It has been a while since I have written an article strictly based off of my opinion. Most of the time I am making sure that the facts are straight and can be verified so that even if the reader doesn’t like what I am saying, at least they can not dispute the facts used to back up what I am writing about.

But this piece will come strictly from how I feel about a certain situation that I believe is getting way too much attention.

On last week, the Houston Texans decided to cancel their 2021 minicamp after they finished the voluntary OTA sessions. New head coach David Culley said that he believed that the team had accomplished everything it set out to do and after meeting with the team leaders earlier in the offseason, they came to the conclusion that the minicamp would not be needed.

“We felt like that we needed to make sure that, for at least a good four weeks during the offseason, that we had as many players here as possible, this being voluntary, to be able to learn our culture, learn our system, new defense, all of the different players that we’ve had,” said Culley.

“So, what we did a month ago is we had our team leaders earlier in the offseason came to an agreement that it was more important for us to make sure that we had as many people as we needed to be here possible to be able to learn what we’re doing and with that being said, that we would forgo the minicamp because we felt like that was more important. That’s why we decided not to do the minicamp, because our attendance has been great for us here. We’ve got accomplished what we wanted to get accomplished. We felt like that getting them here was more important than being able to just have those two and a half days of minicamp. We feel like we got that done.”

That statement set social media and local sports radio stations a blaze. Fans, analyst, and sports personalities seemed perplexed by the decision Texans management and team leaders had made for what they felt was the betterment of the team going forward.

Do some fans have a point? Yes. Do I agree with it? No.

Who really knows what the Texans wanted to get accomplished in the offseason outside of the Texans staff? No one outside of the organization knew what goal was set coming into voluntary OTA’s. Yet here we are with people still upset with the decision that was made and they really can’t tell you why except they feel that missing those three days will cause the Texans to lose some games in the regular season.

Newsflash! It will not. Come training camp most won’t even remember that they didn’t have a minicamp. But let’s dive into this a little deeper.

What if during the minicamp a projected starter is lost for the season during a routine drill in shorts and helmets?

Ok. That doesn’t work for you?

What evaluation could coach Culley give you that you would be happy with? If he says they had a great minicamp, the naysayers will ask, “How can you evaluate a minicamp?” All types of criticism would be hurled his way, just like it is now.

Lastly. Raise your hand if you remember the 2008 Detroit Lions. That season the Lions were raving about how great the offseason was and even finished the preseason with a 4-0 record. I bet right now you are getting super excited and pounding your chest because you feel that’s exactly why the Texans needed that minicamp.

By the end of that regular season the Lions record was 0-16 becoming the first franchise in a full season to have that record since the league went to 16 regular season games in 1978. I know that stat just took all of the excitement and joy right out of you and I am not apologizing for it.

So, the moral of the story is. CALM DOWN! Everything is just fine. You will have enough time to moan and complain during the regular season.