http://abc13.com/sports/should-texans-owner-get-a-statue-on-public-land/2544618/ The Houston Super Bowl Host Committee says it commissioned the statue earlier this year to honor the Texans owner. Christopher Newport with the committee says he was not sure if the statue had already been completed by the artist. A spokesperson for the Texans says the organization wasn't ready to talk about the statue yet because there has not been a formal announcement. The Texans did confirm that its preferred location for a McNair statue is the location of the Super Bowl Countdown Clock, which is public land. On Wednesday afternoon, the Texans are expected to present the project plans to the convention corporation meeting. The plans have not been made available to Eyewitness News. Edgar Colon, Chair of the HCSCC Board, told Eyewitness News that the vote will be on a feasibility study, not on placing the statue. Colon says the organization needs to find out the cost of erecting and maintaining the statue and who will pay for these costs. The Super Bowl Host Committee says it is footing the bill for the statue itself using private funds. Commissioner Ellis is urging a wider study. He says there should be policy and procedures in place whenever statues of individuals are erected on public land. The board meeting on Wednesday is open to the public, and members of the public can sign up to testify. ___________________________________ This?
Andre Johnson statue yes. TJ Yates, Bengal killer, first playoff win, yes. Weeden, first win in Indy, yes. Someday Watt. McNair. No.
Good, he deserves it. He brought football back to Houston and has been a fairly amazing owner even if the results haven't always been what we've wanted.
Much better. The tweet made it seem like bob mcnair decided bob mcnair was going to erect his own statue.
Is there a precedent for this? Pretty self serving, but he IS the reason we have a team, so I suppose he is somewhat of a hero.
Honestly what's with the negativity? I have no problem with this at all, the man brought back football to the city
He doesn't deserve a statute. He hasn't been an amazing owner. His teams have accomplished very little and have never been on the cutting edge of innovation.
I very much disagree. There's only so much the owner can do and the major part is not forcing his opinion on his football people and always coming through with the cash and not being a cheapskate. None of those have been problems. When you talk about accomplishment, you have to realize you are talking about an expansion team that went through the early rough years like every franchise and then developed into what should have been a contender if not for a long string of unfortunate events and unexpected injuries.....of which they've bounced back from and have pretty much owned their division since 2011. There are few owners in the NFL better than Bob McNair
