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Bucs coach Todd Bowles watches practice inside the Glazer Shed Tuesday.
Joe thought this a bit odd coming from Bucs coach Todd Bowles yesterday.
After underwear football practice on Tuesday, the first of three for minicamp week, Bowles remarked that he believes the Bucs have better chemistry on the team than last year.
> “I think there’s more chemistry coming in, because the guys have been together for a year and it’s been a lot of the same guys and they welcome the new guys, as well,” Bowles said. “Going forward, we’ll continue to develop the chemistry and the confidence will come as they make each other better.”
So for Bowles, confidence sprouts from chemistry. So what is chemistry?
That’s a weird question to answer. Only teams know if they have good chemistry once the season starts. It’s like it grows naturally. You can’t plant guys on a roster and say, “This is a good dude. He will bring chemistry.
Doesn’t work like that.
Why didn’t the Bucs have good chemistry last year when they won the NFC South (again) and had one of the best offenses in the game? Bowles said injuries screwed up the chemistry.
> “A lot of new guys had to play here and there,” Bowles said. “Hopefully we can stay healthy and it continues to build even more.”
That’s the goal at least. The offense brings back 11 starters and added a guy Baker Mayfield suggests has fit perfectly in the Bucs’ ecosystem, Emeka Egbuka.
But that pass defense. Better pass coverage. Getting to the quarterback from the edge. It has to improve. Will that happen because there is chemistry or dudes balling?
Joe will settle for dudes balling. They can all hug each other after a win for chemistry.