A time to chill
Waterboy
But wouldn’t those assumptions go against the whole narrative about Smith and O’Brien having philosophical differences on the roster composition?Stephanie Stradley had some interesting tweets on the Texans organization.
“Because of the way things are done, Texans’ coaches are forced to have more say than they should. GM should be the smartest person in the room.”
“McNair did not have a GM to deter him from his worse impulses”
https://mobile.twitter.com/StephStradley/status/946417533116182528
I think Smith actually was starting to assert his authority over personnel decisions which was frustrating O’Brien.
And, I’m not a Rick Smith fan but it really is messed up that it seems like he’s the one being punished when he’s responsible for the only positive for this season (bringing in Deshaun Watson). The roster worked when he was in and everything fell apart when he was injured. If O’Brien can use the injuries excuse shouldn’t Smith also get a pass? Again, I’m not a Rick Smith fan but the logic here on why O’Brien should stay and get more control of the roster while Rick Smith is shown the door is messed up. That’s why both should’ve been let go because neither is blameless for the mediocrity over the past 4 years.
And when Deshaun Watson went down the obvious answer to keep the Texans competitive was to sign Kaepernick. Instead we had to suffer through Savage and T.J. Yates. We all know who was behind that decision, so is it really fair to say that Smith should’ve deterred McNair from his worst impulses? You’re going to capitulate to the wishes of your boss to stay employed which is why Smith still has his executive VP title.