Most tennis coaches feel the need to constantly be out there on the road, but not, it seems, Ivan Lendl.Instead, he has been showing in his partnership with Andy Murray how a long-distance player-coach relationship can work; the Britons dislodging of Novak Djokovic in Mondays rankings, which made him the first British man to hold the world No.1 singles spot, very solid evidence.In the five months since returning as Murrays mentor in June, Lendl has attended just three tournaments -- the pre-Wimbledon event at Queens Club, Wimbledon itself and the US Open.They will be reunited in London for the season-ending tournament, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which begins on Sunday, though that will be Lendls first appearance courtside for a couple of months. Lendl and Murray do not speak often on the phone, either.Yet, even from afar, during those absences from the tour, Lendl has had a significant impact on Murrays psyche, with the Scot playing the best tennis of his life over the last five months, winning a second Wimbledon and defending his Olympic title.Since Ivan returned, the changes have been more mental than technical, Paul Annacone, who coached Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, told ESPN.Ivan helps Andy to stabilise his emotions more -- this allows Andy to think more clearly and, I believe, helps with energy conservation. The emotional highs and lows drain you. Even if you dont feel it, they do. Ivan can help Andy understand this, which helps him execute his game plan.Lendl has never enjoyed airports or the touring life. But Annacone said Lendl has had an impact with small pieces of assistance at the most important moments, that is why it shows so much -- this happens at key moments and thats why Ivan can have huge impact.According to Annacone, Lendl couldnt have helped Murray without the assistance of Jamie Delgado, who has accompanied the Wimbledon champion to every tournament in the past five months. The British coach speaks to Lendl on the phone on a fairly regular basis, and then passes on any instruction and encouragement to Murray.That is how Murray prefers it -- only hearing directly from the coach who is there with him, though he does exchange messages with Lendl.Jamie has done a great job and should receive a huge amount of credit -- his contribution on a daily basis is invaluable, said Annacone.Not only is he a guiding light, he is the radar, antenna and evaluator of all things in the environment -- this is what enables Ivan to be effective. Jamie has a very difficult job and manages it extremely well.Ivan probably had more impact on Andy the first time they worked together. That initial breakthrough is toughest. Now it is different, but still so tough to win majors, and even tougher to continue to win majors.Since Lendls return in the summer, Stan Wawrinkas coach, Magnus Norman, has observed how Murrays team has operated.For sure Lendl has been a massive impact there, but at the same time you also have to credit the whole team -- Delgado is there every single day, Norman said. They seem to have a great chemistry and its clearly paying off.Andy has played well for the whole year, this year and last year. He reached the final of the Australian Open in January [several months before Lendls return]. Our team and me personally have the deepest respect for Andy and the team around him. 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HOUSTON -- Houstons Brock Osweiler has been so bad on the road this season that a fan started a Go Fund Me page in a comical attempt to raise money to buy out his $72 million contract.Criticism of Osweiler and his huge deal have increased with each Houston loss, and his latest lackluster performance in Mondays defeat at Denver spawned countless memes mocking the quarterback.The good news for Osweiler and the Texans is that they return to Houston this week where theyll look to improve to 5-0 at home when they host the Detroit Lions .Osweiler hasnt been great in Houstons four home wins, but he has been much better than on the road, with seven of his eight touchdown passes coming in those victories.Osweiler has struggled to get Houstons passing game going and the Texans rank 30th in the league with 204.3 yards passing a game despite having big-play receivers DeAndre Hopkins and rookie Will Fuller.Osweiler knows he needs to play better and eliminate mistakes, but also noted that a win on Sunday would leave the team in a pretty good spot at the midway point of the season.If we can put ourselves 5-3, 2-0 in the division, first place in the division going into the bye week, everything else is irrelevant, he said.Though Osweiler has taken much of the blame for Houstons offensive struggles this season, Hopkins was quick to point out that everyone on the offense needs to improve to turn things around.Anytime we lose a game, you cant point the fingers at the guy that everybody wants to point the finger at because its not just him, Hopkins said. 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He has been one of the few bright spots on the offense this season and is fifth in the NFL with 581 yards rushing.SLAY LIKELY OUT: Detroits top cornerback Darius Slay will likely miss Sundays game because of a hamstring injury. Slay sat out the second half last week with the injury and hasnt practiced this week.If he cant go, it will put more pressure on cornerback Nevin Lawson to make plays. Lions coach Jim Caldwell said Lawson is playing a lot better than he did last season.Hes been steadily growing and last week he had a really, really good game, Caldwell said. Played extremely hard, played extremely well, so I like where hes trending.RUN DEFENSE WOES: Houston is looking to improve its run defense after allowing 190 yards rushing to Denver on Monday.While Houstons pass defense is among the best in the league, the Texans have had trouble against the run all season and rank 29th by allowing 135.4 yards rushing a game.We all have to do a better job, coach Bill OBrien said. 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