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Welcome Home, DeMeco Ryans

Listening to 610, they talked with Nick earlier about the hiring process and I really liked the segment when they talked about tackling. Just paraphrasing, Nick said, let's be honest, we didn't tackle very well last year and SanFrancisco was one of the best tackling teams. I was impressed to learn that they had a process to address tackling.
 
Number19 said:
Listening to 610, they talked with Nick earlier about the hiring process and I really liked the segment when they talked about tackling. Just paraphrasing, Nick said, let's be honest, we didn't tackle very well last year and SanFrancisco was one of the best tackling teams. I was impressed to learn that they had a process to address tackling.
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We didn't tackle "very well." Maybe a little understated???!!

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Mollywhopper said:
Also how many (if any) have been both drafted by a team and went on to their first HC gig with the same team..
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The Pencil Neck said:
And Forrest Gregg.
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Gregg was drafted by the Packers, but his first HC job was with the Browns.

HOF LB Joe Schmidt was drafted by Detriot in 1953, played with the Lions until 1965, and was their HC from 1967-1972.
 
"It's not about how fast we make the hire, it's about it being the right hire. We've spoken to a few great candidates already. I'm excited to make that right hire." -- new @HoustonTexans HC Demeco Ryans on the OC position in Houston.

If not, you end up with the Culleys and Lovies.
That was undoubtedly the darkest chapter in the Texans existence.:gun:
Even worse than the end of the OB era. :hairpull:
DeMeco wasn't my first choice, but maybe he should have been.idonno:
Time will tell.

:coffee:
 
Thorn said:
Great to see you post here again! What are your takes on the new OC and DC positions?
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Ryans has a 6 year contract. Ryans knowing about how it is in a bad situation and also good situations and multiple situations. He has high standards. People gravitate towards him. They are not afraid of spending money. He has no preconceived notion of him calling plays and specifically talks about reducing ego. Everything he describes sounds like on offense sounds like playmakers are valued and used in a SF way. Where the system serves the players, and you accumulate all the badass you can at every position.

All these things sound good in theory but you got to get the people. He's someone who seems welcoming to work for so I have some optimism he will get sharp talent.
 
Speedy said:
I don't want Jimmy G, but we know he's not going back to SF. And who knows him better than DeMeco? And Caserio too for that matter.

Regardless of what people here think of this years QB class, I fear that if the Texans don't take their shot, they're going to be dealing with these mid level QBs for awhile.

And let's stop with the Davis Mills crap. I know we're all excited about DeMeco and all, but Mills is trash.
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Agree with all of this, especially the ending. I can live with Jimmy G as long as he understands he is a short-timer here. If he's looking long-term, he needs to look elsewhere.

As far as Mills, he can't hold Jimmy G's jockstrap. And it isn't like Jimmy is Tom Brady or anything. Mills sucks canal water. Why people want the 32nd-best starting QB running the show when we're moving into a new era with a brand new HC is beyond a head-scratcher.

I don't think DeMeco is that stupid. I'll be extremely shocked if they roll out Mills next year... with the caveat that I can see it if he is only a placeholder for a handful of games while the 1.2 draft pick learns the ropes. That I could see. But to see them go yup Mills is our future starting QB, and we're excited to see what he can do...come on man. Ryans is playing chess and y'all are playing checkers with this Mills crap.
 
badboy said:
Stephanie, will you take a more active role as you did before?
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My activity level hasn't changed. Like I can't be on here as much because I have to manage how much I sit between work and fun.

In the last couple of years, I have been very active as far as listening, watching, choosing my spots on what I feel good saying about the team publicly and privately. Like I don't ever want to say stuff that hurts the team which can make analysis of leadership choices a challenge.

Sports at its best is a fun distraction. The Texans have not been that in a while. For a lot of reasons beyond the finger pointing blame ones and fair and unfair and rank gossip. It has been hard to be heard the way I intend when feelings are strong and bad, and I did not want to contribute to the bad feelings people had when people have been going through a lot in their lives beyond sports. I don't need to write things people feel themselves. Every time I did, it was very hard on me tbh.

