Bruce Arians: Tom Brady Gets “Way Too Much Credit” For Byron Leftwich’s Work
April 6th, 2022
Some might call this a bit of a parting shot.
Former head coach Bucco Bruce Arians, officially now a Bucs front office consultant, is enjoying an extended golfing vacation as the NFL Draft approaches. Speaking from an Arizona driving range today, he told 98.7 FM in Phoenix that he gets too much credit for the work of Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich.
Arians has said that many times previously, but this time — and for what seems like the first time — he threw Tom Brady into the over-praised basket when it comes to Leftwich.
“I get credit and Brady gets way too much credit for what Byron does with our offense,” Arians said. “One of the reasons I hope he gets all the credit he deserves this year is to get a coaching gig; you know, he had about four or five teams real interested last year. … I would anticipate him to be a head coach real fast.”
Arians also called Leftwich “a star” who was “so close” to getting the Jaguars head job in January.
True or not, Joe wonders what Brady will think when he hears that Arians says he “gets way too much credit.”
All this fun chatter reminded Joe of Brady’s famous shake-off of Leftwich in September.
Enjoy the latest Ira Kaufman Podcast, the ultimate transition of power episode, presented by Bill Currie Ford.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:23 pm
I do not like this energy at all. All last season something felt off about the team and I suspect this year there will be a lot of noise off the field as well.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:26 pm
Arians doesn’t give a crap what people think , and neither does Tom . They will both do whatever they think is necessary to win , and they don’t care about other people’s feelings . This is the relationship between the two , and anybody who thinks differently is gonna end up disappointed in the result .
April 6th, 2022 at 6:28 pm
Right coach. And we were so close to getting back to the SB. You know when so. Close counts?
April 6th, 2022 at 6:29 pm
I don’t feel like this is why different behavior from Bruce. He’s been calling out Brady since day one. I don’t think it makes too big a difference to the players including Tom
April 6th, 2022 at 6:31 pm
Maybe Tom want a New OC next season and is just using Bruce to do his bidding by selling BL as a genus!
Who would replace BL that would make Brady want to stay?
April 6th, 2022 at 6:33 pm
Genius… LOL
April 6th, 2022 at 6:33 pm
Lol, no wonder Tom was reportedly sick of Arians. I’d be sick of this loudmouth too. This guy talks Way too much. Stop worrying about who should get credit for what and worry about winning the super bowl instead. This whole coaching staff will have plenty of time to prove how good they are or aren’t without Brady after he’s retired.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:33 pm
Since BA is gone the Bucs need to add a Brady approved offensive assistant in case Lefty gets a head coaching job after we win the super bowl and Brady decides to play one more year.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Leftfoot needs TB12, much more than TB12 needs Leftfoot.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:37 pm
This kind of statements do not help at all…..
Really surpised BA is playing this game…
We need to cut this crap …
Not the energy a team needs
April 6th, 2022 at 6:40 pm
Why won’t he shut his mouth????
April 6th, 2022 at 6:41 pm
Tom and all QBs hate to be publicly called out like this by coaches or Gms even Bill would rarely or ever do this to Tom with the media.
