Gone are the days when Houston Texans fans could debate the validity of former general manger Rick Smith’s ability to draft beyond the first round. In fact, gone are most of the players Smith drafted. The 2020 Houston Texans’ draft was truly a shadow of years gone by.
Two years ago, heading into the 2019 NFL Draft, the Texans had a wealth of cap space, multiple quality picks and tons of hope for the future. How things changed in one calendar year. After former head coach Bill O’Brien and former GM Brian Gaine did a terrible job with the 2019 NFL Draft and free agency, Gaine was fired and O’Brien was inexplicably given the keys to the kingdom.