Todd Bowles Contrasts Logan Hall & A’Shawn Robinson
March 30th, 2026
New Bucs defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson.
Did the Bucs upgrade at defensive tackle this offseason?
Gone is Logan Hall to the suffocating defense of the Houston Texans on a two-year, $14 million contract. In his place is veteran mauler A’Shawn Robinson on a one-year, $10 million deal.
Bucs head coach/defensive coordinator Todd Bowles addressed the swap during a semi-private chat with Joe before the start of the NFC Coaches Breakfast this morning in Phoenix.
“I think Logan is a little more athletic than A’Shawn; A’Shawn brings a lot more toughness and stoutness and sturdiness,” Bowles said.
Interesting assessment from Bowles considering Hall, the Bucs’ first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, spoke out recently and said in Tampa he was asked to “stand and bang, fight the good fight” but looks forward to doing more pass rushing in Houston.
So it seems Robinson is much better suited to do what the Bucs asked of Hall last season.
Joe likes the toughness upgrade with Robinson. The Bucs need more angry workers to prevent a repeat of whatever happened on defense in the final weeks of last season.
March 30th, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Probably the answer was in between. When the Bucs realized that Logan Hall had no special ability to disrupt the line of scrimmage, they asked him to stand and bang the good fight.
So, yes Robinson is better suited for the simple stand and hold the line of scrimmage.
March 30th, 2026 at 2:59 pm
Todd Bowels is a buffoon!
March 30th, 2026 at 3:04 pm
Nice reporting Joe…. thanks for the articles. But Bowles will be the perfect definition of insanity if he keeps trying to do the same thing over and over and it fails each game over and over. Hopefully Bowles can change.
March 30th, 2026 at 3:08 pm
Contrast
Liam Coen & Todd Bowels
March 30th, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Does Todd Bowles simply run the wrong defense for his own players and for whom we are playing against?
March 30th, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Another example of JL drafting a solid defensive player then handing him over to Bowles to put in a position that doesn’t cater to his strengths.
Hall will be a good player for Ryan’s defense in Houston. Wait for it..
March 30th, 2026 at 3:14 pm
Hall is not seeing the field over Hunter & Anderson Jr, and he’ll probably be asked to 2-gap there as well lol
March 30th, 2026 at 3:19 pm
Hall will play 3-technique and rush the passer in Houston. The Texans have a legit defense. We do not.
March 30th, 2026 at 3:21 pm
imo, Hall was a decent/good player but unfortunately he was playing out of position and in a system with zero flexibility
question is, will morrison and Zyon be better or bored in 2026
GO BUCS!!!!
March 30th, 2026 at 3:33 pm
Great description. A lot tougher and more sturdy.
He’s a DE who can play DT.
Defense Rules is right.
We need a DT/NT to rotate with Vea.
If anything happened to Vea, our defense would collapse.
He is and always has been the key to this defense.
But he’s in the final year of his contract. He’s 30.
Kancey is also in the final year of his contract.
DT or NT is the obvious investment in the 1st round.
March 30th, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Hall was drafted to replace Will Gholston at 7i technique. He was just middling. Bucs drafted Elijah Roberts who is alot better.
Stop trying to fit everything into the Bowles-Licht narratives. Hall just could not cut it as a 7i.
March 30th, 2026 at 3:41 pm
You draft defensive players that fit your defense
I don’t know why Hall was drafted in the first place
March 30th, 2026 at 3:42 pm
I don’t really think Hall ever fully tried. The new guy , better by far even though he’s a little older. BALLS over GLAM is what gets you to the Superbowl.. I like all four of our new defenders, I love ’em!!! They have done their and earned their keep. A man’s game..
March 30th, 2026 at 3:52 pm
The Bucs traded the 27th pick to Jacksonville for more picks
But Green Bay drafted Georgia DT Devonte Wyatt with the 28th pick
It didn’t make sense to me then, and it don’t make sense now
Devonte Wyatt is a 6’3 305 lbs DT, can play multiple positions on the front
Hall is a tweener in a 3-4 defense, he’s better suited in a 4-3 defense
March 30th, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Apparently Todd Bowles is serious about getting more grity players instead of just I AM THAT MAN players. Calm speeches before football players doesn’t fire up players. Arians wasn’t afraid to let it loose on players and probably threatened players of losing starting positions.
If Todd Bowles did this when warranted we might see better results and performances by the Bucs.
I know when I was a kid my Dad booted me in the ass and I can say it got the message home to me immediately.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:19 pm
Is this Jackwagon for real? Bowles drafts a college 4-3 D end, moves him to DT, and now realizes he wasn’t suited to play there? No sh#t Sherlock. You’re making the same mistake with Roberts. Watch Hall get more sacks in Houston than any of our edge rushers next season. Wouldn’t be saying much, but I wouldn’t doubt he does.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:21 pm
Bowels can’t use the boot because the players don’t believe in him and they would turn around and point fingers at him figuratively while psychologically going into self preservation mode… oh wait
That was last year!
March 30th, 2026 at 4:28 pm
The Glazers must realize by now that they have made a
Terrible mistake!
Bandwagon left holding the bag!
March 30th, 2026 at 4:28 pm
Hall could be better in Houston because of better talent around him, make no mistake. If he isn’t then ya know he’s just a guy. He is not the tone setter. If you have those then the others around you look and play better, not hard to figure out.
March 30th, 2026 at 5:59 pm
A’Shawn is an attitude and maybe an effort upgrade over Hall. But A’Shawn is similar to Hall in that they are not good pass rushers. The NFL is a passing league and the Bucs need pass rushers along the front 4 or 5. A’Shawn is only a marginal improvement over Hall. The Bucs need to draft a beastly DT who can PASS-RUSH. Both A’Shawn and Vita need to sub-out on passing downs.
March 30th, 2026 at 6:02 pm
Some players need other BETTER players around them to perform better. They’re not Alpha dogs. In our defense, Vea is an Alpha dog. Suh was an Alpha dog. Players like Hall, Gholston, Gaines, etc, aren’t Alpha dogs. But put them in a defense with a couple of Alpha dogs and they can excel. Put them in a defense with zero Apha dogs, and you’ll be at the bottom of the pile looking up.
I expect that Logan Hall will do better in Houston, although he might not get as many def snaps as he did here. He’ll be surrounded by several Alphas, and that’s bound to help him in terms of performance.
Logan was a 4-3 DE from the git-go, and shouldn’t have been drafted into Todd Bowles’ 3-4 defense. The fact that he was is on Jason Licht though … he stocks the cupboard. I’m sure that Bowles has an input into the draft, but the ultimate responsibility for who we draft lies with Jason.