It remains to be seen who will be the next Texans head coach after Houston fired David Culley following just one season.
What we do know is that the downtrodden organization must get this hire right after what was a disastrous past calendar year.
After interviewing multiple candidates for the job, the Texans announced on Monday that they have narrowed their list of candidates down to three. That includes former NFL quarterback Josh McCown, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.
One of these names is not like the other. Despite the fact that he has absolutely zero coaching experience at the collegiate or professional level, McCown is seen as the favorite to land the job. McCown is a veteran NFL quarterback of 18 seasons, and his only coaching experience was in a voluntary role in high school.
McCown, 42, actually interviewed for Houston's job last January while he was technically still a member of the Texans after they signed him off the New York Jets’ practice squad. That’s a real thing.
The favorite to land this job should be Flores. He was shockingly fired by the Miami Dolphins after leading the organization to two consecutive winning seasons.
Flores is widely respected around the NFL and would change the disastrous culture within the Texans’ organization under embattled CEO Cal McNair.
But as we’ve seen with this organization under divisive executive vice president Jack Easterby, anything is possible. Hiring McCown could end up being the latest example of this.
McCown is seen as being close to Easterby, sharing a belief in “faith, family and football.” Remember, the latter was formerly a team chaplain. Again, this is a real thing.
With Houston coming off an ugly four-win season and boasting one of the least-talented rosters in the NFL, the Texans’ coaching job is not seen as attractive. That could lead to hiring an unqualified head coach and setting this organization back another few years.
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