The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are faced with a familiar dilemma. In 2023, offensive coordinator Dave Canales spent one year with the Bucs before taking a head coaching job with the Carolina Panthers. And in 2024,

Two coaches are in the running to become the Buccaneers’ next offensive coordinator, each interviewing for the job on Tuesday. Tampa Bay announced it has completed interviews with Rams tight ends coach/pass game coordinator Nick Caley and quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone for its offensive coordinator position.

The Buccaneers have seen offensive coordinator Liam Coen depart to become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers go to Detroit to do the

Caley has been a fan-favorite among Texans fans and could be the top option on the market among rising offensive minds. He recently interviewed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator opening on Monday following the departure of Liam Coen to Jacksonville.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seemed set to hold onto offensive coordinator Liam Coen this offseason, despite several teams showing interest in potentially hiring him to be their head coach. A shocking development with the Jacksonville Jaguars has thrown a wrench in their plans, though, leading to a stunning move from Coen.

While that is annoying for the team, and Baker Mayfield especially, it allows this offense to continue to develop in terms of efficiency.

The Texans i nterviewed Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis for their offensive coordinator job. They have now interviewed Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson, Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon and Lewis for the job vacated by since-fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik.