For Tampa Bay, a trend in coaching changes isn’t stopping anytime soon. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved on from Josh Grizzard after just one season in the role, following the team’s failure to reach the playoffs. With that decision, Bowles has once again found himself searching for yet another OC heading into the 2026 season.

And according to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, that search appears to be nearing its end. On Thursday, Schefter reported that the Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to hire Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson as Grizzard’s replacement. Schefter’s reports to hire Robinson came after the Falcons fired their head coach, Raheem Morris, following a disappointing regular-season finish.

Robinson worked under Morris for multiple seasons, posting identical 8–9 records. And in 2025, the 39-year-old helped oversee an offense that ranked 14th in total yards and fourth in scoring despite losing second-year quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to a season-ending injury. Once Morris was let go, Atlanta opted not to retain Robinson, opening the door for Tampa Bay.

Now, the Bucs are expected to finalize the deal soon with Robinson. Once the deal becomes official, Robinson would become Tampa Bay’s fifth offensive coordinator in as many seasons. And yes, the fourth in four years with Baker Mayfield as the starter. From that angle, the move makes sense. Tampa Bay opened the season strong, with Mayfield engineering multiple fourth-quarter comeback wins, but things unraveled quickly.

The offense finished 21st in total yards and saw its scoring dip from 28.6 PPG in 2024 to just 21.4. Bowles will now be hoping Robinson can stabilize an offense that’s been anything but steady. After all, this revolving door tells the story clearly. Byron Leftwich in 2022, Dave Canales in 2023, Liam Coen in 2024, Grizzard in 2025, and now Robinson in 2026.

Meanwhile, the move also comes amid reports of Mayfield’s tension with newly hired Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski. And that somehow adds yet another layer to an already complicated coaching shuffle.

Baker Mayfield claps back at his former head coach

Baker Mayfield and Kevin Stefanski are now set to see a lot more of each other, with Stefanski landing in the same division after the Falcons hire the former Cleveland Browns head coach. And once that move became official, things escalated quickly. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter shared comments attributed to Stefanski suggesting that both Mayfield and fellow Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had “failed” in Cleveland.

That didn’t sit well with Mayfield, who wasted no time firing back at his former coach on social media. “Failed is quite the reach pal. Still waiting on a text/call from him after I got shipped off like a piece of garbage,” the quarterback posted on his social media handle. “Can’t wait to see you twice a year, Coach.”

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Cleveland selected Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and early on, he delivered. He threw for 3,725 yards as a rookie and set a then–NFL rookie record with 27 touchdown passes. When Stefanski arrived in 2020, Mayfield helped guide the Browns to their first playoff appearance in 17 years, a breakthrough moment for the franchise. But that partnership didn’t last.

After a disappointing 2024 campaign in which Mayfield went 6–8, Stefanski’s Browns moved on. And Cleveland sent the quarterback to the Carolina Panthers. From there, Mayfield bounced around the league before eventually finding stability with the Bucs. Now, with Stefanski back in his orbit, this time as the divisional rival, Mayfield will get exactly what he hinted at: two chances every season to face the coach he clearly hasn’t forgotten.