“It Had To Happen”
January 14th, 2026
Not a scapegoat, radio host says.
Joe has no idea if it was a chemistry thing or what. But when have you seen a team lose its best players on offense and when those players got healthy, the offense fell off the map?
Yeah, that’s what happened to the Bucs and it’s a great mystery to Joe. But for Pat Donovan of WDAE-AM 620, who also is heard on the Buccaneers Radio Network, it was no mystery. And that’s why Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard is now the former Bucs offensive coordinator.
“With Grizzard, it had to happen,” Donovan said. “There was no plan to get the ball to playmakers. You could see it over and over again.”
Well, not enough of a plan.
Early in the season Grizzard call plays for Baker Mayfield to get the ball to Emeka Egbuka. But what happened to Egbuka when Mike Evans and Chris Godwin got healthy, well, you’re guess is as good as Joe’s.
How could a guy go from being a sure-fire “Rookie of the Year” to vanishing and splitting snaps with a No. 3/4 receiver? That was damning to Joe. Very damning.
And how Grizzard didn’t use Rachaad White is another puzzle. White was dangerous catching passes out of the backfield. If he was able to catch the ball in space, he was lethal. How many times did that happened in 2025? Twice?
Donovan also called out Grizzard’s gameplan when the Bucs traveled to Carolina. But that had the smell of Todd Bowles taking over on offense.
“There are too many weapons on offense for it to look the way it did,” Donovan said.
He’s right and Joe is sure that got the attention of Team Glazer. Joe doesn’t think Team Glazer agreed to pay Evans and Godwin handsomely to see Sterling Shepard and Cade Otton get targeted.
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January 14th, 2026 at 9:04 am
The bottom line is, it doesn’t matter who becomes the OC of this team, as long as Todd Bowles is in charge, we’re toast.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:10 am
Trey is 100% correct. It’s insanity that the moronic Glazer family gave this coach an offseason extension for no reason whatsoever. What was their mindset? We better extend him so we don’t lose him to another team? Ummm that’s absolutely laughable. Then to add insult to injury they don’t make him give up his DC position after a historically awful collapse. This organization is pathetic.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:10 am
You could have the greatest show on turf roster with Marshal Faulk, Issac Bruce, Torrey Holt, and Kurt Warner, but without Orlando Pace & an all pro offensive line they become extremely less effective. Fix the center of the line and watch all the pieces fall back into place. Especially Bucky Irving!
January 14th, 2026 at 9:19 am
Again , the 2 guards caused most of the playbook to get tossed out the window. There was no time anymore to use timing based offense. Defensive tackles were on top of Baker on almost every play. I would love to see how Grizzard ran the offense with a functional O line.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:24 am
Todd Bowles did not tank this team, injuries did.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:25 am
Yes.
Lack of Mauch was felt more than anticipated I believe. That toothless mfer really brings the attitude to the oline
January 14th, 2026 at 9:25 am
Agree! When you have a quarterback especially one like Baker is not that tall, the center of your offensive line is very key. Because when the pocket gets pushed inwards he does not have the vantage point at his height to see over the line for some throws.
That being said I do think there was some fault on Josh grizzard that he did not execute more QB rollouts to have the pocket moved and to have Baker closer to his tackles that were the stronger units on the offensive line.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:26 am
Trey is spot on.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:30 am
IBS is the anchor dragging the ocean floor keeping this ship from going anywhere!
January 14th, 2026 at 9:42 am
Radio Bozo. Yes he is a Bowzo scapegoat.
January 14th, 2026 at 9:44 am
Rachaad White is out here talking and it is EYE opening!
January 14th, 2026 at 9:50 am
Scapegoat no doubt on my mind…..
Something had to pay for bad GM decisions bad coaching decisions tons of injuries, a very childish fan base and his own bad decisions……..
I feel sorry for the guy
January 14th, 2026 at 10:00 am
“Don’t think Team Glazer agreed to pay Evans and Godwin handsomely to see Sterling Shepard and Cade Otton get targeted.“
Don’t make it seem like the Glazers jumped in and said “Grizzard has to go” when they hung onto Bowles. 3rd and 28. 4th and 14 and this feckless bump on a log couldn’t stop a fossil QB.
