The Houston Texans still room for improvement when it comes to assembling a competitive roster, but the club may have upgraded at coach.
According to Conor McQuiston from Pro Football Focus, who compiled a list of 26 NFL coaches (rookie coaches for 2022 were excluded), Smith ranks as the 17th-best coach and is grouped in the “average coach” tier.
Smith is perhaps the largest approximation on this list, considering he has not been the head coach of an NFL team since 2015. Based on his prior results, though, he lives up to his reputation as a defensive mind — although it remains to be seen if his Cover 2-heavy style will still hold up in today’s NFL.
