Todd Bowles Points To Interior Defensive Line Woes
September 24th, 2024
If you like to hear about less conventional/more subjective stats like “quarterback pressures,” Joe already shared how defensive linemen Logan Hall and Greg Gaines didn’t generate any on Sunday.
They’re the guys who got the majority of Tampa Bay’s D-line action.
Gaines and Hall each played more than two-thirds of the snaps against Denver.
Todd Bowles pointed to the dual threat nature of Broncos rookie QB Bo Nix as a major issue for his defensive line. And it wasn’t just about containing Nix off the edges.
“I thought it gave us a problem, especially our interior [defensive line], dropping back sitting back there not being able to close the pocket,” Bowles told SiriusXM NFL Radio.
Joe has finally watched all the game film, and damn, the Bucs made the Broncos’ offensive line look far more special than it is.
Bowles also pointed to the Bucs falling apart once the Broncos tilted the score in their favor.
“We got behind and we tried to force the issues and made more mistakes — mistake after mistake,” Bowles said. “And [we] just got to write it off as a bad loss and give them credit.”
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September 24th, 2024 at 3:24 pm
I like that last comment, it was a bad loss where you could point fingers at MULTIPLE issues. The Broncos took advantage and we gotta move on and get better. Really hoping to see an improved performance with some guys hopefully back in the lineup and Bucky getting the rock.
September 24th, 2024 at 3:27 pm
Huge problem in the trenches both side of ball. Have the fewest sacks thru 3 games and tied for 3rd in most allowed. If they can’t scheme to fix it’s going to be a long season.
September 24th, 2024 at 3:29 pm
Logan Hall wasn’t a sack guy in college. I guess they drafted him for other reasons than sack. Just take a look at his college stats at Houston.
He definitely wasn’t an Ed Oliver
September 24th, 2024 at 3:38 pm
Before the 2019 NFL draft,
90% of Bucs fans on JBF wanted to draft DT Ed Oliver
But the Mad Genius Jason Licht drafted ILB Devin White
The Bucs drafted Vita Vea during the prior draft in 2018
So we wanted Vita Vea, Ed Oliver on the DLine together for years
Jason Licht screwed that up
September 24th, 2024 at 3:39 pm
this is what I said but my comments are not showing up on the website. why joe?
Joe – here is a homework assignment? What is the bucs record under bowles era when we give up an opening drive touchdown to begin the game down 7-0? I almost think we are winless. It actually snowballs from there and i feel we usually go down 14-0 after a quick offense 3 and out. I remember these games for sure: 2022 packers, 2022 chiefs, 2023 saints, 2024 broncos. all those games were buzzsaws (aside from the packers but we were down early and bad). the team just wilts and even worse, all of those games were at home with lots of anticipation!
September 24th, 2024 at 3:46 pm
Jason’s done a great job bit hall stinks! Only thing he ever did was ruin Jensen career
September 24th, 2024 at 3:55 pm
Look, this was just a bad game all around. Bad coaching, bad o-line play, Mayfield with happy feet and not getting rid of the ball quickly enough, lack of pressure/sacks on the QB, poor tackling. You name, we did it.
I think everyone just needs to take a deep breath and have faith that this group is resilient enough to get things together. It wouldn’t hurt if we could get some of our starters back.
September 24th, 2024 at 4:12 pm
The Bucs just don’t seem to be mentally tough. Even Wirffs got beat a couple of times. I don’t think they exactly give up but it’s almost like if the going gets tough or they get beat a couple times early in a game they lose their will to fight.
I’m holding out hope that Coach Bowels can right the ship quickly. LET’S GO BUCS!
September 24th, 2024 at 4:24 pm
Ironic that Devon White turned out the way he did.
September 24th, 2024 at 4:31 pm
Lakeland… I don’t know about that. Ed Oliver was certainly a name but other than White I recall most fans asking for Josh Allen (Edge Jax). Anyway, don’t matter now, we got our SB with White. Not sure what was out there for DL after Hall… weak class I think.
September 24th, 2024 at 4:42 pm
@Lakeland, Like every other GM in the NFL, Licht would love to go back in time and change some decisions he made in the draft. But Devin White played such an instrumental role on the Bucs defense the year we won the Super Bowl I can’t say he screwed up by picking White.
It’s sad that he didn’t play at that level for another 10 years but he helped us to get to the boat parade, and that was priceless.
September 24th, 2024 at 5:31 pm
We did win a Super Bowl with Devin White. Then he thought he was bigger than the team. He started making demands for money, was even comparing himself to Ray Lewis. He thought he was better than he was, he had the same problem at LSU.
