The ongoing cull of Black Monday in the NFL has brought about an endless rotating wheel of hirings and firings of head coaches and general managers. The candidacy of current Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel has emerged from this whirlwind. Vrabel just finished his first year as a defensive coordinator with the Texans during a season that was plagued by a variety of injuries to a whole host of key players.
Naturally, the defense struggled, with the Texans dropping from ninth in DVOA a year ago to 23rd in DVOA this year.