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Nick Caserio - New GM

TexansBull said:
One thing said by @steelbtexan is that Caserio would fix the holes of this team when the salary cap was fixed and he had some draft picks to work with.

Looks like he was right.
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I got half a mind to delete this blasphemy. But that’s like saying the sky is blue, or that water is wet.

I don’t think we ever signed a guy like SingleTray, so soon after a productive season, but the other signings are pretty much standard Texans fare. We feel good about them now, probably get really excited about them come preseason, then wonder why they disappeared when the season starts.

Ok, Schultz is a good one too. Productive just last year, but we know what happens to TEs in Houston.
 
Khelar said:
While I disagree with you about Collins that’s neither here nor there. You’re completely missing the point of my response.

Texian was using PFF grades to try and tell people that Jordan Akins is better than Dalton Schultz which I think is pretty clearly not the case. I was illustrating that it’s hypocritical of him to use PFF grades to make that point when he completely disregards PFF grades when they don’t agree with him.
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Well, I have trolls on ignore so I have no idea what garbage is being spewed there. And you're probably right about the hypocrisy. That's why they're on ignore. I don't have time to give legit takes to someone who don't give a **** and is just trolling.
 
thunderkyss said:
I got half a mind to delete this blasphemy. But that’s like saying the sky is blue, or that water is wet.

I don’t think we ever signed a guy like SingleTray, so soon after a productive season, but the other signings are pretty much standard Texans fare. We feel good about them now, probably get really excited about them come preseason, then wonder why they disappeared when the season starts.

Ok, Schultz is a good one too. Productive just last year, but we know what happens to TEs in Houston.
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Exhibit A.
 
Khelar said:
You say “I know how to filter through their grades” and I hear “I use the grades when they support my personal thoughts and I wave them away when they don’t”. You say Hopkins was playing with some handicaps and I’d agree with that. Would you agree that Collins has been playing with similar handicaps (notably his QB’s this year being Davis Mills and Kyle Allen)?

I like PFF, I pay for PFF, this isn’t some anti PFF thing. I just think consistency when using their ratings is important
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You hear wrong. I would agree that all players have been subjected to Texans dysfunction since the day Bill O'Brien arrived and appears the dysfunction has become worse since he left, this year withstanding.
 
House of Pain said:
I’ve been on TT for close to 15 years and I still can’t believe some of the posts I read on here. No way these are honest thoughts from real people. This is some of the most nuanced, elite trolling I’ve ever read on the internet. I’m actually impressed.
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I quoted that, for no other reason than it simply deserves repeating. To just say the words, “MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY” wouldn’t give it the respect it deserves.
 
wildroot said:
It could be worse, we could be the Cowboys with an owner acting as the GM.
But I really doubt the McNair's have ever forced their will on Nick, the one lone exception may be the hiring of Lovie when all the Flores/Racist crap was going down, and I could very well be wrong on that too.
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Maybe, but then we read stuff like this that clearly reveals that Nick is not the classic-style GM that builds a team according to his vision:

"People familiar with the decision-making process said Hannah played an influential role in decisions like switching from McCown to Smith as well as Easterby’s firing. She declined to address them specifically." Source

“Cal wanted to adopt that policy to hire people and let them do their job, but sometimes you have to step in" - Hannah McNair

This shows the boardroom just added a seat. More perspectives, more opinions, more influence in Nick's ear. Maybe he's used to taking orders after years of serving Darth Belichick.

And honestly, if Cal and Nick couldn't man up and fire Jack, then I'm fine with Lovie and Hannah taking charge to clean the organization of that cancer.

It'll be interesting to see if Hannah is in the draft war room.

The above article did reveal that Nick will pick a QB with 1.2, but beyond that mandate the McNairs won't tell him which one to pick. lol

btw, I'm not trying to be too critical, as I've adopted a more positive approach to supporting DeMeco Ryans and what he's trying to build.
 
Double Barrel said:
It'll be interesting to see if Hannah is in the draft war room.
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Why not? Easterby has been in the draft room the past several years.

I think I like Hannah. I don't really know her, but she's a straight talker. I like to hear that from an organization that has been giving me word pasta salads. Hannah's motivation seems to be what I want as a fan. Build a winning team. What's not to like about that?
 
Double Barrel said:
Maybe, but then we read stuff like this that clearly reveals that Nick is not the classic-style GM that builds a team according to his vision:

"People familiar with the decision-making process said Hannah played an influential role in decisions like switching from McCown to Smith as well as Easterby’s firing. She declined to address them specifically." Source

“Cal wanted to adopt that policy to hire people and let them do their job, but sometimes you have to step in" - Hannah McNair

This shows the boardroom just added a seat. More perspectives, more opinions, more influence in Nick's ear. Maybe he's used to taking orders after years of serving Darth Belichick.

And honestly, if Cal and Nick couldn't man up and fire Jack, then I'm fine with Lovie and Hannah taking charge to clean the organization of that cancer.

It'll be interesting to see if Hannah is in the draft war room.

The above article did reveal that Nick will pick a QB with 1.2, but beyond that mandate the McNairs won't tell him which one to pick. lol

btw, I'm not trying to be too critical, as I've adopted a more positive approach to supporting DeMeco Ryans and what he's trying to build.
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Lucky said:
Why not? Easterby has been in the draft room the past several years.

