I've never liked Nick Caserio. I'm not going to rehash the dozens of mistakes and misses over his tenure - but I think his fingerprints are all over this mess. == I assumed McNair initially promised DeMeco the keys to the franchise to incentivize him coming here. I didn't expect him to immediately clean house - the draft was only a few months away - but I did expect big changes in year 2 as Ryans filled the organization with his people, including the front office. But not only did that inexplicably not happen... Caserio started to fill the organization with *his* people. Let's take a quick look at the biggest problems that are currently plaguing the Texans. In some order, they are: offensive scheme/playcalling; offensive line; wasted draft resources; bad free agent acquisitions. Well.... - offensive scheme/playcalling: Nick Caley and Jerry Schuplinski, both John Carroll alums; - offensive line: Cole Popovich, with ties to Caserio in New England - wasted draft resources: Caserio, himself - bad free agent acquisitions: DJ Debick, head of pro scouting; Nate Lepold, pro scout - both John Carroll alums. The problem is Nick Caserio. What scares me is thinking about how Caserio came to the Texans: an Easterby endaround to subvert Cal McNair & ensure the youth chaplain was surrounded by cronies and BFFs. Easterby obtained that standing by winning a power struggle with BOB and ingratiating himself to McNair, who is a dolt. Has Caserio done the same thing, seizing the autonomous power Easterby once had and making himself essentially untouchable by surrounding himself with his allies and best buds? I see only three viable explanations for what's currently happening (well, four - I could be wrong): - Demeco flat-out does not care about the offense and is content to leave it in Caserio's unqualified hands - which is going to land Ryans on the street. - DeMeco is a full-blown moron. - Demeco is really just Caserio's lieutenant with limited power and authority. All of these are bad. Nick Casserio needs to go.
