Tom Brady Retires, What it Means for Todd Monken and the Bucs
The football world has its news story on Wednesday morning as arguably the greatest football player of all-time, Tom Brady, has decided that he's retiring... for real this time.
So, why is a Georgia website writing about it? Well, in case you didn't know, Todd Monken wrapped up his interview with the Buccaneers on Tuesday to become their new offensive coordinator. He has not accepted the job, nor has there been any reporting beyond the fact that he's interviewed.
Now, the question becomes what does Tom Brady's decision to retire do the odds that Monken takes the job in Tampa or is the one they offer the job, after all, he was one of five to interview for the job. Brady's retirement obviously provides a bit of clarity about the potential for Monken to take this job. This means that Monken would be taking the job in Tampa either with Kyle Trask as his starting quarterback, or they will be drafting a rookie, and considering the Bucs have the 19th overall draft pick in this year's NFL Draft, they'd likely have to move up to draft a franchise quarterback.
Though it's more than just the current situation in Tampa for Monken, there's a bit of consistency and familiarises with the Bucs and Bucs ownership. Monken spent 2016 through 2018 seasons in Tampa under the same title prior to working in Cleveland for the Browns prior to coming to Georgia.
Additionally, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles could be on a bit of a hot seat, which could have some thinking that the Tampa job would be less attractive. Unless Monken is interested in a track to NFL head coaching, the pinnacle of the profession.
During the 2022 season, Georgia averaged 41.1 points per game which were the 4th most in the nation while also averaging over 500 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs also boasted the highest scoring percentage in the red zone, the fifth-best third-down conversion rate and finished the season with the most first downs converted in the entire country.
The season prior to Monken taking over as offensive coordinator, Georgia averaged 30.8 points per game which ranked 48th in the nation, and 408 yards of total offense which ranked 61st. That's quite a leap to take in just three years, but the numbers don't stop there.
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