All this crap by some other media (not here) about Bowles deserved one more chance because he had won some division titles.
The Glazer’s credibility is now in question. At least Arthur Blank had the courage to admit he made a mistake and move on.
Make them pay at the box office. When all those extra hot dogs go bad and the unsold popcorn is stale, maybe they’ll start listening.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:04 am
“I feel sorry for the guy.”
I do not. He had Coen’s tutelage for all of 1 year, and aside from that had no experience other than a purchased sheepskin from a scam factory “university.” And yet he took the job. His mistake.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:06 am
Grizz was in over his head…
BUT the DC was much worse!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
January 14th, 2026 at 10:09 am
@Trey
Yep that’s what I’ve been saying for awhile. They could out whoever they want out there on that team & on that D but as long as he’s running it all I doubt much will change. Especially with the D. If somebody else took over that D they’d probably look much better. Yeah sure players aren’t perfect & they can make mistakes but I think part of the reason they look the way they look at times is because of the way the scheme/system is on D.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:11 am
Perhaps Evans and Godwin aren’t the Evans and Godwin of 2020, particularly coming back from serious injuries.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:11 am
I thought like others Grizz would be good since he was around the team and the OC. We were wrong. Need experience, know-how, creativity, and proven to be an OC. He was in over his head.
Feel bad for Mike, his injury and not getting the yards. Feel bad for Rachaad too. If he goes to another team they will utilize his assets.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:14 am
Timing was off walkthrough practice didn’t help neither did the injuries to the guards or bakers injuries but yeah let’s ignore the defense that had a complete melt down and fire the oc but not the DC genius.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:23 am
You cannot wait until week 16 to finally get a TD for your TE group and week 18 to get one for your starting TE. TE’s help your outside receivers when you make them respected.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:25 am
The last game of the season they changed the offense to prevent Baker from losing the game.
Is that the QB of a winner?
Something to watch next year.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:38 am
As I said earlier, I don’t think it was so much of Mayfield being more injured than we thought as much as it was play calling, making in game adjustments on the offense and using all the talent they had on offense, but again, that’s just my opinion
January 14th, 2026 at 10:38 am
Grizzard was Bowles hand picked guy to be the OC.
He had this planned all along to use him as the scapegoat should the season go south as it inevitably did.
Baker had to play with injuries due to the terrible choice Bowles made bringing in Bilgewater to be the backup QB.
And yes, Grizzard looked lost at times. Both things can be true.
But I guarantee you Bowles meddled in the offense. The road game vs Carolina had Todd’s fingerprints all over it.
But for some odd reason the HC\DC is still employed. I wonder why….
January 14th, 2026 at 10:41 am
In the last few games, the first drive, scripted offense moved the ball downfield and scored efficiently. I think Grizz was/is capable. It wouldn’t surprise me if he becomes a playcaller somewhere else and, after the experience, is an above-average OC. Or maybe he would benefit from being up in the box and seeing the field from that view.
Not having athletic guards for pulling/timing-based plays really neutered the offense.
January 14th, 2026 at 10:41 am
Check out Rashad Whites interview today … it says a lot about the coaching staff issues
January 14th, 2026 at 10:46 am
Trey is spot on…why would anyone( Bowles) want to work where no one wants him? 90+ % of JBFfans polled have no confidence in him and want him gone!! He needs to look at the man in the mirror because he doesn’t lie and grab some integrity like Mike Tomlin did. Who wants to work where you’re not wanted? That tells the whole thing in a nutshell!
January 14th, 2026 at 11:00 am
The Gizzard was simply doing Tood’s bidding and became one of the scapegoats when “it was everyone else’s fault but Tood.” Who hired all the guys he fired. No, he was not good but Tood handcuffed him, neutered him and put him in a box in the basement.
