Todd Bowles hates that label. "Defensive guru" follows him like a shadow. But Friday after practice? He grabbed that narrative by the collar. You heard that right.

Buffalo hung 44 points on Tampa Bay on November 16. That's the most since Todd Bowles took over Tampa Bay's defense in 2019. Therefore, a journalist asked about the pain. Again. "Coach, you being a defensive guy, it had to be painful to have the offense get 32 last week, and you can't keep them under," he asked. And Bowles had enough of it.

Todd Bowles Sets the Record Straight

"I'm a head guy, number one. I'm a defensive guy second," Bowles said Friday. "I don't know why I keep saying that because everything falls on me, from offense to special teams to defense. So, it's painful anytime we lose, and it's painful anytime one o

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