Bruce Arians: “Nothing Scripted” For Josh Grizzard
May 14th, 2025
So how will the Bucs get their 34-year-old rookie, first-time playcaller ready for the regular season, which includes a Week 1 showdown in Atlanta followed by a trip to Houston for Monday Night Football?
Bucco Bruce Arians has some ideas.
Since Todd Bowles fired Arians’ preferred playcaller, Byron Leftwich, the legendary retired head coach hasn’t had much to say publicly about new Bucs offensive coordinators.
Tampa Bay replaced Leftwich with Dave Canales (2023) followed by Liam “El Serpiente” Coen in 2024, and now Josh Grizzard has his shot.
During a Barstool sports appearance last year, Arians gushed over the job Coen was doing. He almost seemed stunned by the success.
Speaking last night to Evan Closky of WTSP-TV, Ch. 10, Arians said one key for Grizzard will be unscripted work in practice and preseason.
Arians said he would do that repeatedly, especially for training a playcaller.
“”We’d have open practices, offenses versus defenses. Just call the plays — nothing scripted,” Arians said. “And it really helps the playcallers on both sides. So yeah, I think with that and the preseason games, you get a rhythm of playcalling — who you’re going to ask for help, ‘everybody be quiet; I got this.’
You know, so it takes a little time.”
Joe isn’t doubting Grizzard, but damn, he’s taking over a Ferrari of an offense and the Bucs can’t afford to show up in Week 1 with a minivan.
Big spring and summer ahead for Grizzard.