The first NFL coach of the
2014 season has been hired for the Houston Texans and his
name is Bill O’Brien.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen first reported the news of this story,
according to ESPN.com.
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The greatest psychological attribute
I see in the hiring of O’Brien is his mental toughness. Many may know O’Brien
from the past few years of his coaching at Happy Valley in Penn State, which turned out to not be so happy, according to Pro Football Talk.com. The most important piece of NFL history I remember from Bill O'Brien was
O’Brien was the assistant
coach from 2007 to 2012 for the New England Patriots. He was the offensive
coordinator during the record breaking 16-0 dream season that ended in a Super Bowl 46 loss to the New York Giants, according to ESPN.com.
The biggest question will be
what player to pick in the upcoming 2014 NFL draft in April? The Texans have
the first overall pick in the draft. Judging by the way the season unfolded,
the Texans undoubtedly need a QB for the future. Matt Schaub did what he was
supposed to do during his time as the starting QB. Previous coach Gary Kubiak
did for Schaub what 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh did for Alex Smith. Both were
underachieving QBs that could never take their teams to the next level. Just as
Alex Smith’s time came to an end in San Francisco, so does the Schaub’s time come
to an end in Houston.
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Two very high profile
college kids O’Brien and the Texans organization may look at are Texas A&M QB, Johnny Manziel or
Louisville’s QB Teddy Bridgewater. Manziel’s possible final college performance
in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl vs. Duke was outstanding. The stats do not justify
Manziel’s game play and passion for the game of football. People may not like
his pompous attitude, but there is no denying his ability to play the game of
football.
Teddy Bridgewater is a name
most people may not know, but NFL scouts know very well.
Bridgewater could have
easily been a finalist in the Heisman trophy this past season, but Bridgewater cannot
play defense as well as offense. Bridgewater played phenomenal in his trouncing win over the Miami Hurricanes in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
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He has the prototype look and the intangible
feel of an NFL QB. He is 6’3” weighing just over 200 pounds. Bridgewater can wow
you with some of the most incredible soft touch passes of any veteran QB in the
game today.
My choice as a head coach
would be to choose Teddy Bridgewater. From the outside Bridgewater seems to be
humble and he is coachable. As a General Manager I may choose Manziel. Manziel
played in Texas and the ticket sales would sky rocket by drafting him. We’ll
soon see what the Texans do.
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The most important factor in
this whole decision to hire O’Brien for the Texans job is his mentality to keep
players accountable by challenging them. Take a look at how O’Brien challenged
one of the greatest of all time during the New England Patriots vs. Washington
Pro Team game on December 11, 2011.
This is all that needs to be
said of what can be expected out of the Texans new head coach. Get ready
Houston fans…the Texans are ready for a ride back to the top beginning in 2014.
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