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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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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 30: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers controls the football against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 30: Quarterback Jameis Winston #3 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers controls the football against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

#2:  Lack of true ascent from Jameis Winston

Koetter was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach for a specific reason. The Buccaneers didn’t want to lose him to another team because they felt he gave them the best chance to turn Jameis Winston into the star quarterback they felt he could be as a former #1 pick. In fairness, he can’t control the young man being dumb off the field, but on the field? Different story.

The truth is Winston has changed all that much from who he was as a rookie. He can still make some eye-popping plays at times and has stretches where he looks like a franchise guy. Then he’ll kick on the gunslinger option and throws some absolutely atrocious passes. His inconsistency is getting old and the problems away from the locker room only make it worse.

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