The latest on the Texans’ ongoing search for a new head coach indicates that there are three finalists for the job, including Brian Flores. USA Today’s Josina Anderson tweets that Flores, along with former quarterback Josh McCown and Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, are the remaining candidates. 
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Flores’ inclusion on the list is, of course, the most notable. He filed a lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams earlier this week; among the expected consequences of that action, many feel, is the end to his NFL coaching career. However, he is (at least officially) still in the running for the position, for which, in terms of HC experience, he is the most qualified.
McCown conducted a second interview with the Texans last week, making him the first known finalist for the job. The longtime QB spent his final season in Houston, though he didn’t see any playing time. One year removed from the end of his playing days, the 42-year-old has clearly interviewed well, giving him a good chance of starting a coaching career in the league.
Gannon, meanwhile, has been among the most popular candidates in this year’s hiring cycle. Having also met with the Broncos and Vikings, he interviewed for the second time in Houston one day after McCown. A 15-year veteran on the sidelines, his work in Philadelphia in 2021 – the first in which he held the title of DC – has increased the demand around the league for the 39-year-old.
Anderson also tweets that the Texans have spent the past two days vetting each candidates’ staffing plans for their “viability, availability and fit” within Houston. Finally, she adds that the Texans are “rallying up on their decision”, in part due to the overriding belief that Rams OC Kevin O’Connell (the only other candidate to conduct a second interview with the team) will be named HC of the Vikings after the Super Bowl. A final decision in Houston, then, seems to be getting rather close to being made.
Flores would be the best choice. Plus, it might prompt him to put his frivolous lawsuit to bed.
^ $20 says this is a white person. 1 coach out of 32. Let’s let the facts come out first before forming any opinions either way.
It’s a class action suit.
And there is nothing frivolous when the league is made up of 67 percent Black players, yet only has one Black head coach.
Where the past two offensive coordinators to win a SB get passed up for jobs for guys who also don’t call plays and work for HoF QBs.
The fact that one of the finalists is a guy with Zero coaching experience over Leftwich and Eric B., or the guy who was a should tell you everything you need to know.
And my guess is, the guy with no experience, or the guy who was a D coordinator for one year on a mediocre team is gonna get the job.
Did I mention they also are passing over Demeco Ryans?
Maybe they should be better coaches. Pretty sure owners prefer winning to the fake racial animus you’re ascribing
Bieniemy’s past is hurting him. I don’t think he’ll ever get a head coaching job. Leftwich deserves one though, certainly. And Flores is most qualified here. I like McCown as a future head coach, but I think he needs more experience on a staff first.
It is not class action idiot
Uh… It’s a class action suit as there’s more than one party in the suit (pssst…thus ‘class,’ which you have none of).
“Former Browns head coach Hue Jackson plans to speak with Brian Flores‘ attorneys about the latter’s class-action lawsuit against the NFL, Charles Robinson of Yahoo.com reports.”
Not a very inspiring choice of finalists. I guess I’d go with Flores, but did he nuke his chances?
Eric Bieniemy is a victim of the chiefs success. These coaching searches started weeks ago and he’s constantly in the AFC title game or Super Bowl making it difficult. Not trying to dismiss everything, I just think he’d be a HC if it weren’t always so late in the process.
O’Connell is going to be the Vikings coach. Obviously that isn’t an issue there.
That is one example, these ranks thin out and the longer you go on the playoffs e less opportunity there is. That is my point.
When the Chiefs lost, there were still six job openings.
There are still four openings now. It’s not remotely a factor this year.
I like McCown and Gannon did well with a subpar group last year, but we all know Flores is the easy choice here.
McCown might be a good choice if he had any coaching cred. Frank Reich is a great example, having moved from a backup QB who was instrumental in drawing up plays for Marv Levy on the sidelines to working his way through the NFL coaching tree, he gained a wealth of experience and knowledge.
i mean, the fact that you say “if” shows how qualified he is in spite of that. honestly, while I’d still socut coordinators first and foremost, so many fail that one even wonders if it means all that much.
If Flores get the job his issues with the Dolphins and Giants don’t go away. So far as the bigger issue he could remove himself as a plaintiff and let others proceed on that point. Just because Flores gets a job doesn’t mean the cause of action is settled for everyone.
So if Flores doesn’t get the job does Houston get added to his lawsuit?
Considering one of the finalists is a guy who never coached, my guess is it’s added anyway.
In no world is Josh McCown more qualified than Byron Leftwich or Eric B.
Leftwich is going to get the Jacksonville job and there is obviously something up with Eric Bieniemy because he keeps getting passed over. It’s like a house that looks great, but been on the market for too long. Something is obviously not as perfect as it looks.
There is way too much money in the league for it to be completely about race.
There is not too much money in the league for it to be about race, just like there isn’t too much money in the league for any of the other avoidable stupidity.
