Where to start? One thing I pointed out is that Rick Smith is anything but a redneck. Here I am defending the black guy that Chuck refers to as a tool and an idiot but that's because Chuck has a blinding, seething hatred of any businessman not from California or the Northeast. He thinks the rest are like Big Enos and Little Enos from Smokey and the Bandit.
From there, I pivoted to a salient point. The Texans got Bill O'Brien because he was somehow applauded for mediocre results at Ped State and had never been an NFL head coach. Still they rolled out the red carpet for O'Brien and gave him almost whatever he wanted.
They later signed Brock Osweiler and the way they went about it is the exact same way they went about acquiring their head coach. "We had to sign him NOW before another team got him." Osweiler, like O'Brien, didn't have enough NFL experience to be given such a huge reputation but at least Smith and McNair were consistent. They're impulse shoppers who gotta have what they want no matter the cost.
I think O'Brien wanted desperately to be out of the shadow of Joe Paterno in Happy Valley. Osweiler wanted desperately to be out of the shadow of Peyton Manning in Dove Valley and here came the Texans to generously overspend on both of them.
Was it stupid not to consult O'Brien before signing Osweiler? Naturally. Was that Osweiler's fault? No. He was told to come here and be the savior. He hasn't lived up to it but it doesn't mean he can't. Alex Smith, anyone? I didn't love the guy in Houston or in Denver. He comes across at times as a nerd and a crybaby. But he does have the tools to be a top-half NFL quarterback if he is developed properly. One season is not enough time to take him down to the dumpster.
And I'll agree that Northeasterners have an arrogance and rudeness that is very offputting. And their women are ugly. And they talk funny. That doesn't mean their opinions are superior or correct.
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