Houston Texans: Another week, another example of a team that's out-coached.

Is Head Coach Bill O'Brien on the hot-seat?

Should he be?

As a resident of Houston I've noticed that even the Texans flagship radio station, KILT 610, has stopped deferring to the Texans in the name of continued access and has questioned his coaching abilities. Forgetting for a minute that they are right in doing so, what we're hearing on the radio waves is unprecedented stuff.

Even last year, when it was evident that coach BO'B was frequently out-matched in most games, the excuses were being laid down hot and heavy for him. "Injuries" and "It's hard to win in this league" were the norm and almost everyone had "faith" in BO'B to lead the Texans to the promised land.

I was never so sure, and not since the (pretty boring) season of Hard Knocks that featured the Texans have I found much to like in his coaching skills. Now he's calling plays and I'm even less convinced.

While it's true that the Texans have one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL, coach O'Brien seems to have no clue how to play-call around that. He continues to put an obviously still-ailing Watson in situations where he's not going to succeed.

Here's a hint Bill: You CAN call something different than a run up the middle on 1st down. I realize that this is heady stuff but it can be done. Also, even though Watson is obviously still recovering from last season's ACL tear, you can move him out of the pocket.

Your offensive line is struggling in pass protection, try some short passes that aren't tunnel screens to build a rhythm. Get something shorter than 2nd and 7 and THEN try and run the ball some. Lamar Miller is looking good this year but his stats do not.

The defense played well for one half yesterday, but special teams are still a mess and then you can always go back to that offense....

As unbelievable as it seems, the upcoming game against the New York Giants is a must win.  Because they Giants are struggling even worse than are the Texans, and they have to go on the road and they have an offensive line that is giving Eli Manning the creeping horrors. This ignores the question of whether or not Eli is even a viable NFL quarterback any longer. Increasingly the evidence is coming back that he's just not.

But most NFL teams are starting to view the Texans as a "get right game" a game where any and all errors of execution can be fixed against a vanilla offense and an under-performing defense. They also know and understand that, in a close game, they have the coaching advantage clearly on their side.

Can the season still be saved?  Sure.

Do you think Bill O'Brien is the man to lead a turnaround?  No. Not even remotely.

Owner Bob McNair has never struck me as one who possesses a burning desire to win the Super Bowl, as such he's stuck with bad decisions far longer than he should have. He's also failed to understand how the NFL game is played and rewarded loyalty and character over the ability to, you know, actually play in the NFL when it comes to personnel.

Sadly, McNair will get that thing that he most desires this week when the Texans will announce a sell-out in a game that will only barely be televised.  The stadium is full and McNair is raking in the money.

Take that Texans fan.  You putz.