Like everyone else, I love that the Astros won a WS championship.
But, let's be honest here. If the Texans followed the same plan, we would be looking at multiple 2-14 seasons in a row in order to accumulate high draft picks. The Astros tanked on purpose and had three seasons in a row of 100+ losses. . . ON PURPOSE.
There would be a mutiny on this board and Texans fans in general if Kirby tried that plan.
I don't have a whole lot of confidence in this owner, GM, and even HC to an extent, about their ability to put together a championship caliber team. But, I do not doubt their desire to win from year-to-year. While McNair appears to have accepted status quo this season, I do believe they try their best every offseason. Obviously mixed results, but that's not from a lack of desire to win.
I could not root for a football team that decided to tank for multiple years for high draft picks. I just couldn't do it. Baseball is a completely different beast than football. You cannot wash the stink of purposefully losing for so many years from the soul of a football team.