Nathaniel Hackett and 2 more coaches on the hot seat this week
By John Buhler
10. (1-8-1). Lovie Smith. Houston Texans. 2. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Lovie Smith is merely a glorified placeholder for these toothless Houston Texans
Now that Frank Reich is gone in Indianapolis, the Houston Texans have become the most hapless franchise in the AFC. They are the equivalent of sitting in a barber’s chair and paying somebody with a pair of clippers to do whatever they want for $15. Lovie Smith has the best beard in the league today, but his expiration date as an NFL head coach is still 2014 and it is the year 2022 A.D.
As it turns out, firing Bill O’Brien was a GOB Bluth huge mistake. Outside of a few solid Gary Kubiak years, O’Brien was the best thing to ever happen to youngest franchise in the NFL. Smith now leads a team that is a league-worst 1-8-1. Even if the Texans are not-so-secretly positioning themselves for the right to draft either C.J. Stroud or Bryce Young No. 1 overall, Smith will be gone.
Only the Texans can go back-to-back one-and-done at head coach. This is something the Woody Johnson Jet-y Jets wouldn’t even do in their peak Jet-yness. The Texans are supposed to be one of 32 NFL franchises, yet it feels like we are watching a team full of guys who couldn’t make a USFL roster. No team makes you change the channel faster than Smith’s Texans, who will so go 1-15-1.
The only reason this should be allowed to continue is for Smith to grow his beard to ZZ Top length.