Texans QB Lovie Smith Reveals Starter De

The debate as to whether did enough to win the starting job next season for the Houston Texans continues to fill social media feeds on a daily basis. But it appears that while he's not making an official declaration, coach Lovie Smith has already made up his mind."I love what Davis Mills did last year," Smith told . "I like his demeanor, he can make all the throws, he's smart, so I feel really good about Davis leading Luis Torrens Jersey our team, we just have to get better people around him."While Smith pointed out that "you don't give out starting positions in the spring," his tone and me sage conveyed nothing but confidence in the young signal-caller."I love what Davis has done, "Smith said. He's our quarterback going into the season. Austin Hedges Jersey ""There are a lot of things, positions I'm worried about. Quarterback is not one of them. (Mills) cannot wait to get started, and I know his teammates love him, too."Starting 11 of his 13 appearances in 2021,Mills went 2-9, completing 263 of 394 attempts for 2,664 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.Highlight performances included three 300+ yard games, during two of which he had three touchdowns and zero interceptions (vs. the Tenne see Titans and New England Patriots).Scroll to ContinueBut whether or not Mills is the official Texans starter isn't the only consistently being thrown Smith's way with the Deshaun Watson situation as hot a Blake Snell Jersey topic now as ever.Watson, who requested a trade from the Texans last January, is still the subject of 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct.From a Texans Tony Gwynn Jersey point of view, Smith remains philosophical and outwardly relaxed about the Watson situation and expects an eventual resolution."Time takes care of a lot of things, and time will take care of that situation, too, where it's a favorable situation for Deshaun and us," Smith said.So, is Houston aiming to resolve the Watson situation by the start of the new league year?"Absolutely," Smith said. "Coming in as a new head football coach we want to put the best football team on Yu Darvish Jersey the field. And some of the things where there's a question mark on what's gonna happen - I can't wait for all of that to get settled and we can kind of move on from there."Whether Watson's next destination is , Miami, or elsewhere is yet to be decided. But what appears to be a certainty, is that Mills is the Texans' starting quarterback.