Buccaneers Round Table: 2017 mock general manager for a day

TAMPA, FL – OCTOBER 5: Head coach Dirk Koetter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on from the sidelines during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots on October 5, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

James Yarcho

As a GM, I would have a long sit down with Dirk Koetter about play calling. Although Koetter was a solid play caller when he was offensive coordinator, he seems to be less creative than he was then. There’s too much on his plate to focus so much time and energy on play calling when he has an entire team and staff to manage.

Allowing him to focus on developing an overall gameplan while working to continue to develop Jameis Winston is more than enough to be on a head coach’s plate. Allowing an actual offensive coordinator to call plays may prove more beneficial for the team as a whole than for Koetter to continue to try and keep up those duties.

Let Koetter focus on the overall game, not just one-third of it. Perhaps then we will begin to see more variety within the offense as it has become stale and repetitive. For example, in the Thursday night loss to New England, the Bucs got away from Doug Martin far too often when Martin was such a spark throughout the first half. Being stubborn and sticking with a game plan despite t

he flow of the game is handcuffing this team rather than allowing it flourish.

I love Koetter as the head coach of the team, but I believe that his maintaining of too many responsibilities is handcuffing the overall success of the Bucs. I would explain that it’s not all doom and gloom, just something that needs to be considered and discussed within the coaching staff to decide what’s best for the overall success of the team.