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Bill O'Brien out?

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by J.R., Jan 1, 2017.

  1. Bobbythegreat

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    That's a smart move. No one should want to get involved with that train wreck in SF
     
  2. zeeshan2

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  3. Mr. Clutch

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    The decision making on 4th downs continues to be dismal
     
  4. ipaman

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    the truth is that your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down are the problem. focusing on the 4th down punt call is ignoring the 1st down run up the middle for no gain, the 2nd down incompletion, and the 3rd down run/reception just short of the yard of gain.

    to me it seemed all year that the Texans downs were backwards. 1st and 10 and we run a 3rd and short play. 3rd and long, we run a 1st and 10 play. not sure if that's playcalling or brock checking to wrong play but I saw it all year.
     
  5. HR Dept

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    That makes sense. But you can't fault OB for not trusting that Brock and Co could execute during those situations. Hell, with the pressure of the game plus the pressure of 4th down, I'd say that a Brock interception would've been more likely than anything else.
     
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    You expect him to go for it against the Patriots on our own 38 or whatever it was, in the first quarter?

    LOL.

    That article was extremely stupid. It's easy to Sunday morning quarterback when you've never been a coach, let alone in the NFL, or an NFL playoff game in your life.

    I read that article yesterday morning for a good laugh.
     
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  8. zeeshan2

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    Chip might be gone

     
  9. Nimo

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    Coughlin AND Chip? Marone might not want to get too comfortable. Only a matter of time.
     
  10. coachbadlee

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    Wait........so after all that's happened the "chin" still wants Brock to start????!!! You've got to be kidding me!!!!
     
  11. Mr. Clutch

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    Brock isn't getting benched unless we find someone worse at QB.

    The only consistent thing is the QB getting worse year to year.
     
  12. thedude077

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    The Texans need to hire Mike Martz as the offensive coordinator & QB coach.
     
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    They need to search every staff in America, Randy Fichtner, Joe Lombardi, Greg Knapp, Norv Turner, Cam Cameron and we have to put it out there, Charlie Weis made Matt Castle look like a legitimate professional nfl quarterback, it's worth noting.
     
  14. justtxyank

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    Chip Kelly is the guy I was really hoping for.
     
  15. FTW Rockets FTW

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    Billy O Byran OUT
    JJ Fatt OUT
    Brick Assweiller OUT
    Richard Smith OUT

    Garage sale at Eggball Texans
     
  16. Mr. Clutch

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    Actually all we did we fire a coach.

    Kept everyone else.

    Problem solved.

    Elite offense next year.

    It would have been like the Rockets firing Bickerstaff last year and making no other changes.
     
  17. Two Sandwiches

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    No way you can equate an NFL offensive coordinator to an assistant basketball coach (if that's the job title you're going for).

    In the NFL, set plays are called every time the ball is snapped, which is sometimes 75 times a game. Gameplans are crafted for each and every team you play. Players are evaluated.

    I know it feels weird to type this on a basketball board, but an offensive coordinator is a huge difference to an assistant coach in the NBA.


    Everyone understands that you want to burn it to the ground, though. It's just that there are very few here who'd agree with you.

    Also, no one is saying we'll have an elite offense next year. All anyone wants is an average offense next year.
     
  18. Mr. Clutch

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    There is a reason why it's comparable. O'Brien is the offensive mind of the team.

    And I don't want to burn it down, but it would be better than making cosmetic moves

    The OC shouldn't be the one to go for a horrible osweiler signing unless they relied on n his scouting.
     
  19. Nick

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    Its probably time to close the thread... and you're probably going to complain about that as well.
     
  20. Mr. Clutch

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    Well the leaks about potentially leaving came from O'Brien. We should ask him about closing the thread
     

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