I think I like Hannah. I don't really know her, but she's a straight talker. I like to hear that from an organization that has been giving me word pasta salads. Hannah's motivation seems to be what I want as a fan. Build a winning team. What's not to like about that?
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To many Indian Chiefs and cooks in the kitchen. Somewhat amusing the applauding of hiring Lovie. Based on the results would McKown have been any worse? She may have been the thumbs down on Easterby but she also could have been the thumbs up Easterby. We know the McNairs were over the moon with Jack when he first showed up. What does Hannah know about successful winning in the NFL? Probably less than Virginia McCaskey, Amy Strunk, Gayle Benson, Kim Pegula and Jody Allen. Cal has made a seat for Hannah in the Boardroom because of his incompetence, embarrassment, and just plain laziness.
 
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Texian said:
To many Indian Chiefs and cooks in the kitchen. Somewhat amusing the applauding of hiring Lovie. Based on the results would McKown have been any worse? She may have been the thumbs down on Easterby but she also could have been the thumbs up Easterby. We know the McNairs were over the moon with Jack when he first showed up. What does Hannah know about successful winning in the NFL? Probably less than Virginia McCaskey, Amy Strunk, Gayle Benson, Kim Pegula and Jody Allen. Cal has made a seat for Hannah in the Boardroom because of his complete incompetencies, embarrassments, and just plain laziness.
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And owns half the team - technically.
 
Lucky said:
Why not? Easterby has been in the draft room the past several years.

I think I like Hannah. I don't really know her, but she's a straight talker. I like to hear that from an organization that has been giving me word pasta salads. Hannah's motivation seems to be what I want as a fan. Build a winning team. What's not to like about that?
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Blind squirrel theory for me since it appears to be business as usual on Kirby. She can't be any worse than Cal. idonno:

DeMeco is the wildcard that I'm putting my hope in as a Texans fan. Anyone above him is suspect, at best. lol
 
Lucky said:
Lovie was a retread. Ryans was the hottest coach on the market. These 2 are not the same, my friend. Try again.
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DeMeco is a really nice guy. Maybe too nice. Too nice to be an HC? I wouldn't be surprised to see DeMeco deferring to his coaches to make bad decisions that shouldn't be made. Both DeMeco and Lovie are made from the same cloth, super nice guys. So far Lovie has had more success as an NFL HC and also disappointment and failure as an NFL HC. Maybe you should switch to the Kool-Aid Brigade LITE Kool-Aid.
 
Texian said:
DeMeco is a really nice guy. Maybe too nice. Too nice to be an HC? I wouldn't be surprised to see DeMeco deferring to his coaches to make bad decisions that shouldn't be made. Both DeMeco and Lovie are made from the same cloth, super nice guys. So far Lovie has had more success as an NFL HC and also disappointment and failure as an NFL HC. Maybe you should switch to the Kool-Aid Brigade LITE Kool-Aid.
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You're off in never never land, just making stuff up to fit your narrative at this point. Ryans coached one of the premier defenses in the league. He's legit. Many teams wanted him. Somehow, the Texans got him. Those are the facts.
 
Lucky said:
You're off in never never land, just making stuff up to fit your narrative at this point. Ryans coached one of the premier defenses in the league. He's legit. Many teams wanted him. Somehow, the Texans got him. Those are the facts.
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Just because teams wanted him does not make him legit. Legit still has to be proven. It is not a given. Everyone wanted Matt Ruhle too. Ryans has yet to win his first NFL game regardless of what the Kool-Aid is telling you. This is closer to the facts. If you want to do snark, I can do snark. If you don't want snark, don't start snark.
 
So now we are comparing DR to Matt Rhule? An accomplished DC on one of the better NFL teams to a gimmicky college coach at Baylor?

I know you do not think this poorly of DR, but sometimes you try to make points when there are none.
 
Texian said:
DeMeco still has to prove himself, he could turn out to be another Lovie. The one thing so far in DeMeco's favor is his coaching staff. Although young and inexperienced it is not your friends and family coaching staff.
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Of course he's got to prove himself. That's where our hope and optimism is justified, simply because he's an unknown.

We knew what we were getting with Lovie and Culley. Huge difference between retread / no-tread coaches and a young, aggressive HC.

DeMeco could also turn out to be the next Belichick for all we know. That's the essence of having fun as a fan. It's the first time in a long time that I could say this as a Texans fan.
 
Double Barrel said:
yep, I agree. DeMeco made the Texans relevant again (to me), so whoever made that decision deserves some credit. Probably Hannah and Janice. lol
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Whoever it was, it shows a more exciting outlook. A leap of faith maybe, but one that is shared by the vast majority of the fanbase and supporters.
There are a couple of factors I see that can contribute to his success are his experience as a DC under a very good HC and the fact that he played for this franchise at a high level also bodes well.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
Dude.

Stop.

You're making Texian's case for him.

Nobody wants that.

And by that I mean that no one wants anyone making Texian's cases for him.
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I just think it is a little bit early to cast DeMeco’s bust for the HOF as an NFL HC.

@Thorn did make my point rather easily with no effort at all.
 
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