{"id":537751,"date":"2023-01-09T07:25:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lovie-smith-fired-by-texans-after-one-season\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T07:25:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:25:53","slug":"lovie-smith-fired-by-texans-after-one-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lovie-smith-fired-by-texans-after-one-season\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lovie Smith fired by Texans after one season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37caa7385f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37caa7385f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lovie-smith-fired-by-texans-after-one-season\/#%E2%80%9CLovie_Smith_fired_by_Texans_after_one_season%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Lovie Smith fired by Texans after one season&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLovie_Smith_fired_by_Texans_after_one_season%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Lovie Smith fired by Texans after one season&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2014 Lovie Smith was fired as coach of the Houston Texans on Sunday night after just one season in which the team went 3-13-1.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second straight season in which the Texans have fired a coach after just one year. They parted ways with David Culley last January after he went 4-13 in his only season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m constantly evaluating our football operation and believe this is the best decision for us at this time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Nick Caserio said in a statement announcing Smith\u2019s firing. \u201cIt is my responsibility to build a comprehensive and competitive program that can sustain success over a long period of time. We aren\u2019t there right now, however, with the support of the (team owner) McNair family and the resources available to us, I\u2019m confident in the direction of our football program moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texans had the league\u2019s worst record for most of the season, but won two of their last three <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed by Sunday\u2019s win over the Colts that cost the team the No. 1 overall pick in next year\u2019s draft. The 32-31 victory over Indianapolis gave Chicago the top pick and left Houston to choose second in April\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1455088093.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Texans\" class=\"wp-image-25288469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1455088093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1455088093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1455088093.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lovie Smith was fired by the Texans on Sunday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 64-year-old Smith was one of the few Black coaches in the NFL along with Pittsburgh\u2019s Mike Tomlin, Tampa Bay\u2019s Todd Bowles and Miami\u2019s Mike McDaniel, who is biracial. The league requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching positions, but has long fallen short of its goal to increase the number of Black coaches in a league where the majority of players are Black.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was promoted to head coach after serving as the team\u2019s defensive coordinator for one season. The 2022 season was his 12th as a head coach, and he has a 92-100-1 record in his career that included nine seasons with the Bears and two with Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Texans owner Cal McNair said in a statement that he and Caserio informed Smith of the move Sunday night and thanked him for his \u201ccontributions over the last two seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\u201cWe are grateful for his leadership and character, and we wish him the best moving forward,\u201d McNair said. \u201cWhile we understand the results have not been what we had hoped for, we are committed to building a program that produces long-term, sustainable success. Our fans and city deserve a team that they can be proud of. I will work alongside Nick Caserio throughout this process and I\u2019m confident we will find the right leader for our football team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His firing will give the Texans a fourth head coach in as many years. Culley was hired after coach Bill O\u2019Brien was fired after losing the first four games in 2020 in his seventh season in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the Texans have fired a coach after just one year. Dom Capers was the team\u2019s first coach and he spent four seasons at the helm before being let go. Gary Kubiak took over, and he was fired in his eighth season.<\/p>\n<p>This season was Houston\u2019s third with a losing record after the team went 4-12 in 2020. That season came after they won AFC South in the previous two seasons.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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