Déjà vu: Texans QB Davis Mills again looks to make most of second chance after benching
For the second straight season, Davis Mills has been restored to the starting QB role after a benching. He looks to replicate what he did as a rookie in his second stint as the Texans' starter.It was early Tuesday morning, two days after the Texans’ 23-10 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 11, when Lovie Smith called Davis Mills into his office at NRG Stadium.“Kyle is going to have a chance to play ,” Smith told Mills.
“We don’t give out lifetime jobs,” Smith said Wednesday. “It’s about performance each week. Didn’t feel like the performance last week warranted another start . But Mills has to be better. He’s hoping time heals all, and that the two weeks that allowed him to reflect on what went wrong with help him these final five weeks of the season.After being restored to the starting role late in the 2021 season, Davis Mills led the Texans to their best win of the season in Week 16 against the Chargers.This isn’t the first time Mills has returned to the starting role after sitting on the bench.
“Having a full year of coaching under , under , and just going out there and executing my job and simplifying everything,” Mills said of what worked last season. “That’s the big thing Pep . Shape your thoughts pre-snap so all the external noise is blocked out. You’re kind of seeing the same things every play, you’re able to anticipate or react to what the defense is showing. Falling back on the fundamentals.
Mills was hoping to prove that he was the answer for the Texans long-term future. But in 10 starts this season, he’s been anything but that.
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