September 24th, 2024 at 6:04 pm
May I also add the TEAL reason for the blowout loss…Payton kicked Bowles ass. Wasn’t even close
September 24th, 2024 at 6:04 pm
*REAL
September 24th, 2024 at 6:10 pm
You failed in the offseason Bowles you and licht. TF Bowles you talk like you’re some guy in the stands with season tickets. If you that line couldn’t handle no nix and Denver’s run game I’m expecting Eagles to destroy your defense. Even if Vea comes back it won’t matter without Kancey. They can double team Vea knowing the other guys won’t makes a play even if they go unblocked
September 24th, 2024 at 6:14 pm
I wish it was just our interior D line that struggled, but that’s not the case. YaYa, and JTS couldn’t beat a rookie tackle once all game. That’s the sad truth, and why you won’t win many games getting 2 sacks in three games! We know JTS is a bust, looks like we can add YaYa to the list.
September 24th, 2024 at 6:25 pm
I hate it when people say that Mayfield has “happy feet”. They ought to call them something else. “De feet?”
September 24th, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Sure, give the Broncos credit, Todd.
When the Lions lost a game to the Bucs they should have won, Dan Campbell credited the Bucs, but took all the blame and put it on himself.
Todd has never, ever done that. After the fact he expresses disappointment over the offensive game plan. Maybe ahead of time is a better time for that, Todd. You know, so changes can be made to your liking before you lose.
And nothing was said about the defensive game plan, it was all “poor tackling” and lack of execution. How about acknowledging that the best tonic for a struggling rookie QB is to play a pillow soft zone defense and give him receivers who are 10 yards from the nearest defender.
Result? Bo Nix, NFL’ worst QB, suddenly looks like John Fargin Elway.
Congrats, Todd. That’s tough to do.
September 24th, 2024 at 6:35 pm
@Lakeland
I wanted them to take Josh Allen that year & Jacksonville got him. Of course we had to pass on him.
September 24th, 2024 at 6:40 pm
@Lakeland
If Jacksonville keeps going the way they’re going I could see Allen wanting out. As much as I’d rather have them hang onto their picks they need to do something about their pass rush because that’s probably why Yaya has been on & off so far because it’s just him. Vita & Kancey are out & we can’t count on Tryon. They need to get him somebody else. I think that’s part of the reason.
September 24th, 2024 at 8:39 pm
Todd “I Had Nothing To With Anything” Bowles saying that the sky is blue. But when your team is making mistakes after mistakes that becomes coaches job to get things back on track. He shat himself
September 24th, 2024 at 9:05 pm
Lakeland Says:
We did win a Super Bowl with Devin White. Then he thought he was bigger than the team. He started making demands for money, was even comparing himself to Ray Lewis. He thought he was better than he was, he had the same problem at LSU.
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I don’t disagree with you on all that. But given his talent which he demonstrated at times, and that he did play a key role during the playoffs leading up to the SuperBowl, I just don’t see that Licht screwed up by picking him.
Many players coming out of college need to mature some and many of them do in their initial years coming to the NFL. Unfortunately, White seemed to regress. Maybe after sitting on the bench as a back-up in Philly for some games will be the wakeup call he needs.
September 24th, 2024 at 9:12 pm
Bucs traded down because they thought Hall was as good as Karlaftis and Devonte Wyatt, if I remember correctly. Karlaftis had 10.5 sacks last year. Wyatt has three so far this year.
Too cute in the draft, sometimes!
September 24th, 2024 at 9:48 pm
The real foul up was taking OJ Howard instead of TJ Watt. Still chaps my tush to this day.
September 24th, 2024 at 10:44 pm
Bowles has already said it was bad coaching. What do you want him to say after watching film. He broke down hiw they played but that doesn’t mean he isn’t taking ownership of it.
Im not sure he can FIX anything without Vea and Kancey bit what he said was the truth.
He could have taken a DT in the first round yet every one on here wanted Barton or a different O Lineman.
We can only fix so much in the draft.
Braswell had the only pressures of the game. Sad.
I think it gets worse before getting better. Eagles will want revenge.
September 24th, 2024 at 11:24 pm
Gaines looked like he didnt belong on any 53 man roster
September 25th, 2024 at 12:24 am
Bowles is not wrong but Paytons game plan was also part of the equation.
Damn I hate losing to that asshat!
Nix had a field day dodging our guys and making them look really bad. He was either getting the ball out on time or pulling it down and taking off.
Oddly Baker failed miserably tryng to do the same thing.
Go Bucs!