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devo22 · 01-13-2022, 01:33 PM

weird, I thought they'd let him tank for another year before getting in a new guy.

KelVarnsen · 01-13-2022, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rubecube

The good news for the Colts is they have a lot of cap space, so they can draft a QB in the first or second round, grab a couple of decent FAs, and roll into 2022 with Wentz still as the starter. If he goes tits up as usual, then you plug your rookie in and see what you have there.

That said, if they flame out next year, it's likely the end of the line for Reich and Ballard.

Nope

Senator Clay Davis · 01-13-2022, 01:37 PM

Let's be real, Culley was hired to be fired ASAP, they settled on him because he might have been the only person to take over that dumpster fire. But their situation isn't any better now than it was last year, and I agree with most people they did better than expected with one of the worst rosters in the league. Would love to know what their plan here is other than praying to Jesus.

rubecube · 01-13-2022, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

Nope

Haha, how did I forget about that? Hilarious.

devo22 · 01-13-2022, 01:39 PM

thought Culley overachieved with 4 wins too. Who are they going to hire? They are the most unattractive HC vacancy by far. Crazy stuff, but I guess that's why some bad teams just always stay bad. Starts with McNair, obviously.

Patek23 · 01-13-2022, 01:40 PM

nm already said

ResAlien · 01-13-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by devo22

thought Culley overachieved with 4 wins too. Who are they going to hire? They are the most unattractive HC vacancy by far. Crazy stuff, but I guess that's why some bad teams just always stay bad. Starts with McNair, obviously.

IMO this makes sense is if they think bringing in Flores convinces Watson to stay. Not brilliant but it’s an angle at least

ben voyonsdonc · 01-13-2022, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rubecube

David Culley fired. Cal McNair is definitely in the conversation for worst owner in the NFL.

Firing a guy after one season in which he had no QB is a clown move by a junk organization.

Senator Clay Davis · 01-13-2022, 01:50 PM

^^ Flores actually makes a lot of sense with them trying to create Patriots south. Whether he can help them keep Deshaun, who knows, but it obviously wouldn't hurt.

KelVarnsen · 01-13-2022, 01:55 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1481721720243462148

Jason14h · 01-13-2022, 02:12 PM

Everyone knew it was most likely a 1 and done BUT

Unless they have someone already lined up Culley did an amazing job with basically a farm team of players

They played hard, professionally, and I dont think anyone can argue he got more then 100% out of that talent pool.

Its really weird they wouldn't retain him in some manner if the plan was always for him to be a stop gap

(Now maybe they offered him another role and he decided he would rather take the 2nd year of his contract paid out and go work for a team with an actual chance at his age)

devo22 · 01-13-2022, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

^^ Flores actually makes a lot of sense with them trying to create Patriots south. Whether he can help them keep Deshaun, who knows, but it obviously wouldn't hurt.

speaking of Patriots south ...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1481744255156723716

Erick Estrada · 01-13-2022, 03:16 PM

I have read about Mayo (smart player and up and coming coach) and he is an intriguing candidate as I was hoping the Raiders interview him. If other teams are sniffing around I have no idea why he would choose the Texans.

KelVarnsen · 01-13-2022, 03:27 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1481745861868720132

Trojan97 · 01-13-2022, 05:29 PM

Nick Caserio is not getting nearly enough credit for the job he has done with the Texans over the last year and it's clear not many are following the Texans closely enough to notice his work (understandable).

I posted this elsewhere a few days ago but will copy/paste for those interested who might not follow the Texans situation very closely. For the record, I graded his first year with the team as an A performance, have copied/pasted in NSFW due to length.

NSFW!

- Bringing in a coaching staff of high character men to reset the culture of the team. Lovie did a great job with the D, Pep Hamilton is interviewing for OC positions, Tim Kelly was a bust for my tastes but deserved the opportunity to show what he could do without BOB so I have no problem with him being retained. Culley is an objectively terrible coach but was brought in to lose games and keep the team together. He delivered the third overall pick and there was no major dysfunction. Objective achieved here. Even the decision to not immediately recommit to Culley at the conclusion of the season is a move I like. See what's out there first and if there is nobody who jumps out at you as an upgrade for the future, recommit to another year with Culley. Not the end of the world.

