Will The Glazers Take Heat Off Todd Bowles?
October 5th, 2026
What would happen if Team Glazer issued a statement in this time of Buccaneers crisis acknowledging the Bucs’ terribly disappointing start, noting it’s unacceptable and stating ownership expects the current coaching staff to right the pirate ship and transform the team before the end of the year?
That would be a way to send a message that head coach Todd Bowles, while on a broiling seat, isn’t getting fired soon. A statement like that, Joe believes, would stop many fans from daily spending at least the next month pacing, stressing, driving too fast and tossing and turning at night wondering if tomorrow is the day Bowles gets fired.
If Team Glazer isn’t going to fire Bowels in-season, a statement like that would throw a little cold water on the raging fire burning across Bucs fandom.
Young children might find more weeks of relative peace in their homes. Those local small business owners Team Glazer has funded might find more producutivity in their ranks. “Well, they’re not going to can Bowles for months, so we might as well chill.”
Joe thinks Team Glazer commenting on the state of the team this week is at least the kind thing to do for the suffering masses.
Say something.
Yes, there’s a loud crowd that wants a Bowles firing announcement to be the only noise from ownership. But if Bowles is going to stick around for several weeks or until the end of the season, then the decent thing to do is to get that message out to fans.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Joe, you are assuming the Glazers actually care about their fan base.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Joe, who would want to coach this dumpster fire for the remainder of the season?
October 5th, 2026 at 4:12 pm
Hold my beer. They aren’t going to make a sound. We will get waxed on Thursday and lose again to the Steelers. Then we will still hear nothing. Licht will remain in hiding, and poor coach Bowles will be left to say, “got to coach it better, play it better. We are only X games out of first place”. Woof.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:13 pm
It’s honestly time to trade our over priced vets. Stock up on draft picks for the next coach. The ship is sinking .
October 5th, 2026 at 4:13 pm
We all can agree its time to move on from Bowles.. but the pass that Licht gets.. wow
So much money spent and this will be the second time Bucs can realistically get the 1st pick.. has that ever happened? A GM getting 2 #1 picks 10 years apart.
That and 3 HCs fired…
What is the credit he gets, for Brady?.. so is that the plan? To hope Bucs get Brady again? Or the next Brady to call Jason and come save the day?
I dont get it..
The year after winning the superbowl he kept the same exact roster and drafted Logan Hall and Trask.
Hes as responsible for this decline as anyone else
October 5th, 2026 at 4:14 pm
Will the Bucs players be excited about Todd keeping his job for the rest of the season? Not likely. ME got out of town quickly when he saw how bad the coaching was on defense – 3rd and 27. ME was going crazy on the sidelines and then exit stage left. There are a lot of loafers right now. Some players look like they are trying to not get hurt. And some are faking injuries. Just lovely right now.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:14 pm
They’re not going to fire him midseason when we could still possibly win the division. Just likereplace hi with BA they didn’t fire him last season because of the number of injuries. They should fire him immediately and let BA take his place. All of this is his fault!
October 5th, 2026 at 4:15 pm
The Glaziers have been more than fair with Bowles. They’ve showed support when most owners would have been handing out pink slips. They also spent a ton of cash on Vea and quite a few other free agents during the off season. I’m pretty sure they’ve given him everything he’s asked for. They may not fire him mid-season, but they have every right to.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:15 pm
Joe, this makes a lot of sense. Hence, the Glazers will keep silent.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:16 pm
Spot on Mike In Mo… besides, it won’t do a damn thing. It’s their mess. I am as mad as anyone but Joe, I dont pace or scold my kids or drive too fast and all that other horsesh!t you wrote about. What I am is a life long fan. I was 9 and we had season tix in 1976. I have loved the Bucs since. I want to be proud of my football team. We have a complete crapshow. This is not something new – something has been wrong at One Buc Place for a long time now. That is 100% on the Glazers and Jason Licht and from where I stand, NOTHING has been done about it. FIRE THEM ALL.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
The self appointed stars of Raise The Flags now need to Burn The Ships Cortez style…but they won’t. They prefer minimal press interaction unless things are going well. This just in…things ain’t going well.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Jason should be safe. We have a good roster except the “franchise” QB but the HC doesn’t know how to coach or motivate.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Coaching staff and GM gotta go… asap.. u wanna wait until after Thursday’s beatdown in Dallas, fine….if this staff stays on after that then this team will not win one game…who can we beat??? 2-11 last 13 games….
October 5th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Licht will get one more coaching hire and then he is next. Firing the gm and coach at the same time is what led us to the decade of darkness. Plus, how do we know what we have in the current roster? When coaching is this bad, there is no way of knowing. I still believe this roster is talented enough to win the South with decent coaching.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:20 pm
Statements are meaningless! We need action glazers! Heads must roll starting from the top!!!