You can say it in front of teammates coaches etc or internally but never publicly
April 6th, 2022 at 6:44 pm
I agree with Coach Arians. Stevie Wonder can see what is going on when Byron Leftwich gets all the blame when the offense does not play well and Tom Brady gets all the credit when it does play well. Fair minded people who know the game understand the Coach calls the game and makes the game plan and the player executes it. Success and failure are the result of collaborative efforts of all involved. the Coach can have a great game plan but without good players it means nothing. Likewise a great QB will be hampered if the Coach does not put him in a position to succeed. The people who can’t accept the hierarchy/chain of command with the Bucs are those whose psychological needs are assaulted by the thought of BL being in charge of brady.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:45 pm
New England Patriots
Exactly, but loudmouth Arians doesn’t get that. Another reason why Brady could last 20 years with belichick, but was supposedly sick of Bruce after barely 2 years 🤣🤦♂️. Can’t make this stuff up
April 6th, 2022 at 6:47 pm
Joe you should be ashamed of yourself for trying to stur the pot. Classic response. So the iconic head coach speaks, says something he never said previously, and Joe shouldn’t write it up because, some think it’s stirring the pot. What pot? We’re fans. We’re interested. It’s fun. It’s interesting. There are 20 games a year and not another one for many months yet here we are. Joe enjoys living the Bucs life, enjoyed before it paid the bills, too.–Joe
Both Arians and brady has said this is BL that is running the show for two years now. So much so, football analyst that would call buc games on sunday would relay as much by quoting what BA and Brady told them leading up to the game on sunday. Why are you trying to make this BA vs Brady? Stop acting like a sleezy tabloid. BA for years have said leftwhich is in control. Its your fault if you were not listening or did not believe him and Brady. How is this news now? Smdh
April 6th, 2022 at 6:49 pm
How is this calling Brady out? He’s supporting Lefftwich and included himself in the quote. Does anybody really think Tom is all hot and bothered if he hears this? If so he needs to grow thicker skin. And I really don’t think that’s the case.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:51 pm
They need to cut this guy lose, his comment is clearly to get BL a HC job somewhere like he took care of Bowles. What he’s really doing is potentially driving a wedge between BL & TB12. Bucs need a fresh start without Succo Arians. Brady will forget more than Leftnut will ever learn. What HC says the crap he does. Ya the AB episode was ALL AB’s fault. NOT!!
April 6th, 2022 at 6:54 pm
It appears BA is little bitter that Brady had his arse kicked to the curb.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:55 pm
Lol I think we have our answer on if there was conflict between Arians and Brady
April 6th, 2022 at 6:56 pm
I would love to never read an article that ends with wondering what Brady thinks about something somebody said. Jeezus Kreiste, how frickin’ thin-skinned do you think Brady is? Is he such a sociopath that he has to have all the credit for what happens with the offense? I hope not.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:57 pm
OK Grandpa, let’s get you up to your suite.
April 6th, 2022 at 6:59 pm
BWHAHAHAHAA !
April 6th, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Told ya so!!!
April 6th, 2022 at 7:01 pm
@List-
Yes, the AB episode WAS in fact, all AB’s fault. Explain how that guy has been kicked off every team he’s signed with.
You anti-Arians bias is total bullshyte. He’s nothing if not a straight-shooter, and he’s never been malicious. Anybody who takes his comments as harmful, after reading the actual words and putting it in the context of giving Byron the respect and credit BA thinks he deserves, clearly has poor comprehension skills.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:02 pm
Well said sasquatch.
The anti-BA rhetoric by SOME is f**king stupid.
Thank you Bruce.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:03 pm
Ba should be BS Caca del Toro.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:03 pm
No respect for the greatest coach we’ve ever had… y’all are abuncha punks that need to get back off the bandwagon before the wheels fall off and leave the rest of the diehards alone for another year or two of good football and then 20 years more years of misery…
April 6th, 2022 at 7:07 pm
Arians isn’t worrying about anything.
He is doing what he has always done by advocating for one of his minority coaches.
Doesn’t have as much to do with a shot at Brady but a boost for BL.
Brady just happens to be the Goat and is use to the praise.
Wow, hanging on every word?
April 6th, 2022 at 7:08 pm
Tom wins wherever he goes….
Leftwich failed with Rosen and Winston…
I believe Brady IS the success!
April 6th, 2022 at 7:14 pm
He has retired, now he needs to learn to move on and let history be, it is done, no further commentary is needed.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:16 pm
sasquash, what does a comment like that do for the team as a whole. The man has no filter and the fact you continue to support a FORMER HC that spouts whatever he wants whenever he wants is ludicrous. Haven’t you learned anything from our last Presidential election. Trump got the boot, not because of his policies, totally because of his loud mouth no filter arrogance. BA is no longer the HC so his comments while still employed in his go away BA we’ll take care of you job should all have to be screened by Bucs PR dept. Get him out of the way so the Bucs can see if Bowles is the real deal. Sasquash, my guess is you’re probably in the same age group as BA, that’s why you see no wrong in his comments.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:17 pm
Remains to be seen what BLs offense looks like under Bowles. The up tempo and no huddle stuff worked well last season. This season should be fast break offense.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:20 pm
Get this guy out of the building before he pisses Brady off.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:26 pm
Ed, who do you think called the plays in the up tempo no huddle offense?
