Bill OBrien is an old school coach. He likes to get in front of the team and tell them how the cow ate the cabbage.

Offensive coordinator Tim Kelly is a newer school coach. Set to turn 34 years old on Aug. 17, Kelly has a natural inclination to use video conferencing and screen sharing technologies. So when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the NFL into a virtual offseason, there was no learning curve for Kelly.

Not to be too general here, but being a younger coach if you will, being able to get used to FaceTiming and doing all of those things, its become a normal interaction with people, Kelly said. So this isnt than that different than what we usually do on a normal basis.

The second-year offensive coordinator knows on-field instruction during walk-throughs and classroom settings are the ideal when it comes to offseason workouts. However, the Texans, nor any NFL team, had the chance.

Wed much rather be in person, face-to-face, but being able to see each other through the Zoom media, being able to interact with the different technologies that we have was really beneficial, Kelly said.

Though the Texans do have some players who function better in-person than with video conferencing, Kelly nevertheless appreciates the participation from the players.

Said Kelly: Obviously, we would have loved to be in person but I think its a testament to the guys that are in that locker room that I dont think that we skipped a beat there as far as the communication because of the way they approached it, the professionalism of the guys in that room and really their willingness to learn.

The Texans can apply the lessons learned in the virtual offseason to the practice field throughout August.

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Being a younger coach helped Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly adapt to technology - Texans Wire