Alex Anzalone Credits Todd Bowles Leadership For “W”
October 8th, 2026
A guy who spent the last five years playing for hypemaster Dan Campbell says Todd Bowles was the secret sauce to the Bucs returning from the dead to beat the Cowboys in Dallas tonight.
“Coach did a good job just changing our mindset as a team, you know, to get us going for this Thursday night,” Alex Anzalone said on the Amazon Prime postgame show.
Sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung wouldn’t let the Bucs’ linebacker off the hook. She demanded to know what Bowles did or said.
“Man, he just did a great job leading the team, team meetings, throughout practice saying the right things changing the mindset of the team,” Anzalone said. “You know, going 0-4 is never easy. There’s a lot of outside noise. We just came together collectively.”
They sure did. The Bucs defense almost looked like a playoff unit. Joe said “almost” because the Bucs were sackless for the second consecutive game, and Dak Prescott dropped back to pass 42 times.
But as a group, the Bucs sure didn’t play sackless for a change. A beautiful thing.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:42 pm
I hate this guy ^^^^^
October 8th, 2026 at 11:43 pm
Took him 5 games to find the sauce unfortunately
October 8th, 2026 at 11:45 pm
AA finally made a non-embarrassing play…and an actual good one. I was sure that he was going to bobble then drop the INT. But to his credit…he made an athletic play on it making it a no-doubter.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:46 pm
This win feels like a loss. So many penalties. So much poor game management from the coaches. And then the dropped pick 6. Bucs were very lucky the Cowboys D matched them penalty for penalty.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:46 pm
Todd Bowles gonna shock the World
Just watch and see
October 8th, 2026 at 11:46 pm
He’s always out of position or getting burned on a pass coverage play………he just sucks
October 8th, 2026 at 11:47 pm
That 0 sack Stat is not sustainable for consistent victories, not in this league. I’m happy we won. Another thing unsustainable? Bucky getting 20 touches. The field goal decision, well hindsight is 20/20, so I’ll call it a push. Should this win save Todd? No, it shouldn’t, barring a superbowl, he should go, whether he “retires” or is let go, either way, he should not be the HC for ’27.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:47 pm
Lakeland wanna bet they don’t make the playoffs?
October 8th, 2026 at 11:47 pm
This is the first of many victories
It’s just beginning
October 8th, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Leopold Stotch … Fire Bowles!
October 8th, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Buc1987
I don’t wanna take your money
October 8th, 2026 at 11:49 pm
I feel so much better now
October 8th, 2026 at 11:50 pm
bowles and his teams are too inconsistent go on big losing streaks every season . this season it was the beginning
October 8th, 2026 at 11:50 pm
We’ll bet for jersey’s. You can get a Jalon Daniels jersey if they make the playoffs…I pick one if they don’t.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:51 pm
I think I want a Bucky jersey.
October 8th, 2026 at 11:53 pm
a lot went the bucs way tonight…
except on that late 99 yard drive by the cowboys…
other than that we had things go pretty smooth, with a def sprinkling in of some luck as well…
clean win……sorta…..but those OL penalties
October 8th, 2026 at 11:53 pm
Be happy for the win people……
October 8th, 2026 at 11:56 pm
I’m happiest for Daniels. Young man’s dream came true tonight. First ever win as pro came in Jerry’s world of excess and hype. Proud of the team as a whole from coaches to players too though. No one played like it was over before it actually was, SUCK IT DALLAS!!
October 8th, 2026 at 11:58 pm
I really hope this is a turning point for the team.
Anzalone was a great LB in Detroit.
He was especially great in Coverage, and setting the defense.
Hopefully he has started feeling comfortable in this defense.
We could really use those talents.
He may have a few gallons left in the tank
I hope Coach Bowles keeps blitzing the QBs going forward.
This can be a good defense if he does
October 9th, 2026 at 12:02 am
Yes, sir. D came to play today, baby!
October 9th, 2026 at 12:24 am
Defense is coming together. If the OL and TEs can cut the penalties, they have a chance.