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Front office shake-ups: Texans

HOU-TEX said:
I was one that wasn't very high on RC's defenses due to historically being the bend but not break style. I think TK's right, saying we got away from it towards the 2nd half of the season. We became more of an attacking D

I was kinda pissed at the way we played defense the first several games. It seemed like a switch flipped and we became more aggressive. We blitzed the Ravens darn near 50% and rattled the heck out of Flacco.

I enjoyed watching the D play toward the end of the season.
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"Bend but don't break" is an unfair description of Crennels defense. His defenses are seldom among the worst in yards allowed. Disparaging his defense for always being good in the red zone is misguided. He has always been selectively aggressive. The defense's design is not simply to wait for/hope for a mistake... Instead, it is predicated on creating opportunities for the defense to make a play through disguise and opportunistically breaking tendency... The fact that RC isn't pigheaded about attacking every play is something I am grateful for.
 
For those holding out DeCosta hope, from PFT:

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Ravens assistant G.M. Eric DeCosta won’t be leaving Baltimore.

According to Albert Breer of NFL Media, DeCosta has informed interested teams that he’s not interested in any G.M. vacancies. DeCosta, who is widely believed to be the in-house choice to succeed Ozzie Newsome when Newsome retires, has never given any indication that he wants to leave the franchise.
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Ravens assistant G.M. Eric DeCosta won’t be leaving Baltimore.

According to Albert Breer of NFL Media, DeCosta has informed interested teams that he’s not interested in any G.M. vacancies. DeCosta, who is widely believed to be the in-house choice to succeed Ozzie Newsome when Newsome retires, has never given any indication that he wants to leave the franchise.
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Well that's a pitiful shame.
 
Malloy said:
I'm at a loss here. Is Rick Smith gone/promoted or is this just pure speculation/wishing ? :)
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It is rampant speculation over unsubstantiated reports which have been refuted by the one's who would know. Unfortunately, since lying by those who would know is the protocol of our times, no one believes them so there is no end to the speculation.
 
Marshall said:
It is rampant speculation over unsubstantiated reports which have been refuted by the one's who would know. Unfortunately, since lying by those who would know is the protocol of our times, no one believes them so there is no end to the speculation.
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haha, thanks! :)
 
steelbtexan said:
Your right, because Rick has become family to Cal/Bob.

The Godfather isn't going anywhere.

Hope you're enjoying those random 2-14's.
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You just can't stop obsessing about Rick Smith for no good reason, can you?

Kubiak's gone. You got your wish. The new guy comes in and turns 2-14 into 9-7, and yet you still want to fantasize about Rick Smith. What's your problem anyway?
 
Marcus said:
You just can't stop obsessing about Rick Smith for no good reason, can you?

Kubiak's gone. You got your wish. The new guy comes in and turns 2-14 into 9-7, and yet you still want to fantasize about Rick Smith. What's your problem anyway?
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My guess is he has a drinkin' problem. He's a whino. :D
 
Marcus said:
You just can't stop obsessing about Rick Smith for no good reason, can you?

Kubiak's gone. You got your wish. The new guy comes in and turns 2-14 into 9-7, and yet you still want to fantasize about Rick Smith. What's your problem anyway?
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My fantasies have nothing to do with Rick Smith.

Problem? No problem, I just like pointing out things that could be done to put a better product on the field. Do you want the best team possible on the field? Or are you OK with anything that the Texans org does? Don't answer that, I already know the answer, you're still butthurt over Kubiak's failures.

Is Rick Smith the best GM possible for the Texans? Or is he just Cal McNair's lackey?
 
steelbtexan said:
My fantasies have nothing to do with Rick Smith.

Problem? No problem, I just like pointing out things that could be done to put a better product on the field. Do you want the best team possible on the field? Or are you OK with anything that the Texans org does? Don't answer that, I already know the answer, you're still butthurt over Kubiak's failures.

Is Rick Smith the best GM possible for the Texans? Or is he just Cal McNair's lackey?
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I do not have hard opinions on Rick Smith, but I can understand the sentiment.

However, I am unable to come to any sort of conclusion simply because we are so in the dark about the power structure on Kirby.

I think it's somewhat safe to surmise that Smith does not have as much power as other GMs in the league. The way O'Brien just described it was that he and Smith are equals with their bosses being Bob and Cal.

What I do wonder, though, is if the GM position is open to upgrade. To what extent does the family relationships and tight friendship of Cal and Rick cement the job for him? I've read stories that their families are very close, even to the point of annual family vacation trips together. And while I do not have a problem with their personal lives, I cannot help but wonder if it would be extremely difficult for the McNairs to both be objective about Smith's decisions, and if they would truly consider replacing him.
 
And Eliot Wolf just went off the market. From PFT:

Eliot Wolf got a job with the Packers right out of college, and he looks like he’ll be staying in Green Bay for a long time.

