For someone who can only decipher a sentence or two at a time you're rather pithy here. Caserio used 13 draft picks to draft 5 players. Tell you again what Nick Cliche has done to set the franchise back, OK. To start he does not know what he's doing. He never did anything in New England that comes close to the job responsibilities of a general manger. Now for last year's setbacks.
I'm still not sure how Mark Davis was able to hire Josh McDaniels and Nick Caserio could not even get an interview? Why was that?
HERE WE GO:
Once Caserio arrived in Houston I really had no bias only the use of past history to guide me. My question at the time was, is this going to be another Scott Pioli FUBAR of the Kansas City Chiefs. Therefore, moving forward, it didn't take long to get an early answer and understanding that Nick Caserio was lacking in general manager skills.
His very first major Texans decision was to hire David Culley. He only did that after already hiring all of Culley's assistant coaches. So there you go and we are off and running. From the get go it looked like the another Belichick administrative assistant just did not know or understand how to be a manager. I was still thinking that maybe, just
maybe Bill O'Brien and Jack Easterby could still be right about this guy Nick Caserio they had so strongly recommended and demanded Cal McNair hire.
Since then Nick has earned every single criticism I have given him. Although twice I applauded Nick Caserio decisions. The first when he traded Roby, although he did get short changed on that trade as well. (started seeing a pattern here) The other is when he didn't trade DW4 before the trade dead line. I knew there would be more suitors and said there would be 1 owner/GM who could not resist the temptation. What I didn't know (but I kind of did) is that Nick didn't know how to play the game very well. A mental midget could have negotiated (3) 1st RD picks. What came after would take someone who knew what they doing to achieve the best outcome. That was not the case.
Caserio FUBARS Extraordinaire:
1/7 - Texans hire Nick Caserio.
Jan thru Apr Caserio refuses to take calls from any teams about Deshaun Watson. A GMs job is to take calls, not ignore them.
1/27 - Caserio hires David Culley, the first HC opening, the last HC hire. Caserio's first hire is the worst HC hire in 2021. It's a also important to note that before hiring Culley, Caserio had already hired all of the assistant coaches. You don't see anything wrong with this picture?
3/2 - Resigns David Johnson to a $6MM contract (makes absolutely no sense)
3/11 - Caserio restructures Cooks contract. borrows $2.5MM from 2022, 2023, 2024 ($7.5MM).
Restructure also cancels last year of contract. Cooks contract now expires after 2022 season.
3/18 - Caserio trades a 4th RD pick for Marcus Cannon who the Patriots were going to cut. The Texans cut him this year. Texans could've used that pick to draft Dan Moore starting OT for the Steelers.
3/20 -Caserio restructures Tunsil contract. By borrowing $10MM from future caps ($5MM 2022; $5MM 2023)
3/22 - Caserio trades for Shaq Lawson restructures contract, then trades Lawson to Jets, creates $1.8MM in Dead Cap Money.
This really is a bonehead move and continues to bring into question does Caserio have any idea what he is doing?
3/23 - Caserio trades draft pick for Ryan Izzo. 8/31 Caserio cuts Izzo. - wasted draft pick
Caserio trades another draft pick for Ryan Finley. 5/24 - Caserio cuts Finley - another wasted draft pick
3/24 - Caserio restructures Mercilus contract. 10/19 - Caserio cuts Mercilus creating $7MM dead cap in 2022. Chalk up another bone head move.
3/30 - Caserio restructures Cunningham 4 year contract. Borrows $5.6MM from 2022, 2023, 2024. 12/8 - Nick cuts Cunningham. And the bone headed moves just keep on coming. Caserio at this point has clearly establish that he does not know what he's doing. He's flying by the seat of his pants and has no idea with this plane is flying.
4/29 - NFL Draft. Caserio uses (8) 2021 draft picks and (2) 2022 draft picks to draft (5) players. Don't forget Nick has already used 2 other draft picks on players he has cut. That's 12 draft picks to add 5 players to roster. There is no other way to explain this other than it is terrible management.
7/26 - Caserio trades for Anthony Miller. 10/6 - Caserio cuts Miller - another wasted draft pick.
(Man, I sure do wish the Texans had that pick #148 today. Lots of good players still available at #148).
9/9 - Caserio trades Roby to Saints, restructuring contract to include eating $8.9MM in salary ($4.8MM in 2022). Value of 2nd rd pick, only gets a 3rd RD pick.
Pick #49 looks a whole lot better than pick #80.
Nick Caserio created over $37MM in 2021 dead cap money. As a result Caserio had to restructure (5) contracts to create over $35MM in order to sign a bunch of over the hill 30 year olds to 1 year contracts in order to fill the roster.
Today Caserio is responsible for $51MM in reduction of 2022 salary cap thru dead cap he created. He started 2021 with $0 dead cap money in 2022, now has over $50MM.
Texans only had 27 players under contract in 2022, that's 10 players less than the avg team.
This is a mess, a clown show, a dumpster fire, absence of intelligent thought, lacking common sense and logic. An exercise in buffoonery, Tom Foolery, menopause brain, lacking in basic skills in accounting and economics.
Texans started 2021 season with 54 contracts and $6MM OVER the cap.
If Nick Caserio had made the following moves (below) they would've been
$48MM UNDER the cap. That's
$48 MILLION UNDER THE CAP. They would not of had to resort to mortgaging the future to the tune of
OVER $35MM in contract restructuring, $37MM in Dead Cap in 2021 and would've added a 2nd rd draft pick. -
TOTAL FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY
B. McKinney | Release | | $7.00m |
D. Johnson | Release | | $6.90m |
Z. Fulton | Release | | $3.00m |
Du. Johnson | Release | | $5.15m |
B. Dunn | Release | | $3.25m |
B. Cooks | Trade | | $12.00m |
J. Watt | Release | | $17.50m |
Total Saved | | | $54.80m |
This is how 2022 started:
After hearing the Dolphins fired Flores, Caserio immediately fired Culley with eyes on hiring Flores. Since McDaniels had no interest in the Texans (I wonder why) Nick was going to hire the ex-Patriot Flores. I'm still not sure how Mark Davis was able to hire Josh McDaniels and Nick Caserio could not even get an interview? Can you help me out here
@steelbtexan?
Oops, Flores files a lawsuit against the NFL and the Texans. No Flores for Nick or the Texans now. So after 3 interviews Caserio was ready to hire a person with no coaching experience at all as the new head coach, Josh McKown. Except now because of the lawsuit that makes hiring McKown a complete absolute PR nightmare for the Texans and the NFL. Caserio's only other option was Jonathan Gannon who withdrew after being told he could not hire is own coaching staff. At which point Nick Caserio falls down on his knees and screams like he's Zach Mayo, "
I don't have nowhere else to go". At which point, Cal McNair, Cal McNair dammit, had to step in and hire Lovie Smith to finally put an end to all of this madness. Whew. That's 2 head coaching searches that turned into 2 nightmare horror stories.
and then there is the DW4 trade where Nick Caserio was able to get .70 on the dollar.
So, no I didn't wake up the day Caserio was hired and say I hate the guy. When I continually take a dump on Caserio, as you so eloquently describe it, it is because it is just like Smith Barney would describe it, every time Nick Caserio has been dumped on, he has done it the old fashion way,
HE HAS EARNED IT.
In Lovie we Trust....
STAY TUNED.......DEVELOPING.......
Last edited: April 4, 2022