Even Sarah Barshop gets some digs in on the departed HC of the Texans. Jason La Canfora talks at length about John Dorsey being one of the GM candidates for the job in Houston, and he cites unnamed or anonymous sources to back up his claims.

Despite tough loss, shorthanded Texans find two promising receivers
By Sarah Barshop, ESPN

Excerpt: It’s only one game, but the fact that the Texans had both Coutee and Hansen on the roster makes their decisions about their wide receivers this offseason even more questionable. Former general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien not only didn’t play Coutee, but because he believed there was no future for the receiver in the offense, he signed slot receiver Randall Cobb to a three-year, $27 million contract. Coutee was behind both Cobb and punt/kickoff returner DeAndre Carter on the depth chart, a healthy scratch for six of Houston’s first nine games this season before Carter was cut last month.

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Texans general manager search: Former Browns, Chiefs GM John Dorsey expected to interview with Houston
By Jason La Canfora, CBS Sports

Take it with a grain of salt since it’s La Canfora’s “reporting,” but if the below is true then you can bank on Jed Hughes likely putting forth a considerable recommendation for John Dorsey to be strongly considered by Cal McNair for the GM job, especially with the tie-in Dorsey has with Bienemy from their time together in K.C. (A package deal might be the easiest sell, considering Watson’s reported/rumored advocacy of Bienemy to Cal McNair, which of course IIRC was also a La Canfora-reported tidbit of info from not too long ago). Then again, who is to say that Bienemy has a positive view of Dorsey and/or vice versa?

The extra bit of fun is that it’s not unreasonable to speculate that Easterby might have something to say about John Dorsey’s pattern of a bit of a blind eye when it comes to off-the-field issues such as Tyreek Hill (kicked off the Oklahoma State team for an arrest, but no charges filed, regarding domestic abuse issues with his then-girlfriend) and Kareem Hunt who was with K.C. and then found a 2nd chance in Cleveland when, you guessed it, Dorsey was the GM for the Browns.

Excerpt #1: It’s exceedingly rare in the NFL that any general manager gets a third opportunity to run a team, but former Browns and Chiefs GM John Dorsey may have a chance to defy the odds. 

League sources said that headhunter Jed Hughes, who twice previously conducted GM searches in which Dorsey prevailed, remains very high on the longtime personnel executive, and is advocating for his consideration for the opening in Houston in which Hughes’ firm is overseeing. The Texans search is puzzling to many around the league, with an owner, Cal McNair, who has never had to make a hire of this magnitude before and much speculation about the role that director of football operations Jack Easterby will play in the hire, along with search firm Korn Ferry, run by Hughes.

Excerpt #2: The Browns are quite possibly headed to the playoffs with a roster that Dorsey largely constructed, and Dorsey also has ties to Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy; Bieniemy will almost certainly have the opportunity to interview with multiple teams again this January and sources said that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is a big proponent of Bieniemy (he coaches Watson’s friend, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes).

Excerpt #3: Dorsey’s roots are under longtime Packers executive Ron Wolf, whose lineage tends to be in demand for front office openings, and several people with knowledge of the situation in Houston affirmed his name is in the mix with the Texans and indicated Hughes ongoing affinity for his work.

No news articles today. Enjoy the conversation and hope y’all have a great day today.