The Packers announced today that Wolf has been promoted to director of player personnel.
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Troy Chapman said:
Thompson's heir apparent. Just like DeCosta for Newsome.
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Wolf and DeCosta are lined up with sweet deals where they will inherit complete and full control when their time comes. They're not going anywhere for anything less. No way is Bob McNair prepared to give anyone that kind of control and power over his ball club. McNair is all to happy to have a yes man as his GM and don't expect that to change anytime soon.
 
Texian said:
Wolf and DeCosta are lined up with sweet deals where they will inherit complete and full control when their time comes. They're not going anywhere for anything less. No way is Bob McNair prepared to give anyone that kind of control and power over his ball club. McNair is all to happy to have a yes man as his GM and don't expect that to change anytime soon.
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what do you mean by complete and full control?
 
Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer · 17m17 minutes ago
... Looking back, I believe 8 coaches have final say over the 53: Belichick, Carroll, Kelly, O'Brien, Payton, Philbin, Smith, Tomlin.

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer · 14m14 minutes ago
Yes ... That's 9. RT @auchamps4life @AlbertBreer Jeff Fisher as well.
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infantrycak said:
It's a funny assertion. I find it hard to even imagine a billionaire who at some point won't say "it's my GD team and this is what I want done."
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yeah he's the only one that has complete control...
 
JB said:
yeah he's the only one that has complete control...
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Except when he has cancer and his son takes control.

Then the son and the sons best friend GM lead the team to a 2-14 record in the owners absence.
 
steelbtexan said:
Except when he has cancer and his son takes control.

Then the son and the sons best friend GM lead the team to a 2-14 record in the owners absence.
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That sure would be a good plot if we didn't have almost the same personnel for the 12-4 team before and the 9-7 team after.
 
infantrycak said:
That sure would be a good plot if we didn't have almost the same personnel for the 12-4 team before and the 9-7 team after.
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The 9-7 team had 2 new starting safties. 3 new CB's that were able to contribute when KJ was injured and JoJo missed his annual amount of games. Cushing was a shell of himself, certainly not a major contributor. Mike Mohammed was a new starter.

Ben Jones was a 1st time starter. Newton was finally healthy. Demarius Johnson, Blue and Prosch all played valuable roles. So BOB did turn the roster over quite a bit and will continue to overhaul the roster this season.

If you want to compare the 2012 roster to the 2013 roster that's fair. The main difference in those teams was Schaub's foot injury which CND predicted that his level of play would fall off. Lack of preparation from Cal/Rick?
 
steelbtexan said:
The 9-7 team had 2 new starting safties. 3 new CB's that were able to contribute when KJ was injured and JoJo missed his annual amount of games. Cushing was a shell of himself, certainly not a major contributor. Mike Mohammed was a new starter.

Ben Jones was a 1st time starter. Newton was finally healthy. Demarius Johnson, Blue and Prosch all played valuable roles. So BOB did turn the roster over quite a bit and will continue to overhaul the roster this season.

If you want to compare the 2012 roster to the 2013 roster that's fair. The main difference in those teams was Schaub's foot injury which CND predicted that his level of play would fall off. Lack of preparation from Cal/Rick?
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you're starting to sound like a bonafide member of the sunshine club... :kitten:
 
JB said:
you're starting to sound like a bonafide member of the sunshine club... :kitten:
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Now that the team has better coaches and Gaine running the pro personnel side, there's hope for a bright future. Especially if Mallet is the future at QB. I'm intrigued about Mallett's talent running BOB's offense.

So I'm a member of the sunshine club as long as Smith doesn't have another OkOye-2013 draft moment.
 
steelbtexan said:
Now that the team has better coaches and Gaine running the pro personnel side, there's hope for a bright future. Especially if Mallet is the future at QB. I'm intrigued about Mallett's talent running BOB's offense.

So I'm a member of the sunshine club as long as Smith doesn't have another OkOye-2013 draft moment.
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welcome aboard brotha! :fans:

But yeah, things are looking bright for the future of the franchise if we can avoid those wtf moments (I'm thinking of the Travis Johnson pick)
 
steelbtexan said:
Now that the team has better coaches and Gaine running the pro personnel side, there's hope for a bright future. Especially if Mallet is the future at QB. I'm intrigued about Mallett's talent running BOB's offense.

So I'm a member of the sunshine club as long as Smith doesn't have another OkOye-2013 draft moment.
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I have an optimistic outlook for the team as well, but Gaine may not be able to acquire comparable talent from waivers next season. This year, he benefitted from having the first pick.
 
dream_team said:
These types of articles are lame. You can do a draft busts article on every single GM in the league and make them look incompetent.
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That anxiety article isn't lame. I read it years ago. The guy created a very toxic culture within the chiefs. Frankly, I think we could do better.
 
