If the Oilers were a clown show, then the Texans are the world’s greatest ever circus on earth. The Texans can only dream of accomplishing as much as the Oilers ever did. The Oilers may have been a joke at times, but the Texans are a mere afterthought. The Oilers were respected as a worthy opponent, the Texans are laughed at.
How much of the current situation with the Texans is because the previous leadership really ran things into the ground and how much is because the new leadership isn't that good at turning things around?
Considering that we have half as many wins this year as last, I'd say Lovie and Pep made things worse.
There are no extended rebuilds in the NFL. You don’t give leadership more than 3 years to show progress. If they decide to punt (again) on a HC this off-season, there’s absolutely no reason to think this leadership knows what the hell they’re doing.
Exactly. People actually cared when the Oilers lost. Despite them having a d******d as an owner, the city loved that team… and the luv ya blue era still represents one of the most passionate connections between a team and a city in all of sports history (even more impressive in that they never really won anything).
So Texans need to lose next week or Bears win? If both Bears and Texans wins, we will still have #1 pick?
Dude, the Oilers were worse than an afterthought. Question: Why do you think that interest in Houston professional football is nonexistent statewide ala the Dallas Cowboys? Answer: The Houston Oilers. In the 36 years they were in Houston, the only period that anyone remembers is those 3 "Luv Ya Blue" years with Bum, Earl and the boys where they "knocked on the door" then "banged on the door" and finally tried to "kick that damned door in". Aside from that period, they were either a joke (Bill Petersen years), a sideshow (Jerry Glanville years) or irrelevant (take your pick) and it all started with having a dumbass POS for an owner. You actually want to believe that people in this state weren't laughing at the Oilers? Go back in time and you will find the Oilers were a fixture on the NFL Football Follies. I'm listening to the aftergame show on 610 as I type this and those imbeciles on Kirby should be down on their knees right now thanking God that there are still folks in Houston who give enough of a damn about the Texans to be angry and upset at what they are seeing. Because, believe me, by the time Bud slithered out of town NOBODY gave a rat's a** about the Houston Oilers anymore.
You know what I remember? A team that went to the AFC Championship Game twice, a team that in the early 90s was viewed around the NFL as a perennial Super Bowl contender and a team to be feared, a GM worth a damn (Mike Holovak) who knew how to find diamonds in the ruff in late rounds, and a scouting department that knew how to find real talent. There is simply no comparison to this joke of an organization.
A couple of my students won tickets to today's game through the Texans Stats Challenge you hear advertised. I was simultaneously happy and sad for them. What a cool/awful way to end your winter break.
