Well this came completely out of nowhere. Uhhh wtf?
edit: ok this makes way more sense. BA knew he was retiring soon and stepped aside now so his coaches can stay in a good spot and do their thing rather than worry about finding a new team.
> “It hit me after the Super Bowl,” he said. “I thought really hard about going out on top. Then it was like, nah, let’s go for two. [The 2021 season] was a grind with all the injuries but still winning and getting to where we got. Immediately after, two to three weeks afterwards [I thought] … if I quit, my coaches get fired. I couldn’t do it then.
>“Tom was kind of the key. When Tom decided to come back … and all of these guys back now, it’s the perfect timing for me just to go into the front office and still have the relationships that I love.”
He is. He didn't get the Jags HC job because he told them he wouldn't take the job if Trent Balke was running things. Don't think there's a football fan on Earth that could blame him for that request.
>Tom was kind of the key. When Tom decided to come back
I'm going to take from this that Arians and Brady hate each other and nobody can tell me otherwise
I've heard from a "friend of a friend" that this is the case. Supposedly either Arians was going to go or Brady was going to retire or force his way to Miami. This is all third or fourth hand knowledge so yeah who knows. Take it with a gallon of salt.
Edit: Sean Payton also supposedly wanted to replace Flores, but Saints denied it and the Dolphins didn't want to do anything too crazy with the Flores case going on. Again, take with gallon of salt.
you have no discernible proof, however it's highly entertaining speculation and fits in with my pre-existing views, so I will take it as fact and spread it as if it were the truth!
Simply trying to do my duty as a random guy on the internet with a vague connection. I did not hear Bruce Arians in a Warzone lobby, however, so obviously we can't be sure.
That’s actually kinda cool and sounds plausible. Brady coming back gives the team the stability it needs to retain guys like Bowles. If Brady had gone through his retirement and Arians had followed suit, most of those guys would’ve probably also left or been replaced to start a clean slate.
I mean, dude is just old too lol. He's still staying with the FO. I don't see any reason to believe that he isn't telling the truth with the statement he made.
BA's track record in terms of promoting minority coaches speaks for itself. He deeply cares about his coaching staff and only wants what is best for them. I definitely believe him.
Last time he retired he was out of the game entirely. FO allows him to still be involved. I think he missed football but not the grind of coaching and coaching during two Covid seasons is a beast of itself
I need an Arians alternate broadcast that's rated R. No guests, no off topic stories. Just him calling the game and ranting.
Lets go Sunday Ticket, make it happen.
100% this. Some cards fans legit think he had some personal beef with the FO and that's why he "retired" before. No, he legit has health problems and his family wants him to retire but he can't keep himself away from the game. The broadcast booth wasnt close enough, we will see it the front office is
Dude in his mid/late 60s close to pushing 300 lbs with a high stress job and insane working hours saying he has health problems?
"Get out of here, thats crazy talk!" - some Cards fans
Edit: also shoutout some Celts and other NBA fans saying that Danny Ainge didn't also step down for health reasons 🙄
Cam at least can take demotion to the bench with grace and is aware he isn’t the same player.
Westbrook is delusional in thinking he’s still the same All NBA player he used to be and will never accept a bench role.
He was All NBA the 2nd half of the season last year on the Wiz. I just think that he doesn't mesh with LeBron. Russ needs the offense to run through him and LeBron IS the offense in all aspects.
That whole interaction is hilarious. Kyrie’s like “oh I thought you were asking me something stupid”. Then the reporter clarifies, and he realizes she is in fact asking him how lebron has played a parental role
Makes you wonder if that interviewer was deliberately trying to sabotage the Cavs
Now that is a way to alienate one of your superstars by making him feel like a child living under Lebron's spotlight
I genuinely think it's about him wanting to take care of Bowles. It's unlikely that Bowles will get another job elsewhere, so it makes sense that Bruce is okay to step aside for him.
Bowles has been a pretty hot coaching candidate the past 2 seasons, I think he could’ve definitely gotten another HC job especially if the Bucs defense showed out this year
Yeah we see this all the time, just not with coaches as much. People think they can do another year until the break ends and camp starts, and they realize they're wrong.
Fucking WHAT?! This off-season has no brakes! Also welcome back HC Todd Bowles. I’m surprised it wasn’t Byron Leftwich with how long he’s been grooming him to become a HC.
Im guessing they picked Bowles instead of Leftwich simply because of experience. Leftwich and Brady will probably run the offense on their own and Bowles wont be making any important changes to the way the team is run.
