On Monday morning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians responded to a question about his diverse coaching staff by going out of his way to reiterate his anger about how the NFL’s latest hiring cycle shook out — particularly the way his trusted offensive coordinator, Byron Leftwich, was excluded from the process.
“I was very, very pissed that Byron didn't at least get an interview this year for the job that he's done,” Arians told reporters via a Super Bowl conference call. “I think I get way too much credit and so does Tom Brady for the job that Byron has done.