Todd Bowles: Antoine Winfield Is Simply “Outstanding”
March 2nd, 2023
Praise from head coach.
In four months, former Bucs great Rondé Barber will be wearing a gold jacket and officially have his bust in Canton.
One thing that made Barber great was his smarts
Now Joe isn’t trying to say Antoine Winfield is the next Rondé Barber. Ease up. However, Joe has mentioned how when Winfield blitzes it’s reminiscent of Barber. On Tuesday, Bucs coach Todd Bowles praised an element of Winfield’s game that was a hallmark of Barber: his smarts.
“He gets better mentally every year,” Bowles said. “His tackling is outstanding, his intensity is outstanding, what he does for the team is outstanding.
“I think he’s one of our top three defensive players. He can only get better with experience, you know?”
Last year Bowles tried to turn Winfield into another Barber-like player by often putting him at nickel corner. It seems Bowles thinks he was doing Winfield a disservice.
“I don’t want to move him around as much this coming season than I have [in 2022] – I’ll try to leave him at one spot as best as I can,” Bowles said. “I think he’ll master that spot and get even better for us.”
Now Bowles did not say what that “one spot” is. Is it safety? Is it nickel?
The way Joe looks at it, Winfield will be strong no matter where you play him. He’s just damn good.
March 2nd, 2023 at 12:57 am
Joe, I’m not the grammar cops, but saying “be can only get better with experience?” Is an insult. WTF is up with the question mark ?
March 2nd, 2023 at 1:03 am
Winfield and Wirfs are a huge reason we have to correct our salary cap fiasco. No question marks, but I would accept an exclamation point!!!
March 2nd, 2023 at 1:14 am
He had 2 concussions this year. That’s concerning.
March 2nd, 2023 at 1:18 am
He’s so good getting to the QB. A banger all over the field. Love to see him in the nickel. Resign Logan Ryan to a one year. Or let him be our DB coach.
March 2nd, 2023 at 1:52 am
Winfield is the best player on defense. He’s a super smart player, excellent tackler, can rush the passer, and is excellent in coverage. He’s well on his way to being the next Ronde Barber.
March 2nd, 2023 at 1:54 am
Whatever Bloweszo does will fail, unless maybe Winfield does the opposite.
March 2nd, 2023 at 2:32 am
Winfield had ONE (wk. 8) concussion this year. It would be concerning if he really did have two.
You maybe thinking of Brate (wk. 4) or Z. McCollum (wk. 10).
Winfield was out for 2 games with a grade 1 concussion and had a foot injury late in the year.
Great safety and a very good nickel. Hopefully Bowles knows this and keeps him at safety this year.
March 2nd, 2023 at 4:46 am
This is one of the many reasons I don’t want the Bucs to tank…Tanking pisses off Winfield (which it SHOULD), he leaves in free agency to wherever Bowles goes as a Defensive Coordinator.
March 2nd, 2023 at 7:17 am
Good thing Barber didn’t have Bowles as his coach. He’d be either a corner or nickel, period, and thusly no HoF.
Barber’s diversity and unpredictability was the trait that made Barber excellent, the same as Winfield.
This team will go nowhere with Bowles as HC. He’s Radio Morris without the Youngry.
March 2nd, 2023 at 7:18 am
Even Ira couldn’t get him into the Hall if Bowles were Barber’s coach.
March 2nd, 2023 at 7:19 am
“I don’t want to move him around as much this coming season than I have [in 2022] – I’ll try to leave him at one spot as best as I can,” Bowles said. “I think he’ll master that spot and get even better for us.”
Good, it sounded good last summer and Winfield made it look good in a handful of games, but looked as if he was being spread too thin in my opinion. Let him stay back and roll him between FS & SS like ’20 & ’21.
March 2nd, 2023 at 7:38 am
After his rookie season, Nate Burelson did predict he was the one rookie that year that he predicted would one day be in the Hall of Fame, for what it’s worth.
March 2nd, 2023 at 7:45 am
He’s a top 3 player on defense……a top two player on defense and the top player on defense……
One of Licht’s few 2nd round winners…..
March 2nd, 2023 at 8:08 am
Joe states: The way Joe looks at it, Winfield will be strong no matter where you play him. He’s just damn good.
That our point with trying Wirfs at LT, he’s that dam good
March 2nd, 2023 at 8:31 am
No matter what. AW needs to be a Buccaneer for life! HOF’er and in the end, the greatest player in the history of this franchise.
March 2nd, 2023 at 9:34 am
Que the music!!!!
Your simply the best!!!!
Better than all the rest
Better than anyone
Anyone I’ve ever met
I’m stuck on your heart
I hang on every word you say
Tear us apart
Baby, I would rather be dead
March 2nd, 2023 at 9:57 am
Tina
March 2nd, 2023 at 12:17 pm
George R Says:
March 2nd, 2023 at 8:08 am
Joe states: The way Joe looks at it, Winfield will be strong no matter where you play him. He’s just damn good.
That our point with trying Wirfs at LT, he’s that dam good
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Great point!
March 2nd, 2023 at 4:55 pm
best tackler on the team. David is probably a close 2nd. then a big drop off.
Devin White go watch your teammates film this offseason and learn to tackle like them. Stop tackling high and learn from these guys. Lets go. You’ll be in the pro bowl.