Snake Jazz said:Texan_Aggie said:
The reality is that Houston can sell tickets by being "good", at least much more easily than being awful. Being good keeps the money flowing in. They can always quell annual interest with a marquis signing of a player or coach.
I think the Texans' brass learned this once Deshaun bounced and they were unwatchable the next 3 years.
I take this as "all Cal wants to do is win enough to sell tickets." This is all Drayton McClane ever cared about...have a few marquee stars and make a playoff run every year, but let your farm system go to hell and fill in the roster with "has beens" or journeymen and go sell some souvenirs.
Maybe Cal is that way, but I doubt it. I really don't think Caserio or Ryans is wired that way, either.
I don't think they are, but I think the risk/reward calculus is way to skewed in signing CJ. It makes too much sense from a business standpoint to let him go unless they are convinced there's a clear upgrade they can draft or sign.
Cutting bait means you rebuild every 4-5 years. Fans won't watch when you do it. You have to spread the tanks out at least 8-10 years.