HOUSTON -- Though rumors have swirled pretty much since the Houston Texans fired Gary Kubiak and hired Bill O'Brien to be their head coach that the Texans want to change the structure of their front office, they are still just rumors.

The Texans have no intention of changing general manager Rick Smith's role, owner Bob McNair said Tuesday.

"No, I think Rick's done a good job," McNair said. "I think we had nine of our starters on offense were from the draft and we had eight or nine on defense. I don't know how many teams have that many players from the draft."

The Texans most recent draft class was very productive. First-round pick Kevin Johnson became a key cornerback for the Texans. Second-round pick Benardrick McKinney was a starter by the end of the year. Receiver Jaelen Strong, whom they selected in the third round, developed through the year.

Other positive recent draft pick developments included the emergence of guard Xavier Su'a-Filo.

Whitney Mercilus, the Texans' first-round pick in 2012, became the first player in franchise history to have the second-most sacks in a season for the Texans and be in the double digits. He had 12 sacks during the regular season and three more in the Texans' playoff game.

The Texans have struggled to find a quarterback, though, and have been a bit gunshy at the position. They also need to add speed on offense and have a succession plan for Arian Foster. They've had some miscues in free agency, too, which isn't unusual throughout the NFL.

Several times this fall rumors surfaced the Smith would be moved into a role in which he wouldn't have control of personnel, with somebody else, perhaps director of player personnel Brian Gaine, moved into the general manager role. McNair has remained consistent in denying them.