HOUSTON – Nick Caley will have the vantage point and communication he wanted when it comes to orchestrating the Texans’ new-look offense.

The first-year offensive coordinator, after experimenting with calling plays from the coaches’ booth and the sideline, has decided it’s better for him to be closer to the players and coaches. He’ll call plays from the field after doing so against the Carolina Panthers. He called plays from the booth against the Minnesota Vikings.

“I’ll be down on the field,” Caley said. “I feel good about it. I feel good about both, but I’ll be down on the field moving forward.”

Ultimately, it came down to those in-person conversations being valued over the big-picture view of the booth. While there are headsets obviously to communicate through, there’s no substituti

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