How internal legal issues have put Houston Texans future in jeopardy
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
11 January 2024
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
Court documents revealed this week that Cal McNair’s brother Cary is asking a court to declare Janice McNair incapacitated, thereby giving him control of her estate, including the Texans.
We don’t know what intentions Cary would have for the Texans, but there is no doubt that the team is worth more now than it would have been even a year ago.
That has fans concerned about the possibility of the team being sold. How ironic is the difference in fan sentiment about the team changing ownership from just a year ago?
This feels like a lesson on why we should be careful what we wish for. To be fair, ownership deserved all the criticism they received during the O'Brien and Easterby era.
But at the same time, we have to give the McNair's credit for turning things around and holding Nick Caserio accountable. Remember the presser last year when Lovie Smith was fired? We had never seen Caserio so contrite.
Since then, they hired DeMeco Ryans, drafted CJ Stroud, and Will Anderson. The rest is history. They are the AFC South champs preparing to host a home playoff game. Incredible.
Which begs the question, have Cal and Hannah McNair done enough to where you wouldn't want to see a change in ownership?
We have to be impressed with the trajectory of the organization, but it was on Cal's watch when the team was the laughingstock of the NFL until this season.
We also have to realize nothing lasts forever. All good things come to an end eventually. When Caserio and/or DeMeco leave, do we trust Cal to hire quality replacements? Another huge concern involves Hannah McNair. Many believe her input is a big part of the Texans' turnaround.
If for some reason she becomes less involved in the franchise, could the organization revert to their old ways?
Not to mention, CJ Stroud is represented by David Mulugheta (Deshaun Watson's agent), he's not afraid of forcing his players out of a bad situation. Stroud seems happy with current ownership, so it might be for the best to keep it that way.
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Victor Caratini hit his third career grand slam, Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with an RBI and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Tuesday night.
CARATINI GRAND SLAM!#BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/Rtrlwz9dfo
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 2, 2025
The Astros have won seven of eight and 15 of their last 19 games.
The Rockies have lost nine of 11 following their first four-game winning streak, falling to a major league-worst 19-66. Colorado’s losses are tied for the most by a major league team in the modern era through the first 85 games.
The Rockies are 8-33 at Coors Field, tied with the 2003 Tigers for the worst start through the first 41 home games of a season in the modern era.
Caratini’s homer in the third gave Houston a 6-1 lead.
Houston reliever Bennett Sousa (2-0) kept Colorado scoreless in the sixth and Bryan Abreu struck out the side in the eighth. Josh Hader added two strikeouts in the ninth to improve to 24 for 24 in save chances — the longest perfect streak in club history to open a season.
Colorado rookie Chase Dollander (2-9) allowed six earned runs in 2 2/3 innings, his shortest start of the season.
Hunter Goodman hit solo homers in the first and ninth innings for his fifth career two-homer game.
Colorado's Jordan Beck had his first career five-hit game.
Dollander thew the ball into center field on a pickoff attempt with no outs in the third to put runners on first and third. Jake Meyers picked up an RBI on a fielder’s choice to give Houston the lead for good at 2-1.
Jose Altuve went 0 for 4 to remain one hit shy of tying Jeff Bagwell (2,314) for second place on the Astros career hits list.
Astros manager Joe Espada caught up with MLB.com's Brian McTaggart after the game.
Astros manager Joe Espada after the win in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/G0xi7ojYEl
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 2, 2025
Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.74 ERA), who has the fourth-lowest ERA through the first 16 starts of a season in Astros history, faces Austin Gomber (0-1, 6.14) on Wednesday.