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Nico Collins is ready for the 2025 season to begin after the Houston Texans failed to reach the Super Bowl in 2024.
Collins, the Texans’ star receiver, saw a similar ending to his breakout 2023 campaign amid C.J. Stroud’s second season. A 10-7 finish in the regular season led to a playoff win at home.
That led to a loss in the divisional round against the top-seeded roster in the AFC despite it being a one-score game entering halftime.
Collins plans to attack the offseason in stride. This year might have gone south, but it’s more because of the talent lost rather than the loss of internal belief.
“Due to a lot of injuries, we kind of went down,” Collins said Friday on NFL Network’s The Insiders.”But I feel like we have the right pieces, the right people, the right coaches in the right positions. I feel like we know what type of guys we have in the locker room and we know where we want to go. I feel like the main thing is [we] just got to be healthy.”
Houston was banged up, mainly at receiver. After trading for two-time All-Pro Stefon Diggs, the Texans believed a trio of Collins, Tank Dell and the newly acquired Pro Bowler would give the franchise perhaps the top receiver room.
Instead, Diggs lasted eight games before suffering a torn ACL. Dell, who suffered a season-ending injury last fall, lacked his signature explosiveness before suffering another lower-body injury that will keep him out for most of next season.
Even Collins was hurt after a hot start. During Week 5’s victory over the Buffalo Bills, the Pro Bowler left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and missed the next five games while on the injured reserve.
The offensive woes led to Bobby Slowik’s firing following last month’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Enter new play-caller Nick Caley from the Los Angeles Rams and the passing attack should be more productive.
“It’s gonna be a great year for us,” Collins said. “New OC, but I feel like we’ve got the same guys, same mindset, come in ready to work. Can’t wait to meet him, get ready for OTAs, learn the playbook and get going.”
Collins said that losing in Arrowhead for a second time in less than six weeks left a bitter taste among players.
“We left a bad taste in our mouth leaving K.C.,” Collins said. “We know what it takes. We know what we got to do to make that next jump.”
The team is looking to progress rather than stay idle. The fifth-year pro is confident his squad is built to continue their success moving forward.
“I’m not stressing,” Collins said. “I love this team. I love the guys.”
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Collins, the Texans’ star receiver, saw a similar ending to his breakout 2023 campaign amid C.J. Stroud’s second season. A 10-7 finish in the regular season led to a playoff win at home.
That led to a loss in the divisional round against the top-seeded roster in the AFC despite it being a one-score game entering halftime.
Collins plans to attack the offseason in stride. This year might have gone south, but it’s more because of the talent lost rather than the loss of internal belief.
“Due to a lot of injuries, we kind of went down,” Collins said Friday on NFL Network’s The Insiders.”But I feel like we have the right pieces, the right people, the right coaches in the right positions. I feel like we know what type of guys we have in the locker room and we know where we want to go. I feel like the main thing is [we] just got to be healthy.”
Houston was banged up, mainly at receiver. After trading for two-time All-Pro Stefon Diggs, the Texans believed a trio of Collins, Tank Dell and the newly acquired Pro Bowler would give the franchise perhaps the top receiver room.
Nico Collins on the Texans reaching a Super Bowl:
“We right there man, just one game away…We gotta figure it out, & I feel like we will. I ain’t Stressan about it.”
If Nico ain’t Stressan, I ain’t Stressan!!pic.twitter.com/Iis05bBvUl
— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) February 8, 2025
Instead, Diggs lasted eight games before suffering a torn ACL. Dell, who suffered a season-ending injury last fall, lacked his signature explosiveness before suffering another lower-body injury that will keep him out for most of next season.
Even Collins was hurt after a hot start. During Week 5’s victory over the Buffalo Bills, the Pro Bowler left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and missed the next five games while on the injured reserve.
The offensive woes led to Bobby Slowik’s firing following last month’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Enter new play-caller Nick Caley from the Los Angeles Rams and the passing attack should be more productive.
“It’s gonna be a great year for us,” Collins said. “New OC, but I feel like we’ve got the same guys, same mindset, come in ready to work. Can’t wait to meet him, get ready for OTAs, learn the playbook and get going.”
Collins said that losing in Arrowhead for a second time in less than six weeks left a bitter taste among players.
“We left a bad taste in our mouth leaving K.C.,” Collins said. “We know what it takes. We know what we got to do to make that next jump.”
The team is looking to progress rather than stay idle. The fifth-year pro is confident his squad is built to continue their success moving forward.
“I’m not stressing,” Collins said. “I love this team. I love the guys.”
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Source: https://texanswire.usatoday.com/202...s-on-tough-deciscion-to-fire-oc-bobby-slowik/
(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccurate headline.)
The firing of Bobby Slowik didn’t come easy for Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans following a divisional round against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Ryans, a former Pro Bowl linebacker, planned on getting into coaching after he hung up the cleats in 2015. He joined the San Francisco 49ers staff in 2017, sharing a small office with his future offensive play-caller in Houston.
But the NFL can be cruel. A year after being one of the more sought-after candidates for a head coaching position, Slowik was rumored to be on the hot seat as regression set in for second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Ryans didn’t ignore the feedback he received from key offensive players, taking that into account as part of his evaluation. After outweighing the pros and cons, it was evident change was needed for Houston to move past a second weekend in January.
“It was very hard to let Bobby go,” Ryans said Thursday at NRG Stadium during Caley’s introductory press conference. “Bobby’s a really close friend, as you all know, Bobby’s a great friend of mine.
“Nothing but love and admiration for Bobby and what he’s done. I know he’ll be a really good coach in this league as he continues to press forward in his career. And I wish him nothing but the best.”
The Texans are starting over on offense with new offensive coordinator Nick Caley. After spending two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams as the tight ends coach and pass-game coordinator, Caley looks to transcend Houston’s offense into an AFC juggernaut as Stroud enters his third season.
As for Slowik, he’s already landed on his feet since Caley’s hiring, reuniting with former 49ers offensive coordinator and current Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as the team’s senior passing game coordinator.
While the Texans made some strides offensively, setbacks stalled Houston from advancing over a 10-7 finish for the second straight year. Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon stabilized the ground game with his 1,000-yard performance, but the passing attack struggled to find consistency.
Stroud’s struggles factored into the call. A year after throwing for over 4,000 yards and averaging 22.2 points per game, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year threw 12 interceptions. The Texans also averaged 21,1 points per game and gave up 54 sacks.
“We’ve had a lot of good success these first two years,” Ryans said. “The reason we’re doing this is I think there’s another level that we can go to. And as I said earlier, my job is to take this organization to new heights, and I think hiring Nick will help us to get there.”
Caley, who previously worked with Matthew Stafford, has a vision to help Stroud reach new heights. Slowik might have laid down the foundation but Caley must unlock the next level of Stroud’s potential that resonates with his 2023 film for 2025 and beyond.
Nick Caley on CJ Stroud
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— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) February 13, 2025
“He can spin it. He throws the ball,” Caley said. “He’s an accurate thrower of the football. He is a natural thrower of the football. He’s instinctive. He’s got the ‘it’ factor. And he’s a warrior in terms of his competitiveness. I’ve admired him dating back to his college days. So, I’m really, really excited to have an opportunity to work with him.”
Source: https://texanswire.usatoday.com/202...s-on-tough-deciscion-to-fire-oc-bobby-slowik/
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