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Dirk Koetter: 3 seasons, 3 crucial mistakes

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers basically transitioned to Dirk Koetter from the firing of Lovie Smith, things were supposed to be better. And while it did get better, to some degree — offensively, the team never truly improved.

But surprisingly enough keeping many of the coaches from the Lovie-days wasn’t even the biggest mistake(s) he made. In three seasons, Koetter managed to create drama, force people to pull their hair out, and seal his own fate.

Here are three of Koetter’s biggest failures in three seasons as head coach of the Bucs.

Season 1: Never developed a running game

This phase of the game hurt many aspects of the Buccaneers potential explosiveness on offense.