(02-02-2020, 04:41 PM)BattleRedBlood Wrote: From this Texans fan, all I can say is this. O'Brien was already the acting GM last season, the title is only officially being given to him now. I don't think it is a horrible move from a talent acquisition standpoint. He brought us some good play makers that helped the team win some games, but more importantly, keep DW4 from being broken. That said, I don't think he yet has the mind to handle contract negotiating (we fired Chris Olsen who managed our contract negotiations and salary cap), and we have very important contracts to hand out coming up in Watson, DJ Reader, and Tunsil. I also have no clue how he is going to manage the draft, especially after trading off draft capital. I agree with those here that think this is the makings of CAP HELL.

Besides the above, I think he is a good coach, he could be great if he could learn to manage a game (i.e. timeouts, challenges, etc etc). What he is absolutely horrible as however, is offensive coordinator. His play calling has no rhyme or reason, the offense no real identity. We have a QB that could be one of the greats, operating in an offense that limits him and his growth. Yes....we do have an offensive coordinator by the name of Tim Kelly who is given no opportunity to call a game or devise a strategy, but make no mistake, O'Brien is the OC, and a bad one at that.

If he is a good General Manager, he would immediately stop trying to force DW4 into his mold and find an OC who could game plan to our QB's strengths. But.....he won't. Cap hell....here we come.

Dont worry.  Most coaches in this league hinder the growth of their players because they are dumb.  They force players to play their way and it stunts their growth until they either go to a team that maximizes their talent or they retire.  The main reason we are still debating mobile QBs durability and ceiling is because of this way of thinking.  Same retread of coaches and philosophies and same results with a new generation of players and talent.  Once we get new and better coaches then we will have a different type of league.  Until then oh well.

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