- Signed a ton of high character, veteran free agents to team friendly deals in order to fill gaps on the field and lead within the lockerroom. Turned some of these guys into draft picks as the season went along. Got quality production out of a few others who you might want to retain moving forward. Team is now on the radar for vets as a perfectly respectable place to come play to try and earn a larger contract somewhere else. Win-win for this stage of the rebuild.

- Nailed the draft given the position he was in for picks. Mills was a solid selection in hindsight and did about as well as anyone could have possibly hoped for the project that he is. Lopez/ Collins/Jordan showed they are NFL calibre talents. He also did a good job maneuvering his way through the draft with trades to both move up when needed as well as move back to stack future picks when that opportunity presented itself.

- Didn't panic sell on Deshaun (huge ++++)

-Easterby that absolute clown is no longer a story regardless of whatever his fake role still is within the organization.

-Flushed out dead salary on vets like Mercilus, Cunningham, McKinney who had no future on the team. 2022 is going to be ugly with how much dead $$$ the team will have working against them but the financial situation of the team is looking clean for 2023 as the team exits teardown mode and looks to compete again. Short term pain for longer term gain.

The Culley era was never going to be more than a year or two experience and he was hired to be fired. Everyone knew it. His job was to throw himself on the grenade that was the Texans HC job in that moment and lose games with a smile on his face/build a sense of culture within the lockerroom. He did a great job off the field and was in way over his head on the field as expected. He should be proud of himself for how he handled the entire situation but anyone saying that this firing reflects poorly on the Texans doesn't know what they are talking about.

Look for them to trade Laremy Tunsil next for a late first/early second and the same "LOL TEXANS DONT HAVE A CLUE" comments to follow. Only thing that is going to change this narrative is time but people should realize that this team with Caserio in charge is not anywhere close to where it was a year ago.

Strange Brew · 01-13-2022, 07:22 PM

It’s just a question of which Patriot coach the Texans will hire.

Strange Brew · 01-13-2022, 07:26 PM

Trojan 97 you obviously follow the Texans closely and I liked your writeup. Caserio is definitely competent. I believe though that Pastor Jack still has a lot of influence particularly with Cal, who to be polite is not executive material. And that’s being very polite.

Trojan97 · 01-13-2022, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Trojan 97 you obviously follow the Texans closely and I liked your writeup. Caserio is definitely competent. I believe though that Pastor Jack still has a lot of influence particularly with Cal, who to be polite is not executive material. And that’s being very polite.

I appreciate the kind words. Glad you liked it.

Easterby no doubt still has his hooks deep into Cal. Those two should be put into a cannon and fired into the sun together.

With that said, I haven't seen anything from Caserio (as of yet) to indicate that he is influenced in anyway by that bald idiot and based on how he handled those questions at his intro press conference I don't think it's going to be a problem moving forward. I find it very telling that ever since Caserio has taken over the Easterby drama has ceased completely. Can't say I blame you for being hesitant to believe it tho, totally understandable.

Nsd1 · 01-13-2022, 10:04 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1481755016134377473

That’s some kinda golden handshake

Strange Brew · 01-13-2022, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Trojan97

I appreciate the kind words. Glad you liked it.

Easterby no doubt still has his hooks deep into Cal. Those two should be put into a cannon and fired into the sun together.

With that said, I haven't seen anything from Caserio (as of yet) to indicate that he is influenced in anyway by that bald idiot and based on how he handled those questions at his intro press conference I don't think it's going to be a problem moving forward. I find it very telling that ever since Caserio has taken over the Easterby drama has ceased completely. Can't say I blame you for being hesitant to believe it tho, totally understandable.

Now they just need to move on from Watson. Which is going to take Watson settling these civil claims with Buzbee. And supposedly end of January is when grand jury findings will be released and any criminal charges will be laid.

I think it was the Senator several posts ago who said the Texans are right where they were a year ago which is wildly wrong.

They finally have their own picks, plus some others, salary cap flexibility and whatever they get from Watson. Should be able to attract a much stronger coach now and actually start moving forward.