Texans Officially Not Hiring a GM This Season is Bound to End Terribly
By Sean Facey
The Houston Texans tried desperately to steal Nick Caserio away from the Patriots to fill their vacancy at the general manager position, but their advances were met by stiff resistance from New England.
So rather than picking out another candidate to fill the role, the Texans have inexplicably chosen to forge onward into the 2019 season without a general manager, a strategy that can surely only end in disaster.
The Houston Texans are not hiring a general manager for the 2019 season and instead will divvy up those responsibilities amongst existing front-office members such as Matt Bazirgan, James Liipfert, Chris Olsen and Jack Easterby, per league sources. But no GM in 2019 for Houston.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 10, 2019
Houston, we have a problem.
The Texans actually have plans to split up the responsibilities between at least four separate front-office members. Two (or more) heads are better than one in some cases, but not while trying to run an NFL team.
The Texans reportedly won't have a GM in 2019 following the Nick Caserio drama: https://t.co/WQSSJBD7oa pic.twitter.com/YqWZhetg6v
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) July 10, 2019
The function of a general manager is to facilitate player transactions and work out contracts. It goes without saying that could become immensely difficult with several different people who have several different plans doing several different things. The buck has to stop somewhere.
They're practically asking for mix-ups. Lines of communciation have to be perfect in order for a team to take care of business; proceeding with no real face at the head of the front office table isn't going to inspire confidence among the players.
The Texans have some pretty key players entering contract years. Jadeveon Clowney, Bradley Roby, Whitney Mercilus and Lamar Miller are all unrestricted free agents at the end of the season. Marching onward without a general manager makes the Texans look significantly less appealing for a re-signing.
Looks like Martin Mayhew and the others who interviewed did not land the Texans GM job...because they're going without one. While they have Clowney in contract limbo and ample cap room. That's, uh, hmmm... https://t.co/4FWnieXX8N
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) July 10, 2019
Houston shouldn't have folded on their search for a general manager so suddenly after they failed to land Caserio. Just because they didn't get their top choice doesn't mean they should have just forgone a replacement entirely.
They've made a massive blunder. Don't be surprised when it turns into a total mess this year.