April 6th, 2022 at 7:27 pm
It seems many sports stations around the country are on the 98 band of frequency. I wonder why that is.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:27 pm
Cardinals had a good luck at Leftwich….and passed.
Jaguars brought him in….passed.
Bucs could have promoted him or Bowles….they passed on Leftwich.
Leftwich may know Xs and Os but he hasnt developed any young QBs. Rosen was awful….Winston threw for 30 INTs and now we have Trask in his 2nd year yet they dont seem comfortable having him as even a back up. His greatest success comes from Brady…..there’s not a single OC in the league that wouldn’t look better with Brady and these weapons. I think he’ll get a head coaching job, then he’ll flame out and be back in a coordinator role, which he’ll likely have a long career with.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:27 pm
Really Joe? That was worthy of moderating?
April 6th, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Which one of the geniuses in charge was responsible for the two straight games in mid-season where we didn’t run the ball once in quarter one? I think we scored something like seven points in the last seven quarters of play against the Bills and Saints. We were lucky to split those games.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:49 pm
@List-
No, I’m not Arians age, but I don’t think coaches should have to tapdance around players’ egos so as not to offend them. They’re adults, and most handle it just fine. There was nothing harmful is his statement. He wasn’t slighting Brady as much as he was crediting Leftwich. Coddling players sense of self-importance is BS. And it’s not as if Arians doesn’t dish out heaps of praise for players who deserve it as well. This is such a non-issue. It’s click-bait really.
April 6th, 2022 at 7:54 pm
Used to be that average fans despised the coddled millionaire athlete… and now people think they should be treated like some kind of royalty — nothing negative, hands off… It’s gotten so bad, that Arians statement isn’t even a negative comment, at all. He was being kind to Leftwich and giving him credit for what he does. Only a sociopath would take it any other way and be offended.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:02 pm
Again this pearl from one of the greatest coaches in ANY sport of all time…John Wooden.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
I think BOTH BA and TB are men of high character. Do we really believe they give a rats arse about what WE think?
April 6th, 2022 at 8:17 pm
Sorry but this smacks as a bit of charity from BA, telling Leftover sorry about your luck for not getting hired. Not impressed from his game plans last year, and particularly unimpressed with his inability to adapt when the other team had our plays snuffed out. I’m just a moron and was still able to guess our plays right 2/3 of the time. And it took us till about week 10 to remember this weird thing no one’s ever heard of – a screen pass. Leftover still has more to learn. And other GM’s know it.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:21 pm
sasquash, reality is that 95% of all elite professional athletes do not take well to criticism. Can you imagine if he said that about Roger’s, Dak or Wilson? His ways are out dated, there are no Lombardi’s, Parcels or Ditkas anymore. Even Belichick had to change his ways to adapt to today’s athletes. You have every right to honor BA, that’s your prerogative but I don’t see him like you do.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:28 pm
I think Brady gets the majority of the credit because he DESERVES it! Who won 6 Superbowls without the other, Brady or Leftwich? Case closed! When Leftwich leaves at the end of the season and goes to a bottom feeder to be Head Coach he will come to regret it. He is currently in the role he belongs in as OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR. Not everyone is cut out to be a HEAD COACH. Norv Turner is a great example of someone who was a great coordinator but terrible head coach. Same could be said for Todd Bowles. Hope I’m wrong but once Brady leaves I don’t have much faith with Bowles at the helm.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:32 pm
I just love when people refer to last year as a “bad” year.
We won 13 games…can anyone name when the last time was that we won 13 games?