Most of the chatter across the league was how McCown was on the coaching path….but also maybe teams are wondering how well Leftwich would do without a solid QB.
Clearly being on a track doesn’t mean it’s wise to skip the whole track.
We’ve seen teams “take one for the league” multiple times before, so it makes sense for the dumpster fire that is Houston to jump on the Flores grenade.
People on here will claim that every claim of racism is fabricated so that they can pretend there’s no racism, active or passive, in the NFL. Meanwhile, the black coach who got fired after leading the Dolphins to their first back to back seasons in almost two decades (coming immediately off a tank, no less) has to compete with a white guy who has literally no coaching experience above the high school level. But oh no, definitely no different standards in the NFL.
Problem is many white people get sensitive when they hear terms like privilege because they think it diminishes their own accomplishments in life. It doesn’t because they still earned what they got. The difference is they had less obstacles in the road to get where they got than those with a different skin color. That’s just facts.
You say it doesn’t diminish accomplishments and then literally diminish them the very next sentence.
No I didn’t. This is the sensitivity I am talking about. I am saying if you accomplish something and a black person accomplishes the same thing than they probably dealt with more to get there. It’s doesn’t mean your accomplishment was less. It just means some may have had more hurdles.
@jjd002:
No, he didn’t. There’s nuance in what andrewdavis82 said. You just missed it.
McCown did play a number of years in the NFL, some of which were holding a clip board. You make it sound like he hasn’t been around the game his whole life.
Literally zero coaching above the high school level. If Chase Daniel retired tomorrow, I wouldn’t interview him to be a head coach next year, and no one’s held more clipboards.
Flores has said if he got another coaching job this cycle he would still proceed with the lawsuit.
Flores is the most qualified. Plus he has history with the Texans GM. Hiring Flores could also bode well for Cal McNair who doesn’t have the best reputation as a NFL owner for numerous reasons and accusations from Texan fans themselves.
Honestly, hiring him before his lawsuit would have looked better. Hiring him now looks like they are being told by the NFL to do it.
I understand the reason for the Rooney rule but it isn’t working as intended. You shouldn’t interview a minority just to follow a rule. Maybe you just need to take a chance on Bienemy because the Chiefs offense had been good for how long now? I don’t know why he hasn’t been hired. Is he a bad interviewer or what? If it were me I’d rather have Bienemy than Nathaniel Hackett.
There are 0 Asian head coaches. Just saying, that’s a travesty.
Are 70% of the players Asian? See what I did there . . .
One thing’s for sure, if they hire McCown over Flores, his rhetoric is going to set ablaze in the media.
Quite frankly, I hope they hire Flores. He’s obviously capable and I’d much rather think of him as a football coach than the guy in the legal battle.
He’s also actually coached above the high school level.
McCown was interviewed last year and not hired by Caserio. McCown was not hired because he lacked experience as a position coach of any sort at any level. Instead of taking a position coaching position with an NFL team or Coordinator position with a college to build his resume he chose to spend time with family and coach high school football. That is not the level of dedication and desire needed to succeed as an NFL coach. If he’s hired, I hope every coach walks off the staff. Caserio is showing how little he thinks of coaching (as evidence of his Cully hire at the cost of 22 million guaranteed) and how much he thinks of himself to impact the team on the field. Clearly there are a few good (Flores, Harbaugh, O’Connell), average candidates (Gannon, Ryans, J. Brady) and one terrible (McCowan) choice. Us Texans fans are watching and waiting.
dude coached HS so you say he isn’t dedicated? that’s an interesting take.
I said dedicated enough to become an NFL Coach. High School coaches are very dedicated to their respective programs. I can honestly say choosing 1 year as a volunteer high school coach over an NFL position coach or college coordinator doesn’t show me the level of dedication needed to succeed as a NFL head coach (the job he’s interviewing for).
Bienemy main issue was his rape accusation in college. Nobody wants someone in that position running a team.
Patricia was literally charged for rape in college.
Not only did the Lions hire him, he was given more time than David Culley even though it was known and he was a garbyhwad coach.
Not sure why Houston had no interest in Wade Phillips who is a Texas native and was a significant reason why the Broncos won a championship not that long ago.
He coached with the Texans between 11-13 (short stint as interim HC). Casario is clearly looking for someone he can control to a certain point (offensive philosophy and offensive assistant coaches).
Reading comments like this guy “wooooow” is very similar to those who say the Capital Riot was a hoax and was about Patriotism. Your not only blind to hearing a different view of the topic but you keep arguing the same thing and attack anyone saying something. We get it buddy move on. Trump 2021…
And yes reading your comments you hate black people. MUTE!
I muted him long ago in this conversation lol.
COMMENTS OPEN in this motha!!!!
If it’s between these three, I don’t know how you could roll with McCown. Think you’d want some coaching experience.