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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 replacements for Bruce Arians in the future

By Shawn Spencer

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during warmups before a football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 01, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Head coach Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during warmups before a football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 01, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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Bruce Arians, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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Five future replacements for the Buccaneers following the Bruce Arians era

Though Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans have enjoyed the Bruce Arians era thus far- one season- the truth is that the coach isn’t going to be around forever.

Arians, who is now 67 years of age, has made his goal with the Buccaneers clear from the start: Come in, have success in the short-term and then move on.

While Arians could certainly coach into his 70s, it’s widely believed that the Buccaneers may very well not have him past the 2022 season- or potentially 2023 season because of the fifth-year option in his contract.

With that being said, here are five potential future replacements for the Buccaneers when they do look to fill Arians’ shoes.

5. Byron Leftwich

To begin this list, we figured we’d start local.

Byron Leftwich has been a talented Offensive Coordinator during his couple of seasons in the league and it’s only a matter of time before he’s offered a Head Coaching gig. Well, by time, we mean several years from now. Could that be with the Buccaneers?

Leftwich still has some proving to do before he’s handed the keys to any NFL franchise and, the truth is, he has time. Give him a few seasons with Tom Brady as his quarterback and watch what he can do.

Leftwich is a great offensive mind with plenty of youth. He’s bound to be given a shot somewhere and that very well could be Tampa Bay before it’s all said and done.

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