O'Brien, Bill Bill O'Brien was dismissed by the Houston Texans on Monday, making him only the third coach in the last decade to be sacked before Week 5. John Fox was fired by the Chicago Bears earlier this year after they lost their first four games. The other two coaches who were let go before their fifth game were Jim Mora of the Seattle Seahawks and Gary Kubiak of the Denver Broncos. Mora was dismissed after a 28-24 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and Kubiak was shown the door following a 26-21 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's been an ugly start to the season for both teams with Houston losing its first four games and Denver failing to win any of its opening outings. The Texans are 1-3 while the Broncos are 0-4. In addition to being sacked, O'Brien has also been fined $200,000 by the team for publicly criticizing his superiors. He was quoted as saying that he is "not going to put up with" certain practices such as using Jake Matthews as a defensive tackle or playing Braxton Miller at quarterback.