Bruce Arians made a big decision ahead of the 2022 NFL season by leaving the Buccaneersā post as head coach. With Tom Brady coming out of retirement, the veteran coach felt it was time to pass the torch to Todd Bowles.
Things in Tampa Bay were much more complicated than predicted since then, with the team barely making the playoffs with a losing recordāonly to be outplayed by the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round.
The Bucsā early exit from the playoffs hasnāt come without consequences, as several members of the coaching staff were fired. For that reason, Arians is believed to be āextremely unhappyā with the Buccaneers.
Rumor: Bruce Arians unhappy with Bucs over coaching staff firings
āNot happy. Very unhappy. Extremely unhappy,ā Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times saidthis week on WDAE radio about how Arians feels in regard to the coaching staff changes in Tampa, as quoted by JoeBucsFan.com.
āHaving had some interaction with him about it . . . heās disappointed,ā Stroud added. āYou know, heās disappointed. I guess thatās the biggest thing. You know, he wanted Todd to have this opportunity. He wanted to keep this staff together. He wanted these [coaching] families to be together. Many of them have another year on their contracts.
āMany of them thought they would be here as long as Todd is the head coach, were told as much, and thatās not the case. And so heās hurt by it. I donāt know if youāre going to see him around much next year.ā
Arians apparently wanted this staff to stay together as much as possible, even when he was no longer in charge of the team. Now, Bowles will have to chase success with a very different unit by his side.
