I count this as the 5th Head Coach for the Texans over the last 30 months
Pardon me for being cautious in praising them for anything right now.
Of the candidates I have heard mentioned, Ryans would seem like a pretty decent hire but it's really just another OC/DC hot name of the year.
My money is on fans looking for a new direction inside of 2 seasons but I hope I'm wrong. This might take quite a while to get turned around, more than a couple Drafts.
Good Luck Texans' fans
QB - Lance
RB - Pierce
WR - JSN (or Flowers), Boutte, Collins
TE - Mayer
2.02 Jaxson Smith-Njigba, WR (maybe Zay Flowers, WR instead)
Two times in team history did this franchise go weapons in the 1st round - Andre Johnson & DeAndre Hopkins (well Fuller, too).2.02 Jaxson Smith-Njigba, WR (maybe Zay Flowers, WR instead)
JAN may not be there in the 2nd, but I like the overall thought process.
I hope they do.Two times in team history did this franchise go weapons in the 1st round - Andre Johnson & DeAndre Hopkins (well Fuller, too).2.02 Jaxson Smith-Njigba, WR (maybe Zay Flowers, WR instead)
JAN may not be there in the 2nd, but I like the overall thought process.
Other than Watson, this team loves to draft OL and DL early only it seems. We are severely lacking of weapons and I hope they remember that history. Add Mayer in there as a TE I feel like would fit in like Kittle does on the 9ers and it could get fun.
I really like Shanahan’s system for Houston, so might as well lean into it as well.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
He had a great draft last year all told with a lot of quality all the way down into the later rounds.
He had a great draft last year all told with a lot of quality all the way down into the later rounds.
I'll have to disagree with you there. The Jets had a great draft. Stngley, Green and Metchie was about as big of a bust in Year 1 as you can get. Hopefully those players show some life in Year 2. He has to be better in the early rounds.
Already, the franchise has reportedly requested permission to interview Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters and 49ers passing game coordinator Bobby Slowik for its offensive coordinator position. It’s also possible Ryans convinces 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek to join him in Houston as his defensive coordinator.
Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
Fine to disagree, but I'll point out a few things too. Pierce, Pitre, and Christian Harris were all great picks who look like long term building blocks. Especially for where they were taken. Alone they already made it a pretty great draft. And there's still a lot more potential to it.
I don't think it's fair for anyone to claim to have evaluated Metchie. You can't fault a GM for not knowing that type of medical condition when even the player didn't know. From all reports he should be able to return and play.
Stingley looked good early in the year and was being included in the lists of top rookies until his injury. That was despite the fact that Lovie Smith played so much Tampa 2, when Stingley was regarded coming out of the draft as fantastic in man coverage but only a good zone defender. Texans used Cover 2 the most of any team in the league and were considered predictable. If you read up on the 49ers defense you're going to see all kind of praise on how Demeco had adapted their scheme to the players they had available at any given point during the season.
Green actually played and there wasn't much positive there. So I'd agree criticism is warranted, especially given he seemed a big reach where he was picked.
Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
I think you meant "cute claim by Ian Rapaport on NFL Network". They included the video In the article. Listen to the final 15 seconds of the clip.
Could be, if they were looking down the road. And believe me, I'd take either. They've had incredibly bad coaching. But through it all, they do have talent there and the clock is ticking. Houston, not so much. Give it time, and all that draft capital, and we'll see if a first-time HC can right the ship (I think he will, btw).Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
To me, the Broncos likely had Ryans 1A and Payton 1B due to what they would have to give up to get Payton, which made Ryans a higher priority. But it didn't end up that way so they had to give up the picks to get Payton instead.
When you see a tweet with a play button on it, you have to click it to make the video play.Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
I think you meant "cute claim by Ian Rapaport on NFL Network". They included the video In the article. Listen to the final 15 seconds of the clip.
The article is written by Tristi Rodriguez, a Bay Area reporter. From what I can see, she just links Rapaport's release/tweet of the news is all.
Can you link where Rapaport says the Broncos wanted Ryans instead? I'm just curious and surprised by that. And yes, I did look for it.
Look, I think Ryans is going to kill it with Houston, with the time to do so. But a better HC for the Broncos CURRENT situation, I'll take Payton all day. And I also don't believe he was their fall-back or 2nd choice, like Tristi is claiming.
When you see a tweet with a play button on it, you have to click it to make the video play.Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
I think you meant "cute claim by Ian Rapaport on NFL Network". They included the video In the article. Listen to the final 15 seconds of the clip.
The article is written by Tristi Rodriguez, a Bay Area reporter. From what I can see, she just links Rapaport's release/tweet of the news is all.
Can you link where Rapaport says the Broncos wanted Ryans instead? I'm just curious and surprised by that. And yes, I did look for it.
Look, I think Ryans is going to kill it with Houston, with the time to do so. But a better HC for the Broncos CURRENT situation, I'll take Payton all day. And I also don't believe he was their fall-back or 2nd choice, like Tristi is claiming.
