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Per Greg Gauman of the Athletic Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has nothing but respect for former coach Dirk Koetter. The problem wasn’t the coaching, rather the “Russian roulette wheel” at the quarterback position. Arians on Schefter podcast says he has “all the respect in the world for Dirk Koetter,” but […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown still hasn’t told his side of the story, but that hasn’t stopped him going back at everyone who has criticized him over the past several weeks. This time, Brown set his sights on Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians, both of […]

Jameis Winston has a few things to say about the Buccaneers “odd” season, which he hopes will turn around with new incoming coach Bruce Arians. The quarterback spoke to the Tampa Bay-Times, and he spoke extensively on the man who introduced him to the Super Bowl ring. Arians, who previously said that the Bucs are Jameis’ […]

Bruce Arians is not here for the Antonio Brown drama. The formidable coach and incoming Buccaneers head coach worked with the troubled wide receiver while he was still a rookie, when he served as the offensive coordinator for the Steelers. And what Arians has seen over the years hasn’t exactly thrilled him. Arians took to […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made headlines by bringing Bruce Arians out of retirement to make him their new head coach. He made it clear that his first order of business will be surrounding quarterback Jameis with a stronger supporting cast. It appears Arians’ comments have helped put Winston at ease. According to Rick Stroud of […]

The general consensus has been that wide receive DeSean Jackson will not be back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season. However, new head coach Bruce Arians is attempting to change that. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Arians is planning on trying to convince Jackson to stay with the Buccaneers in spite of […]

Incoming Tampa Ba Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is a big fan of his coaching staff — and, more specifically, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. Arians has been keeping an eye on Leftwich’s career since he was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, and as both a well-regarded coach and a commentator for CBS, Arians knows […]

Bruce Arians, the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, took some time off from coaching due to health issues and ultimately retired. But, according to a recent interview with The Athletic, seeing the Houston Texans game during his tenure as a commentator for CBS inspired him to get back on the field. Arians […]

A lot of times when there is a head coaching change it means there is also a rebuild, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers new head coach Bruce Arians doesn’t think that will be the case. Arians was introduced to the media on Thursday, and he made it clear that he doesn’t think this is a rebuild, […]

One of Bruce Arians’ first orders of business as new Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach will be addressing the offensive line, according to Greg Auman of The Athletic. “I think offensive line, looking outside in, is an area we need to work on,” said Arians. “Some guys that have talent need to get better and […]

Tampa Buccaneers new head coach Bruce Arians has stated his intentions to make quarterback Jameis Winston going into the 2019 season. Arians clearly believes in Winston, which is something Tampa Bay’s previous coaching staff did not always feel that way about the former 2015 first overall draft pick. Bruce Arians on the Bucs changing QBs […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has appointed former Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich to become the new offensive coordinator of the Bucs heading in 2019. As part of the role, he will call plays. Bryon Leftwich will be calling plays for the #Bucs, Bruce Arians says on @RichEisenShow. — Thomas Bassinger (@tometrics) […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers managed to bring Bruce Arians out of retirement to become their new head coach. It appears he is already sold on Jameis Winston as the team’s future franchise quarterback. It is no secret that Tampa Bay has a long way to go before getting into playoff contention. Arians said during an […]

Skip Bayless actually likes somebody, and that’s perhaps press-worthy in and of itself. The sports commentator took time out of his day in between complaining about new Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and comparing every other NFL head coach to him (and, apparently, letting us all know that everyone else is Tom Landry […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bruce Arians as their head coach on Tuesday. Because Arians retired as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2017, technically the Cardinals still had his rights. Due to this, the Buccaneers had to trade a draft pick with the Cardinals to make the signing official. Per Adam Schefter, the Buccaneers […]

The days of Bruce Arians the retired head coach is over. That’s after he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a deal that makes him the newest head coach of the franchise on Tuesday. But before the agreement was finalized and approved officially by the NFL’s office, the Buccaneers needed to satisfy a […]

It appears that new Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians has found his offensive coordinator, with Byron Leftwich reportedly set to take on the role. Arians was hired as Tampa Bay’s new coach on Tuesday, and he quickly started to put together his staff. With Todd Bowles reportedly set to be the team’s new […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing in Todd Bowles as their new defensive coordinator, per Trevor Sikkema of the Pewter Report. Can confirm that #Bucs new head coach Bruce Arians will be bringing former #Jets head coach Todd Bowles on staff as defensive coordinator. Team finalizing Bowles' contract now. https://t.co/LGHXcOedes — Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January […]

Bruce Arians is back. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to make Arians their new head coach. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network says that the pact will be a four-year contract with a fifth-year option. Rapoport adds that Arians is also hoping to finalize deals with several […]

