Yep when you hire a HC and draft a QB to fill the stands rather than try to put the best team you can on the field you see what we saw yesterday. CJ was a Hannah/Fan Council pick. Not a way championship orgs operate.
Lol, the Patriot Way was largely manifested by a guy named Brady and trying to make Houston Pats South hasn't worked.
I get hiring people you've had experience with. There's an argument it's a more informed decision. But the reality/perception of nepotism/cronyism/favoritism over merit around Caserio and the organization is pervasive.
I don't think CJ is broken, but he definitely has happy feet which seems to indicate he knows he`s about to get hit and doesn't trust the O Line. He has to fix his body language on the sideline; I see videos of people like Baker M firing up his teammates and I see CJ moping around. His pressers after the game are just uninspired, I need my QB to be the leader, and he has not taken that "vocal" step from what I have seen. I think it's so tough to judge CJ with this O Line and scheming over the past 2 years, we pick lineman up from the bargain bin and hire a new OC with ZERO experience.................CJ has not shown he can thrive in this atmosphere unless were playing teams like the Ravens. IMO Casserio has to go, the OC needs to go and we need to invest in an OC with actual experience. CJ is gifted so I have to give him the benefit of the doubt at this point..........we have literally wasted the last 2 years of his rookie contract.
Not saying that at all actually. The OL is hot garbage and that falls directly on Caserio. Factor in that OL has always been one of the weakest position groups during his tenure here, it is time to move on IMO. With regards to the OC and offensive staff, DeMeco took calculated risks on a rookie play caller and promoting the assistant OL coach. Both moves were questionable at the time and neither are working out very well so far. Think DeMeco is better off cutting his losses with this staff rather than going down with the whole ship, especially if guys like Stefanski or McDaniels become available.
I'm also VERY curious to know what, exactly, the hierarchy is within the organization. I initially assumed, in order to close the deal, the Texans had to hand the keys of the franchise over to Ryans. I thought for sure he'd bring in his own GM. Now? I'm not so sure... Let's not forget how Caserio got here: Easterby, after winning a power struggle with BOB, was responsible for hiring his BFF to Houston. I'm starting to wonder if Caserio won a power struggle with Easterby and is now McNair's consigliere? Just look at their offensive coaching changes: Caley (Patriots & John Carroll ties); Popovich (Patriots ties); Schuplinski (Patriots & John Carroll ties). That just *can't* be a coincidence. If Caserio doesn't have total autonomy, he, at the very least, has a deferential, easily-influenced or apathetic head coach. I firmly believe Caserio is the problem.
Fair enough, But know this, Ryans has final say on personnel. That's why they've invested so heavily on the defense in both FA/Draft while ignoring the offense.
This isn't true. Since 2023, they've drafted 15 offensive players and 12 defensive players - five of those offensive picks were in rounds 1-2; just 2 of the defensive players were rounds 1 or 2. I'm not going to wade into free agency - as that can a lot less subjective: but Mixon, Diggs and Hunter are easily the biggest offseason moves since Ryans was hired, and two of those guys are on offense.
Difference is that Baker's performance fell off because he was playing with a shoulder that he hurt against the Texans. It greatly affected his performance with the Browns. The shoulder required offseason surgery. Plus Baker never had a case of the happy feet.
What is Patriots South? Anybody that Hannah hires is going to come from some other org. Were the Kubiak Texans known as Broncos South as an example? Ryans has final say in all things Texans so I'm trying to figure out if the Texans are 49ers South or Pats South. I'm confused?
Ryans makes all calls on coaching staff/Caserio also gets Ryans the players he wants, which explains why the Texans have invested so heavily on the defensive side of the ball.
How do you know this? And if it's true, why is Ryans' GM a former Patriots executive with no ties to Ryans? And why did all of Ryans' offensive staff changes this past offseason involve guys with ties to Caserio? I won't pretend to know how the sausage is made - but to declare Ryans has full authority when Caserio very obviously has, at the very least, a significant amount of influence, is just flat-out untrue (as is you continually spouting they've invested more in the defense than offense).
