We were told Nick Caley would bring a game plan offense against the opponents weakness. What did Nick do against the Seahawks defense that destroys running games. He ran jumbo power sets against their defensive line. Does he not understand our personnel. Our offense is full of finesse players. He didn’t game plan. Did he watch tape? No misdirection screens, no end arounds off motion, no pitches to get outside. It was boring run up the middle BS. Why do you think the Seahawks couldn’t guard a naked rollout all night? Because they were over aggressive. He stuck to traditional football and got dominated. It’s so piss poor! You habe to make the defense question itself. Create hesitation to level the playing field. I can’t believe what I watched last night.
I have a sneaking suspicion it's on Demeco thinking Tomlinson would have more juice playing against his former team. That's the type of "vibes" bullshit he's all about.
We don't know if they're the problem, but they're sure as hell not the answer. Demeco went to bat for Bobby, which is understandable given their history in SF together. Bobby made a lot of noobish mistakes, and it cost him his job. Nick is doing the same thing. One would think Caserio would have more input on OC #2. We do know that Caserio has neglected the OL, the genesis of this problem, since day 1. So, I'm putting my chips on Caserio being the largest reason behind these 3 years of inconsistency at best and futility at worst on offense. Fire the Nicks. Hire a veteran OC. See if you can save the baby while tossing the bath water.
Yeah...OC is a problem, and the one problem that can make an immediate change this season if they fire him.
Ryans: Texans won't make a change at OC. https://bsky.app/profile/fantasynflnews.bsky.social/post/3m3q4iof3uc2r
Don't forget that after Culley was canned, he REALLY wanted to hire Jack's boy - a guy with no head coaching experience but pivoted to Lovie at the last minute when the news got out. In fact, Lovie's name did not even show up as a possible candidate until the weekend before he was hired.
McCown is actually getting good reviews, and the national media is coming to bat for him when the Houston market brings up criticism.
I thought it was common speculation that Caley was Caserio's choice from their time together in New England
OMFG I just thought of a name we can throw a Hail Mary at. If we gonna go with coaches out of the league option 1,2,3,4,5… on the list should be muthafreaking Bruce Arians. He retired tho but he is ideal for our situation even for a few years. Why? SB winner as a HC & OC. Left TB to DC Todd Bowels, a failed defensive minded HC with the Jets, and he must’ve worked some Yoda levels of training on him cuz Bowles has lost multiple OCs and still puts up a good offense. Boomers and Gen X might remember him as the OC for Tomlin during the Steelers 08 SB run. Well he was also WR coach for Cohwers 05 SB run. When Tomlin took over he retained Bruce and promoted him. It’s a long shot but at this point we need a grizzled war time consigliere to help right the offense.
Even more reason to think it was Caserio's pick (which it always is because nobody gets hired without his final say)
I've been jumping up and down about this for years now! Everyone wants to give Caserio a pass because having one of 32 highly-coveted jobs available was apparently a detriment, somehow, so of course he had to hire unqualified dopes. Bullshit. Plus, let's not forget: he only hired Smith because he actually wanted to hire Josh McCown, a candidate with, at the time, literally zero professional head coaching experience - which makes that a terrible decision in and of itself - but Caserio was going to do it against the backdrop of the Brian Flores lawsuit, pointing to just how ****ing dumb Caserio actually is. I've long thought this - more so, after he put his fingerprints all over the Texans' offseason - including having way too much sway on staffing decision: Caserio is THE problem. DeMeco needs to seize control and run him off this offseason. I fear, though, if this season implodes, Ryans is going to get the boot and McDaniels will be here.
If I were Cal McNair, I would've tarmac'ed Caserio Monday night and had Mike McCarthy in my office first thing Tuesday morning. If McCarthy turned down assistant head coach/passing game coordinator, or whatever title, then I would've had Mike Munchak in my office. (Arians isn't a bad idea at all - just not sure how much, at 73, he'd want to take the job.)
The McNairs have no clue on how to run a franchise. This is why we're where we're at. Wish they would sell.
Hey @tmacfor35 here you go... https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articl...-houston-has-a-serious-problem-220654737.html Houston is in a horrific spot right now. Coming off another brutal offensive performance in its loss at the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night, it’s clear the Texans need another big shakeup to fix their problems. But those issues can’t be fixed until after the season. The hard truth of the matter is that the Texans have put together an offense that is neither talented enough nor orchestrated well enough to compete for a playoff spot. Despite having an elite defense, the Texans sit at 2-4 because the entirety of their offense is just that bad. C.J. Stroud has regressed due to the chaos around him and new offensive coordinator Nick Caley is giving the team nothing in terms of game day edge. At times Caley’s play-calling has been an active detriment. Far too often against the Seahawks, the Texans tried to run in disadvantageous situations in critical moments. At some point, there needs to be an adaptation to the many weaknesses the Texans have. Trying to become a power, bullyball run team isn’t going to happen with the offensive line they’ve assembled. There isn’t much that can be done with a unit in this poor of shape, but they chose these guys. Most of their offensive line was acquired at the start of free agency or in the NFL Draft. Just two years ago this team had one of the most exciting offenses in the league and it felt like Stroud was on the immediate cusp of superstardom, but the Texans have taken a steep nosedive the past two seasons. In most statistics, they’ve been a bottom-five offense over that time, which is unacceptable given how this regime started out. This season is lost, but with Stroud and a promising group of wide receivers, there is room for a quick turnaround in 2026 if they hit on enough pieces in the offseason. Whether or not they’re capable of getting it right seems more dubious by the week. T_Man