What a fraud.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:04 am
go watch raise the flag on amazon, brady had no problem getting it to play makers
January 14th, 2026 at 11:05 am
Grizzard had zero years experience calling plays on offense, Todd Bowles has about 20 years experience calling a defense. Grizzard should have never been hired for the job in the first place, and the expectation should have been from the start that he would have growing pains. The other expectation should have been that the guy with 20 years experience as a DC could hold up his side of the bargain.
Who hired Grizzard to call the plays? Bowles. No accountability…at all. Saying “my bad” and firing the guy doesn’t excuse the original decision. Many heads fell to save the head of the real culprit. The only reason why you would keep a coach like Bowles around after this would be if your expectation for the next season is to not win. I dont figure the Glazers as fools, so there is a motive here. I think its a “Mike Tomlin” motive for next offseason.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:08 am
The only reason why you would keep a coach like Bowles around after this would be if your expectation for the next season is to not win. I dont figure the Glazers as fools, so there is a motive here. I think its a “Mike Tomlin” motive for next offseason.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:12 am
What’s up with some of y’all going Full Blown Rain Man on “Fire Todd Bowles!”and/or “Glazer family sucks” variations the only comments [repeatedly] contributed day in & day out.
This piece is specific to QB regression – not 3rd & 28 and/or defense as a whole sucks..which all of us (fans & OBP) agree is true but not relevant in the context here.
C’mon, Ray. We all know Jeopardy is at 5 o’clock. Got it.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:13 am
Two words: Scape and Goat
January 14th, 2026 at 11:23 am
Warren Brooks Lynch Says:
September 19th, 2025 at 7:52 am
“But given the injuries on the offensive line, Joe can understand why Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard didn’t go full-blown ground-and-pound.“
Given the injuries on the OL that’s exactly why you keep pounding the rock.
Late in the 3rd quarter on that drive Chase missed the 38 yarder, Chaad had 4 carries in a row for 38 yards from our own 43 to Houstons’ 19 yard line.
What’d Grizz do? He went empty with a banged up OL, only trusting 5 guys to hold the pocket just for Mayfield to toss 2 incompletions and our Kicker to bungle a chip shot. That’s settling leading to failing. Run the ball Joshua.”
There were signs y’know
January 14th, 2026 at 11:23 am
It would be very interesting to see what McDaniel could do with the Philly Offense, or Baltimore’s for that matter.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:28 am
Philly would be the job for McDaniel. Best FO will be making moves, you can bank on that happening. And it’s one of the best defenses in the league. If he got that Philly O going again, then he could write his ticket for his next HC job. He would become the hottest top HC candidate in the league for the next cycle.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:35 am
Grizzard was given a position he was not adequately prepared for. When injuries hit he was unable to adjust. I find it surprising that he didn’t get more help after the three game losing streak. I hold Bowles accountable for not making drastic changes in the Offensive play calling. But then again Bowles was way too busy screwing up the defense. Why the Bucs are keeping Bowles is beyond me……
January 14th, 2026 at 11:45 am
In an appearance on the Loose Cannons Podcast, White said that in his opinion, Bowles would be better served adopting more of a CEO-style leadership role and delegating defensive play-calling duties to someone else.
“I do think he should let somebody else call defense and he’ll just be a head coach,” said White. “I do feel like he’d probably be better off by doing that so he can focus on really just the head coach job and just trust that he’s got the right defensive staff.”
January 14th, 2026 at 11:52 am
Got Bucs, I also think that’s the plan. And would make sense regarding an otherwise puzzling move.
Hey Grover, still sniffing around here? Interesting.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:55 am
Eeeeks White went ballistic on us, the fans:
White made sure to give one last message to Buccaneers fans, saying that he didn’t want to see opposing fanbases invade Tampa Bay’s stadium during home games like they have in the past.
“Man, please stop letting other teams come in that home stadium, regardless if I’m not there or not, and take over that stadium like that, bro,” White said on the podcast. “That’s just horrible. So it’s like, when y’all talk on Twitter and all that, we just laugh, because we can’t even respect some of y’all because we don’t even feel like y’all are real fans because y’all just let the other team come in no matter who it is.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:56 am
Sorry, I know R White is off-topic for this post, but geez. I don’t see him returning to the Bucs after all those comments.
