Todd Bowles: No Changes Coming To Offensive Playcaller
November 9th, 2026
Bucs OC Zac Robinson.
Well, it seems like failed Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is safe. Until mid-January.
The architect of perhaps the worst passing offense in the NFL didn’t exactly get a vote of confidence this afternoon from KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles.
But Bowles did give Robinson a little bit of job security.
In his day-after presser today, Bowles was asked if there would be any changes to the offensive play-caller, of which Robinson is the play-caller.
Bowles replied with a very quick, short and direct answer.
“No.”
And with that, Bowles now puts his head on the chopping block. For any team that is serious about a playoff berth, Robinson would have already been gone. But by Bowles keeping him, now Bowles is down in the muck with Robinson.
Bowles and Robinson are now joined at the hip. They are now one and the same.
Therefore, the Bucs better turn things around on offense or there could be a housecleaning come January. Even if Bowles survives, Joe cannot logically come to any conclusion how Robinson will return in 2027.
This doesn’t mean Bowles is satisfied with the offense. He admitted the offense has “regressed” and there is more than just one issue.
“Obviously, the turnovers is No. 1,” Bowles said. “But you know we got to look at pass protection. We got to look at the penalties. The false starts are huge for us.
“I feel like we made progress [offensively] then we regressed yesterday back to [where the offense was] about a month ago. So you can’t have five false starts. That’s No. 2.
“We got to look at that from a coaching standpoint and a playing standpoint to see what we can do, and we got to hold on to the football as a receiver. So that’s just to start out, among many things.”
Well, Bowles must be somewhat satisfied because he is keeping Robinson. This is apparently the second time in roughly a month that it appears Bowles has to step in to tinker with the offense.
Jeremy Fowler reported that a few weeks ago, when the Bucs offense was circling the drain, Bowles and Robinson had a sitdown and Bowles advised Robinson to craft an offense around the players’ best skillsets.
And now it seems that has already unraveled.
As the old coaching cliché goes, “You either coach it or you allow it to happen.” Bowles appears to allow a rotten offense to happen.
Maybe Team Glazer or Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht will step in and make the decision for Bowles. It’s getting that dire.
If the team is serious about making the playoffs.
Are there any adults in the building at One Buc Palace?
November 9th, 2026 at 1:42 pm
The Bucs Offense scored more points than the Bears Offense.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Well then, can we make a change at the QB position at least???
November 9th, 2026 at 1:42 pm
Who would be out there to step in at this stage of the season and become the new OC?
November 9th, 2026 at 1:44 pm
Coaching changes mid season, at any position RARELY result in any positive changes in season.
Bucs have to go 5-1 or 6-0 in the division and win vs Ravens and Chargers to get to 8 wins and have a chance at the division.
Todd is now 38-39 does anyone have any confidence he can be a winning head coach?
November 9th, 2026 at 1:47 pm
“Are there any adults in the building at One Buc Palace?“
I think we already knew the answer to that awhile ago. They certainly don’t have any killer instinct. They are conflict adverse. Everyone wants to pay their guys, hold hands and sing kumbaya.
They refuse to make the hard decision, refuse to bench under performing players, refuse to fire underperforming staff.
Bowles admitted that ST cost 2-3 wins last year! And he didn’t fire the ST coordinator, so why wouldn’t he let the OC and the offense cost 5-6 games this year. Can’t rock the boat and upset a co-worker you know.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:48 pm
Obviously this would happen since there’s no one else to get. But they most certainly can change the QB. Baker needs to be benched and let the rookie play and get better, hopefully. Either way, the Bucs are drafting a QB this spring.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:48 pm
I was at the game. The stadium was essentially quiet for Soldier Field, especially once our D started dominating. I was astounded by all the false starts. There was no reason for it, from a crowd noise standpoint. And I was wearing my Wirfs jersey.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:49 pm
Again, changing the cook and keeping the same ingredients isn’t going to make the food any better.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Bowles and the Bucs also screwed up at the OC position again!
Does anyone really think, with a mostly healthy offense this season, that Grizzard would have done worse in his 2nd year as OC than Robinson is doing now?
The D is better, the offense is worse, Baker is worse … but somehow with a makeshift OL and WR room and lesser Bucky the Bucs were 6-2 and Grizzard helped orchestrate wins over Seattle and SF by steering the O to 30+ pts.
This franchise has been so mismanaged at the coaching positions since Arians stepped down. Has cost the Bucs … I am gonna say no less than 10 wins over the last 5 years.
