Consistent.
One reason why fans loved Chucky so much is Chucky wore his emotions on his sleeve.
Fans knew that Chucky cared as much about the Bucs winning as they did. Fans could relate to Chucky.
Not everybody is Chucky. One critique that fans have about Bucs coach Todd Bowles is his stoic nature. Fans hate that. But Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield loves it.
On Kay Adams’ FanDuel TV show yesterday from One Buc Palace, Mayfield told Adams he really appreciates Bowles’ even keel. And Mayfield thinks that style works best for the current makeup of the Bucs.
“He’s just so consistent, good, bad, indifferent, like he doesn’t change,” Mayfield said. “And so some people, they want emotion, you know? That’s what you kind of hear. It’s like, ‘Why doesn’t he show emotion? Why doesn’t he do this?’
“He’s the same guy each and every day. And from a leadership standpoint, rocky or successful, having that be your model, that’s really important for us.
“He allows us to go out and be ourselves. So he’s just, he knows when to display leadership. And he knows when to take control. And that’s a God-given talent.”
Joe used to say the same thing about Father Dungy, that emotion or lack of it doesn’t matter a hill of beans. Many of the best coaches in NFL history were cigar store Indians on the sideline.
And yeah, there have been a fair share of emotional coaches who have won rings like Chucky and Bucco Bruce Arians.
Whenever this subject of coaching emotions comes up, Joe always remembers what old Bobby Bowden told him.
Bowden, as a young coach, would go to NFL training camps (which in those days opened around July 4th) so he could learn a thing or two and do some networking.
Two camps Bowden would always go to were the Packers when Vince Lombardi coached and the Browns when Paul Brown coached. The two coaches, Bowden told Joe, couldn’t have been more different. Lombardi was non-stop hollerin’ and cussin’ while Brown, Bowden said, barely talked above a whisper.
Yet the two men arguably were the two best coaches who ever lived.
The moral of the story for Bowden? You have to be yourself because players can sniff out a fake real easily.
“He’s just so consistent. Good, bad, indifferent — he doesn’t change.”
Baker Mayfield says Todd Bowles’ steady leadership never wavers — and that consistency sets the tone for the entire team@heykayadams | @bakermayfield | @Buccaneers #WeAreTheKrewe pic.twitter.com/KlA0zbiLL9
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) August 6, 2025