In less than 24 hours, Houston Texans defensive coordinator Lovie Smith went from “not even a candidate” to “presumed winner of the Texans Head Coaching Sweepstakes.” Smith’s ascension to the big chair is now even closer to becoming official, as Ian Rapoport says the Texans are finalizing a contract with Smith and Mark Berman reports that the Texans are in fact “expected” to make Lovie Smith their next head coach.
We can debate whether Lovie Smith is a good hire. Personally, I’d have rather the Texans gone with Brian Flores as their next head coach, but I’ll take Lovie over Josh McCown.