Opinion: QB Davis Mills needs time, stability to reach potential, and he won’t get it with Texans
and took a flier on Stanford quarterback Davis Mills.
The selection adds another body to a position group that features a massive hole thanks to Deshaun Watson’s career uncertainty amid ongoing legal battles. Twenty-two women have filed civil lawsuits against Watson, accusing him of sexual misconduct.
But if you believe the Texans have solved their quarterback quandary, think again.
Houston has its contingency plan in place, having signed journeyman Tyrod Taylor in free agency and with Mills now in the mix. But the tandem essentially equates to a Band-Aid.
Taylor, a 10-year veteran with three seasons of starter experience, is a logical bridge quarterback. But durability is rarely on his side. An injury limited his tenure as a Browns bridge to just four games in 2018. He managed just one start last season with the Chargers before a freak incident sidelined him and opened the door for Justin Herbert to replace him as starter, and the rookie never relinquished those duties.
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Meanwhile, Mills comes to Houston as more of a mystery. He does boast good size at 6-3, 217 pounds, and he came out of high school as a heavily recruited prospect. At Stanford, Mills displayed promise as a passer and field general. But multiple knee injuries limited him to just 11 college starts, so he very much remains a project.
Kyle Trask (drafted 64th overall by Tampa Bay) and Kellen Mond (taken 66th by Minnesota). However, to fully reach his potential, he will need time and stability.
There’s nothing stable about the Texans.
Plagued by organizational dysfunction and questionable decision-making, the Texans have struggled to succeed with an all-world level talent in Watson leading their offense. Pass protection routinely ranked among the team’s biggest areas of weakness, and Watson routinely ranked among the most-sacked quarterbacks in the league.