Shannon Sharpe claims Tom Brady’s coaches are on chopping block after loss to Panthers: “They're about to come for you”

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot of issues to deal with on the offense. Whether it's the quarterback, other offensive players or even coordinator Byron Leftwich, something clearly needs to change.

On FOX Sports' Undisputed this morning, NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe expressed his opinion on who will take the brunt of the blame for Brady and the Bucs' struggles. And it's not the seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback.

Sharpe believes that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches will be the ones taking the heat for the dysmal start, not the players. Most specifically, Leftwich and head coach Todd Bowles. Sharpe said that when the Bucs lost, it is never Brady's fault, but when they won, he got all of the credit. He continued by saying that Brady and his offense's inability to get any production isn't the fault of the defense. But Bowles, who is the defensive play caller, will continue to take the heat for all of it.

Sharpe's final message was that it wasn't fair that the veteran quarterback doesn't suffer the blame or harsh criticism that everyone else around him will endure.

Shannon Sharpe: [00:02:27] the Bucs have the third fewest offensive touchdowns this season

Shannon Sharpe: [00:02:41] He's on this list with the Panthers Baker Mayfield, PJ Walker and the Bears Justin Fields that field. Look at those guys. He's on that list.

Shannon Sharpe: [00:03:11] But let me tell you who will get the blame. LEFTWICH They've got to come for you, Todd Bowles. They're about to come to your defense. They're about to come for you. They're always going to place the blame on somebody else when you lose. Other than Tom Brady. But when they win they get no credit. Todd Bowles don't get no credit. The defense doesn't get any credit. ‘Tom Brady, did you see that throw? He wills them to win it.’ They won because of him. But when they lose, they lose because of everybody else. Is that fair? How is that realistic? You and I both know he was awful. The Bucs are now 26th in third down conversion rate. In the last two games, he's six of 26. What does the defense have to do with that? What does the defense have to do with that? Absolutely nothing.

Would the Bucs ever bench Tom Brady for a younger QB?

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Monday afternoon that they had benched quarterback Matt Ryan and will start second-year quarterback Sam Ehlinger for the rest of the season. The Bucs have now lost four of their last five games, the last win was a 21-15 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, which didn't come with controversy over penalties.

Would Tampa Bay ever follow Indianapolis' lead and bench their veteran quarterback Tom Brady? That's not likely for a few reasons. The Colts have apparently been planning this for a while. They moved Ehlinger up to second on the depth chart above Nick Foles, just a few weeks ago.

The Bucs depth chart features Blaine Gabbert and then Kyle Trask. While Trask was finally given an opportunity to showcase his skills during the preseason, it's unlikely the Buccaneers will give him a chance while Brady is still on the roster. But that's not saying that Trask won't surpass Gabbert after the veteran quarterback has officially retired.

It's also the overall fact that benching Matt Ryan is a completely different situation than benching a seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback who has been in the league for 23 seasons.