The constant presence of cameras peering into every detail of the Texans' operations is gone.
Without Hard Knocks chronicling the Texans' training camp, as they did a year ago for HBO, life will be much different this summer for the defending AFC South champions and coach Bill O'Brien.
And O'Brien, who emerged as one of the more colorful HBO stars in terms of language since the fictional Tony Soprano, will have more privacy as he coaches his football team.
"Where should I begin? " O'Brien said of the differences without Hard Knocks. "There's no cameras in my office.