Bill O'Brien's Complete Disregard for Texans Financial Security is Embarrassing

The amount of NFL coaches who have control of the 53-man roster is short for good reason. Not everyone can handle that much power.

Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien, who has the final say on transactions, as the team currently operates without a GM, has proven recently that he isn't cut out for this. After overpaying in a trade for Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills, while flipping Jadeveon Clowney for nothing, O'Brien cut cornerback Aaron Colvin, in the second year of a four-year contract, after a bad game against the New Orleans Saints.

Cutting a player who made a game’s fatal mistake less than 24 hours later is the type of emotional move many coaches would make if they had the power. O’Brien does. https://t.co/04QsVnmAVJ
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) September 11, 2019

That's why GMs are in the position they are in. They can be more cold and calculating than a fiery, emotional head coach. It's also why Bill Belichick, the coldest and most calculating of them all, has been so successful in his dual role.

O'Brien is officially a tyrant in Houston, and is throwing caution, financial security, and the team's draft picks to the wind in order to win now, which is extremely unlikely, given that offensive line.

of course. Didn’t even say it’s a bad move. By after prepping all offseason/preseason w him in that role, then cutting after 1 game is so clearly poor planning.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) September 11, 2019

Hope you win the Super Bowl in the next two years, Texans fans. If not, this team is set up to be near the bottom of the league due to some bad contracts and a lack of draft picks.