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Ryan Mallett

I don't understand why we won't give Savge or Mallett a chance...just don't get it. Mallett has an arm and if you instruct him to launch it within the vicinity of Hopkins or AJ...this is much better than the Bearded Bandit we have who's primary role is to hand the ball off to Arian Foster.

I wonder what our rush vs pass ratio is? 18-1 *insert sarcasm*?
 
Sigma said:
could everybody quit it with all this QB whining?

that is so 20013/14

we should whine about injuries, that would be much more 2011/12

:kitten:
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No...its so 2007-8.

Schaub vs. Rosenfels
Schaub vs. Keenum
Fitz vs. Mallett

honestly, you could go back to the Oilers days when a small contigent of folks were wanting to see Richardson or Carlson over Moon.

This fan base just isn't right if they're not clamoring to see the back up qb....
 
Ryan Mallett is going to be something special.

I expect Bill O'Brien to name him the starter for the game at Cleveland sometime next week. Ryan Mallett will lead the team to seven wins in a row and a deep playoff run.

In Ryan Mallett I trust!!!!

Hindsight is 20-20 but we'll all wonder why he didn't start as soon as the Pittsburgh game. Better late than never.
 
Bulls on Parade said:
Ryan Mallett is going to be something special.

I expect Bill O'Brien to name him the starter for the game at Cleveland sometime next week. Ryan Mallett will lead the team to seven wins in a row and a deep playoff run.

In Ryan Mallett I trust!!!!

Hindsight is 20-20 but we'll all wonder why he didn't start as soon as the Pittsburgh game. Better late than never.
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:perfect10:

It's better to put my hope in this than to hope Fitzpatrick is going to play better to lead us to 7 wins in a row.
 
Double Barrel said:
Knowing the Texans, they will wait until they are "mathematically eliminated" to start Mallet...week 17 vs. the Jags. Mallet has a decent game, and they give him a fat contract for 6 years....based upon a game against one of the worst teams in football.

And we all act like pretty little butterflies fluttering in a breeze all off-season. Not sure what that means, but just wanted to use this-----> :butterfly:
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:spit:

That's Houston sports in general
 
Greg Bailey @GregBailey13
#Texans Ryan Mallett gets it. Not trying to make waves but everybody wants to play.

Best #Texans interview in a long time. QB Ryan Mallett. I'm not going anywhere during the bye week. I'll be here working.
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Tania Ganguli ‏@taniaganguli
Mallett compared his situation to Sanchez "If Mark wasn’t ready when Nick went down, it might not have went that way for the Eagles" #Texans

Today @Ryan_Mallett_15 reiterated he's ready, but added his tweet "wasn't taking a shot at anybody." #Texans
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Playoffs said:
Greg Bailey @GregBailey13
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I think the danger in brining in Mallett is that he has no mobility whatsoever. Our porous offensive line is going to be a problem. Hopefully learning under Brady for 3 years he figured out how to get rid of the ball in 2 seconds.

I am hoping that we see Mallett in Cleveland. The "spark" BoB is looking for may not come from Mallett, but Fitzy isn't going to do anything different at this point.
 
hradhak said:
I think the danger in brining in Mallett is that he has no mobility whatsoever. Our porous offensive line is going to be a problem. Hopefully learning under Brady for 3 years he figured out how to get rid of the ball in 2 seconds.
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What if the offensive line (our ProBowl LT & Center included) looks porous because Fitz isn't calling the protection to the best of their ability? Like if he sees something he doesn't like & changes it.... maybe the guys up front would have done better had he left it alone.

Then there's the check down that he acts like he doesn't see.... holding the ball waiting for something to develope.
 
thunderkyss said:
]What if the offensive line (our ProBowl LT & Center included) looks porous because Fitz isn't calling the protection to the best of their ability? [/B]Like if he sees something he doesn't like & changes it.... maybe the guys up front would have done better had he left it alone.

Then there's the check down that he acts like he doesn't see.... holding the ball waiting for something to develope.
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or hanging onto the ball too long because he has no faith in his arm. Saw several times on Sunday where Andre Johnson had a step on his man and never got the ball because to Fitzpatrick, if he isn't wide open, he is covered...
 
