New Texans special teams coordinator Larry Izzo coaches the way he played in the NFL for 14 seasons – at 100 miles an hour.
Izzo is always on the move, talking and yelling at his players, as he tries to improve the special teams, an area of weakness in the last two seasons.
"He's got a good grasp of special teams," coach Bill O'Brien said Monday after the first organized team activity. "He's very smart. He's a very hard worker."
Izzo, one of the best players in Rice history, played five seasons with Miami and eight with New England before finishing his career with the New York Jets.