The Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to have found a way among the chaos surrounding their coaching team. While their head coach, Todd Bowles, decided to retain his position despite facing tough criticism (after the 8-9 finish), he now seems to have stabilised the overall coaching team. Unlike other teams across the league that have already found or are in the market for replacements, the head coach decided to give it another go with their offensive line coach as well.

“The Bucs are keeping offensive line coach/run game coordinator Kevin Carberry, per source,” insider Jenna Laine reported on X (formerly Twitter). “So he will be with the Bucs new OC Zac Robinson. They overlapped with the Rams from 2021-2022. Todd Bowles and Carberry will pick the assistant with input from Robinson, I’m told.”

The biggest move was hiring Zac Robinson as offensive coordinator. He replaces Josh Grizzard after a rough year on offense. Bowles wanted new ideas and more balance on that side of the ball. This is now the fifth offensive coordinator in five seasons, and the fourth one working with quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Robinson comes from the Atlanta Falcons, adding more spice to the NFC South rivalry. Tampa Bay moved fast, passing on Brian Callahan and losing Mike McDaniel to the Los Angeles Chargers. The massive shift in their offensive line came after the head coach decided to fire offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard after just one season, as the offense regressed from top-performing to middle-of-the-league production, and also let go of quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis as part of a broader coaching staff shakeup announced in early January 2026.

The latest move turned out to be a much-needed call as the position remained vacant following Liam Coen’s decision to poach their former OC. According to the latest reports from Adam Schefter, Coen is bringing Picucci to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Picucci coached the offensive line in Tampa Bay and will now become Jacksonville’s run game coordinator, working closely with Travis Etienne and Bhayshul Tuten.

While losing a coach hurts, fans are mixed. The offensive line showed promise at times but struggled last season protecting Baker Mayfield. The issues with their quarterback were big enough that even the head coach lacked answers for his decline.

Todd Bowles left with no answers on Baker Mayfield’s fall amid rebuilding the offensive staff

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles entered the offseason with job security but fewer explanations. Fresh off a contract extension through 2028 after leading Tampa Bay to three straight division titles from 2022 to 2024, Bowles nearly added a fourth. Instead, a late-season collapse erased the authority they built following a fine start to the season.

The Buccaneers lost seven of their final nine games after a 6–2 start. Running back Bucky Irving returned late in the year, as did wide receivers Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan, yet the offense never regained momentum. Tampa Bay failed to produce a 1,000-yard receiver for the first time since 2011, even with rookie Emeka Egbuka finishing just short at 938 yards. The biggest issue among these turned out to be their quarterback, Baker Mayfield. Regarding his limited performance, even the head coach couldn’t think of a statement to share.

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“I wish I had an opinion on that,” Bowles said. “I didn’t like it. No. 1, I didn’t like it. We threw a bunch of fourth-quarter interceptions, and whether that was scheme or whether that was players, we’ve got to be better there. Those are part of the things that shot us in the foot — there were many things, but that was part of it, too.”

Mayfield threw 13 touchdowns and only two interceptions before the break, then followed with 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions down the stretch. Despite battling shoulder, knee, bicep, and hand issues throughout the season, Bowles pressed on the fact that injuries were not to blame and said no offseason surgery is expected. Troubles doubled down on them after the season-ending injuries to guards Cody Mauch and Ben Bredeson. With the interior line broken, the team had nowhere to go. As Bowles now has a rejuvenated dream team, the results are yet to be witnessed.