NFL: Texans fire Bill O'Brien

[Odie Cleghorn]

Anyone who loses to Minnesota should be fired on the spot. Let Crennel stay on for the season. Guaranteed 1st overall pick.

 

[Halladay]

Anyone who loses to Minnesota should be fired on the spot. Let Crennel stay on for the season. Guaranteed 1st overall pick.

They dont have a 1st round pick this year. It will go to Miami.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Well deserved

I figured he would get thru this year at least but I guess its gotten so bad

I wonder if he lost locker room with the trades especially Hopkins

I never really understood why he was given so much power in Houston and became both GM/Coach

 

[Blitzkrug]

So you name the guy the GM, let him do nearly irreparable damage to the roster and THEN you finally decide its time for him to go? Why was he not fired after that debacle in Kansas City last year? Why was he allowed to make such awful trades?

This is why the Texans were and will continue to be a joke franchise.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

They should’ve fired him a while ago, had no idea what he was doing and it showed with his roster moves. Just because your QB can scramble doesn’t mean you should ignore the Oline

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

About 2 years too late.

 

[TheAngryHank]

So you name the guy the GM, let him do nearly irreparable damage to the roster and THEN you finally decide its time for him to go? Why was he not fired after that debacle in Kansas City last year? Why was he allowed to make such awful trades?

This is why the Texans were and will continue to be a joke franchise.

I think they just gave him more rope , as he probably felt he didn't have enough control to fix things. Once given control to "fix" things he was out of his depth and proved inept.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

They officially appointed him as GM two weeks after that hilariously fireable loss to Kansas City in the playoffs.

How could anyone watch that game and think "Give this man more power"?

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

About time.

 

[Breakers]

Wow, im really shocked that a guy who trades 1st rounds pick like they are nothing is out of a job, while simultaneously getting dog crap returns for all-pro's.

late 3rd round pick for Clowney
2nd round pick for hopkins

 

[Halladay]

They tried hiring Caserio from the Patriots last June. They got charged with tampering so they made him gm instead.

 

[EpochLink]

Awful

 

[Unholy Diver]

At least he wrecked things for the next guy before he left

 

[Troy McClure]

Does anyone have a full list of draft picks they’ve traded away in recent seasons?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Does anyone have a full list of draft picks they’ve traded away in recent seasons?

You can look thru past drafts here
Professional Football Draft Pick Transactions

And see what they sent away in coming drafts here
Houston Texans Future Draft Pick Status

 

[BKIslandersFan]

You can look thru past drafts here
Professional Football Draft Pick Transactions

And see what they sent away in coming drafts here
Houston Texans Future Draft Pick Status

For GM, if they get long term contract, its not a TERRIBLE job.

For HC, not so much.

 

[PeteWorrell]

I think they just gave him more rope , as he probably felt he didn't have enough control to fix things. Once given control to "fix" things he was out of his depth and proved inept.

The man is textbook Peter principle. The thing is that he proved inept long before they decided that giving him more power would magically make him more competent and that is on ownership.

 

[Halladay]

Im not sure if he he wants to be a headcoach again, but Id think about bringing Kubiak back. He would do wonders with Deshaun. Definitely take him over McDaniels.

 

[member 157595]

Hire a GM with a good pedigree. Give him a long term deal (No one will take the job otherwise) to properly rebuild.

I'm with you, though not sure Watson wants to be part of a rebuild.

Use a cheap, desperate stopgap HC. Say, Adam gase?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

I'm with you, though not sure Watson wants to be part of a rebuild.

He did sign that extension.

 

[Sharks2020]

O’Brien to Crennel to McDaniels? Guess they don’t know about the Belichick Coaching tree

 

[EpochLink]

O’Brien to Crennel to McDaniels? Guess they don’t know about the Belichick Coaching tree

If I’m the Texans, hard pass on McDaniels.
Get Eric Bienemey from Kansas City, he and Dashaun Watson will do wonders I believe.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

If I’m the Texans, hard pass on McDaniels.
Get Eric Bienemey from Kansas City, he and Dashaun Watson will do wonders I believe.

If I am McDaniels, hard pass on Texans.

 

[EpochLink]

If I am McDaniels, hard pass on Texans.

It’s gonna be hard for McDaniels to get another head coaching job after he botched the Colts one.

To be honest, Colts were better off with Frank Reich.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

It’s gonna be hard for McDaniels to get another head coaching job after he botched the Colts one.

To be honest, Colts were better off with Frank Reich.

All the rumors keep involving his name suggests otherwise.