BullNation4Life said:
or hanging onto the ball too long because he has no faith in his arm. Saw several times on Sunday where Andre Johnson had a step on his man and never got the ball because to Fitzpatrick, if he isn't wide open, he is covered...
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He's schizo. There are plenty of times when he just throws it up as a jump ball when coverage is there and then he'll turn around and can't pull the trigger on a guy with a step.
 
infantrycak said:
He's schizo. There are plenty of times when he just throws it up as a jump ball when coverage is there and then he'll turn around and can't pull the trigger on a guy with a step.
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I think the problem he has is, with a jump ball you need to just get it near the receiver. When leading a guy on the run with a half step on a defender, accuracy plays a much bigger role. His accuracy is wildly inconsistent. One throw is adequate then the next 3 are like wtf man. Hopefully Mallett brings some sort of consistency with his play. Even if he misses a read now and then, the potential for our play makers to make plays should be greater with Mallett.
 
At least Mallet would give us something to look forward to for the rest of the season.

Honestly, I'm filled with dread when thinking about enduring 7 more games with Fitzpatrick. I feel like a junkie that cannot quit and hating myself for it. December 28 cannot get here soon enough if they keep trotting Fitz out there.
 
amazing80 said:
I think the problem he has is, with a jump ball you need to just get it near the receiver. When leading a guy on the run with a half step on a defender, accuracy plays a much bigger role. His accuracy is wildly inconsistent. One throw is adequate then the next 3 are like wtf man. Hopefully Mallett brings some sort of consistency with his play. Even if he misses a read now and then, the potential for our play makers to make plays should be greater with Mallett.
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Mallett has good accuracy with deep throws. Deep outs/comebacks/Crosses etc... Where he struggles with accuracy is 5-7 yd crossing patterns and short dump offs to outlet receivers. Atleast that was an issue in college. Maybe he has improved in those areas.

There's a misconception that Mallett is a statue in the pocket. He climbs/moves around the pocket quite well. He just lacks speed once the pocket breaks down and certainly isn't a scrambler like Fitz. Hopefully he can make up for this by reading defenses quicker and getting rid of the ball.

WF/Bah/BL can probably go more in depth about this stuff than I ever could.
 
steelbtexan said:
Mallett has good accuracy with deep throws. Deep outs/comebacks/Crosses etc... Where he struggles with accuracy is 5-7 yd crossing patterns and short dump offs to outlet receivers. Atleast that was an issue in college. Maybe he has improved in those areas.

There's a misconception that Mallett is a statue in the pocket. He climbs/moves around the pocket quite well. He just lacks speed once the pocket breaks down and certainly isn't a scrambler like Fitz. Hopefully he can make up for this by reading defenses quicker and getting rid of the ball.

WF/Bah/BL can probably go more in depth about this stuff than I ever could.
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I appreciate your analysis, always have. But..... I don't think Fitzpatrick is a scrambler, more of a runner. He'd probaly excel at Rugby. To me, a scrambler buys time with his legs & makes plays from behind the LOS. Fitz is more like Carr. He's better off just tucking & running. Bad things happen when he stays behind the LOS.
 
JB said:
pretty much toeing the company line, speaking the company mantra... work to get better, always prepare like a starter, team game, whole team needs to play better.


Don't really get antsy out of it, maybe some reluctance to be talking at all
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Did you watch it, or just listen? He can't stand still. He looks antsy, ready to go...
 
thunderkyss said:
Did you watch it, or just listen? He can't stand still. He looks antsy, ready to go...
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yeah I watched it... looked to me like he was nervous about speaking and wanted to get outta there

I thought alluded to that he was antsy to start
 
steelbtexan said:
Mallett has good accuracy with deep throws. Deep outs/comebacks/Crosses etc... Where he struggles with accuracy is 5-7 yd crossing patterns and short dump offs to outlet receivers. Atleast that was an issue in college. Maybe he has improved in those areas.

There's a misconception that Mallett is a statue in the pocket. He climbs/moves around the pocket quite well. He just lacks speed once the pocket breaks down and certainly isn't a scrambler like Fitz. Hopefully he can make up for this by reading defenses quicker and getting rid of the ball.

WF/Bah/BL can probably go more in depth about this stuff than I ever could.
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That has to be a good thing. Fitz reminds me of Big Ben the way he holds onto the ball for 10 seconds trying to find an open receiver. The majority of the time he ends up getting sacked. If Mallett can go through his reads faster and get rid of the ball sooner there is zero downside to him not being a scrambler.
 
hradhak said:
I think the danger in brining in Mallett is that he has no mobility whatsoever. Our porous offensive line is going to be a problem. Hopefully learning under Brady for 3 years he figured out how to get rid of the ball in 2 seconds.