Writing about sexual assault topics and seeing how casually just jokes casual people are about it was personally difficult. But I did it because fans wanted more info, and that is something I felt I could contribute helpful information on in a professional manner.

Much of the topics over the last couple of years are not talking about football, and I would rather talk about that then all the strong bad feelings that people share with me, and that I couldn't do much about to help fix or create better understandings.

Players work really hard and have little control where they play really. By NFL and attempt at fair competition design. I never want to add to the stress players have when they are not in a good position to succeed but are risking their health and life for our entertainment. Who take criticism but are not in good positions to respond to some of it.

I am a Texans fan. Houston is my home. If someone is working for the Texans, I want them to be great at their jobs. I want all the sports teams to succeed, and loved the celebrations I experienced with the Rockets and Astros and all the playoff rides.

Football, in particular, is special to me, and seeing everybody grow up through the Texans is a unique experience for all of us. I want to see us all win. That is the feeling we chase. There's an urgency to this that comes from knowing many people who will aren't alive to see it through and just how ugly the last couple of years have felt. It is hard to navigate seeing things that were built that are gone away and some forgotten or discarded.

I welcome everyone to my tailgate and my team. I want everyone to feel welcome to be a part of it, to feel good about their fandom.

Accidentally, I became someone who advocated for people in the Texans community just because I like to help people as I am able. That if people have issues, they are at least addressed or understood, because that is what adults do. The Texans have gone the extra mile with some of those things, like they did with the origins of this message board. That extra mile for fans was something very appreciated after the dark origins of the previous team's departure.

So many people know each other just because of the birth of the franchise at the advent of the web. This team is named not after a mascot but after us. That advocacy activity in my life has stayed constant from just love and because I am not a quitter when I put my mind to something. Sometimes that advocacy is public writing, sometimes it is other stuff. The biggest wins are when we all win.

I know the team wants to make things better for fans too. That is the constant message I get from them. Sometimes with among lots of different people, and many new people, it is hard to get people on board with the same things. DeMeco Ryans is one of those figures who may be able to do that. At a minimum, his head coaching is something I would like to see and many others do too. Anything that the team does that is off-putting to you personally isn't their intentions.

Ultimately, we need to get beyond intentions to more and more football wins. Football wins to me are not just games because you don't get many of those. Football wins are words and acts that make sense from the outside without needing to sell them. Where even if you don't agree with choices, you can understand them.

Anyway, I usually do what needs to be done in work and in my play. Since 2006, there are a lot more people writing about football than when I did it to help start conversations that I would like to read. I don't know right at this moment the best way I could help right now in the time I have. Help is only help when it is wanted and useful.

Other than just sharing that I am excited about this football choice, and hope it is the start of many more good choices. People have told me that really, they are happy when I am happier about football stuff, and I am as happy about this choice as I have been with any choice of anything. So the best way to help at this moment is just expressions of my happiness, maybe helping with some insight of things I know from just being on earth for a while.

I really am MORE THAN READY to see some stompings. I've had to retire some boots because they fell apart but got some better ones lol. Texans can't have enough boots tbh.

:texans chick:
 
Texans_Chick said:
My activity level hasn't changed. Like I can't be on here as much because I have to manage how much I sit between work and fun.

In the last couple of years, I have been very active as far as listening, watching, choosing my spots on what I feel good saying about the team publicly and privately. Like I don't ever want to say stuff that hurts the team which can make analysis of leadership choices a challenge.

Sports at its best is a fun distraction. The Texans have not been that in a while. For a lot of reasons beyond the finger pointing blame ones and fair and unfair and rank gossip. It has been hard to be heard the way I intend when feelings are strong and bad, and I did not want to contribute to the bad feelings people had when people have been going through a lot in their lives beyond sports. I don't need to write things people feel themselves. Every time I did, it was very hard on me tbh.

