The Bill O’Brien era in Houston is over.
On Monday afternoon, the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain first reported that the Texans decided to let go of O’Brien after a disastrous start of the season.
Texans owner Cal McNair has fired Bill O'Brien as coach and GM. Details to come on https://t.co/mIDjcbdCLC
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) October 5, 2020
Fans had been calling for O’Brien’s firing since the offseason when he traded away star WR DeAndre Hopkins and left the team without first or second draft picks next year after making an assortment of moves.
#Texans are 0-4
Don't have DeAndre Hopkins
Don't have a first-round pick.
Don't have a second-round pick.
Watson is there but what a mess.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 5, 2020
Bill O’Brien…
-traded DeAndre Hopkins for a second-rounder
-traded a second-rounder for Brandin Cooks
-gave Hopkins’s money to Randall Cobb
-traded away Houston’s two first-rounders
-signed Tunsil to a precedent-altering contractRidiculous.
— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) October 5, 2020
Texans have NFL’s highest payroll this year at $248 million.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 5, 2020
Texans fans took to Twitter to rejoice after learning the news of O’Brien’s firing.
https://twitter.com/long0204le/status/1313223499067125771
Texans fans sitting at 0-4 but Bill O’Brien is finally gone… pic.twitter.com/U6eSjrEMRb
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) October 5, 2020
HOLY CRAP IT HAPPENED!!! IT FREAKING HAPPENED!!!! THANK YOU GOD!! THANK YOU CAL FOR FINALLY WAKING UP!!! BRIGHTER DAYS ARE FINALLY AHEAD #TEXANS FANS!! AHHHH LETS GO!!!! https://t.co/IQ19Rq9WqK
— Dustin Page (@DustinMPage) October 5, 2020
Hallelujah, my fellow Texans fans this is a W https://t.co/Nbb4Hgo97p
— andrezzy (@ayanes95) October 5, 2020
Bill O'Brien's legacy will forever be the GM that made trades that even @EAMaddenNFL would rejected. pic.twitter.com/gEeG2uGrUX
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/midrangejumpr/status/1313222242428477445
Bill O’Brien traded the best receiver in the NFL because of a personal feud and then started the season 0-4 and got fired. So Houston lost Deandre Hopkins for personal embarrassment and nothing else.
Being a Texans “fan” is an elite level of pain.
— Roosh (@RooshWilliams) October 5, 2020