October 5th, 2026 at 4:20 pm
This is the worst atmosphere in Tampa in 20 years…flush the toilet
October 5th, 2026 at 4:20 pm
Ah, the venerable “vote of confidence”. Also known as the even more venerable “kiss of death”.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:22 pm
The only thing the Glazers know how to do in-season is let the crickets speak for them, all while the pirate ship sinks; it’s a Bucs life again.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:24 pm
Ask Lovie and Dirk if Jason should be fired
And what talent? Where?
Bucs defensive Roster or Houston? Whats Houstons record?
What talent? Bucs Offense or the Browns Offense?
What talent…
When yall say that back it up please… even with bad coaches Mike and Lavonte always balled out.. whose is balling? Anyone???????
October 5th, 2026 at 4:25 pm
What are you talking about joe this is nonsense the entire fan base has been proven right when they screamed for his firing last season you are not stopping a forest fire with an ice cube just stop it.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:26 pm
As previously stated, bowles is an abomination before both God and Man.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Last nights game was obvious the Panthers has far surpassed the Bucs….
Saints played 3 really good teams close and competitive… So greater than Bucs!
Falcons have yet to impress… will they tonight, we will see….
But week4 so far the Bucs look to be the only cesspool in the division so whatever the owners do OR don’t do will be telling…..
The Glazers football ignorance is making it unbearable to remain a Bucs fan!
October 5th, 2026 at 4:34 pm
If they were that concerned about the fans and what they think, Bowles would have been fired at the end of last season….idiots.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:38 pm
No, inspire change sooner than later please!
October 5th, 2026 at 4:39 pm
Firing him in season, while satisfying, won’t accomplish anything other than giving us some red meat.
The guy they need to hire is currently coaching so it doesn’t make much sense unless they intend to hire McDermott….which would be a large mistake.
Just let Todd turn us into a 1 or 2 win team so the next guy gets the first pick. At least Todd can accomplish that for us.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:42 pm
Hilarious that some still think the playoffs are possible.
It’s over folks and you might as well just be quiet, sit there and choke on it.
That’s exactly what the Joes, Ira, and ownership by their silence, are telling us all.
Wipe your chin and walk away.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:43 pm
My opinion is, and opinions are like rear ends, everybody has one, this time is a little different with the Bowles coached Bucs. This is the fifth year of bad football in Tampa, not the 3rd or 4th but the 5th and on top of that, it’s the worst start for the Bucs since like 2013 so hummmm
October 5th, 2026 at 4:44 pm
I was one of those fans who thought the Bucs would be greatly improved this season. I bought into the fact that this team had a ton of injuries last year and that is what caused the decline. Looking back on last year and the first 4 games this year and it’s obvious Bowles has lost this team long ago. They may like the guy or even respect him, but they’re not willing to lay it on the line for him. His time here is done so it doesn’t make sense to let this play out.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Glazers could say whatever they want and make veiled threats. Wont do any good. If the team was healthy, ok fine. But the $55M man has a busted throwing thumb so Coach has an excuse (as usual). This years mess is one thing, but the Glazer crew has F’d themselves for years to come with untimely huge contacts, right before the burn-down year and new HC. Others here have said the same and they are right. Coulda had more cap space to start all over in ‘27. Instead, years of pain to come
October 5th, 2026 at 4:45 pm
This has been the least stressful year ever for me as a Bucs fan since 1976. I knew they were going to suck because of coaching and they suck because of coaching. Not surprised. Not upset. I just don’t care, this year. That’s worse when fans just stop caring.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:47 pm
The Bucs’s season is over. The NFC south champion will be between the Saints and the Panthers. It is time to clean house and send Bowles packing. Get a new head coach with offensive-mind and a draft a new qb. Baker is not taking Bucs to any where. The Bucs is stuck with him with that contract. They should wait until the end of the season before give Baker the extension. Baker is hurt all the time.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Everybody gets 3rd prize!
October 5th, 2026 at 4:51 pm
Bowles should have never been hired in the first place. Did the Glazzzzzers think his horrific record at the Jets was an anomaly?? They didn’t waste nearly this much time with Dirk who was ALMOST as bad as Bowles. Hire a lemon, knowing he’s a lemon and keep the lemon way longer than you kept other lemons. I wonder why that is….okay, no I don’t. Its obvious.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
It’s doom and gloom right now but I am telling you guys… fire Bowles and Robinson.
Let Licht pick his new coaching staff. If he gets the right guys, for example, Arians type HC, LaFleur OC, Schwartz or McDermott DC … I think this team is instantly back to a contender in 2027.
Those names are just examples. I’d be thrilled to have Schwartz or McDermott in charge of the D. Just can’t have them as HC as we see the problems a defensive HC can create.
