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Brian hoyer to sign with Texans

So the question becomes:

1) No AJ
2) No Meyers
3) + Hoyer
4) + Second place/div schedule (instead of 2-14 schedule)

Does this team go 9-7 or better?

I hate to say it, but I'd lay odds against it.

OYE!
 
speedfreek said:
So the question becomes:

1) No AJ
2) No Meyers
3) + Hoyer
4) + Second place/div schedule (instead of 2-14 schedule)

Does this team go 9-7 or better?

I hate to say it, but I'd lay odds against it.

OYE!
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1) AJ's stats of 85/900/3 are replaceable
2) Time for Ben Jones to prove he really is smart enough to be a center
3) Oy, I got nothing
4) Still four gams against the Tits and Jags
 
So, we're hiring all of the Brady backups? Are our QBs gonna be called The Brady Bunch now?
 
DX-TEX said:
Wait to see the guarantees before you pass judgment. Right now we have Mallett and Hoyer for less than what the browns paid for McCown.
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yeah except we don't have Hoyer... yet

And don't know what the money will be
 
Well at least we arent going into the draft with noone ...we still have the draft and we can not get desperate. Worst case is hoyer takes Case's place
 
amazing80 said:
Not a fan at all of wasting money on Hoyer.
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One thing I know for sure.

Case Keenum better start learning a craft. Knitting, framing, painting, welding... something.

Get's beat out of a job by Tj Yates, Ryan Fitzpatrick, & now Bryan Hoyer. All while costing the team five times less to carry you.
 
speedfreek said:
So the question becomes:

1) No AJ
2) No Meyers
3) + Hoyer
4) + Second place/div schedule (instead of 2-14 schedule)

Does this team go 9-7 or better?

I hate to say it, but I'd lay odds against it.

OYE!
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well, didn't have this team winning more than 5-6 games last year but came withing 1 game of playoffs and they barley had a competent QB...

will wait and see what happens till after the draft and FA
 
This signing is so OK that it is average.

If you ever wondered what the space between overwhelming and underwhelming is, I think we just found it.
 
I've got a feeling that Tits & Jags fans just penciled in two wins apiece.

I'm going over to their fan boards now to check it out.
 
amazing80 said:
Not a fan at all of wasting money on Hoyer.
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What if Mallet sucks, or if he gets hurt for a string of games? Having a solid back up is a nice luxury to have. And Hoyer is a great back up.

I think we could win several games with Hoyer possibly. Especially if we get him some help. We can't win any SB's with what we got, but it's the best alternative I've seen that we have, and this way we have two options back there at QB at least and some better depth than what we had last year.
 
Texecutioner said:
What if Mallet sucks, or if he gets hurt for a string of games? Having a solid back up is a nice luxury to have. And Hoyer is a great back up.

I think we could win several games with Hoyer possibly. Especially if we get him some help. We can't win any SB's with what we got, but it's the best alternative I've seen that we have, and this way we have two options back there at QB at least and some better depth than what we had last year.
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Stop using common sense here! It is neither warranted or needed.
 
I like this signing. The way our Qbs dropped like flys last year, its good to have a cushion. Plus Hoyer can play, he was just with the team where QB's go to die!!
 
Its kind of confusing what Bob is thinking. He seems so noncommittal. Im curious what he tells both Mallet and Hoyer? All out QB battle and they are both OK with it? I'd think either one could possibly land a starting gig somewhere. Wierd.
 
Uncle Rico said:
Its kind of confusing what Bob is thinking. He seems so noncommittal. Im curious what he tells both Mallet and Hoyer? All out QB battle and they are both OK with it? I'd think either one could possibly land a starting gig somewhere. Wierd.
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BOB has a rep as a great recruiter.
 
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Uncle Rico said:
Its kind of confusing what Bob is thinking. He seems so noncommittal. Im curious what he tells both Mallet and Hoyer? All out QB battle and they are both OK with it? I'd think either one could possibly land a starting gig somewhere. Wierd.
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Hoyer wanted to be at place where he had a legit starting chance. I think he has that here at least to compete for the job. He knows what Mallet has as well being on the same team, so he might feel confident that he can out play him. The same goes for Mallet, and Mallet already had a jump on him after being here for a season and getting some playing time. They both probably feel like this is one of their better chances to start.

From OB's perspective, we now have two options to go into camp to compete for the job. Both are guys he has coached before and is familiar with. If Mallet wins the job and stinks it up, Hoyer is a nice 2nd option in my opinion and in OB's obviously. Maybe then, Hoyer gets hot for a while. It is at least possible. Or if Mallet gets hurt, we still have a competent back up who can come in and make the season interesting still.

With OB's options currently, I think this was one of the best scenarios we could have ended up with. He is probably hoping that Mallet can turn into a big time QB, and if not he and Hoyer should be good enough to keep the team competitive while the search for franchise QB continues into next year.
 
Uncle Rico said:
Its kind of confusing what Bob is thinking. He seems so noncommittal. Im curious what he tells both Mallet and Hoyer? All out QB battle and they are both OK with it? I'd think either one could possibly land a starting gig somewhere. Wierd.
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the reason they are both okay with this arrangement is that, they WERE NOT being given a better chance at starting.
 
Texecutioner said:
Hoyer wanted to be at place where he had a legit starting chance. I think he has that here at least to compete for the job. He knows what Mallet has as well being on the same team, so he might feel confident that he can out play him. The same goes for Mallet, and Mallet already had a jump on him after being here for a season and getting some playing time. They both probably feel like this is one of their better chances to start.

From OB's perspective, we now have two options to go into camp to compete for the job. Both are guys he has coached before and is familiar with. If Mallet wins the job and stinks it up, Hoyer is a nice 2nd option in my opinion and in OB's obviously. Maybe then, Hoyer gets hot for a while. It is at least possible. Or if Mallet gets hurt, we still have a competent back up who can come in and make the season interesting still.

