The Houston Texans became the first team to make a coaching change this season when they announced the firing of head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien after the 0-4 start.
O’Brien had been feeling heat ever since he traded away star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for running back David Johnson who had regressed significantly due to injury problems. The mess of the trades had set the Texans so far back that O’Brien’s firing seemed inevitable.
In the aftermath of the firing, Hopkins responded with a classy tweet rather than gloat about O’Brien’s ouster. And on Tuesday, Texans star J.J. Watt had a cryptic tweet that was simply a photo of an open-roof NRG Stadium.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) October 6, 2020
The tweet could have been Watt showing that NRG Stadium’s roof actually works (it hasn’t been open for a game in nearly six years). Or … it could have been something far more complex.
NFL fans obviously had their own interpretations of the tweet.
JJ the day after Bill O’Brien is gone pic.twitter.com/TBPsZibiNZ
— Josh Arnoldy (@JoshArnoldy) October 6, 2020
Pretty easy to read into this one… https://t.co/SvlSnMHnDC
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) October 6, 2020
🎶 I can see clearly now, O Bri-en's gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day 🎶 #Texans https://t.co/iMMtm3i1vj— JB – Extend Allen Robinson💰💰 (@gridironborn) October 6, 2020
This speaks for itself. https://t.co/T2AMJ63IWs
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) October 6, 2020
JJ's apparent reaction to Bill O'Brien getting fired. https://t.co/m7EcAUJJay
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 6, 2020
This is quite telling. https://t.co/bfzI4gANsl
— Lance Zierlein (@LanceZierlein) October 6, 2020
LMAOOO everyone is happy he's gone https://t.co/6s7PTLwTnP
— Gaurav (@gvedak) October 6, 2020
The sun is finally shining on the Texans, apparently.