Of course big name coaches don’t always work out. I thought Harbaugh McDaniel were gonna be a potent pair and we see how that’s going.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
The Glazers have had 7 Managers at Man U in the past 5 years
They fire managers over there in a heartbeat
I don’t believe they have much interest in the Bucs or this fanbase
October 5th, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Bucs are not winning the division. Carolina will win it. Then Bowles will mobs t likely be given the ultimatum. Retirement or be fired which would you like. As much I would like him to be gone now I don’t believe the owners will do it. If they really cared after all the losses dating back to last season he would have been fired today.
October 5th, 2026 at 4:55 pm
They won’t fire him even after the season even if we don’t win a game they love him
October 5th, 2026 at 4:56 pm
Most likely ^
October 5th, 2026 at 4:58 pm
No, they won’t. Have they ever? It’s not their style.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:03 pm
I don’t believe the Glazers are expecting to run the table with an UDFA QB
They were banking on the $55 million dollar man to take them there
If they think the coaches are going to turn this around with Jalon Daniels
Then they have a lot of confidence in this coaching staff
The key piece to this lost season is Baker Mayfield
If he’s healthy and playing, they have a legitimate reason to fire coaches
But if he’s on the sidelines in his sweats, the coaches gets a pass
This is complicated, it’s not as simple as it looks
October 5th, 2026 at 5:04 pm
I’ll always remember when they chose to be the cheapest salaried team in the uncapped years.
That said, I do think the Glazers want to win, beyond just profit.
Go Bucs!
October 5th, 2026 at 5:04 pm
(These days)
October 5th, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Bucscoott Says:
October 5th, 2026 at 4:55 pm
They won’t fire him even after the season even if we don’t win a game they love him
I agree with this, I’m out
October 5th, 2026 at 5:24 pm
I don’t like to overreact. But too many examples to support firing Coach Bowles. Tired of the excuses that coaching needs to be better, effort needs to be better, we just didn’t execute, we aren’t using key players to their strengths, and now some phantom wind caused us to attempt a 4th and 11 with an undrafted QB in his first start versus putting the game on a highly reliable kickers shoulders at a distance that he can make. No blame there towards Jalon just reality of any new QB.
Gerald McCoy yesterday has also elaborated on first hand conversations that he has had with current players and summed it by saying they are coaching them to do things that aren’t going to work. Is that why we aren’t seeing more consistent effort?
Let’s move on and get an Offensive Head Coach that knows how to make adjustments and be the thermostat to turn up the temps.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:25 pm
I don’t think the Glazers say one word until we go 0-5.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:26 pm
It would make no difference.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:29 pm
Curse of Gruden Says:
October 5th, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Joe, who would want to coach this dumpster fire for the remainder of the season……
Uhhhhhhh like a million people bro, it is one of 32 jobs in the biggest of big sports, dumpster fire question
October 5th, 2026 at 5:29 pm
yea sure the billionaires will put out a statement saying “yea we know we suck”. i dont think so.
however, they will continue to send their minions from the marketing dept to post here with 3 blind mice favorites like:
“but yea the defense, well some of the defense, is ok-ish.”
“but yea, todd had that one good game during the pandemic as DC.”
“zac is new, be patient!”
“there was no way we could keep coen”
the only good thing about this season is we dont have to see that childish lame end zone schlock celebration with the row boat. that turned out to be them paddling up schitt’s creek, they just didnt know it yet.
they know it now.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:34 pm
The Glazers are businessmen. Are they happy with their product? We are not and we are the customers – and customers are always right- yes?
October 5th, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Sure hope Jason Lightweight doesn’t get a pass from the Glazers. He has not stocked this team with anyone who currently sits on any player evaluation in the top twenty at their position. That includes Tristan Wirfs, Vita Vea, Graham Barton, Winfield and of course, Baker Mayfield. Yes, Todd is absolutely the best at regressing players. By taking nose guards to play cover safety, taking a good wide receiver and not throwing him the ball (two cases Godwin and Ebuka), taking a middling tight end and expecting a Gronkowski. This team reeks incompetence both in management and coaching. Sad for the fans and the players. It’s time to completely clean house.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:43 pm
@Joe… as a business owner myself, good PR with customers that is rooted in honesty, urgency and resetting expectations is a good place to start.
If I were in their shoes, I’d be concerned about the increasing excuses that get repeated and therefore sounds like Coach Bowles has no plan. When your star Left Tackle answers “no comment” in regards to his coach, the optics look bad for potentially losing the locker room.
Last thing, I can’t forget ME13 leaving that Atlanta game last December that we couldn’t stop 3rd and 28 to seal the win. Those optics were gut punching and from a future of hall of fame and fan favorite ME13. And a big reason we lost him I’m guessing.
Something from higher up needs to be said for the fans, the players and coaches to at least try to get things going. We need a reset and urgently.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
Do people actually think the Glazers expect the Bucs to win with Jalon Daniels?
