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Bruce Arians Steps Down - Todd Bowles is new TB Head Coach

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Add this to the craziest, newsiest NFL offseason in modern league history: Bruce Arians, who coached the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl LV victory less than 14 months ago, is stepping aside to take a front-office role with the team effective immediately.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/30/bruce-arians-steps-down-bucs-nfl-fmia-peter-king/

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#1 · Mar 30, 6:52 PM
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So much for Tampa Bay's SB chances  :p

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#2 · Mar 30, 11:05 PM
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I agree with Bruce here, lots depends on where you go as a coaching candidate. Not sure the Jets job was a good measuring stick:

"I wanted to ensure when I walked away that Todd Bowles would have the best opportunity to succeed," Arians said in a statement Wednesday night. "So many head coaches come into situations where they are set up for failure, and I didn't want that for Todd."

I think Bowles has a ton of respect around the NFL.

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@"mblack" said: Add this to the craziest, newsiest NFL offseason in modern league history: Bruce Arians, who coached the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl LV victory less than 14 months ago, is stepping aside to take a front-office role with the team effective immediately.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/30/bruce-arians-steps-down-bucs-nfl-fmia-peter-king/

Without a doubt, this has been of the craziest off-seasons I can remember. Wonder if this is the new norm?

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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"mblack" said: Add this to the craziest, newsiest NFL offseason in modern league history: Bruce Arians, who coached the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl LV victory less than 14 months ago, is stepping aside to take a front-office role with the team effective immediately.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/03/30/bruce-arians-steps-down-bucs-nfl-fmia-peter-king/

Without a doubt, this has been of the craziest off-seasons I can remember. Wonder if this is the new norm?



I think so. I think teams have discovered that in this era of parity it takes only one or two key additions to change the fortune of your team. At QB especially. I think there's been more QBs change teams in the last couple years than in the 20 years prior. 

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Brady met with ownership in London just prior to his unretirement.  The deal--kick Arians upstairs and he'd return.  Fortunately Arians didn't make a fuss about it.

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@"comet52" said: Brady met with ownership in London just prior to his unretirement.  The deal--kick Arians upstairs and he'd return.  Fortunately Arians didn't make a fuss about it.
Why would he make a fuss? He was really not all in on coaching and game planning anyways  =)
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