November 9th, 2026 at 1:57 pm
Jason Licht is down in the muck with this as well
November 9th, 2026 at 2:02 pm
“The D is better, the offense is worse, Baker is worse … but somehow with a makeshift OL and WR room and lesser Bucky the Bucs were 6-2 and Grizzard helped orchestrate wins over Seattle and SF by steering the O to 30+ pts.”
5-1, we lost to Detroit and our offense in New Orleans looks as bad as our offense has looked since that Lions game.
Ya’ll be trying to re-write history with ya’ll terrible memories man, wtf
November 9th, 2026 at 2:04 pm
This is disappointing to read. I could make an argument for keeping Bowles next year, considering how well the defense has played this season, if he moved on from Zac Robinson.
I know Mike Evans is currently injured, but it’s evident the WR group is not the same threat without him.
If Licht doesn’t make a move then his keycard needs to be deactivated at the end of the season as well along with Bowles and Robinson.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:07 pm
“We chose to suck.” – Todd Monken
November 9th, 2026 at 2:07 pm
Why the hell would I want to see this team limp into the playoffs and then obliterated? No thanks.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:07 pm
FORCASTING THE FUTURE IS EASY
It’s simple. Forget every game outside the NFCS. Every team in the NFCS SUCKS, so the entire season comes down to which NFCS Team has the best conference record.
The Bucs at 2-0 is HUGE! If they can keep beating NFCS teams, then the division is a lock. It can’t be overstated how massive the next game is via CAR. if they pull out a win, the two games against NOLA will decide the division. Atlanta has a losing NFCS record so they are out.
Shough and the Saints have had success against Bowles. Fingers crossed.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:11 pm
After the bye, there’s 5 legit winnable games, possibly 6. This team looks destined to finish 7-10/8-9 with a shot to sneak into the playoffs with an early exit and pick around #18 again. That’s no man’s land.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:14 pm
Any OC that thinks Cade Otton should be (and is) a top target should be fired on the spot.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:16 pm
Warren Brooks Lynch Says:
November 9th, 2026 at 1:49 pm
Again, changing the cook and keeping the same ingredients isn’t going to make the food any better.
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I see where you’re going, but bad analogy. Too much of one thing and not enough of another has murdered many of my wife’s meals, to the point where I tell her she can cook for everybody else and just leave me to cook for myself.
Yes. Changing the cook and using the same ingredients can fundamentally alter how good the meal is.
Applying the deconstructed analogy for a minute… a legitimately good OC can turn this… what did Joe call it? Mierda de pollo? into a truffle infused roast chhicken with fois gras. It just takes a good chef.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:20 pm
If he’s not gone then start trading people for draft picks. Good news is Bowles will get to leave with him on black Monday now.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:23 pm
Ebuka and Tez could have very well broken their two good catches for long touchdowns, plus two drops by Tez and one by Hurst. The numbers would have been quite good if things worked out better on those plays. I am almost encouraged by the offense last night and think the playcalling was better than it had been.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:24 pm
The number #1 rule for winning is not to let Baker lose the game.
The best way to make that happen is for Baker to be on the bench.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:30 pm
Changing coaches at this point would be Bowles actually resigning. He’s kind of stuck here with the basura he brought in
November 9th, 2026 at 2:30 pm
The pass offense is not failed. What failed is the GM did not want to pay for a quality veteran backup such as,Garrapolo. Failen Damuels was the disaster. This forced Baker to come back before he was ready. That forced run heavy game against the Kittens. Rain forced the next run heavy game. Baker had a beautiful bomb. The two turnovers were bad but Caleb was worse at 4. Deferringbthe coin toss is another stupid idea. If youbestablish the run on the first drive it dies not cause,a panic to go to tne pass. Bears,are really b not that good. Lions,are worse against the run so run all over the kitty kats.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:33 pm
To the surprise of no one who is a long time fan.
News Flash!
We won’t make any trades before the deadline either.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:33 pm
Wrong move
November 9th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
Daniels was way worse then Baker and does not have the experience to change plays,at the line.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
The pick 6 killed them!!
The Defense and running is the ticket
There’s still time
Go Bucs
November 9th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
Miss me yet?
November 9th, 2026 at 2:36 pm
Can Bruce Arians fill the role as an offense consultant?
November 9th, 2026 at 2:36 pm
Pointless
Blah blah blah
When the sun rises on 22 November
The mighty Fraud Bowels and Jason Lite will have won a grand total of
3 games!
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
It’s time to WIN the highest draft selection as possible.
