Spring practice is underway at One Buc Palace.
The Bucs offensive players training now at One Buc Palace aren’t quite a pack of wild dogs, but they’ve got plenty of bark and bite for mid-May.
That was the message today from rookie Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.
“Grizz” said he’s talked to his unit about the groin-kick playoff loss at the Commanders in Tampa four months ago.
Grizzard said he making the point that losing a home playoff game is unacceptable “and how that’s not why we do what we’re doing right now.”
The response is what Grizz wanted.
“So, you can see the hunger in guys to be able to push on in the playoffs and make a run,” he said. “And you can tell through meeting rooms, the questions they’re asking, the stuff we’re getting done on the field … you feel like you’re even a step further \[than last season\] because we didn’t change a lot in the system. And now we can get into the nuances of route running and how we hit the blocks and get into the shape we get into.
“They’ve been hungry. Nobody’s resting on any of the statistical success we had last year because ultimately, team-wise and in the playoffs was far from what we’re trying to do.”
Joe loves hearing about a seamless transition with the offense to the point, per Grizzard, it feels like the Bucs already have taken a step toward something better.