Bill O'Brien Articles - Page 5

Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill have become arguably the best offensive duo with the Kansas City Chiefs, and Bill O’Brien realizes the Houston Texans will have their hands full slowing them down. Ahead of Sunday’s crucial showdown, Bill O’Brien spoke about the challenges of stopping Kelce and Hill. #Texans HC Bill O’Brien to me on […]

The Houston Texans are preparing to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round. Unfortunately, head coach Bill O’Brien has since felt the need to do some damage control. Footage recently leaked of O’Brien engaging in an exchange of words with a heckler during the Texans’ loss to the Denver Broncos in […]

It’s safe to say that the Houston Texans’ Bill O’Brien reached his breaking point during the team’s Week 14 loss. For those that can’t recall, the Texans were blown out by the lowly Denver Broncos by a score of 38-24. The game’s final score was much closer than the actual game, however. Denver blew out […]

Tyrann Mathieu is set to take on his former team when the Kansas City Chiefs go up against the Houston Texans on Sunday. Ahead of the anticipated divisional round matchup, Bill O’Brien made it clear that Houston wanted to keep Mathieu last offseason. “It was hard. He’s a great guy,” O’Brien said, via Dave Skretta […]

The Houston Texans were hopeful that Will Fuller would be available on Saturday against the Buffalo Bills. To the dismay of Texans’ fans, Fuller has been ruled out for the team’s Wild Card matchup versus the Bills per James Palmer. #Texans WR Will Fuller (groin) as expected, is OUT today vs the #bills today per […]

The Houston Texans will be getting J.J. Watt back on Saturday in the first round of the playoffs, but it remains to be seen if Will Fuller will be active. With just a couple of days before the game, Bill O’Brien told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle that Fuller will be a game-time decision […]

The Tennessee Titans will need to take care of business against the Houston Texans in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. It seems wide receiver A.J. Brown will be a priority in the Texans’ defensive game plan. Brown has put together quite an impressive stretch to end the 2019 NFL season. Head coach Bill […]

Despite already clinching the AFC South title, Bill O’Brien shared his intentions of playing his starters in Week 17. On the other hand, Deshaun Watson has “no idea” if he’ll play versus the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. "I have no idea." – Deshaun Watson on whether or not he'll have the day off vs. #Titans. […]

Whether they win or lose this week, the Houston Texans have secured the AFC South title and a home wild card game for the playoffs. Regardless, that will not stop head coach Bill O’Brien from playing his starters in the 2019 NFL season finale against the Tennessee Titans. A Texans win will not have any […]

The Houston Texans are once again the champions of the AFC South division. With the playoff-bound Texans capturing divisional titles in back-to-back seasons, head coach Bill O’Brien is quite impressed with the such an accomplishment while he believes that the franchise has now strung together some serious consistency in Houston. “It is a good accomplishment,” […]

The Houston Texans were able to edge out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday by a score of 23-20. Following the game, Houston players were caught singing “We are the champions” after winning the AFC South title on Saturday, per Aaron Wilson. Texans singing 'We are the champions' after winning AFC South for fourth time […]

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien has kept the door open for J.J Watt returning to the team during the postseason. O’Brien was asked Monday about Watt and coach said he was worked hard and made a lot of progress the last couple of weeks. “J.J. is working very very hard,” O’Brien said, via Aaron Reiss […]

The Houston Texans and Denver Broncos will face off against one another in a game that features two teams on opposite ends of the spectrum. Despite Denver’s struggles, Bill O’Brien spoke highly of Drew Lock, the Broncos’ rookie quarterback. “I studied him coming out of college. I think he’s very smart. I think he’s got […]

The trick play that the Houston Texans ran on Sunday night against the New England Patriots almost never came into fruition. Before running the play, Deshaun Watson almost checked out of the play that involved DeAndre Hopkins pitching the ball to him. “Honestly it wasn’t the perfect look,” Watson told reporters after the 28-22 win. […]

The Houston Texans and Bill O’Brien are still searching for their new general manager after failing to poach Nick Caserio from the New England Patriots. It’s understandable why the team wanted to get the Patriots’ director of player personnel as the man who’ll take charge of the team. The way they consistently find the best […]

Before Earl Thomas signed with the Baltimore Ravens, there was a chance he would land with the Houston Texans. During his free-agency meeting with the Texans, Bill O’Brien questioned Thomas’ want to play football. “He was at the rodeo at the time,” Thomas says. “Our conversation was not what I thought it was going to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off of a disappointing loss to the Indianapolis Colts, and things don’t get much easier in week 6. The Houston Texans will come to town, fresh off of a dominant victory against the Atlanta Falcons. Kansas City safety Tyrann Mathieu is particularly familiar with the Texans, as he played […]

The Houston Texans struggled to defend Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey on Sunday… and yet Bill O’Brien had a different view. McCaffrey, the do-it-all star, tallied 179 total yards (93 rushing, 86 receiving) and a touchdown on a career-high 37 touches as Carolina prevailed in a 16-10 win in Houston. McCaffrey didn’t just impress […]

The Houston Texans tried to get tricky with DeAndre Hopkins on Sunday and it didn’t work well ending in an interception. After the game, Texans coach Bill O’Brien took responsibility for the “bad play call.” During the second quarter, Hopkins caught a backward pass from Deshaun Watson and tried to throw it out to Carlos […]