Joe, ya’ll gonna do a story on this?
January 14th, 2026 at 11:58 am
During the collapse we averaged 20 points or less or something close to that. I would imagine that Bowles had something to do with several game plans given the defense couldn’t stop a tricycle. It makes little difference with that type of collapse someone has to pay the price and if they weren’t going to hold the HC accountable then the offense had to hum for the OC to keep his job, and it surely didn’t.
Had to move on.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:05 pm
IMO Glazers/Licht want the next year to “vet” the right coach and right or wrong, Todd gets to retire with dignity.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:06 pm
I saw some of that podcast with white, but not that part.
Most players have no idea about the franchise they get drafted into. They don’t understand, in some instances, the frustrations of the fan base, history of the franchise etc. They also don’t factor in how the decisions of the front office and coaching can impact the fans opinions. They certainly don’t factor in the history of the region and if there are a lot of transplants.
If they come from bigger college programs they expect the fans to show up no matter what and slobber all over them no matter the environment around them.
Sorry dude, as the owners, players and sponsors are so quick to remind everyone, this is a business and that cuts many ways.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:06 pm
Scapegoat for bowles. He had the same to better numbers than Canals and had more injuries… Plus, no proven guy is coming here
January 14th, 2026 at 12:07 pm
Glazers need to give McDaniel,what ever He wants to get Him in the Building! We need a Fresh Start! Let’s Go Bucs!
January 14th, 2026 at 12:08 pm
Agree with Tom R
January 14th, 2026 at 12:11 pm
When have you seen a defensive minded head coach with full control of his defense be labeled a defensive guru year after year only to be embarrassingly smoked in his secondaries year after year, then extended and retained after getting beat out by his two previous offensive coordinators?
January 14th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
all i can say is, “WOW!!!!!!!!…after listening to RW1
if RW1 feels bowles should give up play calling, I KNOW the defensive players feel the same way!!!
GO BUCS!!!
January 14th, 2026 at 12:28 pm
I just went and checked Baker Mayfield’s stats in 2023 vs 2025.
They are virtually identical in multiple areas. It was quite shocking.
The only real difference was the win total. 9-8 vs 8-9.
One game difference. And Canales has the one playoff win in Bowles tenure.
But Canales didn’t have to deal with the epic collapse on defense that Grizzard had to try and paper over.
The wide open Swiss cheese defense is the common denominator in this scenario.
And the Glazers have decided to double down on mediocrity and failure.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:36 pm
I get tired of the OL injury excuse, and many of you use it to place blame the Bucs woes.
“As of the 2025-2026 NFL Playoffs (Divisional Round), teams like the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, and Los Angeles Rams have dealt with significant offensive line injuries, impacting their depth and performance, with key players out or playing hurt, though teams like the Seahawks (surprise top seed) and Houston Texans also managing issues while advancing. The severity of banged-up O-lines varies, but these contenders are navigating challenges from injuries to starters like tackles or guards, affecting their usual dominance in run-blocking or pass protection as they push for the Super Bowl.”
Great quarterbacks, savvy coaching and front office acquisitions of quality backups can overcome OL injuries.
Where does that leave us?
January 14th, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Bowles has made coaching changes in the past and it hasnt gotten us far. I wont be expecting a massive turnaround. I will be expecting a worse off team than last year. White on loose cannons podcast didnt stand up for bowles. In fact he said bowles could use a chsnge, should give up play calling to a DC so he can focus on other areas. That speaks volumes.
Also, it appears we are stuck with Bowles. Harbaugh focusing on other teams, Tomlin taking a year off and Mcdaniel hasnt got a sniff from the Glazers. Looks like we are toast.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Licht always makes sure to have a scapegoat on the staff
January 14th, 2026 at 12:44 pm
@D-Rok
White is probably going to Washington to go play with Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. It’d be good fit too.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Sorry, but all roads lead to words about locker room, giving up, and todd. And Baker was injured and still tried…hate and blame him all you want, but dont stay blind to the obvious “other” failures!
