Houston Texans coach opens up about relationship with CJ Stroud

Houston Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik received a few head coaching offers this offseason, but he opted to stay put.

One of the reasons Slowik stayed with the Texans was to continue his partnership with second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud, with whom he had a strong relationship during his rookie season.

“I would say we’ve come a long way,” Slowik said of his relationship with Stroud. “Most of that progress has been made in the last year, in terms of working. It’s like any relationship. It takes time. It takes work. It takes time to get on the same page, to build that to the point where you trust each other irrevocably in every way. And we’ve always seen the game, as far as football, the same way. But we got to the point where we realized we saw the game the same way. We worked on that a lot last year. And then, by the time we got to the second half of the season, we both felt pretty comfortable and now we’re continuing to grow in that regard.”

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The Texans had one of the league’s best offenses last season, thanks to Stroud and Slowik teaming up midseason. Now that they know each other well, they can pick up where they left off and reach new heights.

Slowik, Stroud and the Texans are preparing for their season opener Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.

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