Their list of missteps is long, and their roster mismanagement is well-documented. The Texans are behind the eight ball again. In the meantime, each of the other five teams with a head-coach opening after Black Monday already interviewed Bieniemy. That means Houston missed a chance to meet with Bieniemy during Kansas City’s wild-card bye and will have to wait until the Chiefs are out of the playoffs, which could be a while. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the hiring process pushed Watson’s dissatisfaction to “a 10.” Watson reportedly has pushed for Houston to consider hiring Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, whom the Texans did not request an interview with until Tuesday, for its head-coaching vacancy. Instead, McNair hired Nick Caserio, the Patriots’ director of player personnel, ignoring a search firm’s recommendations and Watson’s suggestions. During the meeting, McNair reportedly suggested he would consider Watson’s input on the team’s next steps. Back in November, Watson met with Texans CEO Cal McNair to address that. Houston has made a habit of not including its franchise QB on franchise-altering decisions Watson hadn’t been warned ahead of Houston’s jettisoning of DeAndre Hopkins, his no. Tension between Watson and the Texans has been building since even before this season. It’s early in the off-season, there’s a lot of time left, but Watson’s feelings cannot and should not be underestimated.- Adam Schefter January 17, 2021 There is a growing sense from people in and around the Texans’ organization that Deshaun Watson has played his last snap for the team. On Sunday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Texans are starting to sense that Watson has played his final snap with the team: No matter how unlikely it seems for a team to part ways with a franchise quarterback, it’s looking more and more realistic that a divorce is in the future. Watson got his money, but potentially at the expense of wasting the beginning of his prime tethered to a franchise that’s proved incapable or unwilling to maximize its potential. The problem: Houston was still one of the league’s worst teams, accentuated by a lengthy track record of dysfunction. 12 pick, delivered the best season of his career, emerging as one of the NFL’s best signal-callers this year. When Watson inked a four-year, $160 million deal in September, it was met with plenty of praise. And as the franchise enters another offseason lacking clear direction and falling under increased scrutiny, the possibility of Watson forcing his way out continues to be a topic of NFL discussion. James Harden might have escaped his unfavorable situation with the Rockets, but Watson appears to be stuck with the Texans, at least for the time being. Unfortunately for Deshaun Watson, it wasn’t him. Last week, Houston moved on from an iconic player.
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