Nobody had a closer seat to Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans’ rise coordinator to Coach of the Year candidate than offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik.
Designing the offense that saw rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud ascend to stardom and H-Town become playoff-bound, Slowik has become a person of interest during the 2024 hiring cycle.
The interest is warranted. Stroud is fantastic, but the wide-zone offense he operated helps give him the zone looks he thrives against. He navigated the running back room throughout the season to get Devin Singeltary the touches he needed to boost the offense and has optimized how receivers Nico Collins and Tank Dell were utilized, too.
Ryans has been publicly complimentary of Slowik and the work he’s done and acknowledged that a promotion of sorts is possible. To that, Ryans spoke of the advice he gave his offensive coordinator.
“Be selective,” Ryans said. “You only get one opportunity to do it. You want to make sure you’re selective and you’re going to – if you get the opportunity – get to a place where you feel like you can be effective.”
