Lovie Smith Fired / Head Coaching Search / DeMeco Ryans Hired!

[Keith]

Yes, I remember now that Aaron Wilson or someone reported that earlier re: DeMeco. And there is virtually no significant talk of him coming here. Another in a long line of disappointments.

The talk of Gannon a year ago was that he wanted some say in his assistants that for whatever reason the Texans didn't want to give him. Gannon had like 3 interviews and was a finalist but then things got weird with the Flores suit, the Easterby influence, etc.

It's not my money, but by hiring two consecutive stopgaps, the McNairs are paying both Culley and Smith an extra three years for their one year of service. Good for them. For whatever faults, Lovie surely maintained some respect in the league for how the Texans performed dating back to Week 14 (except for that horrid game agains the Jaguars).

[chuck]

Lovie has his share of faults and made more than his share of mistakes and is nowhere near the ideal coach for the team, but he is a very experienced head coach who fits the bill of head coach. A guy like Culley was set up to fail. As you point out, he gets to collect (large) paychecks for a while, so good for him.

I can't imagine any attractive candidate is going to want to work for Caserio, but we'll see.

[Keith]

Yeah, I don't imagine guys like Payton or Harbaugh have any interest.

fwiw...

@ChronBrianSmith
The Texans have interest in DeMeco Ryans for their recently opened HC job.
Up to Ryans if the interest is mutual but the Texans are interested in him.
10:46 AM · Jan 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/ChronBrianSmith/...91049284562947

[chuck]

I have interest in Scarlett Johansson.

[Keith]

Up to Scarlett if the interest is mutual, noted.

[Keith]

Nick Caserio, perhaps learning from last year, isn't messing around this time.

@RapSheet
A few more #Texans requests: DeMeco Ryans of the #49ers and Jonathan Gannon of the #Eagles… plus #Broncos DC Ejiro Evero, sources say.

Plenty of impressive young names.

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@TomPelissero
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The #Texans requested an interview with #Lions OC Ben Johnson for their head coaching job, per source.

2:54 PM · Jan 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1612553366734774298

@RapSheet
Another impressive young coach: The #Texans have put in to interview #Eagles OC Shane Steichen, source said.
3:07 PM · Jan 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1612556723172134932

[Warren]

FWIW, DeMeco eventually dropped the Texans and the NFL from the lawsuit, but that was probably because he would have had to go to arbitration to pursue claims against them. Looks like in 2021 he settled with Harris County Sports & Convention Corp. (the stadium owner), the stadium management company, and the turf company.

Obviously less than ideal to have been previously sued by an apparently in-demand guy that they may be interested in hiring, but I don’t think you can assume that he’s not interested based on that fact. Some people are able to compartmentalize these things, especially when there are limited opportunities for these jobs. Also not to say that there aren't other reasons for him not to be interested.