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Fire Bill O'Brien

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by DonnyMost, Sep 23, 2016.

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Should we fire Bill O'Brien?

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  2. No

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  3. Abstain (for the moment)

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  1. TheRealist137

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    I like how you bring up Clowney as if it's supposed to hurt me. Clowney has proven me wrong and I have no issues admitting it. I am ecstatic that I was wrong. Not everyone has your unique combination of pretentiousness, arrogance, and stubbornness. If it weren't for your condescending style, a lot less people would be mocking you for being incorrect on so many things. Your bizarre refusal to admit to being wrong despite it staring you in the face so many times is hilarious. I guess I tried to give you an easy example here to admit your hypocrisy but once again you turned it down. I'm a nice person so I will continue to lob you some meatballs to hit but eventually you gotta make contact, at least once.
     
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  2. Bobbythegreat

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    Oh, I know it's not going to "hurt you", I'm pretty sure you know that you are nothing more than a troll with no credibility whatsoever, so there's no way I could "hurt you". I was just pointing out that you are, and seemingly have always been nothing more than a troll with no credibility whatsoever.
     
  3. Buck Turgidson

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    Everyone's known this for years...how old are you?

    eta: watching the same people have the same arguments for an entire season+ has shifted from amusing to sad.
     
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  4. Nick

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    CJF is also now looking like a good pick. KJ is coming back next year as the main starting corner.
     
  5. Nimo

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    It's not so sad when you have one of them on the ignore list. I just keep scrolling.
     
  6. Nick

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    Huh?

    Plenty of "sources" right after the signing were hinting that this wasn't BOB's call. Sure, he's never going to publicly say anything to contradict the front office.... but we heard again and again that it wasn't his call and that he never even met/talked with Brock prior to the signing.

    On the one hand you dispel most of the drivel that doesn't fit your narrative... and you accept the parts that do.

    I don't believe a single thing out of the coach-speak press conferences. Not sure why any of the fans get bent out of shape over it. Nobody will ever know exactly what is said with this team unless you're actually in the locker room.
     
  7. coachbadlee

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    It took them dam near a whole season to figure out their QB mistake so we'll have to go through a couple more mediocre seasons before they finally admit this one.
     
  8. Mr. Clutch

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    When was this? I never heard any leaks that Bob didnt want Brock until Brock started to suck.
     
  9. DonnyMost

    DonnyMost be kind. be brave.
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    The "No's" are starting to catch up! Stand fast, brothers! THEY SHALL NOT PREVAIL!
     
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    I can honestly say with a good source that this is not true.

    Then again, when is John ever correct?
     
  12. HillBoy

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    Aw, just what we need from this team: more mystery. As for me, I'd settle for something less ethereal - something more tangible like say, competence.
     
  13. Nick

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    It was literally the same day he was signed.

    Tweets all over the place that BOB wasn't the driving force. Again, probably partly true, partly BS, but it was out there.

    In the end, it doesn't really matter now. They signed a guy who ended up flopping. They have a possible replacement who knows the system well. If he continues to do well, he will be the starter going forward.
     
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  14. Nimo

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    Sorry. Not buying your "source". This was a Smith/OBRIEN mistake. It also credit to them that this team has stayed competitive and might make the playoffs with bad QB play and so many injuries.
     
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    Savage has been prone to injury in his brief pro career so that hasn't helped his case. I really wish they hadn't put him on IR last year when it wasn't completely necessary. They were thinking short-term and prioritizing the roster spot. Savage being able to play several games last year might have saved them from getting Brock Assweiler'd.
     
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    Why do I get the feeling that the pre-draft Savage love was coming from the Patriots in order to try to lull the Texans into a false sense of security when it came to Garoppolo?
     
  17. Mr. Clutch

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    I never saw any of these tweets until Brock started to suck. There were plenty of tweets that McNair wanted a QB, but not that he forced Brock onto OBrien until recently.
     
  18. Buck Turgidson

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    "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? The world may never know."
     
  19. Nick

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    Go back and look at what was coming out the DAY OF the signing. One of the very first speculative tweets was how the Texans, specifically BOB, never met with Brock prior to the signing.

    People have been speculating all year (based on that) that Brock was more Smith/McNair's brain-child vs. the primary idea being from BOB.

    I would totally believe that Hoyer and Mallett (to an extent) were hand-picked by BOB. Fitzpatrick seemed like a mutual decision. It isn't hard to believe that Brock may have been more of an Ed Reed-like acquisition vs. a "BOB loves Hackenburg" type pick.

    In the end, none of it matters. BOB moved on once his suckage finally got to a point where it was going to prevent a win against a bad team.
     
  20. rawbrah

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    Yep.

    Biggest giveaway is when BoB said he never met with Brock before signing. Very uncharacteristic of O'Brien. This move is the same as a kid going nuts at a grocery store and just grabbing at anything that looks appealling.

    Blantant move by a rich guy, rash/impatient, and low football that can just toss $$ around like its a strip club iq i.e McNair
     

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