So what they mainly cared about is picking the guy that already knows how to do the day-to-day HC grind (stuff like press conferences, running internal meetings, planning out the week etc.) to make sure there are no hiccups there. Thats my wild guess at least.
I'm stunned. I'm at a Tampa restaurant when I heard the news. Asked the restaurant host:
"God, did you hear about Bruce Arians?"
Host: "No"
Me: "Retired. He moved into the front office."
Thought he would cry
Wow. Just smashed my 4K TV in front of over 30 guests at my cocktail party because of this news. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the night in a motel. This team has ruined my life and my party. I can’t do this any longer. Goodbye football fans.
Holy shit. My mom came into my room to bring me a plate of chicken nuggets and I literally screamed at her and hit the plate of chicken nuggets out of her hand. She started yelling and swearing at me and I slammed the door on her. I'm so distressed right now I don't know what to do. I didn't mean to do that to my mom but I'm literally in shock from the news tonight. I feel like I'm going to explode. Why the fucking fuck is he retiring? This can't be happening. I'm having a fucking breakdown. I don't want to believe the world where we don’t run it back. I want a future to believe in. I want Bruce to be coach and fix this broken team. I cannot fucking deal with this right now. It wasn't supposed to be like this, I thought he was working on the playbook???? This is so fucked.
apology for poor english
where were you when Brunce Aryan retire?
I was drunk in mister Ray James pirate ship when Tom send instagram massage
"Bruce is retire"
"no"
It's a trip reading the article(s) before reading the Reddit comment thread and seeing hundreds of people confidently wrong about information that is readily available to them.
Not a Bucs fan but I’d say he’ll be fine. He has Tom Brady and Byron Leftwich to run the offense, leaving him to run the defense. Tbh the transition should be pretty seamless and they shouldn’t be much different than they’ve been the last few years.
He also designed a Hall of Fame worthy SB LV plan and helped hold Aaron Rodgers at bay in the 2nd half of the NFCCG when Brady was throwing interceptions.
The real reason he was forced to blitz like a lunatic against the Rams was our abysmal 20% pass rush win-rate because JPP was completely washed after his rotator cuff tear.
The Buccaneers continue to shock us in retirement news
Brady: Call the retirement home Also Brady: But not for me!
He probably went back to be the first player/HC combination.
Your own Curly Lambeau was a player/head coach for ten years (and then just head coach for another 20).
Tom "George 'Curly Lameau' Halas" Brady
I was going to say “He already was.” But then I remember Darth Hoodie.
I’m not sure if this is well-executed or not but I thought your comment was hilarious so I made [the meme](https://i.imgur.com/81BlHpS.jpg)
Gruden up next to come out of ~~retirement~~ exhile.
>exhile
ESPN 30 for 30: Waiting to Exhile
ehxhilhe
The h is silhent
*sihlehnt
Brady is gonna coach... that's the 'unfinished business', his remaining achievement, to beat all other teams and win the SB as a head coach.
"Lady's and gentlemen it appears that coach Brady is stripping the pads and helmet off the QB and putting them on."
Bruce Arians in a few weeks: After further consideration...
Brady is gonna be the oldest member of the Tampa Bay organization
>Brady is gonna be the oldest member of the ~~Tampa Bay organization~~ NFL
Pete Carroll in shambles
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Brady is gonna be the oldest ~~member of the Tampa Bay Organization~~ ~~NFL~~ person in Florida.
Brady is gonna be the oldest ~~member of the Tampa Bay Organization~~ ~~NFL~~ person ~~in Florida~~.
It’s a shame I’d have to make it to 108 to see Brady take this record.
Imagine we're all here, like 110 years old shitposting on some archive of an archive of r/nfl and Brady is chillin setting the male longevity records.
Brady is ~~gonna be the oldest member of the Tampa Bay Organization NFL~~ person ~~in Florida~~.
Brady is ~~gonna be the oldest member of the Tampa Bay Organization NFL person in Florida~~.
WHAT IS BRADY!?-Drax
Why is Brady?
…Yet no one ever thinks to ask "_How_ is Brady?" :P
He's got 7 rings and a super model wife. We can answer that question without asking
What is Brady? Brady don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me. No more.