Writing about sexual assault topics and seeing how casually just jokes casual people are about it was personally difficult. But I did it because fans wanted more info, and that is something I felt I could contribute helpful information on in a professional manner.

Much of the topics over the last couple of years are not talking about football, and I would rather talk about that then all the strong bad feelings that people share with me, and that I couldn't do much about to help fix or create better understandings.

Players work really hard and have little control where they play really. By NFL and attempt at fair competition design. I never want to add to the stress players have when they are not in a good position to succeed but are risking their health and life for our entertainment. Who take criticism but are not in good positions to respond to some of it.

I am a Texans fan. Houston is my home. If someone is working for the Texans, I want them to be great at their jobs. I want all the sports teams to succeed, and loved the celebrations I experienced with the Rockets and Astros and all the playoff rides.

Football, in particular, is special to me, and seeing everybody grow up through the Texans is a unique experience for all of us. I want to see us all win. That is the feeling we chase. There's an urgency to this that comes from knowing many people who will aren't alive to see it through and just how ugly the last couple of years have felt. It is hard to navigate seeing things that were built that are gone away and some forgotten or discarded.

I welcome everyone to my tailgate and my team. I want everyone to feel welcome to be a part of it, to feel good about their fandom.

Accidentally, I became someone who advocated for people in the Texans community just because I like to help people as I am able. That if people have issues, they are at least addressed or understood, because that is what adults do. The Texans have gone the extra mile with some of those things, like they did with the origins of this message board. That extra mile for fans was something very appreciated after the dark origins of the previous team's departure.

So many people know each other just because of the birth of the franchise at the advent of the web. This team is named not after a mascot but after us. That advocacy activity in my life has stayed constant from just love and because I am not a quitter when I put my mind to something. Sometimes that advocacy is public writing, sometimes it is other stuff. The biggest wins are when we all win.

I know the team wants to make things better for fans too. That is the constant message I get from them. Sometimes with among lots of different people, and many new people, it is hard to get people on board with the same things. DeMeco Ryans is one of those figures who may be able to do that. At a minimum, his head coaching is something I would like to see and many others do too. Anything that the team does that is off-putting to you personally isn't their intentions.

Ultimately, we need to get beyond intentions to more and more football wins. Football wins to me are not just games because you don't get many of those. Football wins are words and acts that make sense from the outside without needing to sell them. Where even if you don't agree with choices, you can understand them.

Anyway, I usually do what needs to be done in work and in my play. Since 2006, there are a lot more people writing about football than when I did it to help start conversations that I would like to read. I don't know right at this moment the best way I could help right now in the time I have. Help is only help when it is wanted and useful.

Other than just sharing that I am excited about this football choice, and hope it is the start of many more good choices. People have told me that really, they are happy when I am happier about football stuff, and I am as happy about this choice as I have been with any choice of anything. So the best way to help at this moment is just expressions of my happiness, maybe helping with some insight of things I know from just being on earth for a while.

I really am MORE THAN READY to see some stompings. I've had to retire some boots because they fell apart but got some better ones lol. Texans can't have enough boots tbh.

:texans chick:
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Epic and great post…welcome back!!!
 
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Seth And Sean Talk With Texans General Manager Nick Caserio About The Hiring Process Of New Texans Head Coach Demeco Ryans, Merging Their Backgrounds And Philosophies, And There Is Heavy Kubeshanistan Talk.
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—Lot of work ahead of us but in a great spot. Can’t wait to get started with DeMeco.

—One of the things we’ll try to do is, however we build this staff, you want to try to develop continuity over a period of time. You can’t keep everyone forever but you want to make sure you have enough people in place. Kyle has done a great job in SF. Staff construction will be important.

