The Houston Texans have shaken up their coaching staff in 2020 by simply promoting guys already on the staff.
One such case was assistant secondary coach D’Anton Lynn taking over for Anthony Midget to become the new secondary coach for the Texans.
“He has a wealth of knowledge on different schemes and how to teach it different ways,” safety Justin Reid said via the Houston Chronicle. “With coach Weaver being the new [defensive coordinator], that brought a lot of new, interesting twists and material to our defense that a lot of guys are excited about.”
One of the new twists that the Texans defense will debut is a more aggressive style of play and a freeing up of players to make more plays on the ball.
Though Reid has been partial towards Lynn since the Texans drafted him in the third round in 2018, Reid says he had a “great relationship” with Midget, who now coaches defensive backs for the Tennessee Titans. However, Lynn, son of Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, is the assistant he would spend time with.
“Really coach Lynn was the guy I always talked ball with,” said Reid. “He would break down things in ways that really made sense to each guy and communicated well.”
Reid has demonstrated playmaking abilities as a defensive back. In his two seasons with Houston, the former Stanford Cardinal has intercepted five passes, including returning one for a touchdown, forced a fumble, recovered three others, and broken up 15 passes.
The Texans finished last season tied with Washington for the 15th-most takeaways in the league with 22. Eight of the top 10 teams in takeaways made the playoffs. If the Texans can find ways to get more possessions for their offense, it could be one of the final nudges Houston needs to make a deeper run in the playoffs.