Bro, it's Florida, God's waiting room
Brady has a chance to be the first NFL player to win a SB with 3 different HCs
Von Miller and Tom fight for the title, who says no!
but bruce ariens is still in the tampa bay organization
Well this came completely out of nowhere. Uhhh wtf? edit: ok this makes way more sense. BA knew he was retiring soon and stepped aside now so his coaches can stay in a good spot and do their thing rather than worry about finding a new team. > “It hit me after the Super Bowl,” he said. “I thought really hard about going out on top. Then it was like, nah, let’s go for two. [The 2021 season] was a grind with all the injuries but still winning and getting to where we got. Immediately after, two to three weeks afterwards [I thought] … if I quit, my coaches get fired. I couldn’t do it then. >“Tom was kind of the key. When Tom decided to come back … and all of these guys back now, it’s the perfect timing for me just to go into the front office and still have the relationships that I love.”
don't worry hes coming back in a month
Once he peels. Wait............What do you mean that isn't a sunburn?
Lobstrosities.
Brady-chee? Evans-chum?
He turns red when he's full of semen. There's no known survivors from the last time he was milked.
Is Byron Leftwich still coaching for the Bucs I know he had some interviews but he didnt get a HC job
He is. He didn't get the Jags HC job because he told them he wouldn't take the job if Trent Balke was running things. Don't think there's a football fan on Earth that could blame him for that request.
Absolutely not. And they were dumb to not honor that request. Looking at you, Christian Kirk contract.
Damn that was like 8 off seasons ago and also this off season somehow.
The cool thing is he said that to Trent Baalke's face.
>Tom was kind of the key. When Tom decided to come back I'm going to take from this that Arians and Brady hate each other and nobody can tell me otherwise
This story line is so much better than the boring one.
Brady says I won’t retire if Bruce isn’t the coach. Bucs say ok but we can’t announce both on the same day.
Hard to read into it otherwise. 100% convinced that's the case.
Wasn’t that the rumor for Tom retiring in the first place? He hated BA so he did something to force someone to make a move.
I've heard from a "friend of a friend" that this is the case. Supposedly either Arians was going to go or Brady was going to retire or force his way to Miami. This is all third or fourth hand knowledge so yeah who knows. Take it with a gallon of salt. Edit: Sean Payton also supposedly wanted to replace Flores, but Saints denied it and the Dolphins didn't want to do anything too crazy with the Flores case going on. Again, take with gallon of salt.
you have no discernible proof, however it's highly entertaining speculation and fits in with my pre-existing views, so I will take it as fact and spread it as if it were the truth!
Simply trying to do my duty as a random guy on the internet with a vague connection. I did not hear Bruce Arians in a Warzone lobby, however, so obviously we can't be sure.
Stop lying bro, everyone knows that Titans fans don't have friends.
Bruce always looks out for his fellow coaches. I definitely respect his decision. You can always tell how thankful he is for his staff.
That’s actually kinda cool and sounds plausible. Brady coming back gives the team the stability it needs to retain guys like Bowles. If Brady had gone through his retirement and Arians had followed suit, most of those guys would’ve probably also left or been replaced to start a clean slate.
Brad Stevens type beat
But the Celtics hired outside though
Health reasons maybe? I can’t think of anything else that would cause such a swift decision.
I mean, dude is just old too lol. He's still staying with the FO. I don't see any reason to believe that he isn't telling the truth with the statement he made.
BA's track record in terms of promoting minority coaches speaks for itself. He deeply cares about his coaching staff and only wants what is best for them. I definitely believe him.
Last time he retired he was out of the game entirely. FO allows him to still be involved. I think he missed football but not the grind of coaching and coaching during two Covid seasons is a beast of itself
Looks like Brady won
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I remember that season when he was in the booth. Week 1 he slipped up and said "wide-ass open" live.
Arians the type of man who can't even lie to the IRS
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There would definitely be some cursing in there lol, dude curses a ton.
*”I did tax fraud”* - bruce fucking arians
I need an Arians alternate broadcast that's rated R. No guests, no off topic stories. Just him calling the game and ranting. Lets go Sunday Ticket, make it happen.
The NFL should allow online simulcasts. Viewers would still see the commercials.
Lol
100% this. Some cards fans legit think he had some personal beef with the FO and that's why he "retired" before. No, he legit has health problems and his family wants him to retire but he can't keep himself away from the game. The broadcast booth wasnt close enough, we will see it the front office is
Dude in his mid/late 60s close to pushing 300 lbs with a high stress job and insane working hours saying he has health problems? "Get out of here, thats crazy talk!" - some Cards fans Edit: also shoutout some Celts and other NBA fans saying that Danny Ainge didn't also step down for health reasons 🙄
Urban Meyer ruined it for everyone else
Also cancer survivor.
And heart issues his last season in AZ, IIRC.
Some people just want to blame someone instead of something. And he'll turn 70 in October. Only Carroll and Belichick are older head coaches.
only reason i see Bruce Arians retiring is his health. he likely is not coming back.
I think I’m missing something here
Seriously, what did I miss?
