Bucs Interview 2 Extra OC Candidates

The Bucs have wasted no time following their messy breakup with former offensive coordinator Liam Coen. After experiences surfaced that they had been interviewing Los Angeles Rams move sport specialist Nate Scheelhaase, the crew has introduced themselves that they accomplished digital interview with Los Angeles Chargers move sport coordinator Marcus Brady and Minnesota Vikings assistant offensive coordinator Grant Udinski. The crew made these bulletins on their X, previously Twitter, account.

Bucs Casting Large Internet

For the third straight 12 months it appears just like the crew can be interviewing a big swath of candidates to search out the suitable individual for the job. Simply in the future faraway from Coen asserting he was shifting on for the pinnacle coach place with the Jaguars, they have already got three interviews accomplished. And the league is taking discover of the method that has yielded two one-time coordinators promoted in as many seasons.

The Bucs, who’ve made 2 dwelling run OC hires in a row, are casting a large internet and interviewing extra than simply guys that the HC is aware of. There’s a lesson in there someplace. https://t.co/IxkRIuZj2I

— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) January 25, 2025

In an offensive pushed league, it is going to be important for Bucs head coach Todd Bowles, together with the help of the Bucs’ entrance workplace, to proceed to get this specific rent appropriate. And I’m positive they hope this one stays for greater than 12 months.

The Bucs interviewed 10 candidates in 2023 earlier than homing in on a comparatively unknown quarterbacks coach from Seattle who had by no means known as performs above the highschool degree. One 12 months later Dave Canales turned the pinnacle coach of the Carolina Panthers. Final 12 months they elevated their internet to incorporate 15 completely different candidates earlier than agreeing to rent Coen. After a prolific offensive season Coen additionally has discovered himself helming a franchise in want of enchancment after only a 12 months.

Marcus Brady

Could 29, 2024; Costa Mesa, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers passing sport coordinator Marcus Brady, quarterbacks coach Shane Day and quarterbacks Justin Herbert (10), Casey Bauman (16) and Max Duggan (8) throughout organized crew actions at Hoag Efficiency Middle. Obligatory Credit score: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities

Brady has been with the Chargers for only a season, coming in as part of new head coach Jim Harbaugh’s employees that helped flip Los Angeles instantly right into a playoff crew. Whereas the Chargers ranked simply nineteenth in passing yards per sport, they had been one of the environment friendly passing assaults within the NFL. Underneath Brady and offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s course, they ranked eleventh in EPA/play at +0.04 and quarterback Justin Herbert threw the fewest interceptions amongst all certified passers within the NFL (3).

Brady’s passing assault was one of many extra vertical assaults within the league with Herbert tied for fifth in proportion of passes of 20+ air yards (14%) and eighth in proportion of throws of 10-19 air yards (23.7%). The intermediate assault ought to be notably intriguing to Tampa Bay, because it was the realm of the sector Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield made probably the most strides on this previous season enroute to his greatest 12 months as a professional.

Previous to attending to Los Angeles Brady was an offensive advisor adopted by senior offensive assistant with the Eagles from 2022-2023. Previous to that he was with the Colts from 2018 to 2022 beneath former head coach Frank Reich. There he started as an assistant quarterbacks coach earlier than getting promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2019 adopted by one other promotion to offensive coordinator in 2021. Brady has not known as performs on the NFL degree.

Grant Udinski

Udinksi is each extraordinarily youthful and intensely nicely considered. Simply 29 years outdated, the Vikings assistant has coached within the NFL degree for simply 5 years. After spending one 12 months at Baylor as a graduate assistant in 2019, Udinski spent two years as a training assistant with the Carolina Panthers beneath former head coach Matt Rhule and former offensive coordinator Joe Brady. Brady is now thought-about one of many hottest names in soccer on the offensive aspect of the ball.

In 2022 he moved to Minnesota the place he turned the assistant to the pinnacle coach/particular initiatives. In 2023 he moved into the assistant quarterbacks coach position, serving to preserve the Vikings afloat within the NFC playoff race regardless of beginning 4 completely different quarterbacks.

This previous season Udinski stored the assistant quarterbacks coach title whereas including the assistant offensive coordinator moniker as nicely. Udinski was part of the crew that turned former “bust” Sam Darnold into one of many higher quarterbacks within the NFL. Darnold is now in place to safe himself $100+ million contract.

I spoke with a league supply who mentioned everybody who works with Udinski “loves” him. The Vikings offense this 12 months ranked center of the pack in most offensive statistical classes.