—Philosophically, we believe in a lot of the same things. We’ve both had good fortune to be in good programs for an extended period of time. When you have core principles and beliefs, it gives you a foundation. One of the best answers he had yesterday was his perspective being in the draft room and 6th round process. He had enough self-awareness to see where his team was that this player over here (Elijah Mitchell) is someone that can help our team and makes more sense than having another LB in the room. He & I didn’t know each other. We knew of each other but not each other. When you go through this process, it gives you an opportunity to do a deeper dive on people. This is a people business. It starts with great people with great principles that have good process. You merge those together. In the end, it’s a collective effort. It’s not about one person, one individual. DeMeco was asked about QB. We’re not dancing around it. The reality is we have one QB. We know we’ll have 2-3 other players at that position on the team. We’re not at the end point there of who that’ll be or what that’ll look like but his overall understanding of team building, not necessarily just defense, as we took a deeper dive in the intricacies about what’s important, DeMeco has tremendous self a awareness. He understands football. His football intellect is very high. When you combine that all together, will we be perfect? Every decision? No. We have to be able to flip the page, OK what happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again and make good, smart decisions over the course of time. If we do that, we’ll be in a decent position. Does that mean we’ll win the division 8 years in a row? No. We share a lot of the same beliefs. It’ll be constructive dialogue. My responsibility is to support him in my role, whatever that entails and make sure the rest of the building within the football operation, we’re supporting the coaching staff, the players, providing the resources so they can go out there Sunday and feel confident and ready to go.

—Football is football. DeMeco’s background, he mentioned the different coaches that have impacted him. My situation, I had the good fortune of being in one place for 20 years. We’re all a product of our background. Our foundation is based on principles that we learned wherever we work and you accumulate those over time. The application of those principles, regardless of system or tree you grew up in, the core elements will be the same. In the end, we have to make it our brand of football, our program, what do we believe in and usually, it’s an accumulation of things you’ve learned over time. That’s natural. In my situation, when you’re in one spot for a long time, you just assume it’s just that or it’s this or that. Not necessarily. You have to have enough understanding and self awareness of what’s going, understand the league, understand there’s different ways to do things, there’s no right or wrong answer, what works for us, what do we believe in, how can we make it work here? That’s what we’re focused on.

—(Interview) It was very organic. He literally raced off the practice field and got in his office and we just started talking. Everyone gets caught up in interviews having a bunch of books or power point presentations or something ridiculous. In the end, it’s meant to be conversational. Give the candidate a chance to learn about us, us learn about him, then deep dive into football. What do you look for offensively? What’s important? Defensively, what’s your philosophy? It was interesting having a conversation about tackling, as an example. We weren’t a good tackling team this year. It was very poor. Conversely, SF was one of the best. They allowed the least amount of yards after contact of any team in the league. We had a discussion. He went through of here’s how we view it, here’s how we practice it, here’s how we drill it. You marry that up with how they play, you start to see things match up. It was an organic conversation. We just kept going back and forth. You touch on a myriad of different topics. It’s not one particular thing. The first interview, you don’t pull out a spreadsheet and go through 4-5 deep at each position. That’s probably more of a follow-up. Generally speaking, what type of coach, what type of coaches are you looking for, what’s important. You’re trying to get a general outline of the person, the individual, how they think, what they think is important coaching wise, what are their principles and you learn about the person and what makes them tick. It was very apparent in initial conversations this guy was basically the way everyone describes him. There’s not one person that we talked to, …literally everyone we talked to, it was the same thing. Then you match that up with the discussions, you start to go “Yup, this looks like it’s headed in the right direction.” There was a certain element of patience we had to display because of rules/parameters but in the end, we’re happy with the end result and now it’s time to go to work.

