A Bill Belichick Team Glazer Fit
November 1st, 2026
Bill Belichick (left) grabbed headlines last night. Bucs GM Jason Licht (right) is his former protégé.
Bucs ownership may already be hunting a quick-fix head coach for their talented defense and veteran, big-money quarterback.
The odds seem flimsy that Team Glazer, if it wants to keep Baker Mayfield next season, would want to hand him off to a newbie head coach when the Todd Bowles regime ends.
Of coure, there’s no obligation for the Bucs to continue with Mayfield. But that’s the highly likely path at quarterback, and Joe can find $55 million reasons why.
Watching Bill Belichick’s Unversity of North Carolina team lose by three points to No. 1 ranked University of Miami last night had to affirm to anyone still skeptical of Belichick’s coaching chops — at 74 years old — that he can develop players and lead young men.
Arguably the greatest coach in NFL history likely wants another crack at the NFL. Belichick is 15 wins short of the all-time NFL record.
He wouldn’t command a long-term contract because of his age. And Belicheat likely would want a team capable of winning quickly in a sour division. Team Glazer consulted with him on a coaching search 15 years ago.
Joe is not advocating for Belicheat in Tampa, but he sure would be an intriguing and attractive candidate if the Bucs finish the final 10 games this season playing solid football (a 6-4 record?) and leave fans wondering/knowing what could have been with a seasoned winner at the helm.
Joe thinks Team Glazer would love the local and national interest Belicheat would inject into the franchse, and the fact that Belicheat would be less of a total financial commitment than many other options.
As for Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht, he worked side-to-side with Belichick in New England. Joe has no doubt Licth would say, “I can work with Bill.”
Food for thought as Bowles tries to up his regular season home Bucs record today to 19-20.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:10 am
But… we already have Todd Bowels !
November 1st, 2026 at 7:16 am
NO
November 1st, 2026 at 7:19 am
MAYbe if that hot girlfriend comes with
November 1st, 2026 at 7:21 am
Please, no. At this moment I still think McDermott is the best option.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:22 am
No, hard pass. We need a new young innovative offensive minded HC PERIOD.
Not some old man who hasn’t done squat without Tom Brady . No way Glazers want the circus problems of his “wife” and son Steve bring with him.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:25 am
74, that’s the only tho my you need to know. He’s not a long term solution (and there’s no guarantee anyone else would be) and would only be a stop gap until another coach is hired.
First, let’s see how this season plays out
November 1st, 2026 at 7:29 am
@Beej, I think I heard a rumor they aren’t together anymore, so that’s one strike against BB.
Good work by Joe, because I always thought this was a possibility:
*BB wants that record
*The Glazers love being relevant.
*The JL connection
Now the question to ask, do people think Brady winning a ring here would make BB more or less likely to want this job?
For the record, he is not my choice. But if forced to pick between him, Tomlin or the 4th-6th best new guy, yeah I would take him.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:35 am
Tom: See I won without Bill in Tampa.
Bill: See I won without Tom in Tampa.
It would be interesting but time is not on his side and hopefully a division championship and a deep run into this season’s playoffs puts off that notion. We shall see. The offense on this team will be the decisive answer to this season. Defense and special teams appear to be largely fixed.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:43 am
No. Hell no. Hell to the F no. Did I mention…NO!? This team needs a coach that will crawl up their a$$e$ and get them to consistently play to their abilities.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:45 am
At around the same age, rather see Danny Smith strutting chopping gum than Bellecheat looking frozen with constipation on the sideline… or bring in Dave Moore for HC.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:45 am
Forgot to say, that I mean a younger coach who can do that. Belicheat is too old.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:45 am
Drunk Bucs Fan, why would you not want Tomlin?
The man has zero losing seasons over his long head coaching career.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:48 am
I just threw up in my mouth five times…
Look up old Bily Boyz record sans TB12.
Yeeesh – that’s ugly ya’ll.
I’d rather have Tomlinson over Old Billy Boy – But honestly I don’t want either.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:52 am
@Buccaneer Bonzai,
I don’t want Tomlin for the same reason I don’t want Bowles anymore. When we get to the playoffs I actually want the Bucs to accomplish something. It why I also don’t want McDermott, who is a Wild Card Round genius then nothing else
November 1st, 2026 at 7:53 am
@ Bonzai
Mike Tomlin’s regular-season record as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2022 through his resignation in January 2026 is 39-29-0, with a postseason record of 0-4…
Not horrible but if Tomlinson has a certified REAL QB he could do some damage as a HC.
He needed Big Ben in order to succeed in the NFL just like OLD Billy Boy needed TB12 and just like Tony Dungy needed Payton Manning.
