That ties in directly with when currently owner Shad Khan took ownership of the team in January of 2012.
He was fired after going 4-13 this season despite only having starting QB Trevor Lawrence for 10 games.
Not only that, he said that right in front of Baalke less than three weeks ago.
Fast forward and career jumping Offensive Coordinator Liam Coen is a hot name in league circles.
He did have one interview request in this hiring cycle, with Jacksonville.
I’ll be honest, Liam Coen did a great job as Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator this past season.
I was excited at the possibility of him returning.
He turned a bottom five rushing offense into a top five rushing offense.
Coen is a habitual ladder climber, which is both a good and a bad thing.
On the other hand, he seems very indecisive and jumpy.
In 2021 he jumped to Kentucky to be their Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach.
The Bucs took a big risk with this.
He was the non-play calling OC when Baker Mayfield suited up on a few days notice against the Raiders.
Then this Jacksonville interview comes up.
And hey, I get it.
If you have a chance at a promotion, go for it.
But I also have interviewed people before and one thing you look for is if they’re steady.
My one concern with Coen was that his resume was jumpy.
Quite the bump for a guy who has called plays for 18 full non-preseason NFL games.
See yesterday Khan fired Baalke as GM.
So there was a material change to the position.
That being said, there is a way to handle things and there is snake-like behavior.
And what Coen exhibited today was some very shady shit.
UPDATE: His wife says that the hospital trip is legit.
That being said, he was still ducking phone calls and texts to interview in Jacksonville.
The legitimacy of this doesn’t really change that he was sneaking around.
I do hope his kid is ok though.
And I’m conflicted here, because it is hard to fault a guy for taking the money..
But let me be crystal clear - this is a big risk for Jacksonville too.
Something Shad Khan hasn’t proved to be good at doing.
Ok, but how about Defensive Coordinator?
What about GM?!
And listen, if Coen had taken the Jags job early this week, nobody would’ve faulted him.
Dave Canales left on pretty good terms last year.
He got a dream job and took it.
But just lying to people left and right is crazy behavior.
As a Bucs stan for fucking life - I am officially no longer a Coen Head.
Not only that - I hate this guy’s guts.
Enjoy your money and Shad Khan you snake.
