What Does Todd Bowles Want From Rachaad White In 2023?

White talked about his fumbles in an exclusive interview with Pewter Report this offseason.

“Yeah, for sure – it’s tough. At the end of the day, football is football,” White said. “My whole college career, I never fumbled the football. You’ve just got to come in here, and you’ve got to adjust. Obviously, on some of the plays that I fumbled the ball on, you just learn from it.

“You’re just eager, I was eagerly trying to make more plays and do more for the team as well as just help me get on the field more. Just certain things I had to understand and learn not to force anything – that things happen, and that grows over time.”

White ran for 481 yards and one touchdown on 129 carries (3.7 avg.) while catching 50 passes for 292 yards and a pair of scores during his rookie season in Tampa Bay.

Rachaad White Is Eager To Work With New Bucs RBs Coach Skip Peete

In addition to his three fumbles during the season, White also fumbled once in the preseason at Tennessee. While he was eager to make plays last year, which led to some turnovers, White is eager to learn from new running backs coach Skip Peete. Coaching running backs Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard last year, Peete’s running backs in Dallas didn’t have a single fumble.

“Coach Peete’s track record proves itself,” White said. “Guys like that, Tony and Zeke, guys that didn’t fumble the ball at all last year. I already carry that in my head, but to have Coach Peete keep harping on that is going to be great.”

White is not only going to embrace more carries and catches this season as Tampa Bay’s starter, he’s also going to embrace Peete’s coaching style. The 60-year old veteran coach has been instructing running backs for three decades.

“The initial conversation that we had went great, went well,” White said. “I like Coach Peete. Just over the phone, I could tell even though he’s a seasoned, older guy, he’s got a lot of swag. I could just hear it and tell how the way he talks and how he comes off.

“Yeah, I’m ready to learn, we talked about that a lot. I’m always open and know I’ve got to get better and I’ve got to learn. I don’t know it all. I’m not perfect. I don’t have it all figured out. That’s the biggest thing when my mindset is like that, and you’ve got a coach like Skip Peete. The same thing with his track record and the guys he’s had. You’re just eager to learn and eager to get better. I’m in great hands.”

The Bucs are hoping Peete can help White have some more secure hands in 2023.