Sources -- Texans fire Bobby Slowik after 2 seasons as OC - ESPN

HOUSTON — The Texans have fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after two years in Houston a source told ESPN on Friday. Houston also fired offensive line coach Chris Strausser and assistant offensive line coach Cole Popovich, sources added.

The Texans won the AFC South (10-7) in 2024 and reached the divisional round for the second consecutive season, but the offense struggled throughout the year. The Monday after the season concluded coach DeMeco Ryans said he wanted to take a week to evaluate the staff and when asked about Slowik's performance he was short and didn't give a ringing endorsement.

«I think overall with Bobby, I saw some growth,» Ryans said. «I saw some improvement throughout the year.»

Ryans also mentioned how the Texans offense needed to «improve» after a disappointing season as the unit ranked 18th in scoring (22.1) and 16th in total offense (329 yards per game). The most alarming aspect of the offense was pass protection. Quarterback C.J. Stroud took a beating of 52 sacks, second-most, and was pressured on 38.6% of his drop back, third-most according to Next Gen Stats.

What made Stroud's pressure rate of 38.6% worse was that the time to pressure rate was 2.59, the seventh fastest according to NGS. The pass protection struggled with defensive twists and stunts that opposing defenses threw at them leading to 52 unblocked pressures, second-most.

As a result, Stroud regressed statistically from a strong rookie year. He finished 15th in passing yards (3,727) and tied for 15th in passing touchdowns (20) after having 4,108 yards (eighth in the NFL) with 23 touchdowns (13th) in Year 1 in two less games. And that's with having Pro Bowl teammates in left tackle Laremy Tunsil, running back Joe Mixon and