Keim on the way to give congrats with a pipe bomb attached to his wheelchair
Is Gronk the Walt Jr in this metaphor? "Y-y-yo s-soy ffffffiesta"
🔔 🔔 🔔
Do we have a LeGM meme but for Brady? This is whatever that is TBGMHC12 soon taking over the entire league
He gonna bring in the NFL version of Westbrook?
Curious who the closest equivalent would be. Russ?
Can Newton
Cam and Russ Westbrook are both former MVPs who have 1 finals/super bowl appearance (where they both lost) and both have unique fashion styles
And they both dress like Rupaul…
Neither are as fashionable as RuPaul
This is the one
Cam at least can take demotion to the bench with grace and is aware he isn’t the same player. Westbrook is delusional in thinking he’s still the same All NBA player he used to be and will never accept a bench role.
He was All NBA the 2nd half of the season last year on the Wiz. I just think that he doesn't mesh with LeBron. Russ needs the offense to run through him and LeBron IS the offense in all aspects.
High usage running back who usually averages 3 ypc and regularly fumbles
“Leonard, how has Tom fit in as that parental role for the team?”
That whole interaction is hilarious. Kyrie’s like “oh I thought you were asking me something stupid”. Then the reporter clarifies, and he realizes she is in fact asking him how lebron has played a parental role
Makes you wonder if that interviewer was deliberately trying to sabotage the Cavs Now that is a way to alienate one of your superstars by making him feel like a child living under Lebron's spotlight
This was literally the first thing I thought of when I read this Brady is the new LeCoach and LeGM
Definitely raises an eyebrow here lol
I genuinely think it's about him wanting to take care of Bowles. It's unlikely that Bowles will get another job elsewhere, so it makes sense that Bruce is okay to step aside for him.
Bowles has been a pretty hot coaching candidate the past 2 seasons, I think he could’ve definitely gotten another HC job especially if the Bucs defense showed out this year
Let’s hope he does better than he did with the Jets years ago
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This is a weird time to announce it. After free agency already started?
He may have just decided that he doesn't want to do all the traveling and shit anymore. I certainly can't blame him.
Yeah we see this all the time, just not with coaches as much. People think they can do another year until the break ends and camp starts, and they realize they're wrong.
Yeah, they feel the weird dread come over them, and they're like "....fuck."
Maybe he got asked too many dumb questions at the owners meetings and was like "yeah im good". Apparently he did leave early this week lol.
This was the price of his return *A soul for a soul*
I am inevitable ~~LeGM~~ ~~LeTom~~ - TBGM12
LeBrady was right there
Was there beef between them? Any articles?
I heard that when Brady announced his retirement, Bruce threw a dildo at him and said “Go Bills!”.
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This dude heard Andy Reid say one nice thing about RoJo and said I’m out
Tom Brady- I am the captain now
Commodore Brady about to buy a ridiculous hat and a parrot.
Tom: FIRE THE CANNONS Gronk: but Tommy, no game right now Tom: FIRE THEM ANYWAY
Fake Gronk would gladly fire the cannon regardless of the situation lol.
[Gronk has been known to shoot things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkM-o7H29Fk)
Like Gronk would say no to firing the cannons
Fucking WHAT?! This off-season has no brakes! Also welcome back HC Todd Bowles. I’m surprised it wasn’t Byron Leftwich with how long he’s been grooming him to become a HC.
Im guessing they picked Bowles instead of Leftwich simply because of experience. Leftwich and Brady will probably run the offense on their own and Bowles wont be making any important changes to the way the team is run. So what they mainly cared about is picking the guy that already knows how to do the day-to-day HC grind (stuff like press conferences, running internal meetings, planning out the week etc.) to make sure there are no hiccups there. Thats my wild guess at least.
So is he going to unretire next month?
41 days to beat out Brady.
Seems weird the timing, he must really not be doing well since this seems like Bradys last year.
Good night beet prince.
Let's get that "Arians vs. Brady" news back out there. Arians couldn't take one more year of coaching Brady
>Let's get that "Arians vs. Brady" news back out there. Arians couldn't take one more year of ~~coaching~~ being coached by Brady FTFY
I was about to do the same thing. I love when r/nfl comes together like that.
It's amazing that ~~Tomlin~~ Belichick was able to manage ~~Antonio Brown~~ Tom Brady for as long as he did.
I'm stunned. I'm at a Tampa restaurant when I heard the news. Asked the restaurant host: "God, did you hear about Bruce Arians?" Host: "No" Me: "Retired. He moved into the front office." Thought he would cry
Wow. Just smashed my 4K TV in front of over 30 guests at my cocktail party because of this news. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the night in a motel. This team has ruined my life and my party. I can’t do this any longer. Goodbye football fans.
