TAMPA, Fla. — The changes are subtle and perhaps less telling. While the swagger seems ever-present, the high voltage voice and demonstrative personality have clearly moderated.
Yet, make no mistake.
Bruce Arians remains in full command of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team in which the former Cardinals’ head coach is guiding through a personal aberration. Coming into Sunday’s game against the Cardinals at Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers have lost four in a row and that is something Arians has never experienced as a head coach.
While a consensus in the Buccaneers’ locker room this week focuses on renewing their sense of purpose and fate, the evolution of Arians, as a head coach, becomes apparent.