Some folks can’t just go with the gist.
This season was to be Tyrod Taylor’s with Mills set to learn from the QB2 spot but that got derailed when TT got injured and the nastiest of NFL defenses coming up on the schedule. Mills has faced (2) already and the Bills coming up next. I would say Mills is getting his NFL indoctrination on the toughest path. When TT is healthy Mills can take what he’s learned from being on the field and better understand everything that’s happening while TT’s on the field. I feel like this is going to make him a much better QB by the 2022 off-season and when it comes time to compete with TT for the QB1 spot. I still wouldn’t draft a QB in rounds 1 or 2 in 2022 b/c I think TT and Mills are enough to get the Texans through this part of the rebuild. In my opinion, Caserio found his diamond in the rough in Mills. Let the team get him polished a bit more and Caserio would have finally removed a RD3 hex from the Texans history.
On the future, solid drafts are what set winning teams apart…..Texans have a really crappy track record with the likes of Casserly, Smith and OB at the helm. Gaines should’ve been given a little more time but OB wanted the helm.
It feels like OB and the McNair’s tossed a poison pill in their own well and OB got the entire blame when he was shown the door…..4 years to late.
The McNair’s turned to Nick Caserio, a potential GM Bob coveted for some time, and I’m sure Caserio had seen enough of the Texans shite-show to inform Cal he wouldn’t be coming to Houston without knowing he was the one running and building this team.
Yes, the Texans are in a full rebuild and it’s going to take 2021 and 2022 to clean the well of the poison. Caserio started with a culture change from the coaching staff he hired to the hungry players he brought in to compete. I think the real Cap work will begin in earnest come the 2022 off-season when Caserio has a full draft to work with.
The trading of Watson will certainly add picks in 2022 and 2023. I’ve mentioned a few times, the idea of trading Tunsil by the deadline or the 2022 off-season but have come around to another thought…if the Texans secure a LT in the 2022 draft….the Texans would have Tunsil for this season and maybe as deep as the 2022 trade deadline, where they may even get a bigger haul of picks than moving him this season.
I hope the Texans are in the top 3 picks and not 1-1 since I just don’t see a QB worth drafting as 1-1 and no team willing to trade up for an over-hyped QB. It would remind me of the Clowney situation all over again.