I am hoping that we see Mallett in Cleveland. The "spark" BoB is looking for may not come from Mallett, but Fitzy isn't going to do anything different at this point.
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I'm just curious but where did you hear that Mallet has "no mobility whatsoever"? That's a strong statement and entirely incorrect. No, he's not Michael Vick and he never will be. He's not as mobile as Shitzpatrick either but he's also not late-career Dan Marino when it comes to being able to evade the pass rush. He's not a statue and I don't understand why this keeps being repeated. All anybody has to do is look at his highlights to see that he's a pocket passer with decent pocket awareness and he can slide around as well as anyone. This is not a guy with cement feet. He's a reasonably mobile pocket passer who throws bullets quickly.

We could use some of this
 
JCTexan said:
That has to be a good thing. Fitz reminds me of Big Ben the way he holds onto the ball for 10 seconds trying to find an open receiver. The majority of the time he ends up getting sacked. If Mallett can go through his reads faster and get rid of the ball sooner there is zero downside to him not being a scrambler.
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If he drops a couple of bombs, or consistently hit receivers over the middle, LBs & Safeties would be less likely to rush the passer... giving him more time. Our line does a decent enough job against a regular rush, it's the blitz that they're having trouble picking up.
 
JCTexan said:
That has to be a good thing. Fitz reminds me of Big Ben the way he holds onto the ball for 10 seconds trying to find an open receiver. The majority of the time he ends up getting sacked. If Mallett can go through his reads faster and get rid of the ball sooner there is zero downside to him not being a scrambler.
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I agree with TK's slight alteration of steelb's post - fitz' instincts are runner. He should be a scrambler but he isn't. That boot last weekend was a classic example, his decision to pull was way, way early.
 
infantrycak said:
I agree with TK's slight alteration of steelb's post - fitz' instincts are runner. He should be a scrambler but he isn't. That boot last weekend was a classic example, his decision to pull was way, way early.
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I also agree with TK's post and used that part of my post to try to contrast Mallett/Fitz.

I think slow decision making and a lack of arm strength to stretch defenses are Fitz main problems. Schaub made up for these issues with great precision and accuracy before he got hurt.

Fitz tries to make up for these same issues with his feet. So far I would rate the Fitz experiment as a fail. Even though Fitz is a gamer. But the Texans have gotten the performance most fans expected out of Fitz.
 
thunderkyss said:
If he drops a couple of bombs, or consistently hit receivers over the middle, LBs & Safeties would be less likely to rush the passer... giving him more time. Our line does a decent enough job against a regular rush, it's the blitz that they're having trouble picking up.
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This.

Once teams realize that Fitz only hits wide open targets, they can blitz more and confuse Fitz which imo, causes him to hold the ball more and get caught on a delayed rush. (i.e...blitz look at beg of play, 3 rush when snapped, fitz realizes his options arnt as clear, delayed rush attack and fitz confused tucks and takes sack vs gambling and getting picked like he used too.)
 
BullNation4Life said:
or hanging onto the ball too long because he has no faith in his arm. Saw several times on Sunday where Andre Johnson had a step on his man and never got the ball because to Fitzpatrick, if he isn't wide open, he is covered...
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infantrycak said:
He's schizo. There are plenty of times when he just throws it up as a jump ball when coverage is there and then he'll turn around and can't pull the trigger on a guy with a step.
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amazing80 said:
I think the problem he has is, with a jump ball you need to just get it near the receiver. When leading a guy on the run with a half step on a defender, accuracy plays a much bigger role. His accuracy is wildly inconsistent. One throw is adequate then the next 3 are like wtf man. Hopefully Mallett brings some sort of consistency with his play. Even if he misses a read now and then, the potential for our play makers to make plays should be greater with Mallett.
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All those things tell me the guy's confidence is shot. No faith in his arm or what he sees.
Admit it O'Brien, it's time to stick a fork in Fitzy
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Is ob about to announce mallet as the starter?
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Did you hear about the impromptu press conference this morning? I heard something on the radio, but the guy made a big joke out of it. I'm not sure if there is a press conference or if they were just being silly. Haven't found any confirmation of a press conference.
 
So if the Ryan Mallet trade & sitting on the bench thing was really about a contract issue, what could he have possibly been asking for that the Texans wouldn't agree to?

Surely they wouldn't agree to one of these six year $100M contracts that the Matt Ryans, Tony Romos, & Andy Daltons are getting... surely he wouldn't be asking for something like that right?

If this was a contract issue, what could it have possibly been?
 
steelbtexan said:
But the Texans have gotten the performance most fans expected out of Fitz.
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My expectations was that Fitz was brought in as a stop gap until a younger QB was ready to take the reins. He' performed his function with the team pretty much where I expected them to be at the bye. Mallet has had 9 weeks. Now it's time to see what he has.
 
thunderkyss said:
Did you hear about the impromptu press conference this morning? I heard something on the radio, but the guy made a big joke out of it. I'm not sure if there is a press conference or if they were just being silly. Haven't found any confirmation of a press conference.
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WTF are yall talking about ?
 