January 14th, 2026 at 12:46 pm
It looked a lot like the Canales year to me too, except for in reverse. They got off to a terrible start in the beginning, but then thrived during their weak second half schedule with Canales, yet collapsed this season after a hot start. Baker would struggle to throw for a 100 yards through the first 3 quarters, then would throw up a bunch of stats in the last quarter or so of games.
January 14th, 2026 at 12:48 pm
@MadMax,
Precisely why I was jumping off-topic of this post: White’s words finally give us REAL insight into what some of the players (even offense!) were/are thinking about Bowle’s and his defense.
But calling out the fans like that (basically calling us all stupid) while technically still with the Bucs was shocking.
Just feels like a good story to investigate further, IMO.
Have a great day, all you brilliant JBF’ers!
January 14th, 2026 at 12:56 pm
“With Grizzard, it had to happen,” Donovan said. “There was no plan to get the ball to playmakers. You could see it over and over again.”
But, but …but ….. where was Bowles plan to get his defense to pressure the QB and sack that turkey, before he threw a long pass to wide open WR because the Buccaneer Secondary Sucked and could not cover WRs one on one this season?
What does Donovan have to say about that? He is silent for now on this matter!!!!
January 14th, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Stpetematt Says:
January 14th, 2026 at 9:24 am
Todd Bowles did not tank this team, injuries did.
^^^^^^^^^
Bad coaching did, too. Do you remember Anthony Nelson trying to cover James Cook vs. the Bills? That’s bad coaching. Many more examples, also.
January 14th, 2026 at 1:13 pm
WBL
I was thinking KC lol…
he’s from there and Andy would do wonders with him
GO BUCS!!!
January 14th, 2026 at 1:21 pm
So, let me get this straight, Grizzard gets fired after only one season and dealt with serious injury issues, yet Bowles has years of experience as a HC/DC and the D has been awful for some time now, yet gets to keep his job. That is a toxic organization designed to protect those in power. Accountability does not truly exist, because the wrong people are being fired. Grizzard should be thankful he was fired. He’ll get picked up by a better franchise.
January 14th, 2026 at 1:22 pm
813
Could be, but he and Daniels were a backfield tandem at ASU and both have been flirting on socials right along with Commanders fans.
January 14th, 2026 at 1:58 pm
WBL
Forgot they played together at ASU…good call..you might be right
GO BUCS!!!
January 14th, 2026 at 2:02 pm
Tomlin to Tampa Bay 2027 if things dont go awesome next year. Tomlin sitting out 2026 will give Glazers a chance to say “we did our due diligence “
January 14th, 2026 at 2:04 pm
RW did get questioned about Todd and gave a thoughtful opinion 👍🏼
How many people will focus exclusively on the Todd part ?
Interestingly enough he spent significantly more time explaining why (some) of the so called fans of the Bucs suck and he’s absolutely right 🤣
Hope he’s back but if RW is gone then I wish him good fortune 🙏🏼
January 14th, 2026 at 2:28 pm
It was more than that. It was the design of the plays. It was extremely rare to see one of the Buccaneers receivers open and being hit in stride. They were always blanketed and usually just sitting down in an empty zone area.
Some of it might be route running, but I find that hard to believe with the talent they have. It was scheme.
I fact that over the last month, I could see the frustration with playcalling on Baker when he would get the call into his helmet and with Evans sometimes.
And holy crap, can someone please stop the entire NFL from running 12 wide receiver screens every single game. Or the very least, audible out of the things when it’s press coverage
January 14th, 2026 at 2:30 pm
They definitely needed a new OC, but let’s not kid ourselves, the depth at guard was atrocious.
My guess is 1/3 of the time Baker dropped back to pass the middle of the O line.
And it also accounted for the run game falling off greatly
January 14th, 2026 at 2:36 pm
Grizz is 100% the scapegoat.
January 14th, 2026 at 2:50 pm
What R. White interview are you guys posting about?
I’ve checked the webs and can’t find anything…
What podcast was this on?
January 14th, 2026 at 2:56 pm
I wish I wasn’t this far down the line because may e a few will get to read it..
