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Count as one of the biggest supporters of the naming Todd Bowles as head coach. As Bruce Arians moved on to become a senior football consultant for the franchise, the Buccaneers had his succe sor in place.David, the longest tenured player on the Buccaneers, endorsed the hire in the most sincere way."I love it, I love the move. They did a great thing just putting the right guy in front," David said during Buccaneers minicamp Tuesday. "I think everybody's going to love him, everybody's going to get along with him. I talked to him and he said, 'You defensive guys, y'all know me already.' You won't get any bad words from anybody talking about Coach Bowles. Coach Bowles is a great dude."He's a team-first guy, he's a player-first guy. Just got to get an opportunity for the offense, throughout this proce s, for guys on the offense to learn and get to know him. I'm sure there's going to be great things."But, I'm very happy for him. If it wasn't here, it was going to be somewhere else. Definitely a guy who you can definitely go out there and play hard for four quarters of a football game." Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Taylor Heinicke Jersey Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Bowles was the defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers for three seasons, having a top-10 defense in points allowed over the last two seasons. Tampa Bay is third in takeaways (82), first in points off takeaways (331), tied for third in sacks (142), first in quarterback hits (352), and first in opponent rush yards per attempt (3.72) in the three years Bowles was defensive coordinator.The Buccaneers aren't the least bit concerned Bowles won't be as succe sful as head coach as he was as the defensive coordinator. Bowles' presence was why signed with the Buccaneers and moved back to safety in place of the departed ."That was one of the reasons why I decided to come here," Neal said. "He's a mastermind with what he does and I'm excited to see what he can cook up, for sure. "It's a very disciplined group. They love to have fun. They enjoy the game, enjoy being around each other. Just the environment, just being here, I can tell they really love coming to work and love being around each other, and that's so important. That's vital to winning. The culture that was built here so far over the past couple years has been awesome and I'm glad to be a part of it."