So why does Todd Bowles typically stay so calm on the sidelines, which is maddening for a lot of fans?
Bowles explained during a chat with Evan Closky of [WTSP-TV, Ch. 10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60uzK4N8ew).
> “I think when I first got here and somebody blew a play in 2019, and I went off the handle on the sidelines and not only did that guy panic, the rest of the defense panicked and they started playing cautious,” Bowles said. “And I realized then that I really can’t go off the handle like that because they respond how I respond. So, ever since then — I still get my point across, believe me — we talk all the time. And in meetings they get everything, and on the practice field they get everything.
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> “But when it’s time to play … you have to trust them and they have to trust you. So the calmness on the sidelines, if I don’t panic, they don’t panic. And that helps us.”
Joe gets the explanation, but it’s very interesting that Bowles said in the same interview that his top leadership figure, as far as building the Bowles way. was Bucco Bruce Arians. And No. 2 was Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells.
Both of those guys were explosive sideline figures.
Bowles added that seeing a poor response from his Bucs defense after he went off was “a revelation for me.” He said he saw the reaction and realized he needed to change things as a coach.