Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator Pep Hamilton, Specialty Teams Coordinator Frank Ross and Safeties Coach Joe Danna met with the media of practice.

SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR FRANK ROSS

What`s it want to have a John Carroll University reunion with men like with Raiders HC Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler?

“Just looking to win a soccer sport. I’m certain there is a participant that performed at Ohio State that performs in opposition to some other participant from Ohio State. Trying to win a soccer sport. Glad to look whoever from our alum doing nicely in our industry.”

What do you observed has been the largest distinction for K Ka’imi Fairbairn this season?

“Good question. I suppose I’ve stated it time and time again, he is now no longer going out there, doing some thing extraordinary although he has ignored a kick. I suppose capitalizing, simply being intentional from his every day and Wednesday to Thursday to Friday routine. He’s been very severe and targeted approximately that. Hopefully it maintains to repay for him, persevering with to take benefit of possibilities. We’re relying on factors on every occasion we ship that unit at the discipline, does not rely what form of kick or scenario it’s miles.”

But it is the identical technique as ultimate yr too?

“Yeah and perhaps achievement is from a discipline purpose kicker, makes or misses, I recognize that. He’s a process-orientated man. I simply suppose no matter something kick it’s miles or something season it’s miles, he is now no longer going to be too excessive or low. Everyone is aware of Ka’imi (Fairbairn) is a quite mellow man. Happy with in which he is at and need him to retain to be successful for our crew.”

What did you observed of the unique crew unit’s overall performance as opposed to Jacksonville?

“It appears like for all time ago, so it is sort of out of sight out of mind. Overall, there are matters we want to enhance. There were correct effect performs. There were takeaways or downed punts with in the five. That’s tremendous, however you are in no way going to listen me arise right here and say how glad we are. There’s matters to enhance. We’ve had too many ignored tackles. We’re having those tremendous tackles, tremendous effect performs. The subsequent play is 14-backyard go back as opposed to Jamal Agnew. We have been down there in insurance and ignored a address, in an effort to be a hundred percentage execution on each unmarried factor we ever do is the purpose. Until we get that, I’m in no way going to mention there is not anything we will enhance on. Got to discover greater methods to generate greater yards withinside the returns. We have not had sufficient possibilities. Whenever we get the ones chances, they have got to be capitalize on. If it is going from seven, we have got were given to get that factor to ten and get a complete first down for offense. On the kick go back sport, we have got best had 3 at the season, so every time the ones possibilities arrive for themselves we are hoping to capitalize. We’re going to be gambling in opposition to a extraordinary composite crew from their whole core. They’re gambling with Maxx Crosby and Clelin Ferrell are withinside the punt rush for them. Matthias Farley, veteran, savvy, performs all their sport plan roles, their non-public protector. We’re gambling in opposition to length linebackers, a former D-quit from Buffalo in (Malcom) Koonce. The man’s gambling, strolling down on kickoffs, gambling on kick go back, something unit they may be asking him to do. A extraordinary made-up roster that we are gambling in opposition to this week in Vegas. We’re going to have our arms complete. If you examine who their returners are, Keenan Cole has achieved a tremendous process withinside the league thus far. The man has explosive speed. The man it truly is simply the starter for the primary a part of the season, if he is again there, we’ve got our arms complete. My friend Danny Amendola is like the largest assessment to Hunter Renfrow. That man is dangerous. He has elite feel, instincts, belongings you can not educate on the way to wiggle and discover space, vertical yards. Our tackling can be at a top rate to maintain discipline role in insurance this week.”

How do you outline RB Dare Ogunbowale’s essentiality to the unique groups unit?

“What a pleasing addition he is been. He’s simply a midskill. He’s a protection frame, so the ones men which might be over two hundred pounds, proper in that midskill frame that also can run and play each as opposed to a linebacker or undersized linebacker after which of direction any ability participant. Those men are M.J. Stewart, Eric Murray, Jonathan Owens, Rex Burkhead, Dare Ogunbowale. Those men are all tough to discover simply correct ones. He’s doing an excellent process thus far in gambling in the ones precise roles that our safeties and protective gamers, but an offensive gamers is doing and making tackles. Happy with in which he is at and want to retain to get him methods to get him to the factor of assault and make the ones tackles for us. The one factor you asked, the essentiality to our system. He’s very smart. Love that veteran presence and the willingness to are available in right here and examine shape a brand new coach. He’s very sensible and has brought to our room a ton.”

How do you compare offensive gamers which have a protection frame type?

“That’s the amusing part. That’s the puzzle portions becoming collectively whilst you are constructing a roster from the offseason all of the manner as much as very last cuts. Finding out who could make the tackles in space, who can keep and command leverage, who can block. Some safeties are tremendous tacklers, however they do not know the way to block. Now you’ve got got strolling again who is simply green in byskip safety and skilled going up in opposition to extraordinary sorts of matchups. I suppose he is achieved a tremendous process of locating that hybrid participant position and additionally now learning, ‘I’m a insurance participant, I’ve were given in order to address. I can not simply defend and be a trouble in insurance, leaving my teammates out to dry due to the fact I can not end as a tackler. He’s achieved that thus far and want him to retain to hold doing that.”

In the off season, how do you move approximately getting offensive gamers like RB Dare Ogunbowale to address and be part of unique groups?

“I could suppose now no longer always this situation due to the fact a part of the free-agent