April 6th, 2022 at 8:34 pm
DungyDance Says:
“I’m just a moron and was still able to guess our plays right 2/3 of the time.”
The playcalling was good last year. Otherwise we would not have won 13 games.
April 6th, 2022 at 8:56 pm
Agree that it’s charity for BL, because you know……. we’ll, you know.
If Brady wasn’t here we wouldn’t even be relevant.
BL?
Ehhh, maybe one day, but he’s riding on Brady’s brain for the game.
Quit trying to make Leftwich something he’s not.
And webster, Joe smacked your little pee pee didn’t he?
Back to your closet!
April 6th, 2022 at 8:56 pm
20 plus season in the NFL With how fans are the way the NFL gossip is I wouldn’t imagine Brady being bothered at all at what is said.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:01 pm
Guys, I just don’t care who needs more cuddling or credit. The fact is, TB12 and BL are very good together. Like, VERY good. Who cares who gets more credit? We had an exceptional offense last year, so I say the QB, the OC, and the head coach get credit. Let’s just keep the high-octane offense rolling again this year, shall we?
GO BUCS!!
April 6th, 2022 at 9:06 pm
Ash, you’re probably right if BA is telling the truth, if not then it becomes antagonist. You have to admit the play calling was very predictable at times and lacked creativity.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:14 pm
This dude just needs to quit talking. Literally the only way he can cause trouble for this team anymore is by opening his mouth in front of a microphone and giving the media crap to run with.
Take a page from the Belichick playbook and speak in clichés and give the AP nothing to work with.
Arians is going to have such a hard time without being able to gab to the press on a weekly basis.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:15 pm
Totally believable to me. Leftwich is a damn good coach and I would have rather had him as our head coach over Bowles, but it is what it is and I think that Todd can succeed as well.
Pretty much any media outside of JBF is apesh!t nowadays and I pay attention to very little else. To most of the numbnut national media Brady deserves 99.9% of the credit for what has happened with our team over the last two years, yet they pick that weirdo from Green Bay over him for mvp?!? There is a serious love/hate relationship going on there. There is also a true bias against our team and our area of the country in general from the mostly bloated headed buffoons in the media up north that still can’t get it through their ignorant skulls that Brady would stoop low enough to call our team his home.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:15 pm
‘True or not, Joe wonders what Brady will think when he hears that Arians says he “gets way too much credit.’
Tom Brady will agree with BA’s comment, whether it’s true or not. I’ve come to believe that BA’s tremendously loyal to HIS GUYS, and BL is one of HIS GUYS. Tom Brady? Not so much.
Should BA have said what he said? Not on your life. BUT … that’s BA. Love him or not, BA is today’s equivalent of Popeye the Sailor Man (St Pete remembers … ‘I yam what I yam and dats all what I yam’).
April 6th, 2022 at 9:22 pm
Everybody thinks they know what’s happening. But y’all are on the outside and you really don’t know sht. All of you. Cept somebody who lives for this everyday. Guess who??
April 6th, 2022 at 9:22 pm
Listnfrmafar Says:
April 6th, 2022 at 8:21 pm
What a surprise! I hate those guys too.
Honestly, I never heard Arians say anything that a reasonable adult should take as a slam. Fact is, players love Arians. Everyone connected to the NFL says this.
If a player needs a coach to polish his a5$h0le, get rid of him.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:34 pm
I don’t see why both shouldn’t take credit. Maybe when Brady retires he could come back as Byron’s OC
April 6th, 2022 at 9:36 pm
buwahahhahahahahahahahaha
Somebody shut this guy up.
Go drive your cart dude and buzz off
April 6th, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Fatwich is a joke. That is why he has no job.
BRady installed a new offense because Fatwich’s sucked.
I am tired of Arians gutless coaching dbags.
