DeMeco Ryans Praises 'Attacking' Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator Bobby Slowik
HOUSTON — Bobby Slowik is in his first season as the offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans. And four games in, coach DeMeco Ryans believes Slowik has done a "great job of scheming and understanding the players."
"I think everybody has just bought in and is doing what’s asked of them," Ryans said. "That was the main emphasis for us. Bobby and his staff have done a great job of attacking that head-on and putting them in a great position to make plays."
The Texans are riding a two-game winning streak following a 30-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday afternoon at NRG Stadium. The defense had their best performance of the season. But after scoring 30-plus points for the second consecutive game, Slowik has the Texans' offense producing at an efficient level.
C.J. Stroud credited Slowik for his historic career start. After leading the Texans to their first home victory since 2021, Stroud is second all-time for most passing yards thrown by a rookie quarterback within their first four games.
Stroud has thrown for 1,212 yards and six touchdowns, trailing only Cam Newton (1,386) from 2011.
C.J. Stroud celebrates with wide receiver Nico Collins. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
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"For me and Bobby, we have a pretty good idea on what we both like, the offense we want to run and he is calling it," Stroud said.
"It's been a blessing to work with somebody like Bobby, who we all can trust, not only from him, but the O-line to the tight ends to the running backs to the receivers, and we're starting to buy into the system, and I think it's showing."
Since their Week 2 defeat to the Indianapolis Colts, the Texans have averaged 29.0 points under Slowik. They have also averaged 402.0 yards over the last three games.
Outside of Houston's previous two-game winning streak from December 2021, the Texans never averaged over 20.0 points since the start of their rebuilding project under former offensive coordinators Tim Kelly and Pep Hamilton.
Hamilton served as Houston's offensive coordinator after taking over for Tim Kelly in 2022. He was elevated from quarterbacks coach under former coach Lovie Smith.
The Texans' offense made no statistical improvements under Hamilton last season. They finished 31st in total yardages (4,820), rushing (86.8) and 25th in passing (196.7) during the 2022 campaign.
