Will Brady and the Bucs be more successful than last season? (0:59).According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have offered Todd Bowles a three-year contract. This will keep him as the NFL's highest-paid defense coordinator.Bowles still had one year on his current contract, but this contract replaces it and doesn't prevent him from applying for another job as a head coach. Bowles was interviewed in January for head-coaching jobs with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Atlanta Falcons. Bowles was also scheduled for an interview with the Detroit Lions, but he cancelled the interview after learning that the Lions had "made up their minds" about Dan Campbell.From 2015 to 2018, he was the New York Jets' head coach. He then joined Bruce Arians' team with the Buccaneers in 2019.Bowles has a long relationship with Arians. He was also the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals on Arians staffs in 2013-14. They are connected because Bowles played defensive back at Temple for Arians in the mid-1980s.Bowles' teacher Arians stated, "I believe it starts with individual instruction." How do they learn film? He will bring them in individually at 5:30 am, or perhaps two or three to show them how to view film. His defense expertise is exceptional. He's an expert in defense, he has seen everything and he's done it all."So, the X-andO part is probably the easiest for him. Guys, it's putting all the pieces together. What can this guy do? How can I make mismatches in the offensive line? Where can I find the best guy to play on the offensive line? He breaks down protections and other things. It's a great job.Will Gholston, a defensive lineman, said that he is the kind of defensive coordinator for whom I would go through a brick wall. "If he said, "Hey, if it hits it at this angle it's going down," I wouldn't doubt it. He is always right."