When you see a tweet with a play button on it, you have to click it to make the video play.Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
I think you meant "cute claim by Ian Rapaport on NFL Network". They included the video In the article. Listen to the final 15 seconds of the clip.
The article is written by Tristi Rodriguez, a Bay Area reporter. From what I can see, she just links Rapaport's release/tweet of the news is all.
Can you link where Rapaport says the Broncos wanted Ryans instead? I'm just curious and surprised by that. And yes, I did look for it.
Look, I think Ryans is going to kill it with Houston, with the time to do so. But a better HC for the Broncos CURRENT situation, I'll take Payton all day. And I also don't believe he was their fall-back or 2nd choice, like Tristi is claiming.
ESPN article. Believe Tristi all you want, Payton was the Broncos first choice.
I mean, does it make more sense for the Broncos to go after a guy who's known for working with QBs, who they just spent a ton of money on. Or, go for a first-time HC -- which has blown up in their face repeatedly:
McDaniels, Studesville, Vance Joseph, Fangio, Nathaniel Hackett. I mean, laughably bad. All horrible, some beyond disastrous (Joseph and Hackett).
So Sean Payton ... OR, another first-timer, who focuses on DEFENSE (something they already have going for them).
Yeah, not buying Tristi's "scoop" that Payton was their 2nd choice. No way.
When you see a tweet with a play button on it, you have to click it to make the video play.Report: Broncos tried to lure Ryans from Texans at last second
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, citing sources, that Denver didn’t give up on its dream of hiring 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans even after it became clear he was heading to the Houston Texans.
The Broncos labeled Ryans as their top candidate in the hiring search from the start.
“[Tuesday], when we all thought [the Broncos] were zeroing on Sean Payton, they made another run at DeMeco Ryans, failed there, and now go back to Sean Payton and reach a deal with him,” Rapoport said.
Not buying it. The Broncos, more than anything, need to fix Russell Wilson. I would take Payton for that job over Ryans, for THIS situation, without a doubt.
They also have a top 5 D already in tact. Payton has plenty of pull to get someone to keep that D in tact.
Cute article/claim by an SF beat writer, but I'm not buying it. We'll see, but DeMeco Ryans fixing Russ and the offense over Sean Payton? No way.
I think you meant "cute claim by Ian Rapaport on NFL Network". They included the video In the article. Listen to the final 15 seconds of the clip.
The article is written by Tristi Rodriguez, a Bay Area reporter. From what I can see, she just links Rapaport's release/tweet of the news is all.
Can you link where Rapaport says the Broncos wanted Ryans instead? I'm just curious and surprised by that. And yes, I did look for it.
Look, I think Ryans is going to kill it with Houston, with the time to do so. But a better HC for the Broncos CURRENT situation, I'll take Payton all day. And I also don't believe he was their fall-back or 2nd choice, like Tristi is claiming.
ESPN article. Believe Tristi all you want, Payton was the Broncos first choice.
I mean, does it make more sense for the Broncos to go after a guy who's known for working with QBs, who they just spent a ton of money on. Or, go for a first-time HC -- which has blown up in their face repeatedly:
McDaniels, Studesville, Vance Joseph, Fangio, Nathaniel Hackett. I mean, laughably bad. All horrible, some beyond disastrous (Joseph and Hackett).
So Sean Payton ... OR, another first-timer, who focuses on DEFENSE (something they already have going for them).
Yeah, not buying Tristi's "scoop" that Payton was their 2nd choice. No way.
Again, it was Ian Rapaport, on NFL Network. All Tristi did was quote the report and include the video which I've told you will play so you can hear it yourselif, if you click on the Play button on the tweet.
Believe Rapaport or don't. Tristi has nothing to do with this. Done on this topic.
Houston Texans 2023 coaching staff
Name Title DeMeco Ryans Head coach Matt Burke Defensive coordinator Bobby Slowik Offensive coordinator Frank Ross Special teams coordinator Stephen Adegoke Safeties Sean Baker Assistant special teams Danny Barrett Running backs Ben Bolling Defensive assistant Jacques Cesaire Defensive line Shane Day Senior offensive assistant Jarrod James Offensive assistant Jerrod Johnson Quarterbacks Chris Kiffin Linebackers Nick Kray Chief of staff Bill Lazor Senior offensive assistant Ben McDaniels Wide receivers/Offensive passing game coordinator DeNarius McGhee Offensive assistant Jake Moreland Tight ends Jake Olson Assistant to the coaches Cole Popovich Assistant offensive line Chris Strausser Offensive line Cory Undlin Defensive passing game coordinator Dino Vasso Cornerbacks
Overview
The Houston Texans finished 4th in the team guide. Their team travel philosophy ranked the best in the league. On road games, they give the players plenty of room to be comfortable; and for home games, they allow veteran players to stay in their own homes instead of the team hotel. The biggest complaint among player respondents was that the Club is one of only two teams league-wide that does not offer either a steam room or a sauna. As one would expect for a team with ratings this high, 97% of the locker room believes the McNairs are willing to invest money into upgrading the facilities.
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