The Buccaneers' slow start to the season has led to fans criticizing the coaching staff, with many calling for the team to move on from offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. Yet, Tampa Bay’s former head coach thinks that was unfair.
Bruce Arians, who retired as the Buccaneers head coach in the offseason, believes Tom Brady deserved more of the blame than he was initially getting.
“I don’t think it was fair to Byron,” Arians said, via JoeBucsFan.com. “Nobody is going to say that Brady was playing bad, but he was playing bad. We also had growing pains on a young offensive front and we weren’t running well. There comes a time as a play-caller when you’re losing yards running the ball and you say, ‘Forget this, I’m putting the ball in Tom’s hands.’”
