Todd Bowles introduced as Bucs head coach, says he won’t apologize for inheriting a good team

It has been an eventful week for Todd Bowles. 

He started the week as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier than he was unexpectedly promoted to go coach after Bruce Arians determined to step down. 

Bowles was launched as head coach of the Buccaneers at a press convention Thursday with quarterback Tom Brady in attendance. Bowles replaces Arians, who led Tampa Bay to its second Tremendous Bowl title two seasons in the past. 

Bowles, who performed a serious function within the Tremendous Bowl run as defensive coordinator and beforehand served as head coach of the New York Jets earlier than being fired, says he is not going to apologize for inheriting crew.

“Good gamers make good coaches, so that you at all times wish to have good gamers,” Bowles mentioned. “I’m not going to apologize for inheriting a proficient crew. I’ve had much less success with a crew. It’s totally different to the truth that I don’t suppose I can go into this making an attempt to be Bruce. I might fail miserably if I attempted. … I could be me.”

Bowles served as head coach of the Jets from 2015-2018, almost main the crew to the playoffs with a 10-6 file in his first season. New York struggled after that, going 5-11 the following two seasons and 4-12 in 2018. The Jets fired him after his third straight dropping season. 

Bowles was requested Thursday what he realized from his earlier head teaching expertise. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles watches from the sideline throughout a recreation towards the Carolina Panthers Dec. 26, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. 
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“I believe whenever you take a head job you must put on a number of hats, however you do not ever expertise sporting these hats,” Bowles mentioned. “If you perceive that stepping into … with out the expertise I believe you are likely to do issues a little bit in a different way. You need to be man sufficient to know when you may change issues. Normally, when individuals get fired, they blame all people else. The very first thing I did was look inside myself, and there have been a number of issues I can do higher.

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“After I first began in New York, you attempt to do issues the precise method. You then don’t do it your method, you find yourself having remorse. So I’m going to do it my method,” Bowles added.

Bowles mentioned he has a consolation stage along with his gamers as a result of he labored with lots of them for 3 years because the Buccaneers’ defensive coordinator. As head coach, Bowles mentioned he is not going to name defenses however could have enter. 

“We’re not altering this system, we’re making an attempt so as to add on,” he famous.

Bowles and Arians have a relationship that dates again greater than 40 years. Bowles performed security for Arians at Temple within the Eighties and was defensive coordinator on Arians’ employees with the Arizona Cardinals earlier than becoming a member of him in Tampa. 

New Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, left, arrives with predecessor Bruce Arians earlier than a information convention Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.
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He mentioned Arians knowledgeable him Monday about his resolution to step down and described Arians’ resolution as “bittersweet.”

“He’s essentially the most influential teaching determine and father determine that I’ve ever had on this league,” Bowles mentioned. 

The Related Press contributed to this report