Bucs' offense embarrasses itself again Each week the Bucs offense finds a new way to embarrass itself. Last week it was the 12-men-on-the-field penalty that wiped out any chance for a winning field goal in the final seconds against the Bengals. Sunday's play in the 34-17 loss to the Lions didn't cost the Bucs the game, but it was just about as embarrassing: They needed to call timeout before the first play from scrimmage in the second half. Seriously, how does that happen? After a halftime to get ready, how can you be so unprepared and confused that you have to burn a timeout before you even run a play? There's no telling if the blame can be put on offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo or QB Josh McCown, but regardless, we can all agree that neither has worked out. It's not Arroyo's fault that he had no experience calling NFL plays and was forced to take over when Jeff Tedford had health issues. And we were foolish to think a quarterback who came into the season with a lifetime record of 16-22 was going to be the Bucs' savior. It's hard to predict success for next season if Arroyo is still the offensive coordinator and McCown is still the starting quarterback. Now, if Arroyo is the quarterbacks coach and McCown is the backup, the Bucs might have something. But if they are running the show again, the Bucs might be forced to call plenty of timeouts.