Bruce Arians already helped Todd Bowles land his first non-interim defensive coordinator job, which led to his first head coaching job. Then, Arians helped Bowles earn his first Super Bowl ring in nearly a quarter-century.

Now, Arians is helping Bowles kickstart his second opportunity as a head coach in the NFL.

Arians announced his decision to retire from coaching on Wednesday night and Bowles was named as the Bucs' new head coach. Everything was actually made official among the Bucs' inner circle on Monday night, but you get the idea.

The catalyst behind Arians' decision to retire is the current state of the Buccaneers. Tom Brady's return immediately placed the team back into the category of Super Bowl contender and the subsequent return -and addition- of several key players only strengthened the Buccaneers' place in that category.

In other words: the Bucs are in a great spot.

Brady's presence not only gives Bowles a great shot at winning his first Super Bowl as head coach, but it also gives something he never had as head coach in New York: a true franchise quarterback.

Just look at what Bowles had to deal with in regard to a starting quarterback from 2015-2018:

• Ryan Fitzpatrick
• Bryce Petty
• Geno Smith
• Josh McCown
• Sam Darnold

Yea. Not good, Bob.

Bowles only had one good year of quarterback play while he was head coach of the New York Jets and that was in Year One with Fitzpatrick at the helm. That year, Fitzpatrick turned in arguably the best year of his career. The end result? A 10-6 record in which the Jets fell one game short of making the playoffs.

Sure, it was only one year, but Bowles has shown that he's capable of handling the role of head coach when he has adequate quarterback play. Just like nearly every single other head coach in NFL history.

Well, Brady won't give Bowles just adequate play. He'll give Bowles the MVP-level play we've seen over the last two seasons. And that in itself is the best start you can ask for when it comes to the beginning of a new head coaching career.

Arians is leaving the Bucs in good shape and he's leaving Bowles with a chance to show what he's truly capable of in the head coaching role.

It's a win-win for all sides, which is the best final scenario all parties can ask for.

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