Texans Are On The “Right” Track

By Cheval John

The old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Well, the Houston Texans offense was very broken and it needed fixing.

And Texans head coach Bill O’Brien has “fixed” the problem as today he named Ryan Mallet as the starting quarterback in place of Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The Texans currently have a 4-5 record.

With a bye week, Houston have ample time to address the inconsistencies that the offense have produced under Fitzpatrick.

Naming Mallet as the starter was the correct step that they needed to take if they are going to make the playoffs.

However, Fitzpatrick seems to “dislike” the move.

“I don’t really agree with it, but I respect the hell out of Coach O’Brien.” Fitzpatrick said to Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com. “It’s a hard thing, especially with me at this point in my career, to have to sit and take a back seat.”

Fitzpatrick have no choice but to take a seat as a backup quarterback because he had failed to lead the Texans to a winning record.

Though Fitzpatrick has 11 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, his inconsistencies with the offense has been a detriment to the team.

And since O’Brien believes that his team can make the playoffs despite the odds against them, he had to make the move of naming Mallet as the starting quarterback.

The lesson that people can learn from the Texans organization is this: If you are not making a contribution to your organization or in the case of the entrepreneur, not serving your clients/customers, you will be replaced by someone else who can do the job much better than you.”

That is the hard lesson that Mr. Fitzpatrick will have to deal with for possibly the rest of the season.

Do you think that coach O’Brien made the right move in naming Ryan Mallet as the starting quarterback?

Leave your comment below.

Video courtesy of NBC Sports

About Cheval John

Cheval John is the Founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps small to mid-sized businesses use social media correctly to build a loyal following and in the process become more profitable. Cheval is also the host of "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business. He is the author of two books including the Amazon Best-Seller, "8 Lessons Every Podcaster Needs To Learn." He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017 about topics around live streaming and podcasting. Cheval has been featured in media outlets including Ebony Magazine, Social Media Today and Forbes. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and a Twitter Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.

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