I'm just happy the Texans are backing away from the cliff. Local reports indicated they really wanted Josh McCown, a journeyman quarterback with no real coaching experience. The plan was to put him as head coach and surround him with experience. Lovie as DC, Pep Hamilton as OC, and keep Romeo Crennel in his advisory position. This would have been a huge gamble in a normal year especially with the recent track record of the Texans. Then it was looking like there could be no minority head coaches hired with nine openings. So the Texans announce their finalists. Brian Flores with head coaching experience, coordinator experience over twelve years of pro coaching experience and coming off two winning seasons in Miami. Jonathan Gannon with one year of coordinating experience over ten years of pro coaching experience and a couple of years of front office experience. And McCown.
Then Flores sues the NFL claiming racist hiring practices. One of his allegations is that owners hire less qualified white head coaches over more qualified black candidates. So the Texans were left with the options of proving Flores' claims, hiring the guy that's suing the league, or finding an alternative. Lovie is in house and more qualified than any of the finalists. He's old enough that he's probably not the long term solution.
Perhaps they have a more reasonable path for McCown. Hamilton is currently the QB coach. Lovie promotes him to OC. Hey look we need a QB coach. That's something McCown might actually be qualified for. Lovie can hire a new DC, maybe Jerod Mayo, another guy the Texans were high on early in the search. If things go well, one of those three could be heir apparent when Lovie hangs up his whistle. If things don't go well, Houston will be in the market for a new GM to hire the next head coach.