Quote:If Bill O'Brien does indeed end up as Texans HC,  time will tell how the decision will pan out for the Texans.  O'Brien did a very good job at Penn State. But the history of former Bill Belichick assistants as an NFL HC isn't good. 

 

One thing I give the Texans huge credit for is not waiting until the end of the season to fire Gary Kubiak.  The Texans proactive approach gave them a head start compared to all of the other teams that will be firing their Head Coach after the regular season.   Once your team is eliminated from the playoffs and it's apparent that the HC isn't going to be retained,  it makes no sense delaying the inevitable.  

 

That doesn't necessarily mean much D6, you can look at it in reverse - didn't a lot of coaches from the Bill Walsh tree turn out pretty good?....and then there was Ray Rhodes....so theres always exceptions. 

 

The fact that O Brien is already showing success albeit in college, ---- but in circumstances that a lot of coaches likely wouldn't have been able to produce the same amount of success says a lot. 

 

Yep, the procactive approach by the Texans did indeed give them a head start in the coaching race. So to all the people that like to say "theres really no reason to not wait until the end of the season to fire a head coach", you're all dead wrong. 

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