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Rookie Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.
The great mystery at One Buc Palace has won over another soldier.
Rookie playcaller/offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard, last year’s Bucs third-down coordinator, knows his players (heck, every starter is returning), and that includes Mike Evans. They’re peers. Grizzard turned 35 this week and Evans celebrates his 32nd birthday in August.
Evans said yesterday that he’s admired seeing a new side of “Grizz,” as he’s known at One Buc Palace. It seems Grizzard commands a room.
“Josh – you know, Coach ‘Grizz’ is… last year we talked a lot but he didn’t talk as much in groups, and he does a _really_ great job of talking in front of everybody,” Evans said. “And we didn’t get to see that last year, but he’s a really great coach and I look forward to having a great season for him.”
Joe has heard nothing but great things about how Grizzard has had a seamless transition to his new role. Still, he’s a major team X-factor.
Calling plays under game pressure cannot be simulated very well in practice. Frankly, Joe hopes Team Glazer has paid for or developed the latest and greatest and greatest technology to help Grizzard prep for playcalling over the next six weeks.
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