If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hire retired former Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians as their new head coach, Todd Bowles may be coming with him. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, Bowles would join the coaching staff as his defensive coordinator. Arians seems to be the Buccaneers’ top choice for head coach, as negotiations […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are zeroing in on former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians to take over the vacancy left by the fired Dirk Koetter: Sources: The #Bucs are focusing on hiring former #AZCardinals coach Bruce Arians as their new coach and the strong interest is mutual. Negotiations are likely to begin soon. Here […]

It looks like that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are inching closer toward officially hiring Bruce Arians as the franchise’s next head coach. In an appearance on Good Morning Football on Monday, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network said that the talks between Arians and the Bucs are trending positively and that there could be a […]

Bruce Arians is the frontrunner to land the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head-coaching job, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The good news for the Buccaneers is that they will not owe Arians’ former Arizona Cardinals club compensation if he earns the job. While Arians retired from the Cardinals last season with time left on […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers interviewed Bruce Arians for their head-coaching job on Saturday, according to Carmen Vitali of the Buccaneers’ official team website. Arians is the third candidate to be interviewed for the position this offseason. He is familiar with Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, as the two worked together while with the Arizona Cardinals […]

Bruce Arians may not be out of football for very long. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Arians would consider the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head-coaching job, as he has a good deal of respect for Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. Oddly enough, the Buccaneers would still need permission from the Arizona Cardinals to interview […]

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians admits that it is unlikely that he will make a return to the sidelines even after expressing interest in the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job. The two-time coach of the year winner stated that, “It’s probably 99-to-1 against,” when asked about coaching next season, as per  Tyler Dunne […]

Bruce Arians was a name that immediately came up as a potential candidate to be the next head coach of the Green Bay Packers. After the team decided to part ways with Mike McCarthy, there were a lot of names mentioned as potential candidates to become their next head coach. Unfortunately for the Packers, even […]

The Mike McCarthy era is over in Green Bay. Another disappointing loss led to his release Sunday after the Green Bay Packers went on to lose a close one against the Arizona Cardinals, 20-17. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin takes over his reigns and hopes that he could stop the thing’s bleeding with four weeks to […]

Former NFL Coach of the Year Bruce Arians is considering a comeback to the sidelines. But which among the coach needy teams would he prefer to call plays for? It is none other than the Cleveland Browns. In a recent interview with NFL.com, the 66 year old stated that “I would listen to the Browns,” Arians said. […]

It’s been a while since Bruce Arians last coached in the NFL, but he said that he’s probably going to entertain the idea of mentoring in the pro ranks again if it’s for the Cleveland Browns, per Steve Doerschuk of The Canton Repository. Arians said that “Cleveland is the only job I would consider” in […]

Byron Leftwich wants to take some strategies from former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians, but his offensive line might make things difficult. Leftwich, a former NFL quarterback, was recently promoted to offensive coordinator for the Cardinals. The team has struggled on both sides of the ball, but especially under Sam Bradford. Their first win […]

It has been a struggle out of the gate through the first three weeks of the season for the Arizona Cardinals, falling short in each contest. Within this slow start, there has been a notable lack of production from star running back David Johnson, and former head coach Bruce Arians blames their usage of him. Johnson’s […]

Former NFL coach Bruce Arians knows a lot about what skills make a running back successful in the NFL. Arians coached one of the best backs in the league in David Johnson during his time with the Arizona Cardinals. Arians thinks Saquon Barkley has the same tools to dominate in the NFL. According to Matt Lombardo […]

After calling it a career following his time as a head coach with the Arizona Cardinals, former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians checked in with the player he won two Super Bowls with, Ben Roethlisberger. Although there’s been a lot of negative attention surrounding Roethlisberger as of late due to his comments about rookie […]

It’s been an interesting week on social media for Antonio Brown. Over the last couple of days, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver has posted a lewd tweet as well as a rant on Instagram criticizing his baby mama’s parenting, to name just two notable posts. And now, Brown has for some reason decided to blast […]

Bruce Arians knew that the Arizona Cardinals needed a quarterback of the future back when he was still in charge. But he never found one he liked/wanted in the NFL Draft (at least not one he was ever in a position to acquire). Now that he’s gone, Arians thinks he sees his former team’s guy […]

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians knows a thing or two about quarterbacks. He played a part in developing Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck early in their careers. He also coaxed a career year out of Carson Palmer at age 36 during his stint in Arizona. Arians is no longer responsible for mentoring Arizona’s […]

Although former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians is officially retired from the NFL as a coach, he will reportedly start his broadcasting career very soon. According to an article written on Saturday by senior writer Bob McManaman of The Arizona Republic, Arians said that he is currently weighing two network job offers to be an NFL […]

It goes without saying that the Arizona Cardinals have made some significant changes since the retirement of former head coach Bruce Arians this offseason. Among them was the release of safety Tyrann Mathieu, who has since signed with the Houston Texans. There has been some speculation that the decision was due to his declining performance […]