I like Wade Phillips and think he could still be a great coordinator, but this Texans team needs a new voice to listen to.
I brought it up in the BO'B press conference thread, but with the talk about being flexible and adaptable, I don't think Wade is a fit for the MO of this team going forward. Wade's D plays a certain way and it doesn't really change. We're going to blitz a lot and play man in the secondary. That's pretty much it. There's no disguising of the blitz. There's no disguising of the coverage. It's not a hard defense to read as a QB because you know what the coverage is going to be and if the pass rush isn't getting there, it's not hard to beat. We don't really change any of that from opponent to opponent. It will work really well against some, but not against others. We played New England in the playoffs the same way we played Cincinnati. We also played them the same way we did in the regular season and it didn't work either time. It may not not necessarily be that Wade himself is inflexible, but his system is. I don't know if Romeo Crennel and his defense are flexible and able to change the gameplan on the fly, but I know that Wade Phillips and his defense can't. 66% TD conversion rate.
How can you give the advantage to Wade when Romeo has super bowl rings.... Lol.. And if you haven't noticed _ since Romeo has been gone New Englands defense hasn't been the same...
I noticed that since he's left KC their defense hasn't been the same either. 2012 Chiefs 25th in allowed points 2013 Chiefs 5th in allowed points
You're speaking as a head coach. When Romeo was a D-Coordinator at KC before Haley got fired _ their defense was decent... If you also notice the talent Romeo helped put on that KC defense and Wade was over here bringing in guys like Reed, Merciless, DJ, and Montgomery....
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source tells <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSports">@FOXSports</a> new <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23texans&src=hash">#texans</a> HC Bill O'Brien has fired all assistants from prior coaching staff & will name Romeo Crennel def coor</p>— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexmarvez/statuses/419488879389835264">January 4, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I like how Bill O'Brien said he was going to sit down with all of the coaching staff individually to see if they would stick around. I have a feeling that since these discussions only lasted until 9:30am the only thing that was discussed was "you're fired". lol. :grin: I'm all for it.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I'm hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans">@HoustonTexans</a> already have strong candidate for new o-line coach that may be done deal: Brian Ferentz from University of Iowa</p>— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexmarvez/statuses/419493028588302336">January 4, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>As for offensive coordinator, keep an eye on <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots">@Patriots</a> TE coach George Godsey (CONT)</p>— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexmarvez/statuses/419493597814067200">January 4, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Off the news wire 3 min ago: Bill O’Brien clears out Texans staff, to hire Romeo Crennel Well, Wade Phillips won’t get the chance to be the Texans defensive coordinator next year. And none of the guys he worked with are hanging around either. According to Alex Marvez of FOX Sports, new Texans coach Bill O’Brien met with the existing Texans staff and fired them all, and will name Romeo Crennel as his defensive coordinator. The 66-year-old Crennel was out of football this season after being fired by the Chiefs with two years left on his contract. That will allow the Texans to stay with the 3-4 defense they’re already running. The clean house sets the stage for the Texans staff to have a very Bostonian vibe, as O’Brien will tap into his base of former Patriots co-workers for help.
You shouldn't celebrate people losing their jobs. It's not like all of these guys were the problem, and I'm not saying we shouldn't start fresh either, but be a human being and measure your response. Not everybody on that staff is going to move on to a new job right away, and the assistants do not make big money to begin with.
