At the conclusion of the 2024 season, Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans made the difficult -- but necessary -- decision to move on from offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after just two seasons. After emerging as a stealth head coach candidate following the 2023 season, Slowik's offense backslid in year two, with predictability and lack of creativity being the chief complaints among Texans fans.
In stepped Nick Caley, a 42-year-old coach with experience under both Bill Belichick and Sean McVay, and the expectation right out of the gate was that Caley would find a way to transform Houston's offense.