Buccaneers Coach Bruce Arians doesn’t get near enough credit
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a renewed enthusiasm entering the 2020 season and much of that has to do with the ability of Bruce Arians.
Now, don’t get me wrong, Arians still has a lot to prove and many would even consider him to be on the hot seat.
But one thing many don’t realize is just how good he is at his job when it comes to analysis. He’s done an excellent job at talent evaluation and there’s a reason that he was able to get the Arizona Cardinals within one win of the Super Bowl.
Did he have the greatest first season ever with the Buccaneers in 2019? No. But let’s give him a little bit of credit.
FanSided recently released its power rankings for the coaches in the NFL and had Arians ranked No. 14 overall.
Buccaneers Coach Bruce Arians is a top-10 coach in the NFL
Here are some of the names ahead of Arians on the list: Bill O’Brien, Sean McDermott, Mike McCarthy, Frank Reich, Sean McVay and Ron Rivera.
Now, I know that there’s a little bit of a bias here, but would you truly take O’Brien- a guy who orchestrated trading Deandre Hopkins away for next to nothing- over Arians?
It’s more than just on-the-field talent when it comes to coaching as well. Coaches are instrumental in getting free-agents to sign and having players sign. Arians brought in Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Neither one of those players sign with the Buccaneers without him.
I’m not saying that we should consider Arians on the same level as Andy Reid, but what I am saying is that it’s time to put a little respect in relation to him. He’s not incompetent. He’s had one of the greatest offseasons in Buccaneers history and he has built this team- in just a little over year- to have success.
Bruce Arians doesn’t get near enough credit, just saying.