If he can’t get the o-line right this yr he should be fired. We can’t waste another season with a Super Bowl defense and a bad o-line. If we have to struggle through the season with CJ we better go all in on the o-line.
Nico, Mixon, Bullock, Petrie, WA, Hunter, Ingram, Rankins, Lassiter, Agent 0 etc.... were bad moves? Drafting Higgins, Noel and Ersery were bad moves? The Marks move saved last season. I would say Caserio overall despite some mistakes has done a very good job. In fact if the QB that he was forced to pick hadn't crapped the bed the Texans most likely would've been in the SB last year. That's a pretty good job by the GM.
Nick using a chunk of our draft capital to move up two spots for a guy that could have been drafted two rounds later is certainly going to happen. Maybe in multiple rounds.
I give Nick a B. I think it was a big mistake to not hire an experienced QB coach upon drafting CJ to develop him, something that obviously didn't happen. Nick's other failing was his terrible draft choices at OL. If not for those two failings Nick would get an A from me.
All of those moves, save Nico and Petrie, are post-Demeco and defense-heavy. And Petrie (taken in the same draft Nick passed on Hamilton) is only on the list because DeMeco saved his career. He wasn't good, prior to Ryans' hire - heck, he was benched DeMeco's first year. Caserio had a fairly lousy track record, prior to DeMeco. Hard to believe it's a coincidence his drafting improved once they finally hired a competent head coach.
I saw a recent YouTube interview with Hanna McNair. She was VERY disappointed with the ending of the season (like the rest of us). I got the impression that she expects CHANGES to be made. I think Nick is on the hot seat. He has given several "arrogant" "I am in denial" interviews. But now he is dealing with the offensive line. I am guessing he has been read the riot act.
i think this is fair, but just to pile on, it’s more than just the o-line draft choices. He hasn’t been able to get the o-line right the entire time he’s been here. It’s clearly a weakness or a blind spot. I’ll also add that trading a 2nd rounder for 1yr of Diggs really sucked. And if CJ doesn’t end up having a really good year 4, that draft pick will have been a big bust. I will compartmentalize the fact that I can’t stand to listen to the man talk. I find him incredibly obnoxious.