—(DeMeco was almost trying to close the deal “I want to come home. I want this job.” Is that normal for a coaching interview. Did that surprise you?) Every interview takes on its own life. One thing apparent was how sincere and heartfelt he was about this place, the organization and opportunity to be the coach here. … We gave him the opportunity there at the end. We hung up and it was kinda like “Man, everything he’s about, it’s genuine and sincere.” …

—(Did you get a sense he has a view of the whole picture maybe more so than other coordinators?) One thing he mentioned in the interview as illusion of complexity. When you watch how SF plays both O/D, you see that. No one motions/shifts more than Kyle but there’s a reason. There’s a purpose behind it. On defense, it’s the illusion of “We’re gonna do this.” He has a good feel for that. I was talking to Chester Pitts about this. If you do simple better and let’s say you make an adjustment with a LB, making a 6”-8” step to put him in a passing lane to create a pass breakup, that small adjustment gives you the opportunity to make a big play. You don’t want to have 5,000 different calls. You gotta have certain things you do well, core principles, core calls. Where it comes into play is situationally. Where you see more complexity is 3rd down and red area. … Football is a cat and mouse game but you don’t want to put players in position where they have 4,000 things in their head. When you watch how they play, the illusion of complexity manifests itself. They have certain things they do well and change ups out of it. That’s what the good teams/good staffs do. You have to morph into something different based on the opponent. One thing he mentioned is our job is to accentuate the strength of the players, put them in the best position to maximize their skills. … When you draft players, none of them are ready. Some may be further along than others but everyone has something to work on. Identify players with the right traits, are they tough minded, selfless, do they have a good work ethic, do they understand football, are they gonna take coaching? Whatever their physical attributes are, that’s where the staff will say “What can we do to help this player, how we put him in position to succeed?” In the end, it all has to fit together and the two of us believe in that.
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Caserio interview continued:

—(Stingley under DeMeco) Once we have the system in place, he’ll teach the defense or whoever the coordinator is. There will be certain parameters required of that position. When you watch how SF has played, Ward and Lenoir, they kinda mixed and matched. Times he’s on the LOS, times he’s off. Some might be the call. Some might be the opponent. Whatever the player does well, our job is to put the player in position to succeed. Derek is a very intuitive, very smart, instinctive football player that understands football, good work ethic, fast, good quickness, plays the ball really well.

—(Brandin Cooks?) Every player on the roster at some point, DeMeco and I will do a deeper dive on where the team is, who’s under contract. We talked about this with our players in our last team meeting, whatever your situation is, whatever your contract is, we’ll have a discussion. We won’t articulate or negotiate it through the media. A lot of respect for Brandin. Great player, has been in this league for a long time. We’ll work through our process and do what’s in the best interest of the Houston Texans. … Call it 4-6 weeks as we get ready for free agency. We have time to work through some things and have different discussions internally.

—(You mentioned 8 traits into being a good head coach) There’s probably more. There’s a thousand things that go into being successful at anything. Let’s evaluate the candidates through the prism of these 8-10 traits. Leadership, humility, tactician, strategy, there’s a few others that were in there. As you’re going through the process, we have to make an assessment where the candidate stacks up in those areas. It’s not limited to 8. Just maybe quantify these 8-10 and evaluate each candidate through that lens and make a decision on the data and metrics we accumulate. It’s data accumulation, analyze the data and make a good decision based on the information you have. (Seth: I won’t rest until it’s algorithms out there on the field. Nick: There’s some people that want that. Daryl Morey believes in that but it’s more applicable to his sport. Nick & Seth continue to talk. …)

—(Have you and DeMeco discussed your role on game day?) We haven’t gotten into that. I don’t care what my role is on game day. I’m here to support, to help the team. I don’t want to get in the way. I think I can be a resource and help. I’ve had the good fortune of doing a lot of different things on game day. I’m not calling plays. I’m there to observe, listen, learn and watch so after the game when he and I are having discussions, it can be constructive. I love football. I love everything that goes into it. I have a decent understanding of schematics. I want to help in any way possible. … I don’t want to get in the way. I want to help. I want to be a resource. We‘ll work through some of those dynamics and whatever he thinks makes the most sense, we’ll do. There’s always give and take on everything. I love game day. When you understand a) your team, how you want to play and then understand your opponent, that’s what I crave, that’s what I enjoy. That’s what I’ve learned over the course of time. … My job has always been a conduit from the coaching staff to the scouting staff and be the bridge. “Hey, what happened on this play? or “Who’s responsibility was this?” They can’t all run into DeMeco’s office. Hopefully I can give an informed opinion on it. We’ll get to that when it’s appropriate but I’m willing to do whatever to help the team.

