The Todd Bowles Factor
May 21st, 2019
Player magnet?
Joe isn’t sure what to make of this.
Now Joe must confess he doesn’t follow the Jets. And Joe hasn’t followed the Cardinals since Joe was in college and they called St. Louis their home and Joe actually covered their training camp while breaking into journalism.
In short, Joe has no idea if Jets players liked Todd Bowles or not. However, someone that knows the NFL better than anyone with the possible exception of Jay Glazer, Adam Schefter of BSPN, stated one reason why Ndamukong Suh is coming to Tampa Bay is that he wanted to play for Bowles, now the Bucs’ defensive coordinator.
Soon-to-be Buccaneers’ DT Ndamukong Suh was interested in playing for Tampa’s new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. Plus, no state tax in Florida, making a deal there more attractive. So Suh expected to wind up back in Florida, as a Buc, his third team in the past three seasons.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 21, 2019
Again, Joe has no idea if any of this is true. But why would Schefter of all people put out bulls(p)it?
And if a guy like Suh wants to play for Bowles, who else may be out there that wants to play defense for the Bucs?
Could Leonard Williams be another?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:21 pm
Super bowl
May 21st, 2019 at 4:22 pm
Would you trade a first for Clowney?
What would you trade for Williams?
How can we absorb their salaries
May 21st, 2019 at 4:22 pm
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May 21st, 2019 at 4:25 pm
He wants to be coached hard! Good.
Also apparently jpp got in McCoy’s face during a game and told him he wasn’t anything, and that he doesn’t stand for anything. Mccoy took it like a chump. Yikes.
May 21st, 2019 at 4:27 pm
Stoned where did you hear that?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:27 pm
Bowels definitely does attract players but Schefter has put out plenty of bull bleep before….remember when he reported there was a bigger name associated with the Robert Kraft case?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:28 pm
We just went from “sorry Ben” to THIS IS SPARTAAAAA!!!!!!
May 21st, 2019 at 4:28 pm
I’m sure they have a plan….
May 21st, 2019 at 4:31 pm
Heck Yes he is a player magnet Joe!! This is one of the main reason’s I was excited we picked him up because true BALLERS know his system puts them in position to succeed. How many dawgs lined up to come play for EITHER of the Smiths??
Could you imagine if we had $$$ this off-season? Honey Badger, and others would be on our squad. I just hope we can keep him in house as a potential BA successor once he turns this thing around.
Go Bucs!!!
May 21st, 2019 at 4:33 pm
Love ya, but Buh-Bye JPP. Wishing you a speedy recovery…but bitnez is bitnez.
May 21st, 2019 at 4:37 pm
Playing for coach Arians probably didn’t hurt the decision either.
I am personally fired up about Suh! This defense has needed toughness and a badass image for decades. Teams use to dread playing Sapp, Brooks, Lynch… Now they face Vea, Suh, Devin White, Whitehead (Whitehead hunter – Ricky Bobby trade mark right there). We’re a quite a bit more of a badass team now.
Tmax – enjoy your day Sir! Pipe dreams do come true!
May 21st, 2019 at 4:38 pm
I am sure defensive players would rather play downhill in your face defense just as OL prefer to run block and dictate to an defense.
Blitz and dictate or read and react?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:40 pm
Suh has his downfalls, but he’s the only logical answer to losing both McCoy AND JPP. Should counter some of the doom and gloom that has surrounded One Buc the past couple months. Now let the coaches coach.
May 21st, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Damn! Duh highlights! Seems to me he doesn’t apologize to any opponent for driving the back of their skull down to China!
https://youtu.be/mwgJMRIGVB
May 21st, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Suh
May 21st, 2019 at 4:45 pm
Joe..is Bowles a field or booth guy ?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:48 pm
I’m not sure if Licht & BA have any idea what they’re doing. Signing Suh, still in cap hell. Of course moving on from JPP would help. Also moving on from lazy ass D Smith would have helped also. Maybe its time also to say bye-bye to Hargreaves with all the DBs they have.
May 21st, 2019 at 4:52 pm
Was Suh in Miami when Bowles was there as their DB coach, interim HC
May 21st, 2019 at 4:53 pm
It’s been a great Bucn day
May 21st, 2019 at 4:56 pm
Did Suh and LVD play at Nebraska together?
