And as for the package deal, "Best Gm" who has gone "low expectations" by extending Bowles
"Bowles and Licht have grown to have a remarkable amount of trust in each other, evidenced by Bowles signing off on wide receiver Emeka Egbuka as the team’s first-round pick despite his defense really needing to be addressed. Licht and Bowles then proceeded to select four defensive players – cornerbacks Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish, outside linebacker David Walker and defensive lineman Elijah Roberts – with the next four picks.
"Bowles also had some positive discussions with Licht about improving the head coach’s game management decision-making, and that ultimately led to the hiring of Zach Beistline to help Bowles out. And the fact that Bowles has been a kingmaker of sorts when it comes to hiring offensive coordinators – with an assist from Licht, who sits in on those interviews – is also an amazing product of their teamwork.
The two hired Dave Canales to replace Byron Leftwich in 2022 and then hired Liam Coen to replace Canales in 2023 after he left to become the Panthers head coach. When lightning struck again and Coen left Tampa Bay after just one season to become the head coach in Jacksonville, both men agreed that pass game coordinator Josh Grizzard was ready and the right man for the job. Bowles and Licht agreed that continuity was key for the Bucs’ explosive offense."
and the key part that most seem discuont - whether the decision is ultimately proven right or wrong - is that the Glazers seem to have learned from the Lost Decade:
Continuity is also key for the entire Bucs franchise.
Keeping Bowles as head coach and Licht as the general manager for years to come is the kind of continuity the Glazers crave after having fired seven head coaches in their 30 years of owning the Buccaneers.
Look at what followed after firing Gruden
Recall how many posters (same, right?) recoiled at the idea that Licht is the driver of the culture and some even making the argument that Licht wasn't so good in his early days. Even Arians was subject to that claim. Here's SR APPLAUDING the Glazers
"Thankfully, the Glazers showed some patience and didn’t fire general manager Jason Licht, who is now working with his fourth head coach in Todd Bowles. Most NFL GMs get one or two head coaching hires before they are fired, too.
Smith hired Licht in 2014, and Licht ultimately fired Smith after the 2015 season. After promoting Koetter from offensive coordinator to head coach in 2016, Licht had to fire him after the 2018 campaign. In a Hail Mary attempt that likely saved his own job, Licht talked Bruce Arians out of retirement to come coach Tampa Bay in 2019. The Bucs won Super Bowl 55 in Arians’ second season in 2020."
they are happy with just making it to the playoffs where as we were happy with 2023 run but want to see progress
Credit where due. SR makes your point. He doesn't assign it to the owners, but he agrees, it seems
"It turns out 9-7 records are better than losing records. The Glazers learned that the hard way.
In fact, the Bucs had nine losing seasons between Morris’ first year as head coach in 2009 and Arians’ first year as the Bucs’ captain in 2019. The Glazers will be much more patient with Bowles as a result.
They really seem to value Bowles’ “leader of men” coaching style as much as his prowess as a defensive play-caller. There are no arrests of his players in Tampa Bay because of the high character roster he’s helped assemble, and the Bucs are a very respectable franchise with Bowles at the helm."
they are happy with just making it to the playoffs where as we were happy with 2023 run but want to see progress
Credit where due. SR makes your point. He doesn't assign it to the owners, but he agrees, it seems
Here's whayt he says about the owners
"Winning NFC South titles is nice, but the Glazers want to win Super Bowls. And they firmly believe that Bowles can do it with the roster that he and Licht have helped craft."
The Red Board GMs would put that part in bold . . in CrAzy foNt. am i right? lol
Each one of them mocking your self-claimed football acumen lmao
is at it again.
Does this mean we have a bet? You don't need a $1000 for this one Biggs. You just need a brain.
