Energy Score From Todd Bowles
November 19th, 2022
Those who watch Tom Brady highlighted in mic’d up segments often hear the following:
“Let’s go, boys. It’s about our emotion, right? Emotion and energy,” Brady says.
Todd Bowles is an energy guy himself. And of course, energy ties to effort.
Tom Brady blasted the Bucs’ effort after the Rams victory two Sundays ago. Bowles countered saying he liked the team’s effort and it was good all season.
On the Buccaneers Radio Network this week, Bowles quickly noted how the played with a “different” energy in Seattle. Joe thought that was code for the effort ratcheting up to where it needs to be.
“The vibe that they came out to play with the energy, and carried in the locker room, I thought that was different for us [against Seattle],” Bowles said of his team on the Buccaneers Radio Network.
The head coach later praised the Bucs for playing the full game with energy and looking well rested thanks to their diligence in preparation for the overseas game.
“Proud of the effort,” Bowles said.
Joe hopes the Bucs come out firing and playing with their collective hair on fire after the bye week in Cleveland. There is simply no excuse not to.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:29 am
Um….Todd…..has someone informed you that you are the head coach? You set the tone for everything? Has anyone mentioned that to you? That the energy has to start with YOU???
Sad that your quarterback has to call out the energy level you (don’t) impart, and then change practice methods. Like, are you just staring off into space looking for comets while the team practices?
Snap out of your coma, man. You are starting to remind me of Catatonic Lovie, and I don’t mean Thurston Howell’s wife.
November 19th, 2022 at 10:50 am
If nothing else, Goat, some of your monikers get a chuckle out of me. After all, it was only supposed to be a “3-hour cruise,” right?
Swagger, energy, tone, emotion – whatever it might be named, I call it a team identity. And right now the Bucs identity seems to be centered around being physical.
Let’s see if it continues. GO BUCS!!!
November 19th, 2022 at 10:57 am
I’m down with being physical. Glad Muth called out a reason for running game success against the Seahags was some double team action. Harold Goodwin has also mentioned, that was a strength Boron refused to tap when calling plays .
If Boron could actually speak in coherent sentences, I’d like to hear his explanation, as Joes have pointed out, as to why he runs Lenny left 98.7% of the time. But since he be who he be, never mind.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:08 am
Yo Goat,
In that Muth film break-down, one of the commenters posted a Seattle-based article stating that since the Bucs were NOT a running team, the Hawks chose to not dress their backup NT, guessing incorrectly that the Bucs were gonna pass all over the yard.
Instead, the Bucs ran down their throat.
So in this instance, the Bucs coaches did something unexpected, and it caught the Hawks coaches unaware. I’d say this is ONE example of good/decent coaching by the Bucs.
First time I’ve seen the coaching staff do something positive which had a huge impact on the game.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:15 am
I stand and applaud Bowelswich for out-coaching Pete Carroll. Who woulda thunk. Not I.
So I’m interested to see who the Browns trot out behind center next Sunday. Is it Brissett or will it be Deshaun Tugjob, and if so, what kind of shape will he be in after not playing a real game for two years? Either way, Hicks must stay healthy and Todd must not over-complicate it for his coverage guys.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:36 am
Dashawn tugjob is still suspended till next week
November 19th, 2022 at 11:37 am
Oops week after next
November 19th, 2022 at 11:39 am
Returns against Houston of all teams.
Hope he gets squashed.
November 19th, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Fred, you rock. Thanks for the forensics on the Tugger.
November 19th, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Goatfarmer … ‘If Boron could actually speak in coherent sentences, I’d like to hear his explanation, as Joes have pointed out, as to why he runs Lenny left 98.7% of the time. But since he be who he be, never mind.’
Numbers like ‘runs Lenny LEFT 98.7% of the time’ fascinate me, mostly because the person providing extreme stats like that are usually just making them up. So got curious and analyzed how often Lenny (and White) have actually run left, middle & right in our 10 games. As suspected Goatfarmer, you’re blowing smoke.
In Fournette’s case, he’s run to the LEFT 53 times in his 135 carries (39.3% of his runs). Up the MIDDLE … 25 times (18.5%). And to the RIGHT … 57 times (42.2%).
In White’s case, he’s run to the LEFT 13 times in his 60 carries (21.7% of his runs). Up the MIDDLE … 21 times (35.0%). And to the RIGHT … 26 times (43.3%).
So just taking those 2 RBs, the Bucs have run to the LEFT 33.8% of the time, up the MIDDLE 23.6% of the time, and to the RIGHT the remaining 42.6% of the time.
I’ll try again Goatfarmer, but I just can’t seem to make the numbers come out to 98.7% to the LEFT. Are you sure you weren’t measuring your body temperature when you came up with that number?
November 19th, 2022 at 12:25 pm
The head coach is responsible for running the team. It’s up to the players themselves to be motivated to play, not Todd’s job. If coach was running around screaming at everybody then the narrative would be he’s in over his head and he’s loosing his composure. He’s going to get piled on no matter how he reacts or what he says until the record improves.
