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Originally Posted by BigLouie
Number of points have come up on Houston talk shows this past week.
1. BoB is on his knees thanking his lucky stars that the Astros took all the heat off him;
2. The entire Texans organization is arrogant and feel they know better than anyone else.
3. No one is held accountable in the organization
4. There is no flow, no tempo to the offense, it is mainly hoping Watson gets the ball to Hopkins
5. BoB puts more faith in people who practice hard than who produce on the field. This is why they have the highest paid center in the league who is just so so and they let Clowney go for almost nothing. This is why you see players leave and do so well on other teams and wonder why the Texans did not keep them. BoB did or did not like the way they practiced.
6. In spite of all that bragging about winning the division every team in the division but the Texans have reached the championship game since BoB became head coach.
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Totally agree on most of you points.
Regarding BoB not liking the way they practice. I see it a little differently. The Texans DO NOT do anything to develop their players. They don't coach them up. They just teach them the plays. The ones who run the plays most consistently are the ones who start and play.(So yeah, liking the way they practice is part of it)
Kareem Jackson is a prime example of that failure. Dunta Robinson is another. Or how about damn near every O lineman they've drafted. Coaching them up is more than just teaching them technique.
In particular the O-line has to have chemistry. That can be coached(or affected) by giving them some consistency. Coaching also includes setting the bar for professionalism and holding players accountable without it being a public trial. The Texans do a poor job of that. (There's that lack of accountability trickling down)
Look around the league at good players who have been coached up to be great. Patrick Mahomes is a prime example. He runs that Chiefs offense like he designed it. He adjusts and he knows how to adjust the protections. The receivers know how to read what he is doing pre snap. That's why they can come back from double digit deficits. No panick, just confidence. Watson runs his offense like he still doesn't quite understand it. He just makes plays on athleticism.
The Texans antagonize good players ie Robinson, Dewayne Brown, Clowney and give them a reason to be unhappy here. Eventually they lash out about something because they don't feel like they are being heard within the organization. That's a lack of professionalism. If the Texans are to expect the players to behave professionally they need to set the example from the top.
Non of this will get any better with BoB serving as de facto GM.
The Pats are a great example of coaching players up. They will take good players with the right attitude and make them better. Then they turn them into a TEAM. They'll even take a chance on a great player every now and then and run their ass out as quick as they brought them in if they don't conform and take to the coaching. That sets an example and it reinforces a winning attitude. No player there is indispensable except for Brady and they all know it.
Until the Texans start thinking and acting like winners from the top down they'll always be what they are right now.
