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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 reasons Dirk Koetter will be fired

By Erik Lambert

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Head coach Dirk Koetter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stands on the sidelines in the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Head coach Dirk Koetter of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stands on the sidelines in the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 18: A Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan dressed as the Grinch watches from the stands during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on December 18, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 18: A Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan dressed as the Grinch watches from the stands during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on December 18, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

#3:  No playoffs

This is always the simplest answer to why a coach gets fired. Dick Vermeil had a great saying. If you lose your first two seasons you better win your third otherwise you won’t be there. That’s generally been true for years. Koetter has missed the playoffs twice already and is now 2-2 coming off a smackdown in Chicago. Things look bleak.

The rest of the NFC South is licking their chops against that defense. Winston has never quite been a QB who can consistently put up points in shootouts. The odds of making the playoffs given their current situation is not good. If Koetter can’t get them back on track, it’s difficult to find any reason to keep him after three failed seasons with this roster.

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