Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith is entering his 21st season in the NFL and his 12th season as a coach. The former 2005 NFL Coach of the Year has seen it all when it comes to the melding of rookie classes with veterans on a team.
Smith laid out what some of the expectations are for rookies when he met with reporters after organized team activities June 7 at Houston Methodist Training Center.
“I think when initially when you come in, I let the rookies know, the veterans don’t want to hear about you being young and you don’t know what you’re doing,” said Smith. “If we as coaches put you out on the football field, they expect you to perform. They read the papers, too. They know how you’re drafted, how you’re coming in, and you’re going to have to prove it on the football field and that’s what these young guys have done.”
