Tyrod Taylor will return to practice on Wednesday, head coach David Culley announced. Culley added that Taylor “was our starting quarterback, [so] when he’s healthy, he’ll be our starting quarterback,” (Twitter link via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com).
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Taylor has been on IR ever since his Week 2 hamstring injury. Davis Mills has been serving as the starter ever since, but the results haven’t been great. His best performance came against the Patriots as he completed 21 of 29 passes for 312 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. The Pats went on to win 25-22 and the Texans went on to drop their next two games to the Colts and Cardinals.
Following Sunday’s loss to Arizona, the Texans are 1-6 and in serious need of a spark. Taylor could help to some extent, but it remains to be seen if he’ll be able to go against the Rams this week.
In other Texans QB news, a Deshaun Watson trade could be just around the corner. The Dolphins and Panthers are said to be the clubhouse favorites for him, ahead of the Eagles, Broncos, and other suitors.
It’s been years since Taylor got hurt and didn’t lose his job to a rookie
I’d keep rolling with Mills, see if he has the tools to be a passable QB with some other pieces thrown in around him
The Miami Dolphins should go after Jimmy G from SF 49’ers. Bothe he and the FINS coach come from the NE Patriots system and it may be good for both. In return the FINS send Tua to the 49’ers and the 49’ers get a back up for Lance. Everyone comes out good and Houston can sit and spin on it for asking so much for Watson.
Jimmy is of no value to a team in rebuilding mode. If he could stay healthy he could be an insurance option for a team with a younger established starter. 49ers haven’t been able to move him because of his contract which is more than teams are willing to pay for a QB that is chronically injured.
I don’t know, I feel like the Dolphins could be in winning mode. They’re not doing a good job of it, but they appear to want to do it this year. They just seem to be a bad win-now team.
Their problem seems to be a stubborn insistence on having a certain vision for the team in terms of what kind of players they want instead of adapting to the best players at each position. Kyle Van Noy and Davon Godchaux are two examples of quality starters that Miami let loose for unclear reasons. Did they not buy in? Did they get THAT much in the way of playing time? Did Flores just not like them? I dunno.