Four More Offensive Coordinator Candidates Emerge
January 24th, 2023
“Andrew, I’ve been down this post-Arians road before.”
The Bucs have been busy this week trying to find the right guy to perform CPR on their struggling offense after they punted Byron Leftwich for crimes against good football.
The NFL Network ticker has been spitting out names all evening.
Joe was excited to see Pep Hamilton pop up as a potential hire. He had a top-rated passing game in Indianapolis with Andrew Luck for a stretch, and the dude just spent time under Lovie Smith in Houston. That’ll put any man’s football soul to the test. But the report said Hamilton turned down the Bucs’ overtures for an interview.
Former Bucs receiver Keenan McCardell (2002 and 2003) is expected to be interviewed by Tampa Bay. He’s been a receivers coach the past 12 seasons, currently with the Vikings. Can he call plays? Joe isn’t sure.
Also on the docket is Klint Kubiak, recently part of the coaching exodus in Denver. He called plays after head coach Nathaniel Hackett was fired in December. Yes, he’s the son of Broncos Super Bowl-winning head coach Gary Kubiak.
The younger Kubiak was the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Denver during the 2022 season. He took over playcalling duties from former head coach Nathaniel Hackett before Hackett was fired with a couple of games left in the season.
And finally the report says the Bucs want to interview former Lions playcaller Jim Bob Cooter, who has been part of the revival in Jacksonville under head coach Doug Pederson.
Joe isn’t exactly excited by these names, though more are likely to emerge. Joe can’t envision Tom Brady wanting to play for one of these guys.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:08 pm
I can only think the reason for these boring prospects is because no one of quality want to have any part with Bowles!
January 24th, 2023 at 11:11 pm
Fired the wrong guy. Should have been Bowles.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:15 pm
Nope. He gone
January 24th, 2023 at 11:18 pm
@yar you may be right. Seems like someone didn’t think this through.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:23 pm
Just finished my broadcast! Bowles fired yet??? No?
Sigh.
No good OC is going to come with a coach on the hot seat. It would only be a one year gig. No security in that.
Unless they promise to make him HC if Bowles gets fired…and I don’t think we want to go through that again.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:25 pm
Told you so there not going to be good names under todd Bowles because they know he’s one year and done here most likely after this season.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:26 pm
Not for nothing, but we could also use a Defensive Coordinator. Dungy had one. Bowles should.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:30 pm
There is a reason the Glazers made ticket holders last year sign up for two years…. they knew 2023 was going to be REALLY bad.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:32 pm
Who the Bucs hire will not be one of the names leaked to the Media. Never has been.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:40 pm
I wonder if Brock Purdy will be on the trade block. I mean, how much could he really cost? I doubt he’ll get past the eagles in the playoffs, and he was the last pick of the draft.
I’m not saying he’s going to be great…but if we roll with Trask, then Brock Purdy could be competition for him…and we might just land gold.
I’m sure John Lynch would not rake us over the coals for him. We have two 7th rounders.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:42 pm
R.O. Says
“Who the Bucs hire will not be one of the names leaked to the Media. Never has been.”
Yeah, I’m still not certain they do not fire Bowles. I suspect they are working behind closed doors to get someone better.
If that’s the case, Bowles may get fired late on night and journalists will get pics of him loading his SUV.
Keeping him is making it impossible to get a good OC.
January 24th, 2023 at 11:50 pm
“they punted Byron Leftwich for crimes against good football.”
😂😂
January 25th, 2023 at 12:00 am
Oh they’ve gotta get Jim Bob Cooter. That name is awesome lol sounds like a NASCAR driver
January 25th, 2023 at 12:02 am
Pretty sure they are still paying Bruce Arians to sit in a office at one Buc. Just tell him he has to call plays and put him on the field. Not sure what the problem is.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:05 am
Only bottom feeders or previously failed guys with lesser titles other teams will consider Bucs.
They can tell Bowles (& very likely the FO) are on the hot seat starting 2023 after underwhelming with TB12 & a better roster than 2020. (Per BA all pre-season/after Bowles took the HC gig)… While creating a cap situation that is handcuffing the organization in the post Brady near term.