And then you throw in Bain, Morrison, Winfield, Baker, JMac injuries
The OLine is playing like crap, l don’t believe they are fully healed
The Glazers will evaluate the coaching staff at the end of the season
But, they are probably leaning towards making changes
And only they know what changes are coming
October 5th, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Football that follows the meaning of your life, get a divorce!
October 5th, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Oh, and Todd can’t wait to use any injury as the current excuse Thursday after the game.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:49 pm
Win the division? What are you smoking?
October 5th, 2026 at 5:50 pm
@Lakeland…. When a team is struggling:
1. I expect players and coaches to do their jobs that fans pay a lot for to watch.
2. I expect effort driven by character.
3. I expect to see development and flexibility in game planning including coming out of half time.
4. In these situations, I look for the game within the game where you can point to team growth and development.
5. I do not like seeing a team give up.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:52 pm
Lakeland. The Bucs, with Baker were 0-3 this year. 2-7 to finish last year, stop with the Bowles/Baker optimism.
October 5th, 2026 at 5:53 pm
Our GM, HC, QB1 and QB2 all have career losing records. This ship is not sinking, it already f’ing sunk
October 5th, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Bruce Arians was on the “Up and Adams ” show
He had some strong criticism for Baker Mayfield
He said Baker need to get rid of the damn ball
He even went as far as saying ” We have one of the best OLines in the NFL
Saying Baker Mayfield was the problem, not the OLine
There’s a lot going on with the Bucs
Jason Licht and Todd Bowles play mind games with the fanbase
But Bruce don’t hold back
October 5th, 2026 at 6:01 pm
@Lakeland… I’d love to know why he’s holding the ball too long again. Under Canales and Coen, he got faster and that wasn’t an issue. The team just paid him Elite money so why the regress? He’s never had a repeat OC before so having seen so many playbooks, is he not bought in? Is he missing ME13? They need to have a conversation internally and gently insynch quickly.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:01 pm
That would turn even MORE fans away.
Right now many of us are hate-watching, wanting to see the car crash in the hope that it might get so bad things it will force their hand.
If we know there’s no hope until January, why watch anything until then.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:02 pm
I’m still of the suspicion that the Glazers did in fact want to change regimes when 2025 ended, but couldn’t find a suitable head coach (and might have even been turned down by a couple of prospects). So they rode with Bowles, with the idea that IF he did well they could wait 1 more year to replace him, but IF he did poorly, everyone in Tampa Bay would be in favor of replacing him. That’d be a win-win scenario.
But coming out in favor of Bowles right now is a lose-lose scenario, and that’s not how the Glazers roll. They’re almost always very quiet on what they’re doing … until it’s done. Like when they signed Chucky to coach the Bucs? Remember how surprised we all were? Or when they junked Jameis & signed Tommy to be our QB; that was pretty hush-hush until it actually happened. There wasn’t even a whole bunch of speculation about BA’s hiring, and certainly when BA announc ed his tetirement and the The Todd had been ‘promoted’ to HC.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:05 pm
They shouldn’t! 0-4 is totally unacceptable, especially after the last few seasons. I do think we HAD a lot of talent but missed our window. Most of these guys are aged out and too susceptible to injuries now.
FIRE BOWLES NOW, or at least after the beat down we’re about to take against the Cowboys on Thursday. Send a message that this lack of discipline will not be tolerated.
Every facet of our game stinks, and usually that leads back to one thing: Umnotivating and uninspiring coaching.
I don’t for a second believe that every player just happens to completely suck now, but they are playing like they do.
Been saying it for awhile now, that even though we should’ve let Baker try and prove us wrong this year and not signed him to a longer contract immediately, he’s not the biggest problem on this team. It goes way deeper than that. Same with Vita.
I believe a rebuild is warranted very soon, whether that means you dump most of your players or not, including Baker and Vita.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:10 pm
Orlando Kevin
There’s a lot going on with the Bucs, especially Baker Mayfield
He looks like a shell of himself
I’ve never seen a QB regress so quickly as he have
There’s some serious issues with the offense
Mike Evans walked out, Rachaad White dissing Todd Bowles
October 5th, 2026 at 6:12 pm
No announcement needed just a phone call.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:13 pm
@Lakeland… totally agree. Thanks for the above replies. Hadn’t heard Coach Arians comments yet either until you posted.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:15 pm
They might sign Bowles to an extension. They love being mediocre so don’t expect much out of these owners.
October 5th, 2026 at 6:18 pm
Orlando Kevin
Alright
October 5th, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Maybe the Glazers will black-out home games again if not sold out. Be nice to the Glazers, they might get angry!!!!!!!
October 5th, 2026 at 6:47 pm
Short Week. He gone on Friday! Just want to give interim coach 10 days instead of 3 days.