It Did seem that Bowles attempted to take over offensive play calling. It was only the style that indicated. Unfortunately Bowles wasn’t effective because he Actually IS Not a very effective DC… And as a result, he’s Not an effective OC…. and vice-versa.
It is CRUCIAL to be able to be “Ambidextrous” in the ability to call Offense AND Defense (ESPECIALLY IN THE NFL) in order to be Highly Successful at either one…
This IS what I’d classify as “Obvious” to few but understandable by all. If you ponder it, it’ll come clear the truth of my words. You CAN’T BE Good at one without be GREAT at the other and vice~versa….
Tod Bowles was “equally” as good calling Offense as he was calling Defense…. Good as in “NOT GREAT” with very poor results from both of his attempts DC and OC.
How can you Master one without Mastering the other? You Can Not….
“The Results were Self Evident” and THAT Included Grizzard……
January 14th, 2026 at 3:06 pm
To me Grizzard’s most glaring failures were in the red zone and other than the obligatory pass to Evans in the corner when he was available, refusing to pass and instead trying to run into the middle with a poor offensive line. He has a QB who had 40 TDs last year and he would not roll him out with options in the end zone. This happened repeatedly and he seemed not to learn from past failures. With a weak offensive line, he kept putting Mayield into a collapsing pocket instead of rolling him out. It is extremely hard to cover receivers who are streaking horizontally across the field and Mayfield is very good at passing on the run. But Grizzard stuck with what wasn’t working.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:16 pm
@Marine Buc
you tube / loose cannons podcast
January 14th, 2026 at 3:16 pm
Thank you Paco.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:25 pm
“Grizz is 100% the scapegoat.“
Sacrificial lamb, his offense was a tough as undercooked mutton
January 14th, 2026 at 3:35 pm
The rate of the leader determines the rate of the pack. Worst coaching staff in the History of the NFL. And none of this explains why our defensive Coaching Genius couldn’t stop any team from imposing their will on his players. He’s our Coach again yes and I hope he can pull his head out of his_____, but I fully expect to hear “With the first pick in the NFL 2027 Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Pedro Gomez, kicker from Whatsamatta U.”
January 14th, 2026 at 3:38 pm
The Bucs are a full blown disaster heading towards 0-17 next season, with a total of 13 Bucs fans in the stands who were all given free tickets. It’s downright embarrassing to be a Bucs fan now. Meanwhile, Todd Bowles will keep stuffing his face until he’s twice as fat as Andy Reid.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:42 pm
BIGMAC….ROFL Whatsamatta U. Kicker. 1st round.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:49 pm
NOPE. Do not care what the Yuc Record is next year. I do not care if they even win a pre season game. Go Yucs….stank it up!.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:51 pm
Grizz needed to go. I was optimistic about him (thinking he might bring some creativity because of his time with McDaniel) at 1st but he just never found a groove with his play calling. I think he was overwhelmed.
I also think Baker never really played with confidence and that’s key to his game. Hopefully he gets a real QB coach and not just a buddy.
We need someone with a modern, creative, adaptable, efficient and explosive scheme and someone with enough attitude and ego to coach Baker and the boys hard.
January 14th, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Joe….you hit the nail on the head when you said it had the smell of Bowles. But I feel it happened long before the Carolina game. The ultra conservative play calling after successful first drives seemed very much like Bowles trying not to lose by dictating the offense.
January 14th, 2026 at 4:00 pm
He wasn’t a scapegoat. He just wasn’t good enough. In fact, he was pretty bad. Maybe some of Bakers problems were working with an incompetent OC and DC . Add HC and STC to that as well.
It has to wear on you.
January 14th, 2026 at 4:14 pm
Obvious One, Joe, others – I have to agree too. Thought awhile back that Todd may have had the last word on what Grizz proposed. May have changed it up.
January 14th, 2026 at 4:30 pm
It’s time to face the facts. We are back to being the Yuccaneers. Todd’s a loser.
January 14th, 2026 at 4:36 pm
My eyes and experience say Todd had lots of control and input of the offense.
