Houston Texans: Solving Bob McNair’s Quarterback Conundrum

Despite the challenges and inadequacies, the Houston Texans continue to find ways to win.

Despite the challenges and inadequacies, the Houston Texans continue to find ways to win.

This franchise certainly has owned the familiar tag line of “doing more with less.”

Once we think we have all the necessary parts to move forward with contending for something more than a division championship, something usually goes terribly awry.

That has been the tune for the last half decade or so, always being close but no cigar.

If it wasn’t the offense, it was the defense or the quarterback play and then that we as fans would cycle through those aforementioned as time had worn on.

You’d think that the powers that be would be tired of all this mess but the tone had seemed to been as if it were tolerable as long as those turnstiles continue do their familiar clickety-clack multiple times on game day.

But it appears as if the tone has changed now and that the Houston Texans executive office is tired of what they’re seeing.

At yesterday’s media availability, Texans’ owner Bob McNair conducted an honest and forthright discussion in regard to the direction this organization is going.

He specifically addressed the questions of how the franchise will deal with their ailing quarterback situation.

We all know that Brock Osweiler underwhelmed to significant levels this past season and there’s no sign that the trend will change.

He’s already starting to emanate “bust” status because of his years of service in the NFL and the fact that he hasn’t figured out who to make good decisions on the field while on the fly.

Here’s how McNair assessed Osweiler:

"“We need better performance out of that position,” McNair said. “The challenge is trying to figure out what we can do with what we’ve got.  We thought that we had it, and it didn’t quite measure up.”"

Wow — McNair left tire marks all over of the guy that he’s about to pay out $37 million to after the 2017 season.

But he affirmed what we all knew, Osweiler isn’t a capable starting NFL QB and nothing should point to the otherwise.

But what does he really mean there?

Will he give Osweiler a shot in training camp?  Will he cut him before season’s start?

I’d personally prefer the latter — he’s been in the energy business a long time and I’m positive he has taken risks and they’ve haven’t always paid off.

What did he likely do?

Cut his losses and move on.

That’s certainly what the Texans need to do here.

He also added this tidbit about Osweiler being up to the challenge:

"“The challenge is up to him to meet.  He needs to step up,” McNair said. “I would certainly think that’s what he would do.”"

Translation?  He’s leaving the door open but his confidence in his abilities is at an all-time low.

So is ours Bob.

But he did mention that the team will be “looking at a young quarterback” so that nixes the rental “proposal” that we’ve all talked about for Tony Romo.

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Hey, Deshaun Foster and Patrick Mahomes II are available for the taking so it’s up to the Texans if they want to go out and get either of those guys.

But the time is now to overwhelming — instead of the opposite — and for them to morph themselves into respectable team that’s not viewed as the Dallas Cowboys little brother.

We’ll have to see.

Go Texans.