—(You weren’t wearing socks) I did have socks. They’re ankle socks. I didn’t go in barefoot. That’s not good hygiene. My youngest daughter said “Daddy, you’re not wearing a tie!” I did have socks.

—(Which draft board are teams using?) Trade chart? Most teams are still using the Jimmy chart but they’ve modified to more of an analytical chart. There’s a traditional chart and analytics chart. Quite frankly, it creates for difficult conversations because the values don’t always match up. … Jimmy’s chart still has relevance.
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Nick
I love football. I love everything that goes into it. I have a decent understanding of schematics. I want to help in any way possible. … I don’t want to get in the way. I want to help. I want to be a resource
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Love this guy.

Don't matter what your title is or who you think you are. If this isn't your answer you need to gtf out.
 
Number19 said:
Listening to 610, they talked with Nick earlier about the hiring process and I really liked the segment when they talked about tackling. Just paraphrasing, Nick said, let's be honest, we didn't tackle very well last year and SanFrancisco was one of the best tackling teams. I was impressed to learn that they had a process to address tackling.
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Is the bold you saying you were impressed to learn that they had a process to address tackling? Or did Nick say that?
 
Hervoyel said:
Helicopter pilot?
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Unless you want the whole team to crash, I'd say no...
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thunderkyss said:
Nick
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Love this guy.

Don't matter what your title is or who you think you are. If this isn't your answer you need to gtf out.
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I like the attitude in general but I am concerned about the "decent understanding in schematics"....And then him possibly saying he was surprised that San Fran had a process to address tackling...

I like the honesty....But he doesn't sound like a football guy...

Maybe he's just being modest...
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
I like the attitude in general but I am concerned about the "decent understanding in schematics"....And then him possibly saying he was surprised that San Fran had a process to address tackling...

I like the honesty....But he doesn't sound like a football guy...

Maybe he's just being modest...
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Isn't he a former college quarterback? With Josh McDaniels, as his wide receiver. And was also an offensive coach. That relationship of QB and WR carried over into their coaching even when Caserio moved upstairs and was on the headset.
 
Texans_Chick said:
My activity level hasn't changed. Like I can't be on here as much because I have to manage how much I sit between work and fun.

In the last couple of years, I have been very active as far as listening, watching, choosing my spots on what I feel good saying about the team publicly and privately. Like I don't ever want to say stuff that hurts the team which can make analysis of leadership choices a challenge.

Sports at its best is a fun distraction. The Texans have not been that in a while. For a lot of reasons beyond the finger pointing blame ones and fair and unfair and rank gossip. It has been hard to be heard the way I intend when feelings are strong and bad, and I did not want to contribute to the bad feelings people had when people have been going through a lot in their lives beyond sports. I don't need to write things people feel themselves. Every time I did, it was very hard on me tbh.

Writing about sexual assault topics and seeing how casually just jokes casual people are about it was personally difficult. But I did it because fans wanted more info, and that is something I felt I could contribute helpful information on in a professional manner.

Much of the topics over the last couple of years are not talking about football, and I would rather talk about that then all the strong bad feelings that people share with me, and that I couldn't do much about to help fix or create better understandings.

Players work really hard and have little control where they play really. By NFL and attempt at fair competition design. I never want to add to the stress players have when they are not in a good position to succeed but are risking their health and life for our entertainment. Who take criticism but are not in good positions to respond to some of it.

I am a Texans fan. Houston is my home. If someone is working for the Texans, I want them to be great at their jobs. I want all the sports teams to succeed, and loved the celebrations I experienced with the Rockets and Astros and all the playoff rides.

