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OK, so is this just totally ridiculous, that is considering young Shanny as the Texans' new HC ? He obviously has a history with the owner and the GM so he's a known quantity, and this would certainly be very controversial and probably on balance quite unpopular but could it be a savvy move ?
If you think both Kubiak and his system (WCO/ZB) were the problem, you wouldn't go for this deal, but if the owner is sincere and believes there's a lot of pieces already in place, maybe retention of the current offense with a new and a different guy running it plus a new QB would be the answer ?

McNair said he wanted someone with NFL experience and head coaching experience. Baby Shan has never been a head coach so I don't think he's in the running unless genetics count.

Little Shanahan might be looking for a job soon.... I suppose one scenario is the Texans hiring a defensive-minded head coach and maybe looking his (Kyle's) way for the new offensive coordinator... No need to overhaul the offense with him....

There's a chance Tom Coughlin could become available this offseason. He has AFC South experience, Super Bowl experience, knows how to build a killer pass rush but his teams often start slow and sometimes don't recover. Interested?

I would do backflips if McNair had enough sense to hire Tom Coughlin.

@AdamSchefter: Two less HC candidate for NFL: Just as Kevin Sumlin plans to stay at Texas A & M, David Shaw plans to do the same at Stanford, per sources.

@caplannfl: CBS Sports has a report that O'Brien has been approached by the Texans and Vikings.

After this week, hard to make a case for Wade Phillips. The Texans' stinkbomb wasn't any better with Phillips at the helm than it was under Kubiak.

They've interviewed Lovie, so at the very least they're Rooney Rule-compliant. The Texans can't talk to any current NFL assistants (other than Wade and anyone else on their own staff) until either their seasons have ended or during the designated windows during the playoffs.

The Texans reportedly will be talking to Bill O'Brien soon.

This might be the best guy from what I hear.... offensive guy, worked with Brady/Belichick, went in and did a good job in a tough situation at Penn State....

If Wade is still around, bringing in a defensive-minded HC might cause friction between the two.... For example, would Lovie or Del Rio get along with Wade OK?..... Dunno.....:confused:

O'Brien is my favorite as well. He exceeded expectations at Penn State given the roster he had to work with, which was depleted by scholarship reductions and the defections that occurred when the NCAA let Penn State players transfer without having to sit out a year. His track record of working with QBs is also very attractive -- not only Brady, but he helped build McCloin from a walk-on to a guy who is getting a look as a potential NFL starter and has done a nice job with their freshman QB this year.

I don't see Wade sticking around if Lovie gets the job. Lovie's a 4-3 guy who, from what I read, likes to play things pretty straight-up with not a lot of blitzing. Wade runs an aggressive 3-4 and likes to keep opponents guessing as to where the pressure is going to come from. My biggest concern about Lovie, though, is the way his offenses struggled and how he went through multiple coordinators. Reminds me of the offenses of the Capers era around here.

O'Brien is a New England guy, and I'm not talking about the Pats. He's also Ivy League education wise, so I see him likely staying in his native area where he's probably more comfortable with the culture and climate as opposed to Texas if he gets an NFL head coaching opportunity up there which is very possible.
I'm sure we could do much worse than Lovie, but I kinda prefer another guy like him but with an offensive and not defensive background - Ken Whisenhunt.
However we are gonna have to wait for the Chargers to finish their season before we talk to him and I'm afraid that also includes the POs it they make it to post season.

ESPN is reporting that Texans and O'Brien are working on a deal to make him the next hc of the Texans.

Three head coaches just got the axe - Mike Shanahan in Washington, Leslie Frazier in Minnesota and Rob Chudzinski in Cleveland. The week is still young. I've got to believe the DC for the Bears is in hot water too after yesterday's meltdowns.

I don't think anyone needs to worry about Shanahan coming here because he'd want to be the GM too and I don't think McNair is willing to do that.

Mortensen keeps pushing Bill O'Brien as being any day now.

Interesting nugget....
@AdamSchefter: Vanderbilt HC James Franklin, who interviewed for Texans HC job two weeks ago, has gotten requests to interview with Redskins and Browns.