There’s no QB of mention. Half the WR & TE rooms are vacant. OL full of ??’s…The DEF looks decimated, while Barrett may not be Barrett post-achillies…Brate & Succop is as good as gone. Mason/Fournette/Vaughn may be a cap casualties as well…And the only way to even fill a NFC South competitive 53 in 2023 is to mortgage more future & hope like hell Mike Greenburg’s Cap Magic Wand is worthy.
Bucs OC is not a great job right now. HC is not as attractive as it was in 2019. Even with JW3 being JW3…He was at least seen as a QB1 worth trying to build around (at the time) & the roster was seen as one on the cusp…Now?? Bucs have Trask, lots of holes, little cash & a ton of questions.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:10 am
I’m getting the impression, this whole process wasn’t thought out very well.
There aren’t many offensive master-minds floating around there, named Jim Bob Cooter.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:28 am
My dog offering me a share of the turd he was about to eat gets me more excited than Toad’s list of has been but yet to be future failures.
Why not just let some random homeless person a chance to call plays formthe next two years.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:38 am
Pep knows he doesn’t want to any of Bowels nonsense! Everyone else who is any good knows the same.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:43 am
Bowles is looking at no-name OCs because he’s worried anyone with any resume will be threat. He’s perpetually focused on the “safe” choice vs aggressively trying to win games.
January 25th, 2023 at 1:20 am
I’m still laughing at the depths which excite Goatfarm. Bowles gets another year and we gotta get over it and be extremely patient. Sooner or later we will have a new OC and DC and you can have at them to be fired. At least it will add some variety until Todd gets fired next year or performs miracles.
January 25th, 2023 at 1:34 am
Bucs you might as well just fire Bowles now instead of wasting the whole 2023 season with the wack OCs he has lined up! C’mon this guy couldn’t even game plan during the season, how do you expect this guy to game plan for a top tier OC . Straight garbage!!!
January 25th, 2023 at 1:42 am
Homeless person > Bowels
Carp > Blowzo
Broccoli > Blowes
Any of them available?
January 25th, 2023 at 6:54 am
No top shelf coordinator will come to Tampa without knowing who their quarterback will be, or at least knowing they will be picking their quarterback in the draft. This is there guys careers and they don’t want to risk it on maybe I get to coach a declining Brady, knowing that if he does play well, all the credit will go to Brady.
January 25th, 2023 at 7:23 am
Bradys mystic finally wore out. If he comes back or not we don’t make the playoffs with Bowles.
January 25th, 2023 at 8:26 am
I say frank reich babyyyy!!!! Umd alum and the best college game comeback ever and the best nfl game comeback, at least in the playoffs
January 25th, 2023 at 10:09 am
Specific to Kubiak, aside from his last name, what exactly qualifies him to be an OC? Denver had a pitiful offense last year.
January 25th, 2023 at 11:18 am
Recognizing the lame duck possibility, I wonder if the organization is entertaining the possibility of changing the head coach, too. Tricky little pickle they find themselves in
January 25th, 2023 at 12:31 pm
All you Glazer lovers acknowledge what Jerry says as you watch the Bowles circus show at $500 a seat on your second year tickets.
January 25th, 2023 at 12:54 pm
McCardell is a sharp guy. He has coached some very good WRs. Who knows if he can cal plays though. Kubiak actually has experience and he can’t be blamed for the dumpster fire in Denver. After he took over they improved. They were competitive late in the season, but their top RB was lost for season early, their #2 back couldn’t stop fumbling, Their #3 WR lost before the season started. Pro Bowl LT lost for the season early, as well as 2 other lineman. Add in that Wilson only put in a half effort, you get the picture. Let’s be clear all the “top O-coordinators” are already on GOOD teams. They are not available.
January 26th, 2023 at 12:47 am
Joes.. they are gonna have a hard time attracting anyone worth a crap after the mess Bowles has made. And I hate it. Yeah give Bowles another year with a new OC who’s hands are tied by the HC. Yeah that will work out just fine (said with much sarcasm)!!!