Tampa, Fla. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians doesn’t care what the New Orleans Saints say about quarterback Tom Bradd’s mistakes in public after Sunday’s loss.
Arians could not be bothered to call players in the media in the past, and he said on Wednesday that he believes his relationship with Brady is healthy.
“Tom and I are fine. I don’t really care what other people think. So that’s what he and I think,” Aryans said Wednesday with a smirk. “We left the stadium exactly. Today we showed the fine. Nothing to talk about.”
On Tuesday, feminist Brett Fawcett’s pro footbal .ll Hall, on his radio show with Bruce Murray, said on “The SiriusXM Blitz” that unless the coaches and quarterbacks understood, calling Brady in public could lead to street tensions.
“Getting Bruce Arians’ comment, true or not, I think the guy you want to call after last year’s game is Tom Brady,” Favre said Tuesday. “Now, maybe they can go to the game, go to you, fight each other, ‘Hey, I’m going to be hard on you. I want people to know that we’re going to treat you this way, even if we’re technical. Are you okay with that? ‘If they have that struggle, great. If not, I think you’re barking at the wrong tree. “
After the game, Arians was asked about Brady’s two interruptions. He replied, “There was a mismatch between him and Mike [Evans]. He thought Mike was going down – it was a different coverage – Mike reads it right. It should have been towards his face, but Tom overturned it. Another was a screen pass with an outlet. He threw the outlet and it was peak-six. Bad decision. “
Arians corrected himself on Monday, saying Evans was indeed guilty for the first hurdle. But Favre still raised the issue.
“Disagreement can easily creep in,” said Fawre, who spent 16 asons with the Green Bay Packers before moving to the New York Jets in 2008 and the Minnesota Vikings between 2009 and 2010. Do anything that they weren’t prepared except they weren’t protecting very well, Tom often gets hit, you get a little annoyed, it happens. “
Arians has maintained a close relationship with its quarterbacks, telling ESPN that when it was first picked up by the books in 2019, quarterbacks “became my sons.” He also joked that getting a little too close to Ben Rothlisberger was one of the reasons he was fired by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He goes into golfing with his quarterbacks. He invites them to his lake home in Georgia. And they believe in having an open and honest relationship with them.
But he also believes in holding them accountable just like all his players, which is why he will put his name on the weekly responsibility sheets. This is the reason he cursed Brady in a walk-through early in the camp.
“He gets angry like everyone else,” Aria said of Brady during camp, “He likes to throw the ball into walk-throws, and we can’t throw the ball into walk-throws.” Brady responded on Twitter, “I’m used to it!” With smiling emoji. Brady is no stranger to hard coaching. Bill Belichick has cursed him in training camp practices. He went into a screaming match with former offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien.
What sets Arians apart from other coaches is that he avoids coachespeaks and tends to be more open with the media. If he thinks a player is over-performing or the players around him need to step down, he will say so. Still, he has praised Brady. They follow the mentor bear Bryant’s vision of “coach them hard, give them a hug later.”
Favre thinks Arians should follow the methods of keeping Belichick’s items at home.
“Bruce Arians is the head coach, he’ll do what he wants to do – and I’m not saying he’s right or wrong – but what happened in New England over the years has worked,” Favre said. “And I’m not saying it’s the right formula, but it’s definitely the right formula. I just don’t see anything good coming out of calling your quarterback.
“And we’re not just talking about quarterbacks – we’re talking about the biggest acquisition in football history. I don’t care if it’s 43, or 33 or 21. Collectively, say, ‘We have to play better.’ From quarterbacks to kickers, we have to play better, we have to coach better. To get where we want to go, we have to do this. ‘And leave it at that. “
As long as Brad D and Bucks were writing in public after a game, Arians said Wednesday, “I was happy when they handed us the Lombardy Trophy in July. But, yes, it’s part of the business. You go with it. It’s one. Week one. At times, one day at a time we win a few games, everyone will be back on the bandwagon, happy [laughs]. It’s just a part of the game. “
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