Clinging to a 3 or 4 point leads and then go full turtle was not Grizz. Hope he lands a job and gets an another chance with a better boss. So for review: Todd’s buddy/special teams coach, DC and OC didn’t perform. Todd is neck deep in all three, but only 2 got canned. Quite interesting.
January 14th, 2026 at 5:46 pm
bucnjim Says:
January 14th, 2026 at 9:10 am
“You could have the greatest show on turf roster with Marshal Faulk, Issac Bruce, Torrey Holt, and Kurt Warner, but without Orlando Pace & an all pro offensive line they become extremely less effective. Fix the center of the line and watch all the pieces fall back into place. Especially Bucky Irving!”
I agree.
January 14th, 2026 at 5:47 pm
@OLDSCHOOL1976
I agree that he probably forced a rookie OC to resort to running when they got the lead.
January 14th, 2026 at 6:02 pm
Jason Licht failed this team on all fronts + Todd Bowles and his yes men failed / don’t know how to coach = 💩 disaster of a season
January 14th, 2026 at 6:23 pm
Joe, I thought McDaniel already came here 🤔 news people like ABC/ NBC, don’t really need to have their people trying to hurt themselves trying to dig into places that they shouldn’t. Just the in depth thing is to much for them or something. And they are sort of fans and jump on stories like fans: sometimes. I was standing right beside Gramatica at Publix back then and I didn’t blow his cover. If nobody else notices I chill 😎
January 14th, 2026 at 6:26 pm
And what happened to Grizzard’s plans to throw more deep balls than 2024’s offense? That never happened.
January 14th, 2026 at 7:03 pm
@OLDSCHOOL
Until there is actual evidence that Todd had a heavy hand, or a hand @ all in the offensive side “your eyes and experience” = your imagination. It’s technically just a fantasy right ?
I’ve seen or heard or read nothing that would indicate Todd has told his OC’s how to operate for the last several years.
January 14th, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Wale up Tom Petty!! Bowles came right out and said he ran the ball against Carolina because it was successful LAST year. Different personnel and OC- different results. Just didn’t execute. Hahaha.
January 14th, 2026 at 8:15 pm
Whether I agree or disagree is even more irrelevant here than normal, but if you use the same logic or anything near it the special teams coach must go.
Almost as big of a miss as Hassan reddick.
I will root for Todd but I hope Tomlin takes a year off, im pretty sure we are going to have an Opening for him.
January 14th, 2026 at 8:27 pm
Early in the season Grizzard call plays for Baker Mayfield to get the ball to Emeka Egbuka. But what happened to Egbuka when Mike Evans and Chris Godwin got healthy, well, you’re guess is as good as Joe’s.
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What happened was Baker went into his yearly slump, couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.
All you had to do was watch him throw the ball and repeatedly miss wide open receivers, massively underthrow or overthrowing, over and over again.
January 14th, 2026 at 11:11 pm
Mike McDaniel would be incredible with all that talent. Bucs fans you better pray you get him . Look what his offense did in Miami for a good while and he had a LOT less to work with. A lot less!!! Grizzard just wasn’t ready period. When a defense made adjustments he would make an adjustment BUT when a defense made another adjustment Grizzard didn’t have anything in the arsenal. He was able to adjust once maybe twice and that was it. Great offensive coordinators have dozens of adjustments in there pockets. I hope Grizz gets another shot later in his journey because I think he will become better. I kinda feel bad for the guy. He was thrust into a situation that I don’t think he was ready for. I know the staff did it for the sake of continuity (same signals scheme etc) but you gotta know when to adjust and have viable adjustments. Offensive coordinator is an art firm. You have to have a feel for the ebb and flow because offense fluid. I would be happy with McDaniel.
As always Go Bucs
January 15th, 2026 at 12:08 am
Egbuka dropped several wide open passes during the 2nd half of the season! Mcmillan is more reliable!
January 15th, 2026 at 1:19 am
I give Grizz a bit of a pass due to all the injuries and Baker being Baker. But I’d make the HC who put together a terrible Defence walk the plank.
January 15th, 2026 at 10:45 am
Going to giants
January 15th, 2026 at 10:46 am
Wrong article my bad