The Texans fired first-year coach David Culley on Thursday, after he posted a 4–13 record with the team in 2021–22.
While the record certainly doesn't jump off the page, Culley's dismissal from Houston didn't come without controversy. He won the same number of games in 2021 with Tyrod Taylor and rookie Davis Mills at quarterback that the team won a year earlier when Deshaun Watson posted the best numbers of his career.
The Texans entered the season seen as the worst team in the league, and were relatively competitive under Culley, knocking off the AFC's top team—the Titans—on the road, along with a win over the playoff-hopeful Chargers and two against the Jaguars.