“I didn’t play well today,” Mallett said after the Texans 22-13 loss to Cincinnati. “I couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn from five yards away.”....
With the run game faltering, Mallett had 50 percent more attempts through the air than he did in last week’s win at Cleveland. Alfred Blue, who had 156 yards against the Browns, had just 46 yards on 16 carries against the Bengals defense.
“As an offensive line, that’s all I can really assess as of now until we watch the film but we have to be more consistent in the run game,” center Chris Myers said. “That starts from the first quarter on. We can’t not run the ball and establish ourselves on the ground.”
Mallett said he didn’t need to check out of plays very often, but just needed to execute better. His command of the game was still a strength for Mallett, according to Myers.....