So, it's the off season and we don't know **** about **** yet. Oh well. I don't think I'm the least interested in the NFL right now until I hear something concrete about the Texans, which we probably won't. Maybe I'll watch next weekend when the playoffs start to mean something.
 
DX-TEX said:
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Albert Breer @AlbertBreer · 18h 18 hours ago

The fact that the personnel staff will report to Chip Kelly is a pretty massive piece of power. He already had final say over Eagles' 53.


Albert Breer @AlbertBreer · 16h 16 hours ago

Went back over my notes from lst 2 years. I believe Chip Kelly will join Bill Belichick as the only NFL coaches to oversee personnel dept's.
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More pieces to the Breer puzzle; https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer
 
Texian said:
In charge of all football operations.
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That would be the VP of football operations. Responsibility is not the same as control. I don't think any one person has complete and total say over all football operations
 
Kirk Ferentz is catching a lot of heat for Iowa's performance.

Brian Ferentz was on OB's short list for offensive line coach.

Possible if there's fallout at Iowa it falls all the way to NRG, unless they fire the father and promote the son.
 
JB said:
That would be the VP of football operations. Responsibility is not the same as control. I don't think any one person has complete and total say over all football operations
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Probably true,

This is one of the major problems with the way the Texans org is set up. IMHO

Just a feeling. But Cal McNair is leading the football operations side of things. Rick Smith is his lackey. Must be the best toy ever that a dad could buy a son.
 
steelbtexan said:
Probably true,

This is one of the major problems with the way the Texans org is set up. IMHO

Just a feeling. But Cal McNair is leading the football operations side of things. Rick Smith is his lackey. Must be the best toy ever that a dad could buy a son.
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Does Cal have any football background at all? Maybe he should be VP of PR or something
 
Hmmmm......, I was just wondering, after those of you looking for change for the sake of change manage to get rid of Rick, who's next on your hit list? I think I'm beginning to see the answer though. Cal, you're up next.

You guys need to get a better hobby during the off season. I hate to tell you this, but there's no such thing as a bitchin' season.:foottap:
 
JB said:
That would be the VP of football operations. Responsibility is not the same as control. I don't think any one person has complete and total say over all football operations
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With the Texans the person responsible for Football Operations is Bob McNair.

For Non Owners, Football Operations does not include and should not be confused with Administration which includes; Marketing, Corporate Sales & Business Development, MIS, Public & Community Relations, Media, Retail, Security, Stadium Operations and Ticketing Sales & Operations.
 
Texian said:
With the Texans the person responsible for Football Operations is Bob McNair.

For Non Owners, Football Operations does not include and should not be confused with Administration which includes; Marketing, Corporate Sales & Business Development, MIS, Public & Community Relations, Media, Retail, Security, Stadium Operations and Ticketing Sales & Operations.
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For all teams, (except the Packers) the ultimate responsibility lies on the owner

For the Texans, Cal McNair is the VP of Football Operations
 
JB said:
For all teams, (except the Packers) the ultimate responsibility lies on the owner

For the Texans, Cal McNair is the VP of Football Operations
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That doesn't mean all owners feel compelled to let their ego get their way. There are a few who are smart to know they're better off hiring smart football people to run their Football Operations. It's the old saying, "If you want to be a success surround yourself with people who're smarter than you're."

As for Cal McNair I believe he spends most of his time tending to the other McNair Companies & Operations. VP of Football Operations is more of a honorary title bestowed upon Cal by Dad.
 
Texian said:
That doesn't mean all owners feel compelled to let their ego get their way. There are a few who are smart to know they're better off hiring smart football people to run their Football Operations. It's the old saying, "If you want to be a success surround yourself with people who're smarter than you're."

As for Cal McNair I believe he spends most of his time tending to the other McNair Companies & Operations. VP of Football Operations is more of a honorary title bestowed upon Cal by Dad.
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Cal did serve time on the search committee that hired Kubiak and Rick Smith. Since his dad's bout with cancer and his being named COO, he has been taking a more active role in Texans operations.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear Rick Smith promoted to VP of Football Operations and Gaine or another named GM
 
Texian said:
That doesn't mean all owners feel compelled to let their ego get their way. There are a few who are smart to know they're better off hiring smart football people to run their Football Operations. It's the old saying, "If you want to be a success surround yourself with people who're smarter than you're.
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It has nothing to do with ego and everything to do with ultimate responsibility. And only the slow don't understand the implicit qualifier to the adage but here to have it spelled out:

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

Ronald Reagan
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It's not hire someone and turn into a pumpkin.
 
Texian said:
That doesn't mean all owners feel compelled to let their ego get their way. There are a few who are smart to know they're better off hiring smart football people to run their Football Operations. It's the old saying, "If you want to be a success surround yourself with people who're smarter than you're."
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& then fire that guy when he's not living up to expectations... or your ego gets in the way, whichever comes first.
 
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