Todd Bowles says Eagles passing game coordinator was years away from being ready

Eagles fans didn’t have to wait long for the first bit of outside noise surrounding one of their new offensive assistants.

In a recent interview, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles didn’t exactly go out of his way to gas up former offensive coordinator — and current Eagles passing game coordinator — Josh Grizzard. In fact, Bowles more or less admitted that Grizzard wasn’t ready for the job when he gave it to him in the first place.

Which is… not ideal!

Eagles Passing Game Coordinator Called Out by Todd Bowles

Whoa! Todd Bowles told @JoeBucsFan he fired OC Josh Grizzard because he “was about maybe two or three years from putting it all together.” https://t.co/AXqcLf9zXJ

— Rob Maaddi (@RobMaaddi) February 25, 2026

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Bowles made it clear that the decision to fire Grizzard following the 2025 season was entirely his own. No ownership pressure. No front office nudge. Just a head coach looking at an offense that failed to progress and deciding he needed a change.

But it’s the reasoning that raised some eyebrows.

According to Bowles, Grizzard was “two or three years away” from putting it all together as a playcaller. That’s not coach-speak. That’s a pretty blunt admission that the guy running your offense wasn’t ready to be running your offense.

Bowles also said Tampa Bay had plenty of good concepts installed during the practice week that simply never made it into the actual gameplan on Sundays. In other words, the schemes were there — the execution, situational feel, and willingness to call them when it mattered were not.

The result? An offense that Bowles described as stagnant and one that failed to make the developmental jump the team expected throughout the season.

What This Means for the Eagles Offense

Now, to be fair, Bowles didn’t completely bury Grizzard. He acknowledged that injuries — particularly along the offensive line — made life difficult for Tampa Bay’s offense. But he was quick to shut down the idea that those injuries justified the unit’s regression, making it clear that backups are on the roster for a reason and production is expected regardless.

He also mentioned that some veteran players shared similar frustrations with the offense’s situational play-calling throughout the year.

Still, Bowles went out of his way to say he believes Grizzard is a good coach whose time is coming. Just… not yet.

Which brings us back to the Eagles.

Philadelphia brought Grizzard in as passing game coordinator to help stabilize and modernize an offense that sputtered for stretches last season. The hope is that, in a more specialized role, rather than being tasked with calling an entire offense, Grizzard can lean into what he does well from a schematic standpoint without being overwhelmed by the broader responsibilities that come with coordinating.

Time will tell whether this ends up being a savvy buy-low addition by the Eagles or a case of bringing in a coach who’s still in the middle of his developmental curve.

But when your former head coach is publicly saying you were a couple of years away from being ready for prime time, that’s going to follow you — especially in a city like Philadelphia.