Fire them all. Brady doesn’t need Fatwich.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:44 pm
Then the league would have no MVP’s or Probowlers. Gronk is a perfect example, mess with his shat and you’re dead to him. He is what he is let him do his job and he won’t disappoint. Brady just wants respect for 20yrs he played second fiddle to Belichick getting paid far less than other QB’s that couldn’t hold his jock. If you don’t want to win he’s not your guy but if you do avoid the BS and full steam ahead. BA is all about the BS. He takes things to personal and creates drama, not a winning formula.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:50 pm
Bruce Arians is a secret agent for Putin. It’s obvious.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:52 pm
The official story is the team minus Brady and the few top free agents whom returned on a 25% cut after his unretirement was announced we’re so important to BA and the teams future that he couldn’t leave the team in the hands of Bowles or BL as they weren’t capable of handling a weakened team and would likely fail without a super star QB
Tom returns saves the franchise again and from BA public facing perspective this allows BA to retire happily and pass on succession to Todd in a strong situation and to get BL a HC job after working with the best for 3y.
The key to his entire happy retirement was the importance of Brady returning or trading for a comparable top 5 QB.
If your a guy whom was finally allowed to retire happily because a top 5 QB returned why are you denigrating his value to the team, when if he wasn’t here he clearly didn’t have faith in his own coaches to get a fair shot of say Baker Winston Gabbert Trask were signed.
It really shows how little you think about the rest of the team and coaches that without Tom they can’t handle running the team.
April 6th, 2022 at 9:57 pm
That was a rather passive-aggressive, back-handed comment by Arians.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:06 pm
Leftwich asking brady what play to run in that pic
April 6th, 2022 at 10:14 pm
PassingThru Says:
April 6th, 2022 at 9:57 pm
I don’t see how that’s true. I think you’re just looking for an interpretation that fits a narrative.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:17 pm
“Happy Hour” at the range.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:20 pm
Imagine the book TB-12 could write about coaches who new less.
I still cant believe what morons coach bill and hand jive bob are.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:24 pm
He is projecting. He is really saying HE did not get enough credit. The Green Eyed Monster surfaces.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:26 pm
Coach speak…
April 6th, 2022 at 10:35 pm
Hard disagree. Regardless of what you think of Bruce and Tom’s relationship, Byron is nothing without Tom. And I mean no disrespect towards Byron as a playcaller, it’s just the truth.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:50 pm
I don’t think this matters one bit. I think it is BA trying to make sure BL gets credit. It’s fans on websites like this that constantly try to give Brady way more credit than he deserves. We all know he has input but he is not the offensive coordinator. I have $10 that says as soon as sone reporter asks Brady about this he’ll be the first to agree with BA.
April 6th, 2022 at 10:50 pm
Lol you wonder what Brady thinks? Damn where did all the soft arse people come from? Unless you are saying is installing his own offense here then stfu. We know this is Arians offense with a Brady spin which seems mostly throwing to running backs and doing what he’s comfortable. Duh hell yes every player needs a coordinator
Otherwise why was Gabbert here in 2020 to help Brady learn the offense, way too much drama for my taste and local media is getting worse than the National talking heads, it’s sad and pathetic. What he said was in no way controversial especially knowing he wants BL to be a head coach. There is zero reason to say who needs who more. Brady threw for 5,000 yards last year and hadn’t done that since 2011 so yea people are stupid for acting like Brady is the only reason this happens when even Winston was able to do it under BL with 30 int’s
April 6th, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Former NFL offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger (Brady Friend) joined Colin Cowherd last week to discuss his reaction to Bruce Arians’ coaching retirement and break down the coach’s relationship with Tom Brady. He explains how conflict rose between Brady and Arians and then shares why he is not shocked Todd Bowles was promoted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head coach instead of Byron Leftwich.
He stated Brady didn’t like the Leftwich play calling in the second half of the season and tried to take full control of the offense and didn’t like the play calling around the back end of the season. He clearly indicated Brady wouldn’t want Leftwich as HC. This was the first guy to break the story or rumour Tom had issue with Arians offensive involvement on the team.
What can’t be ignored is Brady directly disobeyed a coach’s order to stay out of the game in the final week just to make sure Gronk got enough touches to get a bonus. I’ve seen nearly all Brady’s work and I’ve never seen him do something like that where he was instructed to stay off the field and went on anyway making his own choice to target Gronk when everyone knew what he was going to do.
