Todd Bowles Better Hope Logan Hall Struggles In Houston
March 11th, 2026
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.
March 11th, 2026 at 3:53 am
The most impactfult thing he did in a Bucs uniform was end Jensen’s career. Completely tanked the 22 season before it started. For a high 2nd round pick that’s awful. He was a tweener and I think Bowles messed with his head a bit on top of it. Only other play I can think of is him sacking Rodgers when we played GB that same year, but we still lost. For a second rounder to be a 4th round comparison like Will? Yeah that’s awful.
March 11th, 2026 at 4:20 am
Good riddance
March 11th, 2026 at 4:53 am
If Ryans uses him as a 4-3 defensive end he’ll do fine. That’s what he is, a 4-3 end, not a defensive tackle. Bowles had a square peg, in a round hole, not Hall’s fault he was only average here.
March 11th, 2026 at 5:12 am
Another blown licht pick. Jason loves to over pay guys he drafted as he feels like resigning a guy he drafted is a feather in his cap. If he lets you go you are really bad.
March 11th, 2026 at 5:13 am
We tide fans want Ryans as the next bama coach
March 11th, 2026 at 6:32 am
Hodad … ‘If Ryans uses him as a 4-3 defensive end he’ll do fine.’
Exactly Hodad.
March 11th, 2026 at 6:32 am
This comparison to Gholston isn’t quite right, we’re kind of just making parallels with the size and type of player/production these guys are but going back to Hall’s draft, we traded back and took Hall early in the second, I think he had a first round grade, meaning, we got additional draft pick and we still got a first round talent in the second round, and yet Hall never came close to that draft status. Gholston was drafted in the 4th, and he brilliantly play no better/no worse than that draft status, meaning? Hall was technically a bust, another miss for Licht.
I’m actually impressed with our front office letting him walk. Hall was durable, and $7M wouldn’t have broken us, but we have a tendency to love our draft picks a little too much. We saw Hall’s ceiling, and we think we can do better. I’m tired of this mediocre roster. Hall will be a JAG in that Houston rotation. He’ll no doubt get some numbers, but he isn’t breaking out and turning into a star.
March 11th, 2026 at 6:37 am
DestinJohhny – “Jason loves to over pay guys he drafted as he feels like resigning a guy he drafted is a feather in his cap. If he lets you go you are really bad.”
Well then, clearly Mike Evans sucked. So did Alex Cappa and Carlton Davis.
March 11th, 2026 at 6:39 am
Bowles wanted to get quicker up the middle so he went smaller, that didn’t pan out so now they are going to go back to mountain men in the middle. Hall will do well on the edge of a 4-3, not great but good rotational guy. Kancey??????🤔
March 11th, 2026 at 6:47 am
Joe loves to act like Bowles is a dark cloud over these d line guys but I can’t name one that’s left and out performed their Bucs days. Can you Joe?
March 11th, 2026 at 7:29 am
He was very ordinary, but not as ordinary as Bowles defense. Hall may be better in Houston but it is very unlikely that he will set the world on fire, much less make a pro bowl.
March 11th, 2026 at 7:29 am
Hodad shoots the curl.