David Culley and Lovie Smith were both one-and-dones. But Houston may have suitors for a rebuild that could eventually pay off.
When a coach gets fired from what appears to be an absolute circus of a job, most people will ask: Who on Earth would sign up for that next?
In certain cases, the inclination is correct. In Denver, for example, would you gamble the most important moment of your career on fixing Russell Wilson? In Indianapolis, would you ever feel truly comfortable, given what the owner did to Frank Reich this year?
But with the Texans, who opened up the postseason carousel with the firing of Lovie Smith on Sunday night, we might be thinking of it the wrong way.