November 19th, 2022 at 12:55 pm
Funny, Bowles exudes none of that energy on the sideline
November 19th, 2022 at 12:57 pm
Red Pen, have you watched Mike Vrabel on the sideline? I’d say he’s pretty successful
November 19th, 2022 at 1:42 pm
Hey DR – I was relaying Joes’ reporting from an older post. Don’t trust everything I read obviously. You and your analysis are most solid. Let me modify my gripe. Wherever Boron chooses to run his horses, in between Dallas and Seattle games, they’ve come out lame and ineffective.
So if Harold Goodwin finally got through to the Boron, or it was an energy spike for the OL, German beer or divine intervention, whatever, we’d all love to see it continue.
Who is confident it will?
November 19th, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Redeemer,
It’s very simple. Todd is channeling his idol Belicheat and trying to emulate his game face.
It’s working. Except Belicheat can coach circles around Bowles.
However, a BIG however, is that I think the Bucs coaches did a good job game-planning for them Hawks. The Hawks expected the Bucs to throw all over the yard, so they didn’t dress their backup nose tackle. They guessed wrong, and the Bucs ran it down their throats. It’s the only time this year, save for the Dallas game, that I felt like the Bucs coaches actually coached, so I give them credit for that. Credit to Bowles and Leftmishap. Give credit where credit is due.
November 19th, 2022 at 2:16 pm
Goatfarmer … You can’t modify gripes. That’s like getting married and then the next day saying ‘Oh wait, I want to change my answer’. Too late. Or it’s like going on the big boys rides at Busch Gardens, then halfway through saying ‘Oops I made a mistake; I want to get off’. Nope, you’re committed. No getting off until you pull back into the station.
And I must add, it’s unseemly to blame it on Joe. Besides, those ‘horses’ you referred to weren’t executing all that well. BL’s play designs & play calls didn’t help, but it still comes down to mano-a-mano. We were losing too many 1-on-1s. Looking at some of the film from the Seattle game, we did much better in that game. Kudos to our OLine. HOPEFULLY we keep it up & it wasn’t just a great one-nighter.
November 19th, 2022 at 2:21 pm
“Defense Rules Says:
November 19th, 2022 at 2:16 pm
We were losing too many 1-on-1s. Looking at some of the film from the Seattle game, we did much better in that game. Kudos to our OLine. HOPEFULLY we keep it up & it wasn’t just a great one-nighter.”
I’ve been talking about team identity for weeks now (months?). What is this team good at – what do they hang their hat on?
I’d say team identity is being physical, or at least MUCH more physical (save for the Dallas game) than they’ve showed us all year.
Let’s hope they can continue being physical – the Bucs seem to be good at that.
November 19th, 2022 at 2:45 pm
Stop the run against browns!! Lfgo !!! Defense hit them hard!!! Mame them pay for every inch!! Come on boys its playoff time positions now!!!! LFGO
November 19th, 2022 at 3:03 pm
D-Rok, you’re better than Belicheat. I could care less how Bowles acts on the sideline. Coaches have different demeanors. I think the players responded more to Bradys comments, than any great gameplan. Seattle’s run defense is atrocious. If Pete thought they wouldn’t try to run, that’s on him.
November 19th, 2022 at 3:33 pm
Good comments, Redeemer – hard to argue with that line of reasoning. I doubt I’m better than Belicheat, however. Only in my dreams, LOL. My dream was to play in the league…didn’t work out for me so I live vicariously through some good players over the years, Montana, Rice, Brady to name a few.
November 19th, 2022 at 6:08 pm
Goatfarmer Says:
November 19th, 2022 at 10:29 am
“Um….Todd…..has someone informed you that you are the head coach? You set the tone for everything? Has anyone mentioned that to you? That the energy has to start with YOU???”
First thing I thought too.
November 19th, 2022 at 6:13 pm
Defense Rules,
Nothing wrong with making numbers up…policies do it all the time!
But…at least we know who to go to when we need math done 😉
November 19th, 2022 at 6:16 pm
Ya that DR is a task master. He’s right most of the time, but I still like the fun of exaggerating to vent steam.
November 19th, 2022 at 6:25 pm
Meanwhile I also like the idea of running those double team blocks more often. If Harold Goodwin likes it, I like it.
November 19th, 2022 at 11:58 pm
this isnt rah rah college… It isnt bowles responsibility to get millionaires excited to play a kids game… its bowles job to get the best 22 on the field..
November 20th, 2022 at 10:22 am
It’s Bowels job to get the best 22 on the field and ready to play. its an issue because of the missing energy component, and the lacking of effort for most of the season.
November 20th, 2022 at 10:31 am
it is the hc responsibility to do whatever is necessary for the team to be in the best position to win, to help each player be his best self, by being prepared physically, mentally, energetically, emotionally and spiritually (attitude).
it’s not an easy job.