Houston Texans: Brock Osweiler is the ultimate test for Bill O’Brien

Can Brock be Fixed?

That’s the $37 million question. Can the quarterback mechanic tweak what Osweiler does enough to get things going?

History says he can. In 2014 he had success with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mallett, Tom Savage and Case Keenum. He then went on to get some good performances in 2015 out of Mallett, Brian Hoyer and then even T.J. Yates and Brandon Weeden who were signed late in the year.

None of those guys were at a good point in their careers when O’Brien got a hold of them. That’s not all they have in common though.

As of a couple weeks ago, three of those guys were starting quarterbacks. Fitzpatrick with the New York Jets, Brian Hoyer with the Chicago Bears (before breaking his arm) and Case Keenum with the Los Angeles Rams.

Of the bunch, Fitzpatrick has been the most vocal about how helpful O’Brien is.

"“I probably learned more about football last year than I had the rest of my career in a single season in terms of being able to see the game from a different angle.” Fitzpatrick said via Rich Cimini of ESPN."

Also keep in mind that in 2015 the Texans were sitting at 2-5 at this point of the year. They had just been dismantled by the Miami Dolphins in a 44-26 beatdown and O’Brien famously said the team simply wasn’t done.

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He was right and from that point on the team on seven games while losing just two. That right there should give people some hope that he can turn Osweiler around. Eventually. At least we all know by now that if he does, it will be the coach’s biggest accomplishment to date.