They will screw that up if they are still around…
I have been saying that this is the worst chapter in Buccaneer history
Liam Coen
November 9th, 2026 at 2:37 pm
It’s a little bit of everything – ZR, Baker, WRs, lack of a true No. 1, no creativity with the play calling and an OL that may be good at run blocking but they can not pass protect worth a sh!t, and the damn penalties… nice team effort Bucs.
3-6 and now they have the monumental task of winning in Detroit. It’s doable and but unlikely. Detroit is strong against the run. So now you are starring down at 3-7 and little room for error. Sure you get the Chargers, Saints (twice), Falcons, Panthers, Ravens and Rams but does anyone see this team, with the worst pass offense in the NFL, finishing 6-1? Or even 5-2? NO WAY. Whoever wins the NFC south is gonna get plastered by the Seahawks or the 7 seed from the NFC North. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!
November 9th, 2026 at 2:43 pm
“I see where you’re going, but bad analogy. Too much of one thing and not enough of another has murdered many of my wife’s meals, to the point where I tell her she can cook for everybody else and just leave me to cook for myself.”
LOL bro what? Sounds like you should’ve done more recon on that lol
“a legitimately good OC can turn this… what did Joe call it? Mierda de pollo? into a truffle infused roast chhicken with fois gras. It just takes a good chef.”
Brother, if you’re cooking chicken sh** and you give another chef chicken sh** to cook with, why would you expect duck fat & truffles to enter the equation?
November 9th, 2026 at 2:45 pm
Fire Bowles!
November 9th, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Jeeeze we lost to what some claim to be the best team in the NFC by a FG at the buzzer ,,, and to the guy who said we will get obliterated in the playoffs , we lose close games but rarely get obliterated . We really aren’t that bad and except for the ending , last nights game was rather exciting . We will win the South and then our home playoff game against Seattle.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:55 pm
“ Jeremy Fowler reported that a few weeks ago, when the Bucs offense was circling the drain, Bowles and Robinson had a sitdown and Bowles advised Robinson to craft an offense around the players’ best skillsets.”
If his boss feels compelled to deliver this directive, how TF does this guy even have a job? And it speaks volumes to Todd’s judgment that this guy hasn’t already been shown the door.
November 9th, 2026 at 2:55 pm
BOOOOO!
November 9th, 2026 at 2:59 pm
WBL… what are you talking about?
Were the Bucs not 6-2 with wins over Seattle and SF in which the offense produced 30 points? Zac Robinson would kill to have 2 games like that on his resume through 9 games with the Bucs.
You keep talking about food ingredients and chefs… how’s your memory? This exact same offense (ingredients) were the #4 offense in the league under Coen. So yes, the Chef makes a huge difference. Robinson and Baker are burning all the ingredients to a crisp in the pan right now.
November 9th, 2026 at 3:06 pm
poopy pants grandpa bowles is being who he is. senile and poopy pant. he isnt and cant do anything. after they run great he says “we need more passing”, they pass great he says “we need more running”
cant coach poopy pants. pooper should worry more about ensuring he doesnt poop all over the team by letting their opponent jump out to a 14 point lead like yesterday. teflon todd should also do something about his depends getting full at the end of the game so he cant focus and stop those last drives of the opponents. how many of those poopers is he going to direct this season?
whats that three this year so far? bears, steelers, bengals? all last drive poopy plans by bowles. no stop no win.
how about a change in defensive play caller. someone less “exotic” and smelly.
November 9th, 2026 at 3:07 pm
Who else would they get to do it? They would let the qb coach from Indiana maybe?
Either way it’s not going to do much good. Let them both stay so they can finish the job and get us a top 10 pick. Several WRs out there that can help us and possibly even a qb that we can sit for a year and learn. Or maybe one of the pass rushers falls.
November 9th, 2026 at 3:09 pm
Bowels isnt a worthy head coach, at times this year the defense jas looked
Good. Robinson is a complete joke. Baker the sandwich maker is 3-9 his
Last 12 games as a starter. Dude is always injured. The Wr and
TE s are useless. Whoever takes snaps behind this oline is going to
Get obliterated. Licht hasn’t made a good decision since 2023.
They are what they are. A bad team in a terrible division. No killer
Instinct or accountability. Same ol bucs, penalties, blown assignments
and dropped balls. A terrible product the last couple seasons.
November 9th, 2026 at 3:13 pm
Dungy deja vu
November 9th, 2026 at 3:14 pm
I’m not blaming this on Robinson. Run game was fine. Pass game is on the QBs and WRs. Tez dropped 2 and Baker threw a pick 6. There is no WR1. Hurst was invisible.