Texans year end summary.
Despite my tough talk yesterday, I did allow myself a few minutes to imagine going to an AFC championship game. Those thoughts were short lived.
Lots of talk today about O'Brein's decisions on 4th down. Personally I didn't have an issue with either at the time. On 4th and 1, they were up 21-0 and everything going their way. A gimme FG and you keep the pressure on. A 4th down stop gives the Chiefs renewed life. So at the time, I liked the FG.
The fake punt. The Chiefs had just scored a TD as if your defense wasn't even on the field. As the coach, you had to be very uneasy about how easily they scored. Then you go 3 and out, and you start to feel you're losing control of the game. But as usual, the Texans can't execute.
I understand why some don't like those calls but in any case, the defense couldn't stop anything so no 4th down call makes a difference. The Texans were beat badly.
O'Brien is a very average coach. I look around the AFC and I don't see many coaches I'd prefer, but it's also clear he's not the guy to take this team to the next level. Plus, the guy is an absolute jerk and people that work there have to walk on eggshells around him.
To make matters worse, he insists Romeo Crennel is returning next year. He was so exposed in that game I hope that was just tough talk.
THe problem with the Texans is at the very top and they are owned by an empty suit. Cal McNair won't be firing O'Brien and the only real hope we have as a Texans fan is that they hire a legitimate GM. But it seems most likely they try again to hire Nick Caserio from the Patriots and I don't know if he can handle O'Brien.
I'm grateful the Texans are competitive and a consistent playoff team. But the fans are turning indifferent as they don't see progression and it all points back to O'Brien.
|