Just a thought from a long-time fan of Houston pro sports, What if I told you that in 3 years the Texans could have one of the marquee franchises in the league? Would you be interested? Here is my plan: 1) Don't fire Casserly and Capers after this season, they are afraid of losing their jobs and will do what you want them to do. 2) Tell them to draft Reggie Bush or else. 3) Back off and watch the team fail miserably. 4) After the season fire Casserly and Capers. 5) Having the number 1 pick in the draft (Most likely Vince Young)+Reggie Bush and Andre Johnson, makes us very attractive, so use that to hire a legendary coach preferably Jimmy Johnson and give him total control over all hiring decisions and player personnel. (that's probably the only way you can lure him away from Fox) 6) Vince will fill the seats that you lost the year before and Jimmy will make us a winner (in about 2-3 years) and one of the marquee teams in the league. This advice is given free of charge.
Do I have the record? Great! One must learn to appreciate small victories. Don't underestimate me A-train, I have been lurking on this board a long time. I know your every move.
you want a team that's bleeding fans on a nearly hourly basis to tank for another season-and-a-half and then ask them to come back? why would anyone? especially those paying $1,000's of dollars for season tickets?
1) I don't like the idea of already tanking next season. You play to win and these guys are paid to put a winning product on the field, not two seasons from now, hell not even next season, but now (though that ain't happenning) 2) Reggie Bush is attractive but he's not the be all to end all path to improving the team. 3) What kind of message are you sending (to the fans, investors and other teams) when you back off as owner and watch the team fail. 4) Fire 'em...but not after next season, after this season. 5) Tankin next season won't be a guarantee to the number one pick. And Vince Young is not a savior (I'd rather stay w/ Carr and see what he can do w/ a decent OL). Young studs may be attractive, but I doubt attractive enough to lure a coach here. It'll be the willingness of the organization to improve and the dedication of its owner and the existing staff to meet that goal combined w/ the talent in place. 6) Vince Young isn't a lock, by far, to fill empty seats (this isn't Roger Clemens were talking about here). And hiring a Jimmy Johnson caliber coach isn't a guarantee of success (see the Dolphins). Here's what you do: 1) Fire Casserly and fire Capers. Send a message to the team and the league: the Texans are bout winning and these guys didn't get the job done. 2) Bring in a new GM/Coach combo w/ some attitue, whose not afraid to make players and personnel accountable for their actions. 3) Take the number one pick this season and either draft Bush (and trade Davis away for help) or trade down and use the extra picks for OL help. 4) Improve the weakest areas of the team (OL and defense) 5) Make Buchanon the waterboy. 6) Let the talent we have in place (Carr, Andre, Davis, Mathis, Dunta, etc) find themselves again in the improvements made.
They would come to watch Vince Young. With all the Longhorn fans in this area and the fact that he is homegrown talent, trust me Reliant would be rockin'. The Longhorn lawyers would be buying tickets left and right. They got the money. Plus hiring someone like Jimmy Johnson would bring championship experience and high expectations. That too would put some butts in the seats.
I appreciate your comments JYD. I am from a different school of thought. The Texans are in bad shape as we all know. I'm not saying that one player or coach is going to come in a fix the whole thing. Bob has to clean house. That doesn't have to happen in one year. I think in order to build a team that can win year after year you need to start with a strong foundation. I think a team with a solid owner, a proven winner as the coach and good young talent at all skill positions is a pretty good foundation. We have a solid owner, (which as an Oiler fan I realize is the most difficult part) now we need to work on the rest and it won't happen in one year.
And who is going to block for Reggie Bush; he is used to playing behind a great offensive line? With the Texans offensive line he may do no better that Davis or Wells. Not the answer, revamp the line through trades and drafts. Texans have skill, need blocking.
Actually the Texans should tank every year until they have 11 starters that were top 5 overall draft picks, then they can start trying to win. 3 almost down(if they don't f up the rest of the season), 8 more to go.
He doesn't have to play GM. He can hire one since he would be in charge of all personnel decisions. Jimmy is a volatile guy and McNair would have to bring someone in who could mesh with him. If Jimmy hand picks the GM then he has no excuses. I think to get Jimmy you have to make him an offer he can't refuse. Otherwise, he'll just keep doing what he's doing.
Next year has to be another bad year for us to get Vince. I know people think its a bad idea but it could work. If we get Vince, we'll have him, Bush and Andre. I think Jimmy and his staff will know what to do from that point on.
My plan: 1) Fire DC and CC and replace them with an Offensive HC and solid DC 2) Restructure Carr's deal (2 more seasons) 3) Trade #1 for #4-#6 and first rounder next year 4) Draft Ferguson or Winston in 1st 5) Draft a TE in 2nd (Pope) 6) Draft a DE and R. McNeal in 3rd 7) Draft Defense the rest of the way 8) Next season trade our 1st and the extra one from trade to get VY
By the by I would turn McNeal into a WR. At 6'1'' and 200 lbs. with a 4.28 40 he has the physical characteristics of Chad Johnson and would be the third receiver along with AJ and Mathis.
Vince young will fail miserably as a #1 pick, this guy will not be a good quarterback, right now its easy for him in college. The NFL will not have wide open receivers and 10 seconds to throw to them every down
So you're saying that any quarterback in college that plays in an offense witha good scheme will fail in the NFL? I don't believe you...
