Jason La Canfora says we don’t have to worry about Romeo Crennel becoming the 2021 Texans HC. Is this one of the most epic jinxes of all time, or will No Confirma be right on this one?
NFL insider notes: Eagles’ crushing loss will haunt them, big Texans changes on the way and more from Week 10
By Jason La Canfora, CBS Sports
Excerpt: Romeo Crennel is not going to be the next head coach of the Texans. Jack Easterby is not going to be their general manager. That’s not why they shelled out big bucks to a search firm and that’s not even what either of those individuals would really be focused on at this stage of their career.
Not happening, Not being considered.
Crennel has been there, done that with taking over tear-downs and he is doing the organization a great service, again, by leading them through the remainder of this lost season, long ago doomed by outgoing coach/GM Bill O’Brien. But this is going to be a rebuild, there is an ongoing GM search, and that GM, along with ownership, will pick a coach. Anything else is pablum.
This isn’t an inside job and this won’t be an inside job. Easterby’s role remains to be seen.
Crennel is one of the most beloved people in this game. Universally liked and respected. But that is a massive chore ahead for this floundering franchise and new ideas and fresh perspectives are badly in need. The defensive line needs a total overhaul, they are short of linebackers and the secondary is pretty bad, too. And they need a few starting offensive linemen and a running back and, by 2021, new receivers. Otherwise, yeah, just roll out the same team and keep the staff around and try to go 0-16 next year.
The Browns outmuscled them as most opponents do, churning them up on the ground. Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt both went over 100 yards and on a day when the wind negated anything sustained downfield, the Texans were overmatched. Don’t let the final score fool you. This is a 2-7 team that was down 3-0 late in the first half and had a fourth-and-3 from the Cleveland 30 and opted to punt (long field goals were a non-starter in these conditions). Let that sink in. According to @SurrenderIndex, that was in the 99.9th percentile of all “cowardly punts” in the league this season and in the 99.8th percentile of all cowardly NFL punts since 2006.
Don’t kid yourself. Big, big changes remain ahead. Promise.