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NFL hot seat: 5 coaches likely to get fired by the end of 2018

By Peter Panacy

CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 17: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns looks on in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - DECEMBER 17: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns looks on in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 31: Head coach Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans looks on prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 31: Head coach Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans looks on prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

. Houston Texans Bill O'Brien. 3. team. 10. .

For years, the Houston Texans were cursed with injuries, poor quarterbacking and… putting it plainly, bad luck.

So it makes more than enough sense head coach Bill O’Brien wasn’t viewed as one of the head coaches on the perennial NFL hot seat. This, despite the Texans never reaching 10 wins in a single season O’Brien has been at the helm.

But 2018 was supposed to be different. After all, quarterback Deshaun Watson was back from his devastating ACL injury suffered his rookie year. Defensive end J.J. Watt returned healthy from a knee issue, linebacker Whitney Mercilus returned from a season-ending pectoral injury and the team, for the most part, was as healthy and complete as it had been in years.

So why the 2-3 start?

Starting off the year with a three-game losing streak didn’t help matters. And while the Texans have managed back-to-back overtime wins over the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys, respectively, O’Brien still has to be viewed as a candidate for being fired.

The Houston Chronicle’s John McClain explained more below:

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Posted by Houston Chronicle Sports on Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Texans may have started to turn things around, yes. But if there’s any further regression, don’t be shocked to see O’Brien seeking employment elsewhere in 2019.