There is no hard and fast way to run the football side of an NFL franchise. Power and responsibilities are distributed differently from team to team, some having a standard general manager/head coach partnership making decisions on the roster, others letting the head coach make those decisions.
Never in NFL history has a team approached things the way the Houston Texans have in the past couple of years, and the disastrous results show why.
In recent days, there have been multiple reports that Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, by far the best quarterback in the franchise’s two decades of existence, is miffed at the organization and wants out just four months after signing a contract extension.