Offensive Line Coaches Leaving For Carolina Was “A Good Decision,” Says Todd Bowles.
February 27th, 2024
Former Bucs offensive line coach Joe Gilbert.
Thought-provoking revelation today from Todd Bowles.
No, it didn’t come during his thrilling appearance on The Ira Kaufman Podcast.
Joe asked Bowles at the NFL Scouting Combine about moving on from co-offensive line coaches Joe Gilbert and Harold Goodwin, who doubled as Bowles’ assistant head coach.
The duo, a tandem in Tampa for the past five seasons, now works for the Panthers under new head coach Dave Canales, the Bucs’ playcaller last season.
Bowles explained it was a good move for all involved.
“Their contracts ended,” Bowles began. “They had a good relationship with Dave. They had contracts offered [by the Bucs], but they wanted to keep their continuity together with Dave, so they went to Carolina. And I’m good with that because when you get a new offensive coordinator, you want him to be comfortable with the guys that he has around him, so it was a good decision.”
It sounds to Joe like Gilbert and Goodwin will earn more from the Panthers than they would have in Tampa. Possibly, they thought they’d have more job security there. That’s unclear.
What is clear is that Bowles wasn’t super attached to Goodwin and Gilbert.
Regardless, Bowles is right. New offensive coordinator Liam Coen should have some of his own handpicked guys alongside him.
Todd Bowles Sits Down With The Sage And Joe At The NFL Scouting Combine
February 27th, 2024 at 9:00 pm
Given the performance of the OL, a fresh start with new coaches certainly shouldn’t make the worst running game in history any worse.
February 27th, 2024 at 9:12 pm
Joe Gilbert and Harold Godwin showed what they had last year and it wasn’t much. Happy they are going to Carolina with Canales. lol. Time to start over.
February 27th, 2024 at 9:26 pm
Todd needs to learn the finer points of PR. No need to mention the Bucs had offers extended and the OL coaches essentially turned it down. I hope Licht finally drafts some true big-bodied maulers on the interior o-line to get this running game ignited.
February 27th, 2024 at 10:00 pm
More job security?? Did they not see what happened to the last head coach of the stinking Panthers? And what about the one before that?
February 27th, 2024 at 10:01 pm
Glad they moved on.
February 27th, 2024 at 10:19 pm
What’s missing from that statement is something like “They were great coaches and we would have liked it if they stayed…”
Instead Todd says it was a “good decision” that they decided to leave…
Hmm – that’s telling
February 27th, 2024 at 10:29 pm
As the head coach, Todd is accountable for the coaches on his staff, although he likes to cast blame elsewhere instead of owning it when defects emerge.
February 27th, 2024 at 10:48 pm
Bowles has slowly been putting his own stamp on this team from what he inherited
February 27th, 2024 at 11:03 pm
if the bucs have a very good season in 2024, someone has to do an
“in bowles we trust”
t-shirt
February 27th, 2024 at 11:15 pm
SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING …
The brilliant masterminds of the 31st Ranked Rushing Attack and 19th Ranked Offense remain in the NFCS and we get to face them 2x!
February 27th, 2024 at 11:52 pm
@Hearty Dikerson
Do you work in PR? How do you know what Todd Bowles should say or not say?
February 28th, 2024 at 1:27 am
Todd needs to learn the basic tenets of coaching. Concocting complex schemes that no one but Todd understands, and then observing the same failures over and over and over and over and over again, without implementing corrective action, is indicting for a head coach with a losing record for two different teams.
Real estate? Yes.
NFL?
No.
February 28th, 2024 at 6:05 am
Hmm My BS meter is red lined.
Todd is a known fibber. Diva is my best player…
Go Bucs!
February 28th, 2024 at 6:45 am
Last place I would feel secure as a coach is with the charlotte panthers.
February 28th, 2024 at 7:19 am
Bowles is only attached to Bowles he is a bad backstabbing head coach. Look at all the coaches fleeing the ship the last two years no one wants to work for him. Leaving on their own or being fired. All this talk of keeping the band together doesn’t apply to the coaching staff. Stability in the organization and staff is important for a successful team. I hope this is not a sign of things to come.
February 28th, 2024 at 7:48 am
Had to end at some point. They weren’t helping whatsoever
February 28th, 2024 at 8:01 am
Well my input here might not be liked but I’ve said things like this before. A whole new offensive coaching staff should be a good thing. Get rid of what really wasn’t all that good. How many times did you see Brady look a little discussed when we were in a pinch and was like are you for real. Let’s throw the old playbook in the trash..
February 28th, 2024 at 8:18 am
Bowles said the offensive coordinator needs to be comfortable with the guys around him, so why did the Bucs offer them contracts?
February 28th, 2024 at 11:52 pm
Dave pear says typical post from the most gifted knucklehead on this site lest we remember bowles was here as coach for SB & has been here for 3 divisional titles so obviously the guy is doing something rite u r post are something wrong
February 28th, 2024 at 11:55 pm
Sometimes when u have a losing record doesn’t actually tell all the facts look at m.trubinsky he had a winning record as a NFL starting QB where bakers record is not but let’s face it baker is a way better qb no joke so think before u post
February 28th, 2024 at 11:58 pm
Bowles said he thinks that them leaving was good all the way around sometimes it’s better to say something positive instead of constant neg.like this posting site