Last night was brutal for the Tampa Bay offense and the week prior was sad for the first-team offense.
And while Joe has little use for preseason games, Joe has to take a moment to wonder if new Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson got roughed up more than he should have.
The Bucs were held to 87 yards of offense last night. The Bucs’ first three drives against the Chiefs last week netted only 12 yards on 11 plays. Yeah, it’s preseason, but Robinson is still coaching and trying to move the ball, and doing his best to get players to respond.
A year ago, Joe wrote about summer red flags when it came to former Bucs playcaller Josh Grizzard’s rushing attack.
Joe realizes Robinson largely was working with a miserable backup offensive line, but wasn’t that backup line an issue last season? Joe’s not blaming Robinson, but he certainly bears some responsibility along with his O-line coach, Kevin Carberry.
Also, Joe did not like how it seemed the Robinson allowed fourth-string right tackle Paul Rubelt to trash first-team offense work against Jacksonville in practice, and in the preseason game against the Chiefs. It sure felt like Robinson could have coached around that by not putting Rubelt on an island.
Hopefully, the past week has been a mirage and Robinson will emerge Cincinnati-ready.