April 6th, 2022 at 11:18 pm
You know, I’m so glad Brady is here but BA is right. The world doesn’t revolve around Brady. Super Bowl or not. Football is close to my heart, but put it in perspective. Flame on. 🙂
April 6th, 2022 at 11:20 pm
Brady installed HIS OFFENSE not fatwich’s
Brady is running the team because he is the GOAT and Bowels and Fatwich are hangers on like the golfcart guy that did nothing.
You think Fatwich is a good coach? That’s why he has a NC job, right?
He sucks and Brady ignores him.
April 7th, 2022 at 12:06 am
Pretty simple to me, BA was giving credit to BL, who BA wants to help further his career. Why make up all the innuendo and crap? BA was not slighting anybody, just giving credit to BL, because like so many people do, and on this site do they just dismiss BL.
GO BUCS!!!
April 7th, 2022 at 12:11 am
Brady is not affected by what Arians says, he isn’t the coach anymore. Let’s everyone stop trying to make the alleged Brady/Arians rift bigger than it was. If anyone listened to Brady at the end of the year, he talked about lack of focus on the team and guys would rather go to the movies than prepare for a game. All of that and perhaps the dumbest defensive play call in Buc history which allowed the Rams to win. I would rather think all of that drove Brady to retirement.
April 7th, 2022 at 12:22 am
Are you people really so insecure that it literally offends you to accept BL is the Offensive Coordinator who puts together the offensive game plan in consultation with the Head Coach and QB? Both Arians and Brady have previously said more than once that BL runs the offense and Brady executes it. Don’t worry Brady can still be your man crush hero that you live vicariously through, but the simple facts are the Brother is putting him in the position to succeed. Sorry List…
April 7th, 2022 at 12:45 am
T REX has the IQ of a grapefruit.
April 7th, 2022 at 1:32 am
Get BA out of the building.
All he does is run his mouth. Not productive.
Go Away BA!!
April 7th, 2022 at 2:45 am
this was a body blow from arians…
a shot right to brady’s rib cage…
wild times ahead…
#30For30CanStartScriptingRightAboutNow
April 7th, 2022 at 2:51 am
brady will not be signing a contract with the bucs any time soon and it is going to get wild with him going into the playoffs as an unsigned qb…
this is going to be a wild season…
if all this nonsense keeps compounding, brady is going to literally need a fresh start with another organization…like miami…
in the end, brady might just go back to bill in new england – to make matters even crazier
April 7th, 2022 at 6:18 am
The only time Brady gets credit is when we win regardless how he plays. But when we lose ain’t nothing his fault it becomes the coaching and the team fault and Brady never shares none of the blame. Just remember the saints, Rams, Washington and any other game we lose . Facts !!
April 7th, 2022 at 8:28 am
I think this is probably true but the timing of this comment is off……..he could have made it earlier when BL was interviewing for jobs….or later, perhaps next year……
I agree that Brady would be the first one to admit this is true.
April 7th, 2022 at 8:53 am
Oneilbucyall you mean because he’s white? Brady ALWAYS gets criticism for the loses. I know you’ve been on the gameday thread. The QB on any team always gets to bare the loss. Very rarely are coaches mentioned unless during pressers they claim they need to do a better job. You will NEVER hear this from BA, he babies his staff his 50 orphans. There are when a coach make a horrendous call like Toilet Bowles Rams game, Sherman nit squib kicking Bill’s/KC game and Mccarthy’s choice to have Dak run in end of 49er playoff game. Sure they get credit for the W’s, they touch the ball 99% of all offensive plays. To say Brady doesn’t get credit for losses is stupid, it probably doesn’t seem like it because he doesn’t lose that often. You’re a prejudice hater who would rather see the Bucs lose over Brady on the team. Get over it, the losing again will come once he’s gone. Here’s a poll question for you Joe, if you could choose, who would you rather have as HC or OC, Brady/Bowles Leftnut/Brady? I know Oneilbucyalls answers.
