The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached the summit of the mountain exactly three years ago today.

The Bucs played the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021, and it was there that they earned their second franchise Lombardi Trophy. Tampa Bay dominated proceedings, winning the matchup 31-9 behind the efforts of quarterback Tom Brady and the fearsome Buccaneers defense.

The Chiefs had an early lead, leading 3-0, but that would be their only advantage. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was swarming by the Bucs, who controlled in the trenches. In that game, Mahomes only managed nine points overall while throwing two interceptions and no touchdowns.

The offensive, on the other hand, initiated play. Brady and the Bucs scored 31 points, with each touchdown coming from a newcomer to the squad that season. Two touchdowns were scored by tight end Rob Gronkowski, one each by wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Leonard Fournette. Ultimately, the squad won its second Lombardi, joining an exclusive group of fifteen teams who had won two or more.

Below, you can experience that fateful night’s highlights and grandeur:

Liam Coen, the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was formally presented as the team’s coach on Tuesday. During his press conference, he naturally shared his opinions and philosophy regarding the offense.

During his tenure as offensive coordinator for the Kentucky Wildcats last season, Coen was a student of Sean McVay, having known him since Coen’s days with the Los Angeles Rams. As a result, his offensive style is comparable to that of current Chicago Bears coordinator Shane Waldron, who served as an inspiration to Dave Canales, the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, during their time together in Seattle. Even though Coen’s offense is extremely similar, his views on personnel usage are not the same.

Here are some insights into Coen’s perspective on the attacking side of the ball:

“Players over plays” is one of offensive playcaller Coen’s catchphrases. To put it another way, it means that if all else fails, get the ball in the hands of your top players. When questioned about that phrase by the media, he stated the following:”I was taught to think players, not plays, in emergency situations. What will get the ball into the hands of our greatest players matters more than what I might enjoy or the play that I might like the most. What are they capable of doing, confident in, and able to perform at a high level? I also have a player box for several players in the back of my call sheet. In the end, we want the ball in their hands as soon as possible, without any questions asked. The coverage won’t alter, and it won’t matter what occurs—the ball will get into their hands immediately. since, after all, this is a personnel game? Lastly,

Coen’s offense will probably resemble that of Dave Canales, who left to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, as many in the press have pointed out. Regarding the offense, he made the following comments, which are related to Shane Waldron’s tenure in Los Angeles and Seattle:In fact, I believe that a lot of the terminology will be quite similar. I anticipate that the run game will resemble it quite a bit. Formations: “Daffy” might be “dixie” or “double” might be “deuce.” These terms may have slight variations, but ultimately, those men realize, “That was just this.” They are able to connect those pieces. I have to assume that the safeguards will resemble each other quite a bit. Since Dave [Canales] worked with Shane Waldron in Seattle, there are many parallels. I don’t anticipate an extremely challenging learning curve, but it goes without saying that we’ll want to be able to add our own touch and accomplish things.

Given that Evans and Godwin are both seasoned offensive veterans, Coen is undoubtedly thrilled about using both of them. He stressed how crucial it is to get them the ball and to ensure that it does so even when opponents close in on them.

“That is something that was asked a lot and something that we had to do in L.A. a ton because we knew that that offense ran through ‘Coop.’ Things have changed a little bit there – he’s gotten a little more help – but things ran through him and we had to be creative, whether it was by formation, alignment, where we would put him [or] how we would end up in the final formation. With three different formations – double, dixie and daffy – we just moved the ‘F’ in three different positions. Ultimately, at the end of the day, we have to be able to move him around by formation, but also with motion. Do we start him in the backfield? Do we bring him in the backfield and now try to shuffle him out to try and get him matched up on a ‘WILL’ or a nickel, or a [line]backer, or a down safety? Mike, being the size that he is [and] with his ability to track the football down the field, but also his ability to get in and out of cuts at that size, to be able to put him inside a little bit more and to be able to run some of those option routes and choice routes on the inside… I think that’s a winning edge and something we would like to be able to utilize.”

“The marriage of the run and the pass is what we’re striving for. We’re striving for balance, but to be explosive in both the run and the pass. That’s something that I honestly take a lot of pride in. I learned a lot from Sean [McVay] in terms of the run game when I first got to L.A. We understood and tried to study defense more than we tried to study ourselves – how to understand gap integrity, fits, fallbacks and things of that nature to try to be able to dissect the defense. How can we also run into better pictures? Now, we’re talking about, ‘Well, can we put a little more on the guys? Can we put a little bit more on the quarterback, the center and some of those guys to be able to change the play [and] get us into really advantageous looks, so that we run into better numbers and cleaner looks?’ That’s something that I think these guys are eager for just talking to some of them right now. They’re eager for more and it’s something that’s our philosophy, as well.”

Similar to Dave Canales, Coen advocates for the marriage and balancing of the run and pass games. He acknowledged that head coach Sean McVay excels at striking a balance and expressed his excitement about bringing that skill to Tampa Bay.