Football, in particular, is special to me, and seeing everybody grow up through the Texans is a unique experience for all of us. I want to see us all win. That is the feeling we chase. There's an urgency to this that comes from knowing many people who will aren't alive to see it through and just how ugly the last couple of years have felt. It is hard to navigate seeing things that were built that are gone away and some forgotten or discarded.

I welcome everyone to my tailgate and my team. I want everyone to feel welcome to be a part of it, to feel good about their fandom.

Accidentally, I became someone who advocated for people in the Texans community just because I like to help people as I am able. That if people have issues, they are at least addressed or understood, because that is what adults do. The Texans have gone the extra mile with some of those things, like they did with the origins of this message board. That extra mile for fans was something very appreciated after the dark origins of the previous team's departure.

So many people know each other just because of the birth of the franchise at the advent of the web. This team is named not after a mascot but after us. That advocacy activity in my life has stayed constant from just love and because I am not a quitter when I put my mind to something. Sometimes that advocacy is public writing, sometimes it is other stuff. The biggest wins are when we all win.

I know the team wants to make things better for fans too. That is the constant message I get from them. Sometimes with among lots of different people, and many new people, it is hard to get people on board with the same things. DeMeco Ryans is one of those figures who may be able to do that. At a minimum, his head coaching is something I would like to see and many others do too. Anything that the team does that is off-putting to you personally isn't their intentions.

Ultimately, we need to get beyond intentions to more and more football wins. Football wins to me are not just games because you don't get many of those. Football wins are words and acts that make sense from the outside without needing to sell them. Where even if you don't agree with choices, you can understand them.

Anyway, I usually do what needs to be done in work and in my play. Since 2006, there are a lot more people writing about football than when I did it to help start conversations that I would like to read. I don't know right at this moment the best way I could help right now in the time I have. Help is only help when it is wanted and useful.

Other than just sharing that I am excited about this football choice, and hope it is the start of many more good choices. People have told me that really, they are happy when I am happier about football stuff, and I am as happy about this choice as I have been with any choice of anything. So the best way to help at this moment is just expressions of my happiness, maybe helping with some insight of things I know from just being on earth for a while.

I really am MORE THAN READY to see some stompings. I've had to retire some boots because they fell apart but got some better ones lol. Texans can't have enough boots tbh.

:texans chick:
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Rereading through this, this stood out to me…

“This team is named not after a mascot but after us.”

Honestly never thought of this before. This bit of insight helps me appreciate the team name even more than I did before.
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Is the bold you saying you were impressed to learn that they had a process to address tackling? Or did Nick say that?
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I was paraphrasing, but it was Nick talking about how interesting it was to hear that SF/DR coached his players tackling skills.

I was pleased to hear Nick so publicly address the issue and to hear it was a topic of conversation during his conversation with DeMeco.
 
Nick was far more involved in the hiring of Ryans. Nick and DeMeco appear to be a solid team with a common vision on how they’re going to make the Texans a much better team going forward. Some on this board just saw their agenda get flushed down the crapper and don’t like it all. Makes you wonder as to who they’re really rooting for….maybe it’s themselves.
 
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Him and Carr will take a big chunk of that cap they kept bragging about.
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I can get behind that, as long as we don’t lose high picks in acquiring a veteran QB, what better way to spend the cap space we have?

We have plenty of picks to fill out the top and middle tier talent we need to develop to to give ourselves a rounded roster. We have a few young gems we have to back the coach to develop well.

Why not spend big money on a guy like Rogers if available, put all the energy into developing the rest of the team around him and keep in mind that we are still looking for a great young QB to develop in the next 2-3 years once those pieces are in place.

The key thing for me is that I have confidence they got the right guy to head this up now, whatever direction they choose to take I’m all in again for the first time in years.
 
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DeMeco marks a new aspect for the Texans. Do they actually change and become relevant, or do we get the same ole Texans just with more icing for a cake that has never been baked?

We will find out the answer to that before the season opens, AFTER free agency and the draft. Patience. Or, in some of your cases, patients.
 
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