"He told me, `Dude, you can be a head coach in this league," Ryans told reporters this week in Houston. "I was kind of shocked, because no one had ever said that to me before . . . Kyle was the guy who believed in me. It just shows you speak life into people. Your words mean a lot. That's what I'm always doing, just trying to speak life into people, speak life into others. Be positive about attacking each day."
"The Texans are 2-4, mostly because they're struggling on offense, because their defense is giving up a league-low 14.7 points per game. But Ryans has breathed life into the franchise along with general manager Nick Caserio, applying much of what he learned working for the 49ers from 2018 through 2022. Houston has won the AFC South each of the last two years with 10-7 records and won games in the wild card round both years before losing in the divisional round."
"Ryans climbed the ladder quickly, going from a quality control coach in 2017 and then moving on to inside linebackers from 2018-20 and finally defensive coordinator when Robert Saleh was hired by the New York Jets as head coach. He got a first-hand look at how Shanahan built the 49ers as well as the defense installed by Saleh. Shanahan's ties with Ryans go back to 2006 when he was the wide receivers coach in Houston under first-year head coach Gary Kubiak."
DeMeco Ryans is in his third season as head coach of the Houston Texans after receiving direct encouragement from Kyle Shanahan that he could lead in the NFL. Ryans emphasizes speaking life into people and attacking each day with positivity. The Texans sit 2-4 due to offensive struggles while the defense allows a league-low 14.7 points per game. Ryans and GM Nick Caserio have reshaped the franchise using lessons from the San Francisco 49ers, producing consecutive AFC South titles and back-to-back wild-card wins before divisional-round exits. Ryans advanced rapidly through 49ers coaching ranks after a playing career at linebacker.
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