Buccaneers: Grading Dirk Koetter Halfway Through Year One
Great Job: B+
Personally, I believe Coach Koetter has done a great job this season. Many of you may argue that his play calls and clock management have been bad, but it’s also easy to be a couch coach. If you look at the lack of talent and amount of injuries he has had to play with on the offensive side of the ball, it honestly is no surprise.
Losing Doug Martin in an offense that is essentially designed around him has been brutal to the team. As fans saw, once Jacquizz Rodgers was brought off the streets to play the offense began to have a spark. That’s due to the fact that Rodgers has that patience and running type similar to Martin. Let us not forget to mention we have ONE wide receiver to throw to with a sophomore quarterback that is having growing pains.
This goes along with his game management skills. Let’s not force things with an offense that is below average. So if everyone could take a step back… breath… and let the man do his job, that would be great. Koetter coached a top five offense last season and his coaching talent did not just disappear.