The 2009 season was filled with misfortune and misery. Before the first game, offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski was fired and Greg Olson took over for him. With "bridge" quarterback Byron Leftwich at the helm, the Bucs lost three straight and traded him away to the Steelers.
In his second season, Josh Johnson took over and showed no promise. That resulted in 1st round pick Josh Freeman coming in and finishing off the season 3-9 and the Buccaneers finishing 3-13. On offense, the only highlight was that Josh Freeman got better over the season and the offensive line didn’t allow that many sacks.