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Daily Thread 10-8-2020

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The tweets below were released Wednesday night as the 12-minute pre-recorded interview with Cal McNair was aired during the 6:00 p.m. Texans All Access program on 610 AM radio. Thanks to Z for posting those during last night’s TexansChat “after hours” discussion thread.

You can listen to the interview here, as well. I think it’s required listening. I tried to transcribe the audio using the Voice to Text in the Edit menu of Google Doc but it wasn’t working well. If anyone would like to take the audio and transcribe it using an app or software or whatever, send it to me via the Contact form (top right of the main menu of the TexansChat site) and I will post it for those who prefer reading instead of listening.

Daily Thread 10-7-2020

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Some names for GM, according to Mark Schofield. Albert Breer thinks and senses BoB didn’t ask for/push for the GM role. Colin Cowherd with an idea for Houston to clear cap space and regain draft capital at the same time.

Who are the best candidates to be the Texans’ next general manager?

Mark Schofield of TouchdownWire has brief write-ups for Texans GM candidates. The list includes the following:

  • Nick Caserio, director of player personnel, New England Patriots
  • Duke Tobin, director of player personnel, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Doug Williams, senior vice president of player development, Washington Football Team
  • Louis Riddick, analyst, ESPN
  • Scott Pioli, former general manager, Kansas City Chiefs

Albert Breer With Quite The Tweet. Albert’s Source: Himself

“One thing I think…” and “My sense is…” Are we sure it’s others out there who are getting something wrong? I said there’d be noise, and here it is.

Colin Cowherd: Clear Cap Space and Regain Draft Capital by Trading JJ Watt

If you click to listen, he lists potential trade partners for Houston. Do you hate the idea altogether? Do you hate it but would be understanding if it happened? Do you think it has to be done?

Daily Thread 10-6-2020

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RAC is the Texans interim HC. There’s an endless buffet of analysis and commentary pieces on the world wide web. I’ll attempt to list a few. Feel free to add into the comments section things you find out there.z

BoB is Out, Easterby Remains. For How Long? And in What Role?

Jack Easterby bio on HoustonTexans.com
(pay attention to the 2nd sentence of the 4th paragraph)

A question emerges about Jack Easterby’s NFL biography
Meaningless oversight. That’s the Texans’ official response to an inquiry by ProFootballTalk. Maybe there’s some semantics at play, i.e. “Assistant TO the director of football operations” isn’t the same as “Assistant Director of Football Operations.” Is this PFT being sharky, or is there something there worth some criticism of the Texans organization and/or Easterby?

Patriots.com Spotlight on Jack Easterby (Nov. 2018 article)
At Newberry College in South Carolina, Easterby captained the basketball and golf teams while majoring in sports management. Upon graduation in 2005, he landed a job with Jacksonville Jaguars football operations. Working mainly on salary cap matters, he quickly realized it didn’t suit him. So, he enrolled at Erskine and Liberty Theological Seminaries.

“Just really wanted to learn more about Scripture and how to apply things more specifically to everyday life,” he explains. “I love people. I love Microsoft Excel, but not that much. I felt like I was called to go back and build relationships.”

OMB Notes: Houston 12-year veteran numbers guy, Chris Olsen, was elevated to interim GM on June 7, 2019, after Brian Gaine was fired and then Olsen was fired January 19, 2020.

According to a Sept. 12, 2020, HoustonChronicle.com article that factored in Watson’s new deal: In 2021, the Texans have 38 players under contract and are currently projected at roughly $6.9 million over the projected salary-cap limit of $175 million. The NFL and NFL Players Association could come up with a higher cap figure depending on how bad a hit they take in terms of lost revenue this year.

Report: Bill O’Brien lost the team after Texans’ 33-16 loss to the Ravens

Former Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien may have lost the team after the club’s 33-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2.
According to Dianna Russini of ESPN, the offense was frustrated with the lack of production through the first two weeks, even resulting in what Russini referred to as a “verbal blowup” in practice.

Watson’s Mentor A Key Piece To HC Search?

Read the replies in the 2nd tweet below. Multiple people replying with what I’ve read in the past (last year) that Reid calls the plays and Bienemy relays the call into Mahomes’ helmet. An issue I have with Quincy is he cuts people down to size about their lack of knowledge, and yet he’s connected to Watson and many other players throughout NCAA and NFL…and doesn’t know if Bienemy is calling the plays or not, or he’s stating he’s right and asking people to tell him he’s wrong. That’s a detail you ought to know by now, it’s not EB’s 1st game on the sideline.

Daily Thread 10-5-2020

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Run game bad, run defense bad, takeaways = 0 (again), another loss, “we have to be better”…it’s just another week, same story for the Houston Texans. The 1-3 Jaguars visit NRG next Sunday.

Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings game recap: Everything we know
By Mark Lane, TexansWire

Excerpt from the article: The Texans gave up 162 yards rushing on the ground along with three rushing touchdowns. Returner DeAndre Carter also fumbled a punt return with 1:18 in the first quarter. Quarterback Deshaun Watson took three sacks. Houston’s run game produced just 96 rushing yards. The Texans did not produce a takeaway for the fourth straight game.

Texans say they must “keep fighting” to get in win column
By Drew Dougherty, HoustonTexans.com

Excerpt from the article: Following the defeat, several Texans described what they must do to climb out of the depths.

“We’ve just got to keep fighting, keep pushing forward, and that’s it,” quarterback Deshaun Watson said. “But for me personally, I’m not going to let it take my joy. I’m going to continue to live life, continue to work my ass off, continue to come in here every day and play football.”

For the fourth straight game, the Texans also lost the turnover battle. They’ve now turned it over five times in 2020, without recording a takeaway in that same span.

Houston hosts the Jaguars next Sunday at Noon CT. Jacksonville fell to 1-3 Sunday after losing, 33-25, at Cincinnati.