{"id":746366,"date":"2026-07-06T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/746366\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:36:20","slug":"buccaneers-todd-bowles-lands-on-a-list-no-head-coach-wants-to-be-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/746366\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles lands on a list no head coach wants to be on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heading into his fifth season coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Todd Bowles finds himself on the hot seat entering 2026.<\/p>\n

Through four seasons, Bowles has led the Bucs to a 35-33 regular season record, and a 1-3 postseason record. They\u2019ve been able to win the lowly NFC South<\/a> in three of four seasons, but they haven\u2019t gotten much further than that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a brutal collapse in 2025 in which the team squandered a 6-2 start, ultimately finishing 8-9 and missing the playoffs, Bowles is entering a do-or-die season in 2026.<\/p>\n

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles is on the hot seat\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS Sports\u2019 Jordan Dajani put together a list<\/a> of head coaches who are entering the upcoming season on the hot seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bowles ranked No. 2 on the entire list, and the only head coach deemed to be in more trouble than him is New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Buccaneers were the best team in the worst division last year and still failed to make the playoffs. It was a failure, and another one could lead the franchise to make a change,\u201d wrote Dajani.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Winning the NFC South on its own may not be enough to save Bowles.<\/a><\/p>\n

The organization has lofty expectations for a talented roster, and Bowles\u2019 status quo of winning 9 or 10 games a season before a first-round playoff exit might not satisfy ownership for much longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bucs are entering a truly pivotal season beyond Bowles\u2019 status, with a handful of core players entering contract years. Baker Mayfield, Vita Vea, Yaya Diaby, and Cody Mauch are all in the final year of their deals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be hard for the organization to justify spending big money to keep all four of those key players for a middling team that hasn\u2019t proven to be Super Bowl contenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a sense of urgency for Tampa Bay to take the next step and win 11+ games for the first time in Bowles\u2019 tenure and prove they can go on a deep playoff run. Another season of mediocrity could force the organization to press the reset button, moving on from Bowles and electing to let some free agents walk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ball is in the Bucs\u2019 court, and the stakes are high with the future direction of the franchise on the line in 2026.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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