Many Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans wanted the organization to retain offensive coordinator Liam Coen at all costs — and that included firing Todd Bowles to promote

Shortly after it was reported that Liam Coen would reject an opportunity to become the Jacksonville Jaguars' next head coach to stay with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their offensive coordinator, some suggested that Buccaneers ownership viewed Coen as an eventual replacement for current Tampa Bay head coach Todd Bowles.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were dealt a sudden blow last week when Liam Coen went from deciding to sign a contract extension to remain the team's offensive coordinator to accepting the Jacksonville Jaguars head coaching gig. And according to recent reports, Todd Bowles' thoughts on the matter have been revealed.