The Bucs have fired offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. The team is making sweeping changes to their coaching staff following an 8-9 regular season and wildcard loss to Dallas. As many as five offensive assistants and two on defense are expected to be let go.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 19, 2023
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are wasting little time making big changes to their coaching staff after getting bounced from the playoffs Monday night.
Offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has been fired, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
After coordinating one of the NFL’s most prolific offenses over his first three years in Tampa, Leftwich’s unit plummeted in 2022, averaging just 18 points per game, and finishing dead last in the league in every major rushing category. After averaging more than 30 points per game over the previous two season, Tampa Bay scored 30 points just twice this year.
This marks the first big staff change for head coach Todd Bowles, who will now look to replace Leftwich with a new coordinator who can maximize the immense talent the Bucs still have on that side of the ball.
Leftwich is just a year removed from being a hot name in the head-coaching carousel, but will now have to look for another assistant role elsewhere.
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