Buccaneers: Urban Meyer another reason to be thankful for Bruce Arians

The Buccaneers roster looks excellent, but it means very little without a coach like Bruce Arians at the helm.

No coach is perfect. Bruce Arians led the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl last season, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been moments of question marks regarding his decisions. The same happens to every coach.

Whether the mistakes are questionable challenges, roster moves, or a strict adherence to a system that isn’t working for the starting quarterback, Arians has received a fair level of criticism throughout his career.

This has never meant that Arians is a lousy coach. In fact, the opposite is true; Arians is a great coach. But even treating the great coaches as infallible is a dangerous precedent to set.

Bruce Arians is undoubtedly a great NFL head coach and offensive mind, and he looks even better when compared to Urban Meyer. It doesn’t seem like a single good story has come out of Jacksonville regarding the first-year head coach, and it also seems likely that he isn’t long for the role. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers players never hesitate to display their respect and appreciation for Arians.

The Bucs are sitting pretty as a top team in the league right now, but the cards could’ve fallen in a way that reversed the current standing of the Bucs and the Jaguars by a few small decisions. Imagine trading a Super Bowl trophy for a great college coach that can’t solve his problems in the NFL. Scary.

The most recent problems from Meyer are impossible to escape on social media. Meyer’s name has been trending for several days now, and speculation is rampant on his future. Coaches are people too, and while this mistake shouldn’t be what puts Meyer out of the NFL, Buccaneers fans know Arians would never make these same mistakes.

Unfortunately for Meyer, there are much bigger issues for his current role than his extracurricular activities, although distractions are never good in an NFL locker room. Meyer has made one inexplicable decision after the other, and there appears to be next to no confidence coming from the Jacksonville coaching staff. Urban Meyer is facing adversity for the first time in a very long time, and he isn’t holding up well.

On the other hand, Bruce Arians may be one of the best coaches at handling adversity in the NFL. Arians has the perfect personality for a winning team or for one that is trying to recreate its image. Sure, he can be rough around the edges at times, but it is usually warranted. While he can be tough, Arians is also one of the first people to support his players when they succeed.

The ability to give the players exactly what they need in a way that resonates is one of the huge reasons why Arians has been so successful in his career.

From the way that he conducts his personal life to his handling of the team, the Buccaneers are very lucky to have Bruce Arians as their head coach.

Honestly, even though retirement is a legitimate conversation surrounding Arians now that he has accomplished everything possible to secure a Hall of Fame bust, he will likely outlast Urban Meyer in their current roles at this rate.

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