Gone.

Joe thinks one of the best coaches in the NFL is Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans. He is way overlooked as folks rightly drool over Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan and Kevin O’Connell, .

The former 49ers defensive coordinator and nine-year NFL linebacker (from the same hometown as Bo Jackson and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston), Ryans has done an excellent job in Houston.

His offense may be slipping (for a defensive head coach, this is almost expected), Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud seems to be circling the drain, but damn, Ryans knows what he is doing on defense.

Todd Bowles should pray new Texans defensive lineman Logan Hall struggles in Houston. Hall signed with Houston last night.

Joe knows a lot of Bucs fans hate Hall. Bowles groomed him in Tampa to be the next Will Gholston, primarily a blocks-eater and a run stuffer, but Gholston had some pass rush skills in him. Joe doesn’t know if Hall can rush the passer. With Bowles’ rich history of developing pass rushers, who knows?

But Hall was just fine for what he was asked to do after the Bucs drafted him in 2022. He was solid against the run and he answered the bell week in and week out.

And now the Bucs have yet another hole in the starting defense. What’s going on at One Buc Palace? Are the lights on? Are folks still so numb after losing Mike Evans they can’t function?

If Ryans is able to unlock Hall’s pass-rushing skills (if he has any), that is going to be damning for Bowles and yet another log on the fire for Bucs fans to holler about Bowles and his job security.