The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't just bad on offense-they have become horrifically bad.

The Bucs haven't looked good running the ball since the last year of Doug Martin's greatness, and the past few years have been some of the roughest years over a stretch for a team on the ground ever.

Between the inability to control the clock and the lack of any true balance in the offense due to no threat on the ground, the Buccaneers' offense is on the brink due to this lack of success.

This is what most Buccaneers fans have worried about from the start. Byron Leftwich is out, and with him, one of the worst offensive schemes in franchise history is gone.

The thought was that this would lead to an immediate improvement in most aspects of the offense with a new, bright mind in Dave Canales. The passing game has increased depth and has looked good, but the rushing attack looks as bad, if not worse, than the past few years under Leftwich.

After finishing 2022 with the worst yards-per-carry stat in the league with 3.4, the Bucs have regressed to 3 yards per carry in 2023.

The numbers have become worse, yet Tampa keeps on leaning on the run in the worst times and killing drives before they begin. Dave Canales and Todd Bowles have shown a clear desire to keep balance in the offense despite any success on the ground, and this is hamstringing the group in a way that is often impossible to overcome.

Whether it is the depth chart, the scheme, or the coaching staff, a dramatic change is needed to save the Buccaneers from themselves.

A bad run game is one thing. Knowing you have a bad run game and doing nothing to change it year-in and year-out is maddening. A change must come.

Buccaneers define themselves in dominant Week 4 win

You can’t argue with those results.