Zac Robinson Showed Up Prepared
March 29th, 2026

Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson

Don’t look to the Atlanta offense of the past two years and think that’s what’s coming to the Bucs this season.

That was part of the message last week from Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht during his chat with Buccaneers.com.

New Bucs offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is a Sean McVay disciple, but Licht said that kind of thing can get overblown. Just because you work for a guy doesn’t mean to you can become a clone.

Joe will note the Bucs were hoping for a Liam Coen clone last season at offensive coordinator with Josh Grizzard and apparently got more of an ill-suited Marcus Arroyo kind of guy.

Licht said Robinson has a customized plan and is capable of adapting.

“He has proven in Atlanta, especially when we played against them, that he can get very creative. He doesn’t just bring his offense, he can modify it depending on what you have,” Licht said of Robinson.

“So when we we first were going through the interview process, Todd and I with him, [Robinson] had studied our film. He knew our players. He gave us a plan of what he could do with every single one of them. He had a plan for Tez [Johnson], had a plan for [Jalen McMillan], had a plan for Cade [Otton] if we were able to bring him back, had a plan in case Mike [Evans] left. And it was just very, very detailed. I think it brings out confidence in players. I know Baker [Mayfield] was very, very excited.”

Robinson is playcaller No. 5 in five seasons for Todd Bowles. First was Byron Leftwich, who seemed uninspired and he likely was handcuffed by Tom Brady. Then came Dave Canales, whose offense came together late in his first and only season. The Coen (El Serpiente) was a superstar and Grizzard was overmatched.

Hopefully, this time the Bucs found just the right guy in Robinson, preferably someone very capable who is not seen as head coach material.

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