Tim Kelly’s 2021 season as the offensive coordinator in Houston was a failure. He couldn’t design a competent run game, the empty spread sets he used with Deshaun Watson were put in a box until late in the season when the Texans found themselves down big, and struggled to adjust to the changes defenses would make in the second half. He was fired this offseason, and has since moved on to Tennessee.
The man in line for a promotion was quarterback’s coach Pep Hamilton. He interviewed in Carolina, and other places, for their offensive coordinator position, but didn’t receive an offer.