Maybe This Is Why Bucs Fans Want To Pile On Todd Bowles
February 1st, 2026
Frustrates gamblers.
Joe has typed the following and likely will again. It’s astounding how unpopular Bucs coach Todd Bowles is.
Oh, Joe understands why folks are frustrated with Bowles. But the venom very much surprises Joe. It’s worse for Bowles than it was for a truly dreadful coach like lousy Lovie Smith.
(The only two things Joe thought Lovie got right was bringing AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht to town and green-lighting the Bucs drafting America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston.)
Joe noticed that no team in the NFL was worse covering the spread in 2025 than the Bucs. Separate a man involuntarily from his money and sparks fly. Gambling, eerr, wagering, is becoming more and more popular across the land. And Joe added two-and-two after seeing the spread data on the Bucs.
No wonder there is such a tsunami against Bowles.
It reminded Joe of an episode of the popular “Pardon My Take” podcast. It was early in the football season and PFT Commenter said about Penn State, “I don’t know much about Penn State.” Then, off the microphone, Joe heard PFT Commenter’s co-host Big Cat holler in disgust, “THEY DON’T COVER!”
So when Joe read how the Bucs were the absolute worst team in the NFL covering the spread (5-12), some of the Bowles hate added up.
(Interestingly, in seasons when Bowles ended up firing his offensive coordinator, the Bucs had the worst record against the spread: 2022 and 2025).
Is that where some (much?) of the anger comes from?
February 1st, 2026 at 12:09 am
All my future bets looked great when Bucs were 6 and 2….
Division…Loss
9.5 wins over…Loss
NFC winner…Loss
So, I get it…
February 1st, 2026 at 12:16 am
I don’t like him cuz he sucks at Defense. And Head coaching.And just coaching in general .
That lazy, pathetic, scared to tackle unit that he runs is a disgrace to the heritage of Defense in Tampa.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:36 am
I don’t wager. My issue is his consistently horrible defenses.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:44 am
It’s pretty simple. Those Lovie teams had zero expectations, so nobody was shocked when they were bad. With Bowles’ Bucs, the Super Bowl window is short, the roster is stacked with talent, and yet they keep underperforming year after year. That’s why the anger is louder. Expectations change everything.
Fire his ass to the sun.
I didn’t know you guys go soft in the offseason btw.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:46 am
Nope. The anger comes from watching him throw his team under the bus. Watching his defense continue to left rookies and backups carve us up. Watching him drop OLBs into coverage. Watching him blitz DBs from 10 yards back. Kicking for touchbacks rather than address the coverage. “Winning” a division so bad his record wouldn’t have won any other division.
He’s an average coach. His defense is stale. Even his “tirade” put me to sleep.
He committed the NFLs greatest sin. He’s boring. And the owners love him for some reason.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:49 am
The absolute WORST things to happen to football are gambling and fantasy football.
Gambling is kind of obvious – nothing good comes from it.
Fantasy Football erodes support for teams, and focuses on individual performances instead.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:52 am
I missed winning 600 to 1700 by one game, six different times on parlays this past season, actually picked against us one time, and that was one of those tickets, but philly ultimately made it lose. I put 20 on us winning the division and 10 on the SB. Im still up from winning over 2000 total a few years ago, so its no biggie. I usually dont bet more than 20 to 40 when i play. I won a total of 170 this year, lost about 300, but hit a little over 500 on the slots….so im still playing with house money.
Its todds scheme and his stupid decisions as a dc and hc for me.
February 1st, 2026 at 12:55 am
Jason Litch love and stacked talent ^^^
I dont see that at all. All the talent left. JPP, Marpet, Carlton Davis, Devin White, Suh, Shaq.
At every single position mentioned they got significantly worse, not just a little.
Yall see talent? Cause I see a team over performing with no talent. Baker is not Josh Allen, hes not Drake Maye, hes not Jayden Daniels or CJ Stroud even.
Team is mid at best with talent.
Yet they’ve won divisions because the comp was terrible in the South.
When Bowles had the pieces, his defense helped win a superbowl.
February 1st, 2026 at 1:04 am
Not covering the spread is not the reason why we don’t want Todd as the coach any longer. Here is the reason for the venom as you call it.
In 2026 Todd’s defense will suck. We all know it. It is seriously holding this team back. He is too stubborn to hand over the DC duty to anyone else. The defensive players we currently have would be better under a different coach. Any DC that doesn’t have Vita Vea dropping back into coverage would be an upgrade over Todd.
Seriously why do we have a defensive minded head coach if all he can produce is the 26th ranked defense?
Add in all the questionable decisions he has made here such as not calling a time out against the Commanders or punting against Buffalo this year.
The guy is in over his head.
No one cares that he is a nice guy.
When Sean McVay started showing mercy to Todd after half time it was clear. We do not have a legitimate head coach. I’ve never seen anyone call off the dogs like that before. It was pathetic.
February 1st, 2026 at 1:06 am
Licht’s weaknesses are his drafting of defensive players and every position on offense other than WR and OL.
February 1st, 2026 at 1:06 am
The NFL wouldn’t be nearly as popular without fantasy DFS and gambling
The officiating, the lack of hitting, poor fundamentals and constant injuries from lack of real practice
The product is borderline unwatchable without a vested interest either as a fan or skin in the game
February 1st, 2026 at 1:09 am
(cont’d) It’s a difficult task for any coach to maintain success in such a situation.
February 1st, 2026 at 1:12 am
I figured out after the Pats game thst the key to success was to bet against Todd Bowles and it paid off, even the 2 wins did not cover the spread and individual props on Pitts and Cousins paid off. The national wise guys gave the Bucs too much credit and you msde coin if you bet against Bowles. That will not happen this season in all likelihood.
February 1st, 2026 at 1:17 am
Joe won a nice chunk of change doing the same. It was too easy (predictable), man. LOL 🙂
February 1st, 2026 at 1:20 am
The anger comes from the fact that this guy is basically a .400 head coach over many many years in the NFL. 1-3 in the postseason.
He doesn’t take accountability for his own bad coaching and then he blames the players saying the coaches have done everything they can do. Pathetic.
Also, 3rd and 28