Last year was different than this year. Last year when the Houston Texans were working to find a new head coach and general manager there was a sun the team orbited around. RIck Smith did the hard part, and found the thing every team is striving for, obtaining a franchise quarterback. Deshaun Watson had supplanted himself as a top five quarterback—after his teammates didn’t allow him to pull off the miraculous to win the close games they had won in 2020. Despite going 4-12, an immediate bounce back was in sight. Find a head coach who can scheme an offense to get the most out of Watson, trim the fat on the roster, and find players to build around Watson with.