Tampa Bay began its voluntary OTA workouts Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take long for Buccaneers<\/a> wide receiver Jalen McMillan<\/a> to express that Tampa Bay\u2019s offense will look different this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019re just going to open the playbook up. I feel like last year we just had a lot of plays that just weren\u2019t called, but this year I feel like we\u2019re repping a lot of them and we\u2019re giving coaches confidence to call them,\u201d McMillan said following the first day of OTAs.<\/p>\n The quote could be interpreted as either a subtle shot at former offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard<\/a> or praise for new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson.<\/p>\n Grizzard was fired this offseason after just one season as the team\u2019s offensive coordinator. He was promoted from passing game coordinator following Liam Coen\u2019s departure to Jacksonville after the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n Grizzard struggled in his first season as a play caller. Tampa Bay averaged 22.4 points per game, ranking 18th in the NFL. The Bucs ranked in the bottom 10 in the league in both passing and rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n Under Coen in 2024, Tampa Bay averaged 29.5 points per game, ranking fourth in the NFL. The Bucs ranked inside the league\u2019s top five in both passing and rushing yards. Grizzard returned many of the players who made Coen\u2019s offense so successful.<\/p>\n Grizzard\u2019s struggles led to his dismissal, and former Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson was hired to replace him.<\/p>\n Robinson, 39, also completed his first season as a play caller in Atlanta last year. The Falcons averaged 20.8 points per game and ranked 19th in passing yards and eighth in rushing yards.<\/p>\n Last season, Atlanta dealt with uncertainty at quarterback. Michael Penix Jr. struggled before his season ended with an injury in Week 11. Veteran Kirk Cousins<\/a> finished the season with mixed results. In Tampa Bay, Robinson will have quarterback Baker Mayfield<\/a>, who has started 53 of 54 possible games since signing with the Buccaneers in 2023.<\/p>\n McMillan\u2019s comments echoed Robinson\u2019s message from his introductory press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cI think before you even get to scheme specifics, it is your style of play and we want our guys to always be in attack mode and we want our guys to play with relentless play energy, effort, and strain,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n McMillan has proven to be an X-factor for Tampa Bay\u2019s offense during his two-year career. He is averaging 13 yards per reception. He missed the first 13 games of last season following a serious neck injury suffered during the preseason. McMillan returned in Week 15 and recorded 178 receiving yards over the Buccaneers\u2019 final four games.<\/p>\n Video: Bucs receivers Emeka Egbuka and Ted Hurst run through position drills on the first day of OTAs. pic.twitter.com\/8iC4ijcx8F<\/a><\/p>\n — Greg Auman (@gregauman) May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBuccaneers Wide Receiver Promises Team Will “Open Up The Playbook” in 2026<\/h2>\n
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