Todd Bowles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are studying up on the Washington Commanders — and their star quarterback.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles is 10-5 against rookie quarterbacks across his career . That's an impressive resume, and on Sunday, he has a chance to add to it.
The Buccaneers and Bowles are set to face the Washington Commanders, who will be piloted by rookie signal caller Jayden Daniels. Daniels, who won the Heisman Trophy last year at LSU for a stellar campaign that saw him toss 40 touchdowns and run for 10 more, is a dual-threat quarterback who could be lethal in the NFL."Any time you face a dual-threat quarterback, it’s going to be a problem. He can beat you with his legs or his arm," Bowles said. "He was taken that high for a reason.
But that's not the only way you beat a football team. The Buccaneers aren't just playing Jayden Daniels, and Bowles knows that, too. “I think if you find yourself just facing a rookie quarterback, the other 10 guys are going to kill you. We’re facing the , we’re not facing Jayden Daniels," Bowles said. "They’ve got 10 other guys that we’ve got to worry about, as well. We don’t look at it as facing a rookie quarterback – we’re trying to beat the .”
The Buccaneers and the Commanders will want to start off their season on the right foot, and barring a tie, only one of them will get their way. And the key for the Bucs to swing it their direction is twofold — to stop Jayden Daniels, and to keep an eye on everyone else.River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021.
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