Come on, it's Time.

Congratulations are in order for the two of the most important men that make Reliant Stadium their office. With the 24-23 come-from-ahead loss to the previously 3-11 Denver Broncos, General Manager Rick Smith and Head Coach ensured that no matter what happens in the season finale next Sunday, they will have made no progress at all while on the job for 5 years together in Houston.

They inherited a hapless 2-14 team that earned the top overall pick. Year 1 produced a 6-10 team. This was year 5, with a game remaining the squad is 5-10. They reached that horrible figure by dropping 8 of their last 9. The team has never been better than 5-7 after 12 weeks, always attempting to finish fast and make late season adjustments - adjustments that good football people can and must make much more quickly.

Even to an owner like Bob McNair, who is having a very hard time coming to this decision, will have to see what is clear as day to nearly everyone who follows this team or simply the NFL in general.

Smithiak must go. No matter how Bob or anyone else wants to spin it, there is just simply no reason to believe they are "on the right track," or the are close to turning it around with the people they have in place.

Kubiak is unproven as head coach. Wait, I should say he is unproven as a good head coach. They have 1 winning season in 5 tries. A pair losing seasons, one coming off a 2-win year with the previous regime, but the other coming this season, coming off of a 9-win season. They've been given every resource - have each been given unjustified extensions - and yet have produced precious little. Especially when you compare their progress to the other teams in the league.

Tampa Bay - Raheem Morris took a team that was 9-7 two years, but started a rookie QB last year and fell to 3-13. This year in his 2nd season, that rookie QB, Josh Freeman, has the Bucs at 9-6 and fighting for the playoffs into the final week.

St. Louis - Steve Spagnuolo is also a 2nd year coach. If they beat Seattle in the final game of the regular season, they'll win their division and host a playoff game. Sure they'd only be 8-8, but look where they've been. They won 5 games combined before Spags arrived, won just once his first season, but with rookie QB Sam Bradford, they've won at least 6 more games, potentially 7.

Kansas City - Here's a double dose of everybody's doing it - but the Texans. KC hired Herm Edwards in 2006. He inherited a 10 win team, he won 9 his first year and made the playoffs. Two years later they were 2-14 and he got fired. So Todd Haley was hired and they traded for Matt Cassel. Now Haley in year two, just won the AFC West with a 10 win season and a game left.

Those are just a couple of examples. The Saints, Titans, Jets & Packers drafted 2-5 in 2006 right after the Texans. They've all been to the playoffs, actually each has been multiple teams since then and three of them are headed back this year.

It may not seem easy to win in the NFL - to turn a loser into a winner - but every team is doing it. And doing it rather quickly. Except the Texans.

Come on Bob - It's so clear. How clear? Crystal. Make the move. At least w/ Kubiak. But IMO that is not enough, I'd look for another GM also.

Start with a phone call to Bill Parcells and listen to him very closely.

Here's what you should be rooting for if you want the Texans to move up the draft board.
All the 5 and 4 win teams need to get it done!!!

Browns (5-10) win at Steelers.
Minnesota (5-9) to beat Philly tomorrow, then lose to Detroit (4-11) next Sunday.
Buffalo (4-11) to win at NY Jets.
Cincinnati (4-11) to win at Baltimore.
Denver (4-11) to win vs. San Diego.
Dallas (5-10) to win vs. Philly.
San Francisco (5-10) & Arizona (5-10) play each other, so one of 'em is gonna stick with 5 wins, the other gets 6. (or they could tie which would be awesome!)