Hypothetical:

What if we put in "The Texas Hammer" and he makes StinkyPete(tm)
look like the second coming of Montana?

The entire fan base would turn a stink-eye towards B.O. for spending
on Fitz _and_ wasting a pick on Mallett

That is why I think it isn't going to happen any time soon.
I just think that B.O. is the type of personality that has no ability to
admit when he was wrong.

Just something about the way he carries himself when I see him
in press conferences etc.

Gary's problem was different. He was just really loyal to his guys
"Schaub, Kevin Walter, etc."

I have a hunch that B.O. will have to be dragged kicking and screaming
by McNair into starting (Spandau)Mallett before it happens.

--Kind of like last year with McNair and Gary/Keenum. I do think it
will be behind closed doors and not as public as last year.
 
thunderkyss said:
Did you hear about the impromptu press conference this morning? I heard something on the radio, but the guy made a big joke out of it. I'm not sure if there is a press conference or if they were just being silly. Haven't found any confirmation of a press conference.
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Yeah....

I made the mistake of leaving my radio on 790 this morning after listening to the Rockets postgame last night.

I switched over to 610 and didn't hear anything about that so I figured they were just goofing around or whatever.

I'm not familiar with their shtick so....they got me.
 
speedfreek said:
Hypothetical:

What if we put in "The Texas Hammer" and he makes StinkyPete(tm)
look like the second coming of Montana?

The entire fan base would turn a stink-eye towards B.O. for spending
on Fitz _and_ wasting a pick on Mallett

That is why I think it isn't going to happen any time soon.
I just think that B.O. is the type of personality that has no ability to
admit when he was wrong.

Just something about the way he carries himself when I see him
in press conferences etc.

Gary's problem was different. He was just really loyal to his guys
"Schaub, Kevin Walter, etc."

I have a hunch that B.O. will have to be dragged kicking and screaming
by McNair into starting (Spandau)Mallett before it happens.

--Kind of like last year with McNair and Gary/Keenum. I do think it
will be behind closed doors and not as public as last year.
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Then at least we'd know...
 
speedfreek said:
Oh, I agree with you.

I would have had him in earlier -- before the Foster injury.

Now we cannot have a truly fair comparison between the two.
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We may not know if he is "good enough" without Foster (not that Foster is out) but we don't want good enough anyway, which is why I'm fine with moving on from Keenum/Yates.

We want better than "good enough," the QB we want will be able to win games with someone like Trent Richardson carrying the rock.
 
thunderkyss said:
We may not know if he is "good enough" without Foster (not that Foster is out) but we don't want good enough anyway, which is why I'm fine with moving on from Keenum/Yates.

We want better than "good enough," the QB we want will be able to win games with someone like Trent Richardson carrying the rock.
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Exactly. If Mallett can move the offense without Foster in the lineup, then he's already better than Fitz in that regard.

We can only hope that's the case. If not, oh well time to see who's available in the draft.
 
I think Mallet is going to come in and light it up. He's just about had forever in modern NFL terms to learn this system (between his time in New England and Houston) and the physical ability is off the charts compared to Fitzpatrick. I think the Texans are going to roll him out against Cleveland and he's going to slap their **** brutally.

This is a guy who has been on a team that expects success. They demand it and when something is wrong nobody there panics or makes a stupid, knee-jerk move. Belichick just gives everybody that look and keeps on doing what he does.

I look forward to Mallet stepping in and taking the reigns. Right now nobody is holding them. Fitz might be starting but he doesn't know where the reigns are on this teams offense. The biggest problem with the Texans offense today is QB talent (or lack thereof) and an overall unit that doesn't believe in the guy who's been placed in charge.

That's all opinion. Hope I'm right.
 
thunderkyss said:
Did you hear about the impromptu press conference this morning? I heard something on the radio, but the guy made a big joke out of it. I'm not sure if there is a press conference or if they were just being silly. Haven't found any confirmation of a press conference.
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Will Grubb ‏@GrubbReport · 21m21 minutes ago
#Texans added Bill O'Brien to the media availability today. It was originally just going to be players.
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And done.
 
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Drea Avent ‏@dreaavent · 12m12 minutes ago
Spoke to a texans offensive player,told me "we are intrigued to see what Ryan Mallett can do when it counts, he deserves a shot to start"
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Its HAPPENING!!!
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
Is ob about to announce mallet as the starter?
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If O'Brien doesn't name Mallet starter for next game, he will become a shining example of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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