There's been plenty of speculation that Bruce Arians is the leading candidate to land the Bucs head coaching job.
He interviewed with the team on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. The Bucs need a quarterback whisperer for Jameis Winston and someone who can work with general manager Jason Licht.
Arians checks both boxes and them some. He also could hire a great coaching staff, including the coaching staff he could assemble, which may include former Jets coach Todd Bowles.
However, as of early Monday afternoon, the team had not yet entered into contract negotiations with Arians.
Of course, it's a fluid situation and those could begin any minute. The Bucs interviewed Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Cowboys defensive back Kris Richard.
Those interviews ended Sunday with the meeting in Dallas between Licht and Richard.
So it's not unusual that it may take a day, or several more hours, before negotiations would commence. The Bucs also have not yet made any plans for a news conference later, so nothing is imminent. Again, things change quickly in the NFL.