With OB's options currently, I think this was one of the best scenarios we could have ended up with. He is probably hoping that Mallet can turn into a big time QB, and if not he and Hoyer should be good enough to keep the team competitive while the search for franchise QB continues into next year.
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I like Hoyer, I think he'll be the starter now. I just thought that we had committed to Mallet and all the talk was that we were going to give him a real shot. Then this left field stuff.
 
Uncle Rico said:
I'm not completely sure about that.
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I'm thinking OB played Jedi Mindtricks on them & have them thinking we've got a real shot at the play offs. With our only competition for these "signal callers" being the Jets...


We've got a better shot than the Jets do for winning our division, but after that we're all wild cards & I wouldn't count the Jets out any more than us.
 
Uncle Rico said:
I like Hoyer, I think he'll be the starter now. I just thought that we had committed to Mallet and all the talk was that we were going to give him a real shot. Then this left field stuff.
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I don't think that many like Hoyer, but OB seems pretty comfortable with him. He coached him a few years ago, and maybe he can have a better effect on Hoyer. Based on the Texans approach to Mallet, it tells me that they weren't exactly star struck by his performance from last season in games and at practice, but still believe that he has big potential. They probably figure that bringing in both guys to battle it out will bring out the best in them through competition. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hoyer win that competition at all.
 
thunderkyss said:
I'm thinking OB played Jedi Mindtricks on them & have them thinking we've got a real shot at the play offs. With our only competition for these "signal callers" being the Jets...


We've got a better shot than the Jets do for winning our division, but after that we're all wild cards & I wouldn't count the Jets out any more than us.
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Not once AJ goes to the colts :kitten:
 
Texecutioner said:
I don't think that many like Hoyer, but OB seems pretty comfortable with him. He coached him a few years ago, and maybe he can have a better effect on Hoyer. Based on the Texans approach to Mallet, it tells me that they weren't exactly star struck by his performance from last season in games and at practice, but still believe that he has big potential. They probably figure that bringing in both guys to battle it out will bring out the best in them through competition. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hoyer win that competition at all.
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& it sounds like they want Hoyer more than they want Mallett. If the Jets make another push & we then over bid the Jets... that'll tell you what you need to know right there.

We're being told three years $12~14M now, we'll see what we end up signing him for.
 
Texecutioner said:
I don't think that many like Hoyer, but OB seems pretty comfortable with him. He coached him a few years ago, and maybe he can have a better effect on Hoyer. Based on the Texans approach to Mallet, it tells me that they weren't exactly star struck by his performance from last season in games and at practice, but still believe that he has big potential. They probably figure that bringing in both guys to battle it out will bring out the best in them through competition. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hoyer win that competition at all.
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I agree. I think its a win/win for the organization no doubt, just looking at it individually is interesting to me. I think Hoyer is the better QB personally. He performed well when given the options, particularly the year he went down with injury. I think once he gets some live snaps he will win the position outright which is fine with me, but then Mallet again gets buried on the bench when he could have gone and started for the Jets lets say. I'll admit I was curious to see what Mallet could do and I was under the impression that was the route we were going.
 
So the Texans end up with the #1 & #2 QB's in free agency? I thought they were a QB away from the playoffs last year so this has to be a good thing.
 
thunderkyss said:
I'm thinking OB played Jedi Mindtricks on them & have them thinking we've got a real shot at the play offs. With our only competition for these "signal callers" being the Jets...


We've got a better shot than the Jets do for winning our division, but after that we're all wild cards & I wouldn't count the Jets out any more than us.
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Jets are going to be looking up at Miami and Buffalo, to say nothing of NE. They won't sniff wild card in 2015
 
JCTexan said:
So the Texans end up with the #1 & #2 QB's in free agency? I thought they were a QB away from the playoffs last year so this has to be a good thing.
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All the lists I saw had Hoyer at something like the #6 and Mallett at #8


edit: Rotoworld has Hoyer #4 and Mallett #6
 
The Pencil Neck said:
I don't know. I heard they were offered more money with the Jets. At least, I believe Mallett was.
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That franchise is a train wreck .... If I were in Mallett's shoes , I might consider that career ending decision ..... but it would cost them a lot more than double what the Texans gave him in that first year guarantee .... cause that's probably my last contract. :mcnugget:
 
EllisUnit said:
Really there were only like 4 QB FA i can even think of. Hoyer and Mallet being 2 of the bigger ones which i know is odd.
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Total of 20 listed

Quarterbacks

1. Mark Sanchez (Re-signed 2-year, $9M deal with PHI)
2. Jake Locker
3. Josh McCown (Signed 3-year, $14M deal with CLE)
4. Brian Hoyer (Agreed to multi-year deal with HOU)
5. Matt Moore
6. Ryan Mallett (Re-signed 2-year, $7M deal with HOU)
7. Christian Ponder
8. Tarvaris Jackson
9. Shaun Hill
10. Michael Vick
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link
 
Walterfootball has Mallett as #2 behind Locker with Hoyer at #5.

Whatever.

We got the guy we wanted and another guy that was at least ranked as one of the top guys, even if we have mixed feelings about him.
 
JB said:
Jets are going to be looking up at Miami and Buffalo, to say nothing of NE. They won't sniff wild card in 2015
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Finding it hard to believe we won't be looking up at Buffalo & Miami ourselves.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
I don't really get it. OTOH, Mallett hasn't shown that much, either.
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I don't think he has either. That's just how bad this FA QB class is. Hoyer is actually the one with the best resume and that's not really saying a whole lot. I can't get behind Sanchez or Locker, and even the opportunity to get Kaepernick isn't all that exciting.
 
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