Two weeks ago, the Houston Texans hired Lovie Smith to be the fifth head coach in the franchise’s history. That happened almost four weeks (although it felt more like four months) after David Culley was fired in his only season as Texans head coach.
Smith beat out Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, former Rams offensive coordinator and current Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, and former quarterback and high school coach’s assistant Josh McCown.
Despite the long and winding path, I’m glad that the best most qualified most innovative most readily available person got the job.