This team is stuck with the fullback Baker Mayfield – not good.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:53 am
@Marine,
Don’t misunderstand me, I don’t want him either. Just that he might be the best of bad options if all the good young coaches want to go elsewhere.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:53 am
Let’s see how this season shapes up. If the Bucs end up winning their division, the Glazers may enrage the Bowles haters by returning him for another season at the helm. This plot thickens.
November 1st, 2026 at 7:55 am
Hmm I like that thought Joe. Anyone else likely to be available? Funny how things shake out sometimes. I looked at the HC jobless market a few weeks ago and…Nope. College coaches are a gamble most of the time. As we know. See the old ball coach, Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, and coach three a day Perkins.
Go Bucs!
November 1st, 2026 at 7:58 am
Oops Perkins was Not a college HC but…
Go Bucs!
November 1st, 2026 at 8:07 am
Thats a hard pass. If you want to bring him in as.an advisor, fine, but not as the HC. We need a coach that can legitimately build a sustainable winner for 10 years or more. Belichick is another BA situation. Also, Brady is the reason Belichick won those SBs. That has been proven already. Once Brady left NE for TB Belichick never saw the playoffs again as a legitimate SB contender.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:08 am
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November 1st, 2026 at 8:09 am
@ Drunk
I agree.
All I am saying is – if you hire any of these old defensive “guru” guys as HC – don’t expect much more than mediocrity until the Bucs land a top 5 (at least a top 10) QB…
Might as well keep the Toad and let the Baker BS play out.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:11 am
“Joe thinks Team Glazer would love the local and national interest” which means money in the cheap Glazers pockets. I would go for Bill if the Glazers could get Tampa to put a partial roof on Ray Jay.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:21 am
Nope. Dude can’t win without Tom Brady. We already have a HC that couldn’t win with TB12.
Enough of this recycled article every year during Bowels latest lost season.
We need a young offensive minded HC that believes in throwing the ball farther than the line of scrimmage.
These dusty old coaches think it’s still 1953 and you can run the ball to a title.
The NFL has evolved. It’s past time we do the same. Wake up Joe!
November 1st, 2026 at 8:23 am
I’d rather have Gruden back than BB, tyvm.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:27 am
Drew Petzing- Offensive Coordinator, Lions.
Lions currently have NFL 2nd ranked Offense and Goff is having his best season ever – almost 300 yards/game, 14 TD’s and 0 interceptions
November 1st, 2026 at 8:35 am
Reports this weekend are saying Belicheat dumped his GF over a year ago.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:36 am
Going to defend a HOF coach that shouldn’t need it. Yes, Brady was more if the reason the Patriots won their last few SB, but early Brady was not like old Brady. Those early rings were much more BB.
If you remember, the only time the Patriots didn’t make the playoffs was when Brady went out Week 1 and Matt Cassel, I believe, led them to 11 wins. But the playoff field was really good that year so they missed. Then Cassel got a big deal in KC I think, and all of a sudden people are, “Hey, this guy sucks”.
BB issues started when he thought he could be a GM. He had prime Brady covering up that he can’t run a football operation. That’s why they fell apart after Brady left.
Still, no not a guy I want as HC. I agree with Marine these old defensive coaches are not the way to go. I just view him as the best of any potential bad choices.
Truth is, I think if we are coach shopping we are one of the more attractive options out there.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:50 am
The reason the franchise has mostly struggled under these owners is due to the fact they’ve never developed a head coach, who in turn has never developed a qb.
We’re in the cycle of trying to buy wins.
Joel needs to go immerse himself in league circles to find the brightest offensive mind out there….kubiak, the guy under Coen, Doyle, etc and interview every single one of them. And then use one of your first few picks on a qb if that guy likes him.
It’s a simple equation in today’s nfk. Leave the hood alone.
November 1st, 2026 at 8:58 am
Bill Belichick!?
Tom Brady as his quarterback:
77% win rate.
No Tom Brady as his quarterback:
45% win rate.
How do you justify the myth that he is really one of the greatest coaches in the NFL history?
November 1st, 2026 at 8:59 am
garro
Perkins coached Alabama
November 1st, 2026 at 9:00 am
Obvious
How do you “develop” an HC?
November 1st, 2026 at 9:12 am
Lane Kiffin should be the choice.
November 1st, 2026 at 9:15 am
I had no idea that there were head coaching candidates out there that can win consistently without a franchise quarterback. Yep, you geniuses are all correct. Let’s go get one of those guys. There must be several of them available.
It’s a players league, boys and girls. The most important player on the field is the quarterback. Lesson over.
November 1st, 2026 at 9:17 am
@ BillBuc
Maybe if you can pair him with a top-notch DC…
Perhaps Dan Quinn will be available?
I am going to throw out a name – Brian Flores.
Look up what the Minn defense is doing this season.
Not too shabby bud.
He would be an upgrade over our current HC – IMO.