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Ex-Texans GM Brian Gaine Accused of Targeting, Firing African American Employees

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by Air Langhi, Jun 13, 2019.

  1. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Contributing Member

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    Where did it say there was a bidding war?

    Not clear at all that the Pats wanted to extend him

    Just look at his experience. He isn't some genius gm or coach
     
  2. gucci888

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    Literally from the article you posted:

    “He became a part of Belichick’s inner circle and one of the most important executives in the building, on a par with director of player personnel Nick Caserio.”
     
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  3. Mr. Clutch

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    That seems like exaggeration. They didn't offer him an extension?

    He was a mentor and sat in meetings. He wasn't making the decisions but now he's making decisions for Texans. It's a joke.
     
  4. justtxyank

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    You're just being obtuse.

    Multiple articles say he chose to leave. Multiple articles mentioned

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ts-character-coach-houston-texans/3343987002/
    Albert Breer reported the Texans outbid the Panthers and Dolphins for him. (FLores new HC in Miami) He also reported it was Easterby's choice to leave:
    https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/06/10/h...-caserio-cam-newton-panthers-joe-douglas-jets
    Here is another article saying his chose to leave: (and also calls him a confidant)
    https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/03/01/patriots-character-coach-jack-easterby-leaving-team/
    Here's an old article that called him an executive/personnel man:
    https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports...5-marino-dolphins-changes-20181225-story.html
     
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  5. justtxyank

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    He's not making decisions for the Texans. Again you have some weird agenda because you think the Texans are a joke. The only person who said he was a decision maker was John Lopez and that has been refuted by Rappaport and others. He's Obriens right hand man, filling the same role he had for Bellichick basically.
     
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    He's a director of player development and got sent to tamper with caserio. It's embarrassing
     
  7. justtxyank

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    More of you pushing your agenda and making assumptions.
     
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  8. Mr. Clutch

    Mr. Clutch Contributing Member

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    How many really good GMs have their contracts just expire?
     
  9. justtxyank

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    He wasn’t the gm but regardless, we have no idea because executive contracts aren’t public like players.

    It’s pretty simple really. Every single source from national guys to Boston guys say he chose to leave New England, was a close personnel guy for BB and there was a bidding war for him. You reject all of that as being false with no evidence simply because you don’t like the Texans and will ignore all facts if they get in the way of your “they’re a joke” narrative.
     
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  10. Rashmon

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    I thought this thread was about the possibility that the fired Texan GM may have had discriminatory intent in hiring and firing?
     
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  11. Mr. Clutch

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    It's pretty simple. This guy was some assistant with little decision making power but he was on the Pats so the Texans decided he was a genius
     
  12. justtxyank

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    Right we know what your completely uninformed opinion is
     
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  13. Mr. Clutch

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    If he's so great why didn't someone hire him as GM?
     
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    This is painful to follow.. we get it, you think the Texans are a joke. Go be a fan of some non-joke team.
     
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  15. Mr. Clutch

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    Or the Texans could stop being a joke
     
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    Basically these articles state his title on the pats was a character coach. That he had the reputation as an assassin. That teams were bidding on him but only texans made him an executive. And that after he was hired everyone was nervous.

    Here are the positions that matter:
    Head coach and GM
    OC
    DC

    He's none of those.

    Some weird motivational chaplain guy doesn't matter
     
  17. Nick

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    Not really following the discussion here (thanks to ignore)... but doesn't seem to be about Brian Gaine being racist.
     
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  18. justtxyank

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    I'm not sure you are even reading the articles lol.

    The articles actually say he is not an assassin. The whole thing about people here being nervous when he got hired was made up by John Lopez. Nobody has anything but positive things to say about the guy including Tom Brady and others on the Patriots who called him vital to their championships. Boston writers called him a right hand man of Bellichick and called him a personnel man.

    You want to trash the Texans so you will just make up stuff, ignore stuff, misquote stuff, etc. to make every move a joke.

    Reality is that the Texans can be a mediocre franchise that make dumb decisions on the regular and still make some smart ones. I'm very critical of the Texans. If I was as disingenuous as you I would pretend that Carl Smith (new QB coach) was a janitor.
     
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  19. Mr. Clutch

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    Carl Smith was actually demoted in Seattle.

    So it doesn't bother you that we hired Easterby to a position he might not be qualified for and he's tampering in a matter of months?
     
  20. justtxyank

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    1) What position did we hire Easterby to exactly in your mind?As far as I can tell he's doing the same thing here he did in New England.
    2) The tampering allegation is just an allegation. You want me to get worked up and rail against the Texans because the Patriots have made a claim?

    On Carl Smith: He was made the associate head coach and they got a new QB coach. Don't know enough about what went on there to have an opinion. All I know is Russel Wilson specifically made it known to the HC he wanted Smith to stay on the team when he reorganized the offensive coach staff.
     

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