Official Texans vs. Broncos Game Thread, 12/22/2013

[Nconroe]

Originally Posted by barrett

It would take one impressive HC to control a team when Rex Ryan is on the staff. Players absolutely love Rex (he is as immature as they are). Rex as an assistant is a recipe for mutiny even if he is being a good company guy. I'd rather go all in and take him as a HC than have him as an assistant (especially if we have a 1st time NFL HC like O'Brien).

I was thinking there were some player mutinys a couplr years with Rex as head coach.

[barrett]

I just expect all the other stuff and am surrendered to it. Manning and John Fox rubbing it in like Brees and Payton was an unexpected insult.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

I was thinking there were some player mutinys a couplr years with Rex as head coach.

Players hate him when things go bad sometimes because he is brash and obnoxious, but on the whole they love him. Especially defensive players. Lots of defensive players and coaches genuinely hate all offensive guys, even the ones on their own team. Rex as a DC would likely mean half your team disliked and resented the offensive minded HC. Plus Rex would be more concerned as a DC about looking good for his next HC job. I'd role the dice on him as a HC if no great offensive candidate was around, but I wouldn't want him in the #2 role.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

Players hate him when things go bad sometimes because he is brash and obnoxious, but on the whole they love him. Especially defensive players. Lots of defensive players and coaches genuinely hate all offensive guys, even the ones on their own team. Rex as a DC would likely mean half your team disliked and resented the offensive minded HC. Plus Rex would be more concerned as a DC about looking good for his next HC job. I'd role the dice on him as a HC if no great offensive candidate was around, but I wouldn't want him in the #2 role.

Having Rex as the DC here would be exactly like it was when his dad was DC in Houston and I imagine the results would be nearly identical.

Having him as HC, well, I like what Bob said, we could do worse and probably will.

[Warren]

Somebody told me the other day that Rob Ryan had expressed an interest in the Texans job. My response is that I couldn't see Bob McNair hiring somebody that brash and controversial -- it just doesn't fit his image of the what the team should be. Same goes for Rex, except that he has a more acceptable haircut.