Jay Glazer: Todd Bowles Retention Situation “Made No Sense To Me”
February 5th, 2026
So Jay Glazer of FOX Sports is on the list of NFL super insiders with contacts spanning from players to owners to executives that like to suck up to him.
Glazer gets answers before they become public knowledge — and he certainly gets answers after the fact.
So it intrigued Joe to hear Glazer confused while on Radio Row yesterday talking to WDAE radio. He was asked about the great turnover in the NFL head coaching ranks last month and about the retention of Todd Bowles in Tampa.
The latter flummoxed Glazer.
“It made no sense to me — to keep him but make him fire everybody on the staff,” Glazer said of the Bucs and Bowles. “That made no sense. Like, that has zero sense. Right? Yeah, I just didn’t get that one.”
Glazer was asked if money was a factor in Team Glazer (no relation) granting Bowles a fifth Bucs season.
No, Glazer replied firmly. “They just love him. … … They love him. They love him. They absolutely love him.”
Joe is always intrigued by big Team Glazer decisions, such as calls on the head coach. The Bucs owners always have a united front, but they are six siblings. There’s no way they could always agree. What siblings do?
February 5th, 2026 at 3:46 pm
It did not to 90% of Bucs fans either. Bucs have arguably the worst head coach in the NFL. Wasted year(s).
February 5th, 2026 at 4:00 pm
They love him, absolutely love him. Glad somebody does. Hope they love their box office receipts.
February 5th, 2026 at 4:01 pm
There is absolutely another reason, and we wish we could see it. BTW, it’s not too late. Fire Bowles
February 5th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Yea. Firing the staff. It was like “It was their fault!!!”
February 5th, 2026 at 4:14 pm
It made no sense to any of us fans either. Just the Glazers I guess they just want to waste a year and get some draft picks.
February 5th, 2026 at 4:16 pm
I don’t hope for Bucs to lose, but after reading this I hope the stadium is empty.
February 5th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Translation: We couldn’t get anybody we liked better…
February 5th, 2026 at 4:23 pm
‘That made no sense. Like, that has zero sense. Right? ‘
You RIGHT!… NO common sense anywhere in that decision…
When people do stupid things it often baffles the wise…
IBS was WAY MORE deserving to be fired compared to several that were!
February 5th, 2026 at 4:32 pm
The problem I see with J Glazer here is, he doesn’t own a billion dollar franchise and he may be the first to get answers about questions on most of the NFL franchises but he can’t answer the Bucs and Bowles question. The Glazers have been pretty successful at their business with 2 Super Bowls in Tampa and a championship with their( I think it a soccer team) there also
February 5th, 2026 at 4:38 pm
Bucs fans are soooooooo excited to see another year with Bowles. Almost as excited as we were in the offseason to see a 5th Winston year lol
February 5th, 2026 at 4:49 pm
I, like a couple other commentators, think this is all about taking a big swing at Mike Tomlin next year. Wouldnt surprise me if Bowles is in on the decision and will step down and retire after the 2026 season.
If thats the case, then it would make sense that the Glazers wouldn’t want to fire Bowles, hire another head coach and staff to 4 year deals, only to fire them all because the apple of their eye is ready to start coaching again. If we start seeing more ex-Steelers coaches join Bowles staff, then you know the jig is up.
February 5th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
The wrong Glazer is calling the shots. Jay Glazer for owner!!
February 5th, 2026 at 4:57 pm
They lived Dungy too but still fired him
February 5th, 2026 at 4:59 pm
@gotbbucs
Nice theory except for one thing.
The announcement that Bowles was staying came more than a week before Tomlin resigned, and even longer before we knew Tomlin planned to sit out a year(at least).
February 5th, 2026 at 5:01 pm
I’m not even sure what your point is “Popmike.” The Seahawks have been to 4, FOUR Superbowls since 2005, and their executive team operates in a completely different fashion and more transparently than the Glazers. It’s not just “winning” the Super Bowl, it’s also being consistently good year in and year out, double digit wins. In the past 13 years, they’ve won atleast 10 in ten of of those seasons. Just using them as an example – because when you wax poetic of the Glazers like they could do no wrong, and that they’re the best of the best of something, then I have some unfortunate news for you. I’m also not in to basing very important decisions just because you think he’s a swell guy
February 5th, 2026 at 5:17 pm
“No, Glazer replied firmly. “They just love him. … … They love him. They love him. They absolutely love him.””
Welp, I’ll say this like Bowles & Licht or not, the Glazers likely extended both because they kept us somewhat competitive when our cap situation was against us and we lost a ton of older talent for various reasons.
Was it the right call? Time’ll tell, but again I can remember being a fan of this team in ‘14 WISHING we could be as “good” as we were in 2010. In my opinion, in terms of being a fan thinking for ownership, is underlooked and likely the reason the Glazers kept their guys.
Again, I’m not crying over Bowles/Licht being here, this is the time of year most franchise are setting themselves to hit their ‘26 offseason marks. Home in on their outlook, and start taking a crap ton of calculated risks. I’m more concerned with the draft pecking order as far as talent, then I am about front office stuff.
Leave that to the Execs and CPAs, cause that’s what ownership is doing while they schmooze to yacht rock and all types of opulence.
February 5th, 2026 at 5:30 pm
This is what we needed. We haven’t heard the fans whine enough that Bowles was retained.