For many, 2020 will not go down as one of the better years. Global pandemic, political-type stuff, all sorts of things like that made for a really rough year. Included in that vast litany of 2020 pain was the rapid decline and fall of the Houston Texans. The calendar year 2020 started out well enough, with the comeback win against the Buffalo Bills. Then came the blown 24-point lead at Kansas City. Little did the Texans know that those would be the “good old days”.
To recap…no…to summarize the fate of the 2020 team is painful enough, but to wit:
- The team decided that it would be best to dual-hat Bill O’Brien as GM and Head Coach;
- Jack Easterby was given even more say in football operations and personnel decisions;
- The squad proceeded to trade key offensive weapon DeAndre Hopkins and a fourth round pick in return for declining RB David Johnson, a second and a fourth round pick;
- The Texans outbid themselves to sign players like Eric Murray as well as enact cap-busting contract extensions for Whitney Mercilus and Laremy Tunsil;
- The team only drafted five players;
- COVID-19 threw everything out of whack, leaving the team with no preseason and a bastardized training camp;
- The Texans started three games under .