The cord attaching the Houston Texans fanbase to reality is frayed and distended. The last few years were too difficult to face. Bill O’Brien was the epitome of medicority feasting on the AFC South to bloat his record, and harvested the bare minimum out of a talented roster year after year. For the majority of his time, he at least had Rick Smith to add top talent in the first round, allowing him to produce average results, and flail in the playoffs over the years. The facts weren’t faced. If only this, and next year that, his disciples continued to defend a coach who never pulled a talented franchise to the heights they should have achieved.
A Collective Separation from Reality
