Liam Coen.

Joe has no idea what happened and won’t try to interpret what this means, but it is newsworthy. [read more]

Ugh!

Adam Schefter of ESPN broke the news.

The Bucs lost their man.

Nothing official yet, but Schefter says Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen is in Jacksonville negotiating a deal to make him the next Jaguars head coach — two days after Schefter and others reported Coen was staying in Tampa.

Schefter added, The “Buccaneers have had no contact today with Liam Coen or his representation. The team has made multiple efforts to reach him and has not.”

Ghosted!

“Look, Jason. I fake left and go right.”

Joe might have to put down the champagne. [read more]

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Bucs defensive assistant Larry Foote.

It sure smells like the Bucs will have new defensive coaches for the 2025 season. [read more]

Gone.

So, the folks who screamed for a shakeup on the defensive staff (not unwarranted) got their wish granted this afternoon. [read more]

Played offseason beautifully.

Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen may have made the smartest move of the 2025 coaching cycle. [read more]

So head coach Todd Bowles is a stop-the-run guy and the Bucs’ run defense is very good. He also wants to run the ball well — and often.

Fresh insight into that Bowles’ philosophy has emerged. [read more]

“Mr. Glazer, don’t you just love unsourced reports? They’re coming from all angles.“

One of the high priests of NFL insiders shared a different take on Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen removing himself from the Jaguars’ head coaching search. [read more]

Skilled negotiator.

This might rattle the cages of the “Fire Bowles; Promote Coen” crowd, or those already hatching plans for ways to nudge Team Glazer to can Todd Bowles a year from now. [read more]

Joe’s got the calendar alarm set.

At noon on March 10, the 2025 NFL free agency frenzy begins. [read more]

Still a Jags target?

If someone told Joe that Bucs fans lit fireworks in the cold of yesterday morning after word got out that Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen was staying, Joe wouldn’t be one bit surprised. [read more]

“Baker, you really think I wanted to work with a Dabo Swinney quarterback whose head has been infected with Urban Meyer?”

So this is weird: A couple of guys on Mike Greenberg’s podcast were talking NFL, including Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen, but Greenberg wasn’t on his own podcast. Strange. [read more]

Liam Coen

Jaguars radio play-by-play man Frank Frangie let loose on his 92.5 FM radio show in Jacksonville today. [read more]

If you were new Raiders co-owner Tom Brady, who would you target to overhaul your team culture?

First, you’d want to play puppeteer and find a general manager whose loyalty is firm. [read more]

Sin City bound.

Tom Brady did it. [read more]

Contract detail.

Well here’s a very interesting tidbit about Bucs offensive coordinator Liam Coen’s new contract with the team to keep him in Tampa. [read more]

“Liam, you cannot find a good Cuban sandwich in Jacksonville.”

Well, here’s a very interesting tidbit from a guy Joe knows has a direct pipeline to Bucs shot-callers. [read more]

“Everyone wants to be in The Licht House, Mr. Glazer.”

Not only do ex-Bucs want to return to the Tampa Bay roster while current players take less money than they could earn on the open market, offensive coordinator Liam Coen just jumped at the chance to stay in Tampa and toss a potential head coaching opportunity out the window. [read more]

With Bucs offensive playcaller Liam Coen officially returning for the 2025 season, perhaps the rabid and divisive speculation of Todd Bowles getting fired this month will be put to bed. [read more]

Staying put.

Yup. Team Glazer jumped off the top rope Randy “Macho Man” Savage style with a checkbook.

With Elizabeth smiling from his corner.

[read more]

“I’m no Baker Mayfield. Check yo’ sheet.”

OK, was last week’s fumble between Baker Mayfield and Jalen McMillan on a jet sweep awful? Yeah. But Joe cannot say the Bucs lost in the wild card round because of Mayfield, that’s harsh. [read more]