Author: /u/Oplerdude

If you look at the situation the Texans find themselves in, it really comes down to Cal McNair’s obsession with hiring Caserio from the Patriots and refusing to move onto a permanent GM while waiting for Caserio’s extension with the Patriots to end at the end of the 2020 season. The fact that there has been no move to interview any other GM candidates such as Reddick and Dorsey despite them being on the open market suggest that there was possibly been some backdoor off the books talks with Caserio (via Easterby) and that Cal is simply waiting until his end of contract. Hiring someone else would be throwing away 3 years of waiting for nothing.

Then there is the situation in New England itself. With the Patriots struggling to get wins in a post Brady era it does seem that the magic from the past 20 years is gone and the era of Patriots dominance is over. With no potential championships in sight it would be no surprise if many personnel in New England start looking at their career prospects elsewhere. With Bellihick potentially coaching in New England until he dies while holding the official GM title it is feasible that Caserio look to another team to put his own stamp on, with this comes the possibility of McDaniels to come with him as not only does he know he will never be “Bellichick’ and hanging around New England won’t do anything for his own career. That combined with his working experience with both Caserio and Easterby it is very possible these two will be the future tandem in Houston.