Through the first two games of the 2019 NFL season, it appears as though the Houston Texans offensive line has picked up right where they left off with their lackluster protection. Regardless, head coach Bill O’Brien is still rather optimistic about their current performance. The Texans have already allowed quarterback Deshaun Watson to be sacked […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills has not been with the team very long. Regardless, he has still managed to make quite the impression on head coach Bill O’Brien. Stills arrived as part of the blockbuster trade that brought him to Houston from the Miami Dolphons alongside left tackle Laremy Tunsil. According to Anthony R. […]

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien knows the team has a different matchup this week going against Leonard Fournette and he knows they are going to have their hands full. In Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints, the Texans really struggled against Alvin Kamara, allowing him to rush for 97 yards on 13 carries and […]

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien is confident that quarterback Deshaun Watson will be just fine after taking a couple of hits in Week 1. The most awkward hit was on a touchdown scramble where he flipped in the air and landed hard on his back. After the play, he was seen stretching his back and […]

The Houston Texans suffered a heartbreaking loss in their season opener on Monday night, falling to the New Orleans Saints by a score of 30-28 courtesy of a last-second 58-yard field goal by Wil Lutz. Afterward, Texans head coach Bill O’Brien praised the Saints and took a positive approach: “Give credit to the Saints,” O’Brien […]

New Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil is having a comfortable experience adjusting to the AFC South franchise’s offensive system under Bill O’Brien. The 25-year-old offensive tackle Tunsil was acquired by the Texans on Saturday along with wide receiver Kenny Stills and a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Johnson Bademosi, Julien […]

The Houston Texans witnessed the retirement of division rival quarterback Andrew Luck last Saturday. The former Indianapolis Colts star delt with subpar to terrible offensive line play for most of his career. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was on that pace until the Texans sent the Miami Dolphins a treasure trove of picks for a franchise […]

Jadeveon Clowney has been at odds with the Houston Texans all summer, as the Texans placed a franchise tag on the pass rusher early on the offseason, but he is yet to sign it. As a result, the Texans have been exploring trades for Clowney, with the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks representing his two […]

The Houston Texans lost Lamar Miller for the season, but head coach Bill O’Brien is still happy with the way the running back room looks. On Saturday, during the teams third preseason game, Miller suffered a torn ACL and there were questions about where the team would go from there. The Texans traded for Duke […]

The Houston Texans have been active in the trade market, and it doesn’t sound like they’re done yet judging by recent comments from head coach Bill O’Brien, via Texans Wire. The Texans already traded for Duke Johnson, and now they might need to trade for another running back after Lamar Miller tore his ACL. They’re […]

While trade rumors run rampant, Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney isn’t yet on a new team. Clowney is on the franchise tag, but he hasn’t signed it, meaning the Texans can’t fine him to come to training camp, nor can they trade him without his permission. If he doesn’t like the trade, he simply […]

Duke Johnson is proving to the Houston Texans that they got their money’s worth. Despite a reported strained hamstring, the 25-year-old running back hardly showed any signs of it and had exemplary mobility in his first practice with his new team. “It’s great to have him out here,” said Texans coach Bill O’Brien in a […]

One of the many responsibilities of head coaches in the NFL is to answer questions on injuries to their players. Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien is getting tired of addressing injuries. When asked whether Matt Kalil was injured, O’Brien seemed to be annoyed with the question. “Is he hurt? I don’t have to release […]

The Houston Texans held out Matt Kalil for Saturday night’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions, but after the game coach Bill O’Brien still named him the starting left tackle for the regular season. Rodrick Johnson got the start on Saturday night raised some questions about if Kalil had lost the job. O’Brien said after […]

Rumors are running rampant of edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney potentially being traded out of the Houston Texans. But, head coach Bill O’Brien isn’t aware of it. When asked on if he was aware of the trade rumors, O’Brien gave a simple answer; as previously reported on Texans Wire. “No, not at all.” Does he want […]

Duke Johnson had been waiting for a trade from the Cleveland Browns all offseason after the team made the move to sign Kareem Hunt. With Nick Chubb already penciled in as the starter, Johnson knew that there would be no role for him within the offense after Hunt returns from suspension. Thankfully, the Browns appeased […]

The Houston Texans began their set of preseason games against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. Unfortunately, Bill O’Brien has witnessed a couple of injuries to some of his offensive players. According to O’Brien, Houston is not expecting either Keke Coutee or A.J. McCarron to return soon. The Texans head coach said they’ll “play it […]

The Houston Texans don’t have a general manager for this season and have said that they will use a committee approach for the job. One of the first big moves without a general manager was the team trading for running back Duke Johnson from the Cleveland Browns, and according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, […]

Injuries are an unfortunate part of training camp and preseason in the NFL. For the Houston Texans, Bill O’Brien’s goal for their first preseason game is to come out of the game healthy. The Texans will begin their preseason against the Green Bay Packers. Via John McClain in the Houston Chronicle: “Let’s come out of […]

There’s clearly no love lost between the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans following the teams’ pair of heated joint practices. But after DeShaun Watson, the Texans’ injury-plagued franchise quarterback wearing the no-contact red jersey, went down during a “non-tackling” drill during Tuesday’s session, he did his best to diffuse the situation. Asked if he […]