Zac Robinson Has Had “Natural Dialogue” With Liam Coen About Bucs Offense
May 15th, 2026
Getting Bucs intel from Liam Coen?
Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson and former Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen, now Jags head coach, became best friends when they found themselves on Sean McVay’s staff in Los Angeles.
And they have remained tight and even vacation together. But as Robinson has joked, the two couldn’t talk football in their weekly, sometimes daily phone calls in 2024 because Coen was running the Bucs’ offense and Robinson was running the Dixie Chicks’ offense.
Now the two have football conversations with each other. And yes, they include the Bucs.
Two years ago, Coen had one of the best offenses in Bucs history. The Bucs finished ranked top-five in passing and top-five in running.
This week, Robinson was asked if he’s getting intel from Coen on what worked and what didn’t work in Tampa.
“Absolutely,” Robinson said of his chats with Coen. “Liam and I talk almost every single day. Obviously, we were in the division together, so [in 2024] I was like, ‘We’re not talking ball.’ So we didn’t get a chance to talk much X’s and O’s [for a time]. And [the phone calls], they’re personal. Obviously, I was watching the tape and could see [what Coen did with the Bucs] from afar.
“But yeah, it’s been natural dialogue, in terms of how he saw guys and the run game. [Coen] took it kind of to a new level. … [The Bucs] had some gap schemes going that they kind of fell into as the season progressed and ended up being really successful.”
Robinson laregely kept the nature of his Coen chats confidential. But some Bucs offensive assistants are holdovers from Coen’s regime and Robinson said he’s having a lot of fun working with guys who also worked with his good friend.
Joe hopes Coen doesn’t have any bitter feelings over the ugly end to his Tampa Bay days, and that he’s giving Robinson quality intel.
May 15th, 2026 at 7:03 am
Can’t imagine Coen has anything to be bitter about. Licht on the other hand….
May 15th, 2026 at 7:34 am
Why would he have bitter feelings? He screwed us!!!
May 15th, 2026 at 7:43 am
Any offense that Robinson runs that remotely resembles what Coen did in 2024 will be a huge improvement over last years “Leftwich looking offense.”
May 15th, 2026 at 7:51 am
El Serpiente? Backing off that one a bit, are we?
May 15th, 2026 at 7:58 am
Robinson can just watch film from ’24 and figure out what to pick up/what not to pick up. Obviously there are differences in personnel and capability, but the application of a gap blocking scheme is something that’s worked for us since ’24.
May 15th, 2026 at 8:27 am
With Coen in the AFC now, they can speak freely… Xs & Os are back.
I say whatever helps. Still more worried about the defense.
May 15th, 2026 at 8:27 am
Over time wounds (ill feelings) heal. The strong relationship between Coen and Robinson didn’t stop Jason Licht from making Robinson OC. IT seems like the bad blood between Coen and Bucs management is in the rear view mirror.
The Bucs are expecting great things from Robinson, a OC built from the cloth of the Ram dynasty. GO BUCS
May 15th, 2026 at 8:28 am
we should have never let Coen get out of the building. Look at what he has done in JAX in just 1 year.
May 15th, 2026 at 8:34 am
Please use those awesome counter runs like 96/97 F Counter with an easy release that Bucky used to shred defenses like the Chargers in 2024. They were very effective and fun to watch. Put defenses right on their heels.
May 15th, 2026 at 9:11 am
He didn’t screw anyone . He showed the owners and Licht how to coach it up and they screwed the players and fans !! Clear as the sun rises in the east , Bowles should have been given a new title ( perhaps B A s ) and Liam the better coach ,named head coach . The NFL is full of GM s that just stand in front of moving cars and they get pass after pass . Listen Licht is an Avg GM but that in the real business world is a low low level ……… It was ( Again) as Clear as that Sun rising in the East …….. It just CANT be any CLEARER !!
Just Another Self Inflicted Dumb Jock Disease Failure !!