How safe is Bucs OC Zac Robinson?
It’s getting to the point where Joe wonders if Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson may be a sacrificial lamb in the near future.
The Joe typing here is absolutely adamant that, short of KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles cursing out Team Glazer, Bowles will be the Bucs coach through the end of the season. That’s just how Team Glazer rolls.
That does not mean everyone is safe. Team Glazer could order Bowles to dismiss Robinson. Or Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht could step over Bowles and tell Robinson to clean out his office.
Yes, it is that bad.
Also remember, Bowles last year threw Josh Grizzard under the bus, blaming him for the 2025 collapse. Who is to say he wouldn’t do the same to Robinson?
Bowles, after the game tonight, touted how the Bucs are only one game behind for first place in the NFC South landfill. Bowles itsn’t wrong but needs to start worrying about winning a game before he starts sweating over division standings.
The Bucs offense is absolutely atrocious. When you try to turn Cade Otton into the primary focus of your passing game, your offense is fully effed up.
(Yes, Joe knows Liam Coen and Baker Mayfield did just that in 2024. That’s because both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin were hurt. Even if Jalen McMillan is lost for some time, the Bucs still have four of their top five receivers healthy.)
And if you listen to folks around the league, they cannot believe the Bucs offense, laden with proven talent, is this bad.
Who had the bright idea of making Otton, an average tight end, the key to the passing offense? What are you paying Chris Godwin for? Why did you draft Emeka Egbuka? You have an emerging Ted Hurst and even Bucky Irving to throw to.
And Otton is the best option?
Here is how the Bucs’ offensive drives did tonight:
\* 3 plays, 5 yards punt
\* 5 plays, 65 yards touchdown
\* 3 plays, 8 yards punt
\* 3 plays, six yards punt
\* 7 plays, 62 yars, field goal
\* 6 plays, 10 yards, punt
\* 5 plays, 17 yards punt
\* 5 plays, 12 yards punt
\* 3 plays, 5 yards punt
\* 4 plays, 2 yards punt
\* 3 plays, 1 yard, punt
\* 3 plays, 6 yards punt
\* 8 plays, 25 yards, field goal
\* 5 plays, 10 yards, interception
\* 4 plays, 9 yards, interception
Hell, the way this Bucs offense is going, the Bucs would be smart to call Grizzard in Philadelphia and say, “Josh, we’re sorry. We screwed up. We’re buying your contract. Please come back.”
When A’Shawn Robinson found a piece of gold when he picked off Kyler Murray to give the Bucs a first down on the Vikings-22, here is how Robinson’s vaunted offense performed:
First down: Bucky runs to the left for three yards. Second down: Mayfield throws incomplete. Third down: Mayfield is sacked for a one-yard loss.
Fourth down: Field goal.
The Bucs sure do like field goals.
Robinson may just get a pass on second thought. Joe isn’t sure if they want to promote from within and have an undrafted rookie free agent have to learn a new offense on top of likely starting against the Packers next week.