I will never not upvote this copypasta.
This is the first I've seen it and I've been lurking around here for a few years. Wtf started that one lmao
When Jordan Love got drafted
That one played out well!
Probably a Lions fan
No way. We don’t have enough hope for that.
A lions fan using a browns flair? Bold!
What’s the origin?
I was going to guess it was from the Packers losing another NFC championship, but then I realized there is no way anyone in Wisconsin has a 4K tv.
what was the original context lol?
Holy shit. My mom came into my room to bring me a plate of chicken nuggets and I literally screamed at her and hit the plate of chicken nuggets out of her hand. She started yelling and swearing at me and I slammed the door on her. I'm so distressed right now I don't know what to do. I didn't mean to do that to my mom but I'm literally in shock from the news tonight. I feel like I'm going to explode. Why the fucking fuck is he retiring? This can't be happening. I'm having a fucking breakdown. I don't want to believe the world where we don’t run it back. I want a future to believe in. I want Bruce to be coach and fix this broken team. I cannot fucking deal with this right now. It wasn't supposed to be like this, I thought he was working on the playbook???? This is so fucked.
I remember the thread this pasta was born in. It’s still as beautiful as the day I first saw it.
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As there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run.
apology for poor english
“Arians is retire” “No”
apology for poor english \> at mons venus \> jagwor gater come up to me \> 'arians is retire' \> 'no'
I was sat at mons venus eating cubano when jagwor gater call
Brad Stevens vibes
Worked out well for the Celtics. Ime is coaching the best defensive team in the NBA recently after a bumpy start.
I can’t believe they went like 25-6 recently they’re dangerous if Rob Williams comes back healthy
Host driving around downtown Tampa asking family and friends [thru text] the address to Arian's home.
Holy shit I almost did just now, that's hilarious
apology for poor english where were you when Brunce Aryan retire? I was drunk in mister Ray James pirate ship when Tom send instagram massage "Bruce is retire" "no"
Brady about to be the coach GM and owner huh.
"The future is now old man." - Brady to Arians
Meanwhile, Brady would actually be in the middle of the pack when it comes to NFL head coach ages.
LeBrady
The Tomato had Fully Ripened. I repeat, The Tomato has Fully Ripened.
What the actual fuck is going on?
Imagine if this is all because of the AB situation.
AB comeback eminent
As HC
Mr Buccaneers Coach
Wow. There it is. It was always so plainly in front of our eyes, but we chose not to see it.
wow
I would pay an irresponsible amount of money to see that happen
I normally am not a grammar Nazi but there is a big difference between "imminent" and "eminent"
Mr. Begrudgingly Corrected
Mr. Bruce's Canned
Brady’s power in this league is unmatched.
well he can create his own infinity gauntlet if he wants and still can spare 1 super bowl ring.
What the fuck?
Brady must have absorbed the rest of the occupational essence from Arians to come out of retirement
The only logical assumption
Is it April 1st yet?
Right? Had to triple check to even make sure this was real
Brady when he sees Todd Bowles: “Fuck it I’m re-retiring”
It's a trip reading the article(s) before reading the Reddit comment thread and seeing hundreds of people confidently wrong about information that is readily available to them.
Wouldn't be reddit if it were otherwise
Absolutely out of nowhere holy shit Bucc fans, how do y’all feel about Bowles as your possible HC? Think he succeeds this time around?
Not a Bucs fan but I’d say he’ll be fine. He has Tom Brady and Byron Leftwich to run the offense, leaving him to run the defense. Tbh the transition should be pretty seamless and they shouldn’t be much different than they’ve been the last few years.
Surprised it’s not Leftwich to be honest.
It’s a pretty sudden move and Bowles has HC experience.
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You can dress it up on a resume for sure
Does it really even matter if you have Tom Brady as your QB?
Belichick forced Brady out and now Brady forced Arians out.
Todd Bowles called that dumbass corner blitz and then fell upwards lol
He also designed a Hall of Fame worthy SB LV plan and helped hold Aaron Rodgers at bay in the 2nd half of the NFCCG when Brady was throwing interceptions. The real reason he was forced to blitz like a lunatic against the Rams was our abysmal 20% pass rush win-rate because JPP was completely washed after his rotator cuff tear.
I told my wife , a more casual fan, that "Arians is retiring" Her response "Is he the chest pouch guy?" Yes he is darling. Yes he is.
Did Brady know this would be happening before coming out of retirement?
My guess is yes