Ahman Green vs. Rick Smith

[Joshua]

Marcus Coleman was on 1560 the next morning and basically said most people around the league think the Texans are a joke and made it very clear that he does not think much of Rick Smith. Said that the only reason Smith got a front office opportunity was because he was basically a mole in the locker room in Denver. Not encouraging.

Since Smith has been here, what contracts has he had to negotiate with good players who actually had some leverage? Off the top of my head, Dunta, Demeco, Owen, and AJ. There were significant issues with all of these negotiations. Dunta blew up. Demeco and Owen eventually signed but it was not easy and it looked like both of them might blow up for a while. All of these things are adding up to a not-so-pretty picture.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Joshua

Marcus Coleman was on 1560 the next morning and basically said most people around the league think the Texans are a joke and made it very clear that he does not think much of Rick Smith. Said that the only reason Smith got a front office opportunity was because he was basically a mole in the locker room in Denver. Not encouraging.

Thanks for the heads-up about the 1560 podcast, because I went ahead and listened and it was interesting to say the least. Quite a story about Glenn Earl - sure would like to know who cleaned his clock ?
They ended the interview by stating MC was a "Texans Ambassator", and sure enough he's there in the group picture with 15 to 20 other guys on the Texans website and I'm going to keep track to see if he remains on that list after his scathing remarks about Rick Smith ?

[HPF Bob]

Did he ask Dunta or OD if they were faking?

[chuck]

Coleman mentioned something that I've been wondering about. He rhetorically asked who's in charge of the Texans. Smith invariably indicates publicly that he has the last word on personnel moves but I think it's pretty clear that he doesn't. Coleman asks, Who's in charge, Kubiak, Smith, McNair's son?

I've always imagined that Cal Smith has a considerable influence in the way the Texans are run but have never before seen any mention of any kind that he might play a role.