Bucs Full Fifth Interview For OC Place |

The Bucs’ offensive coordinator search continued Tuesday morning, because the crew introduced it accomplished a digital interview with Rams quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone.

Rams QBs coach Dave Ragone – Picture by: USA At this time

Ragone coached quarterbacks in Los Angeles in 2024 on Sean McVay’s employees after spending three seasons because the Falcons’ offensive coordinator below Arthur Smith. When Smith was fired after the 2023 season, Ragone was not retained by new head coach Raheem Morris.

Previous to his stint in Atlanta, Ragone spent 4 years in Chicago, one in Washington and three in Tennessee. Over the course of his teaching profession, he has coached each quarterbacks and large receivers. He was a quarterback himself, enjoying at Louisville earlier than being drafted by the Texans as a third-round decide in 2003.

Ragone was the Bucs’ fifth interview for his or her offensive coordinator job, which was left vacant after Liam Coen opted to not return on a brand new contract and as an alternative turned the brand new head coach of the Jaguars.

Ragone joins Chargers move sport coordinator Marcus Brady, Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski, Rams offensive assistant/move sport specialist Nate Scheelhaase and Rams tight ends coach/move sport coordinator Nick Caley as candidates who’ve interviewed with Tampa Bay up to now.

Bucs Are Piling Up Candidates From Sean McVay’s Teaching Workers

Rams head coach Sean McVay – Picture by: USA At this time

Dave Ragone is the third Rams assistant who has been interviewed for the Bucs’ offensive coordinator place, and it’s not laborious to see why.

The Sean McVay teaching tree has proved fruitful for loads of groups all through the NFL over time, together with the Bucs. Keep in mind, Liam Coen got here from Kentucky however had beforehand frolicked in Los Angeles as a part of McVay’s employees. He helped engineer Tampa Bay’s top-five offense in 2024 earlier than changing into the top coach in Jacksonville.

The McVay tree has additionally produced Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, amongst others.

Bucs OC Dave Canales – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR

Former Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron was additionally influenced by his time with the Rams below McVay, and that affect contributed to Dave Canales’ rise. Canales and Waldron overlapped in Seattle, then Canales turned the Bucs’ offensive coordinator in 2023 earlier than taking the Panthers’ head teaching job in 2024.

Ragone joins Scheelhaase and Caley because the Los Angeles assistants who’ve been interviewed by Tampa Bay this time round.

Bucs GM Jason Licht and HC Todd Bowles – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR

Whereas basic supervisor Jason Licht, head coach Todd Bowles and the Bucs forged a large web for his or her offensive coordinator searches in 2023 and 2024, plainly this time round, they’re closely concentrating on a sure sort of coordinator.

In fact, that might must do with the truth that this would be the crew’s fourth offensive coordinator in 4 seasons and the crew is aware of what it’s on the lookout for. But it surely’s additionally as a result of success the Bucs have had below these younger coordinators with influences from the McVay system.

The Bucs are additionally taking a look at some fairly younger coaches for his or her open coordinator place. Udinski and Scheelhaase are the youngest candidates to date at 28 and 34 years outdated, respectively, whereas Caley is 42 and each Brady and Ragone are 45.