What will the Houston Texans do to fix struggling QB position? - Houston Texans Blog- ESPN

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans checked off a key box when they hired former Texan DeMeco Ryans to be their next coach. Now, Ryans and general manager Nick Caserio will have to focus on the biggest task remaining: Finding the quarterback of the future.

Whoever becomes the next starter in Houston will have to compete in the quarterback-loaded AFC for a franchise that has been searching for its answer at the position since Deshaun Watson requested a trade after leading the NFL with 4,823 passing yards during the 2020 season.

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«We have one quarterback here on our roster, and we have to add more at that position,» Ryans said. «We know everybody gets excited about the quarterback. The quarterback is one piece to a team. As I’ve seen in San Francisco, what happens when you don't have that one guy? Is the season over? Are you just booking it? No. How do you build around that quarterback? Yes, we want a great quarterback, but no, we need a great offensive line to protect the quarterback. We need great running backs, great tight ends, great receivers. We need a great defense, special teams.»

The next quarterback has to fit new offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik's system. Slowik and Ryans both came from the San Francisco 49ers. Slowik spent last season as the pass-game coordinator and will run a West Coast offense similar to that of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan.

But things won't come easy for Ryans, who comes over to Houston after spending two years as the defensive coordinator in San Francisco.

The lone quarterback on the roster, Davis Mills,