April 7th, 2022 at 9:13 am
This isn’t the first time BA has said that he and Brady gets too much credit for the offense. BA is such a loudmouth and very insecure. He could’ve have easily praised Leftwich without taking a shot at Brady. He could’ve said Brady and Leftwich were great partners. Bruce has also been inconsistent. When the offense was struggling he said Brady was calling the plays. So which is it, BA? Brady has always been a team guy and has never taken all the credit. Why does BA care about what some media guys say about Brady. So what if some media clown thinks Brady can do no wrong.
I highly doubt owners take any stock into what he and other talking heads say about the team. If he thinks those comments help Leftwich’s case for a HC opportunity, he’s sadly mistaken. There’s more to being a good HC candidate than calling plays. That’s why when Brady is asked about Leftwich he praises his character and work ethic. This is Bowles team now. Go away, Bruce. this team is very noisy right now, and BA has contributed to a lot of it and continues to do so. It was interesting to hear Bowles say that he would get more involved in the offense on third and 1 situations. Maybe he got tired of the unnecessary deep shots. And dare I say, that Leftwich might be the happiest that BA is leaving…
April 7th, 2022 at 9:41 am
I was surprised when I saw “84 comments”. This here comment is too far down to expect anyone to read it, so my comment is…
GO BUCS!!
April 7th, 2022 at 11:22 am
Arians really seems to have zero emotional intelligence.
All those who praise Arians for saying what he thinks, that is not a quality that should be admired.
People of high character realize when they should speak their mind, and when they should not. They also have an uncanny ability to shoulder too much blame when things go wrong, and pass along credit when things go well.
Arians gets a massive failing grade on each on of these items.
Think back to Brady’s first game, and the picks he threw against the Saints D. In the post game presser, Arians blatantly and deliberately blamed those on Brady. Later in the week he took back his comments on one of those, saying the receiver ran the wrong route.
Regardless of whether or not the picks were Brady’s fault, whatever could possibly be gained by telling the media that it was Brady’s fault (which is not much) was far outweighed by the damage it brought.
To repeat, Arians is a blowhard who seems to have zero emotional intelligence.
Since he is still on the payroll, I would strongly recommend ownership mandate that Arians take a few course on emotional intelligence, especially the chapters that focus on self regulation over the next few months.
April 7th, 2022 at 11:28 am
Arians really seems to have zero emotional intelligence.
All those who praise Arians for saying what he thinks, that is not a quality that should be admired.
People of high character realize when they should speak their mind, and when they should not. They also have an uncanny ability to shoulder too much blame when things go wrong, and pass along credit when things go well.
Arians gets a massive failing grade on each on of these items.
Think back to Brady’s first game, and the picks he threw against the Saints D. In the post game presser, Arians blatantly and deliberately blamed those on Brady. Later in the week he took back his comments on one of those, saying the receiver ran the wrong route.
Regardless of whether or not the picks were Brady’s fault, whatever could possibly be gained by telling the media that it was Brady’s fault (which is not much) was far outweighed by the damage it brought.
To repeat, Arians is a blowhard who seems to have zero emotional intelligence.
Since he is still on the payroll, I would strongly recommend ownership mandate that Arians take a few course on emotional intelligence, especially the chapters that focus on self regulation over the next few months.
April 7th, 2022 at 11:29 am
It is the utmost quality in Joe’s eyes. It’s called “honesty” and “integrity.”
Say what you think. Don’t be a con artist. Let folks know where you stand.
April 7th, 2022 at 11:50 am
Joe maybe so but when his comments are compete BS and reneged at a later time, how is this productive? D.B said it, he could of easily praised BL without the backhand to Brady. Do I believe Brady could give two shats what BA thinks, he is in the rear view mirror. If he wants to use his voice in the public eye for his own benefit get into politics and leave the Bucs alone. It didn’t take long for Bowles to inform the media/team change is in the future.
