The Jaguars are set to interview former Texans head coach and current Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien for their head coaching vacancy. The interview, slated for sometime after Alabama’s National Championship game on Monday (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport), comes as a surprise.
O’Brien led the Texans to four playoff berths in six full seasons, including 2015 and ’16 when he had the likes of Brian Hoyer and Brock Osweiler under center. Still, the Texans went just 9-7 in each season and came up short in the playoffs, despite having with Deshaun Watson at quarterback. All in all, Houston won two playoff games under O’Brien before his 2020 ouster.
Of course, O’Brien also took considerable heat for his work as the Texans’ GM. He didn’t leave Houston on good terms either as he clashed with some of the team’s most prominent stars at practice.
“Bill is one of the brightest offensive minds in football, an outstanding teacher and excellent recruiter,” Saban said upon hiring O’Brien last year. “He will strengthen our coaching staff and give our players the best possible chance to be successful.”
There are now nine known candidates for the Jaguars job. That list includes Bucs offensive coordinator Bryon Leftwich, who is interviewing with team brass today.
Hahaha
lol
Why, so that if Trev gets disgruntled he can trade him for a second and a fourth?
if this happens fans have every reason to dress as clowns
I hope this is just to gauge his interest in being an offensive coordinator
If you hire him as HC, do not give him GM responsibilities…..
I wouldn’t even give him HC responsibilities if they hired him as HC.
I’m sure the Jags would take 4 playoff appearances in 6 years
Allow me to rephrase…I wouldn’t give him janitorial responsibilities if they hired him as HC.
If by some miracle he’s hired as a HC again, they need to find an assistant coach to take over the coaching responsibilities for their yearly trip to H-Town. Pretty sure BOB is banned from entering Houston for life after everything he did to that team…
I was having a hard day today. This article made me smile and laugh a little. Thanks TradeRumors. The Jags should hire him just for the comic relief. I’m sure it will not please Jags fans, but for the rest of us, it will bring sunshine on a cloudy day.
Are they nuts?
They hired Urban Meyer, didn’t they?
I don’t know why they don’t go young coach. It work for the rams and cards
Lmao
During the interview process he is going to trade the jags first round pick for Brandin Cooks.
Day 1 of the BO’B era: Great to have you aboard O’B!
Day 2: Hey Coach, did you get the memo on the new cover sheets for the TPS reports?
Day 3: We’re going to need that red stapler back, mkay thanks.
Day 4: Yeah, Bill we’re going to need you to move your office down to he basement. We’ve got some new people coming in and need to make space. Mkay Bill, thanks a bunch.
Love the office space reference, great movie.
Why? It wasn’t that long ago he was run out of that burning building known as the Houston Texans. He screwed up that roster and draft capital as badly as anyone could.
Billdo the Dilldo?? Oh please no!! Use your head this time Shad. This guy is a muckity muck. Keep looking!!
So who would you go with?
He wasn’t a bad coach but terrible GM .. trading of Hopkins for what they got back was a crime.
“O’Brien led the Texans to four playoff berths in six full seasons, including 2015 and ’16 when he had the likes of Brian Hoyer and Brock Osweiler under center.”
All you need to know about his coaching ability. He’s able to maximize the roster he’s given. Just don’t let him be GM.
Send in the clowns.
Wow there’s a line from Tropic Thunder that applies here