pels, unlike last season when Glazers held Brady hostage, Brady holds the cards now. The only leverage Glazers have is to let him go, as hard as Bowesl has tried to kill Brady’s rep, he still puts fans in the seats. It’s all about the Benjamin’s
January 24th, 2023 at 4:56 pm
The return of the “Tea Pot”.
The man can steam.
January 24th, 2023 at 5:43 pm
It’s Jim Bob Cooter time…you know it to be true.
January 24th, 2023 at 5:57 pm
No vision.
No swagger.
No aggression.
These were and are the Bucs.
The Arians to Bowles experiment is a total failure. A bust for the ages.
Unless the Bucs get a solid head coach with vision, you can kiss next year goodbye.
January 24th, 2023 at 6:27 pm
Jack Clark he has actually ran one of the best offenses in all of football and won two National champions at UGA. That said, Tampa is about to be dumpster fire for a few years. No way he would take less money for lateral move to an NFL team full of coaches that will all be gone in 2-3 years if not less.