Back to the rumor lab: The man who “knows what you don’t know” addresses season ticket-holders and tells them to calm down about their worries that Jack Easterby might be GM or might have a role alongside a new GM. Matt Miller says he’s heard from multiple agents who represent several top candidates for the job that the Houston gig is one “no one” wants. Lastly, to round out the rumor mill news, Texans_Thoughts provides a video breakdown of Eric Bienemy as a potential HC for the Texans.
Texans president: Jack Easterby will not be our General Manager
By Josh Alper, Pro Football Talk
Excerpt: During a Zoom call with season-ticket holders on Wednesday, Texans president Jamey Rootes was asked about Belichick’s assessment of Easterby.
“Jack would be the first person to tell you he’s not a personnel guy,” Rootes said, via Matt Young of the Houston Chronicle. “Jack will not be the General Manager of the Houston Texans. Jack realizes we need personnel expertise to put together the best football team. He doesn’t have enough time in the day. He’s working on sports science, working on nutrition. Spread the word. Jack has no intentions of being the General Manager.”
Rootes went on to say that the intention is to name a new G.M. in January and that “hope will spring eternal” for the team once they make that hire.
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By Matt Miller, Bleacher Report
—The Houston Texans will be hiring a general manager and a head coach this offseason, with the team expected to make the GM a priority. That sounds great in theory, but I’m told from multiple agents who represent several top candidates for the job that the Houston gig is one “no one” wants. Said one agent: “You have to look at every job as maybe the only opportunity you’ll get, so maybe you jump early on one you don’t love, but the thing about being a GM that’s different than a coach is that you really get one chance, and if it doesn’t work out, you’re fired and out of the league. There aren’t many second-time hires for a GM job, so you better get it right when deciding where you want to work.”
There are reasons to like the Houston job—Deshaun Watson being a big one—but concerns about ownership and the influence of Jack Easterby, a former team chaplain who now wields a large amount of power, are valid and could push away the best candidates.
Texans_Thoughts on twitter provides a 16-minute breakdown examining the potential for Eric Bienemy to be the next Texans HC. Timestamps:
0:57 Reasons for Bieniemy
5:43 Defending Bieniemy’s issues
11:06 Scheme film breakdown