From Super Bowl to Super Linus Karlsson Jersey Bowles?Bruce Arians' sudden, surprising decision to step away from the Buccaneers head-coaching job and accepting a front office position left fans very briefly wondering who may be next head coach.That question was answered quickly, with Todd Bowles getting the nod as the team's next head coach at Arians' request.Arians and Bowles have history: The two served on the same Browns staff between 2001 and 2003, with Bowles landing in Arizona as the then-Cardinals Danton Heinen Jersey head coach's hand-picked defensive coordinator in 2013.'THE SPORTING NEWS 7' PODCAST:The hand-picked part is important: ESPN reports that was the predominant reason why Arians decided to give the nod to Bowles rather than offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich."Arians had long thought of Bowles as his succe sor if Bowles did not land a head-coaching job elsewhere," ESPN's Jenna Laine reports.Arians confirmed as much in an interview with NBC's Peter King and Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times prior to his retirement, saying that "succe sion" is a big point Stan Smyl Jersey of emphasis for him, and he wanted to give his longtime running mate a good opportunity at a head-coaching gig."I'd rather see Todd in position to be succe sful and not have to take some crappy job," Leftwich is a hot commodity among NFL coaching ranks: He interviewed for the Jaguars head-coaching position this offseason, as well as the Saints job, before settling back in as the offensive coordinator for Tom Brady and the Bucs. Brady has reportedly been a huge fan of Leftwich in the building.On the other side of the ball, Bowles will look to improve on the results of his last head-coaching tenure. Bowles went 24-40 leading the J.t. Miller Jersey Jets from 2015 to 2018, though a lot of his lack of succe s can be attributed to poor rosters and general organizational instability.MORE:Bowles, 58, also interviewed for several openings this offseason, including with the Bears and the Vikings. In 2021, he interviewed for the Lions' open coaching position, as well as the Jaguars and the Raiders.We'll see what Bowles has to offer in his next go-round, but the Buccaneers should hope he learned a thing or two from his last stint as a coach Cole Mcward Jersey .