In the aftermath, Bowles stated he believed that having guided Tampa to three straight division titles previously warranted him remaining the team’s head coach. The Glazer family, the Buccaneers owners, agreed and decided to bring him back. Changes have been made, though, namely the firing of offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard.
White was asked if he was surprised Bowles was coming back.
“Obviously I’m not an executive on none of this,” White said. “I just think you get rid of a lot of the staff, you kind of should just go ahead … and I’m not wishing for nobody’s job to get taken, but … just get new everything. But I do understand where they’re (the Glazers) coming from and where he (Bowles’) coming from in the aspect of probably like, ‘Yeah, another year. Won’t be bad. We won’t be a bad (I guess) chance to just see.’ Obviously, we know what it is and everybody knows what it is with this year and what’s going on with him and go from there. But, get a new staff so hopefully he can hire the right guy, which is tough. But you try to do the best you can and just see if you can go from there. I think that’s the biggest thing.”
Among the more startling aspects of the Bucs’ struggles was the defense’s performance.
Todd Bowles’ D was a middling 19th in yards and 20th in points scored.
So, perhaps White’s idea of Bowles delegating the defensive play-calling isn’t a bad one.
The running back just finished his fourth season with the Bucs, who selected him in the 2022 NFL Draft’s third round. White recorded 132 carries for 572 yards and four touchdowns.
He’s unsure of what comes next for him, but being so blunt about Bowles might not increase the chances of him staying put with the Bucs.
“We don’t really know where I’m going,” White said. “I don’t know really who want me, if they want me back.”