April 7th, 2022 at 1:06 pm
Why is list the patriot fan even here, much less telling the greatest coach in Bucs history what he should do? if you truly are a football expert as you tout yourself to be, why not give the patriots fans and coaches the benefit of your expert opinions by posting there? You clearly have been shown multiple times to have no clue what you are talking about as it pertains to the Bucs.
April 7th, 2022 at 1:24 pm
DB Cooper, I couldn’t have said it better myself. Belichick used to ream Brady during team meetings. The way to handle things are behind closed doors. I look forward to Bowles reserved demeanor. He’s a very measure individual, unlike BA
April 7th, 2022 at 1:24 pm
sasquatch Says:
April 6th, 2022 at 10:14 pm
And to ignore the context of Arians’ quote means that you’re fitting it to an alternate narrative.
Arians could have just mentioned that Leftwich deserves more credit, period. But no, Arians had to elevate Leftwich with a passive-aggressive comment about Brady.
I don’t think that Brady demanded Arians ouster, but it was reported that Brady had conditional demands if he was to come out of retirement. Arians viewed those demands as threatening to his control of the team and decided to retire. Given Arians ego, that seems like a very plausible scenario. There’s definitely more to the story than Arians simply waking up abruptly one morning and deciding to retire. Tacit acceptance of that belief flies in the face of all the evidence.
April 7th, 2022 at 2:02 pm
Passing Thru, very well written. 👏👏
April 7th, 2022 at 5:01 pm
It is the utmost quality in Joe’s eyes. It’s called “honesty” and “integrity.”
Say what you think. Don’t be a con artist. Let folks know where you stand.
Try doing this with your girl 100% of the time and see what happens LOL.
Emotional intelligence is important, and BA has none.
Go Away BA !!! Laziest coach in Bucs history needs to bounce.
April 7th, 2022 at 5:04 pm
This dumb ass statement from BA puts everything in perspective. I thought from the day Brady “retired” the Glazers realized what a dumpster fire they had. Bardy just happened to be at a United Manchester game which the Glazers were attending but “did not meet”. Sure, then shortly after just before free agency TB announces “he’s back” then out of no where BA decides to get out of Dodge and the organization gives him an “upstairs Job” then puts him in the ring of honor faster than a drunk sailor falls in love with a hot looking hooker???? BA’s coaching was not up to the level Brady wanted and at his age he couldn’t wait another year for BA to retire. No-risk-it-no-brisket in 2020 wasn’t getting the Bucs anywhere until after the bi-week when Brady imposed his style of offense. And one of the stupidest things a coach could tell TB was when Bruce Arians told TB at the end of the Super Bowl half to go for a field goal when Brady was out to get a touch down. Can we blame TB for not wanting to play for Arians after he publicly threw him under the bus for bad plays combined with a subpar approach to offense?
April 7th, 2022 at 8:28 pm
I think this is not a big deal at all Bruce giving his OC props Stop it Joe Leave this team alone
April 8th, 2022 at 5:32 am
B.A. does not want to sit in a cubicle upstairs watching endless reels of college tape, but it’s of his own making. I’ve been a Brady fan since he came into the league, Belicheck NEVER publicly criticized Brady EVER. Toms been in Tampa 2 years and B.A. has openly called out/criticized Brady EIGHT times. Frankly it’s laughable, not-to-mention unprofessional and demoralizing. Brady is MAJORLY responsible for the success the Bucs have had. In the last 10 years no winning record and no playoff wins, Brady walks in the door and they win the damn super bowl lol! Additionally, Brady doesn’t toot his own horn, it’s not his style. Who (what coach) in their right mind says; “Brady gets WAAAY TO MUCH credit.” It’s bananas…..!
April 8th, 2022 at 9:22 am
One more point, when has anyone wrote or heard that Brady has ever thrown a teammate and/or coach under the bus? He ALWAYS take responsibility for a loss. For him to say “Now is not the time to go to the movies, now is the time for football. ” Is proof he had enough of the BS.
April 11th, 2022 at 1:19 pm
Clearly a mistake was made – it should say:
“Byron Leftwich gets far too much credit for Tom Brady’s work”