May 21st, 2019 at 4:57 pm
The NFC South got official notice we’re going to SUH You!
May 21st, 2019 at 4:59 pm
alter
from his arz days as DC he was on the field…..
GO BUCS!!!!
May 21st, 2019 at 5:00 pm
No. Suh left the season before Lavonte David arrived.
May 21st, 2019 at 5:03 pm
My biggest concern with Bowles is like Smitty – his defenses sucked the last few years he was the head coach.
Hopefully better coordinator than coach. Also he was on a terrible overall team in New York. His offenses hurt him and his defensive rankings as much as anything.
For example in 2018 the Jets were 29th in points given up vs the Bucs at 31st, but when you examine the overall team stats their D seems obviously better when isolated, especially considering how bad their O was:
2018 Bucs were 6th in yards per drive / 12th in points per drive (classic Koetter lol)
We were also 22nd in yards given up per drive / 30th in points given up per drive
2018 Jets were 31st in yards per drive / 29th in scoring per drive.
On defense they were 13th in yards per drive given up / 23rd in points given up per drive.
The 2018 Bucs actually gave up 13% more points per drive than the Jets; when the total points on the season imply it was only a 4% difference.
YEAH IM A NERD
May 21st, 2019 at 5:05 pm
“When a coach decides to coach the defense of the Tampa Bay Yucs vs coaching the Bears defense…
Kobe gives him no credibility”
Kobe Faker
May 21st, 2019 at 5:07 pm
TexBuc Says:
Buc fans have experienced so much of the latter, they don’t understand the former.
Seems the soft “Tampa-2” has become nearly genetic in Tampa, even if it no longer works.
This is the heart of defense culture change, and I am all for it!
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May 21st, 2019 at 5:07 pm
Bowles is a field guy.
May 21st, 2019 at 5:19 pm
Rumor has it that Evan Smith is asking for a trade, like right now, this minute. Said he won’t be back to obp for at least a year. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
May 21st, 2019 at 5:21 pm
All these predictiona nd plans are simply..wonderful. However its like Mike Tyson once said, Everybody got a plan…until they get hit.
May 21st, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Oh wow Joe, why tease us with “Could Leonard Williams be another?” That’s who I was hoping we’d end up with to replace GMC on a multi-year contract. But noooo!
Suh’s fine but at 32 & on a 1-year contract, he’s still just a stop-gap measure (which is probably all we can afford right now). Would’ve much preferred to see someone who’ll be here for awhile to ‘grow’ with Vea & White.
Not much for predictions, but my gut tells me that Todd Bowles WILL turn this defense around. As HC of the Jets, he was in a no-win situation, just like Koetter was here. His head coaching experience will come in handy down the road (I’m still convinced he’s our next HC once BA moves on up to President of Football Operations). But for now, Bowles looks to be laser-focused on FIXING THIS BUCS’ DEFENSE.
May 21st, 2019 at 5:47 pm
Do you know how much these BSPN analysts and players make, Joe?
Could of tweeted that Suh wanted to play for Tampa Bay because Jason Licht has a good knowledge of fine wines.
May 21st, 2019 at 5:51 pm
Bowels said in his original press conference he would be on the field.
May 21st, 2019 at 7:14 pm
We should just throw JPP on IR if we can but I see us cutting him if we don’t.
May 21st, 2019 at 7:57 pm
The New York Media hated Bowles, and the only reason he lasted with the Jets so long was because his players loved him!
I believe Suh really did want to play for Bowles, but homes here cost 1/4 what they do in LA, and 1/2 of what they do in Miami.
Not to mention, the lack of a State Income Tax!
In my mind, Suh is an upgrade from McCoy, especially against the run.
I would not be surprised to see McCoy go to Dallas.
May 21st, 2019 at 11:15 pm
There was nothing soft about the original Tampa Two. Swarming to the ball was the order of the day.
Attitude is what matters no matter what the scheme you are playing. That is what “culture” is about. Toughness and sportsmanship are not incompatible attitudes. Only the very best can reach a high degree of both. It takes a high degree of discipline to achieve both and make them work together.
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Go Bucs!!!
May 22nd, 2019 at 7:22 am
Making 8 million a year in Fl, is a lot better then making 12 million a year in L.A. when you figure in state taxes, and cost of living.