Davis Mills has to be much, much better if the Texans are going to begin wining games.
SOLID? Yes, he said"solid." If you've watched the Texans this season, particularly, if you've watched from any point after Mills was stripped on a sack that led to a short fourth quarter touchdown drive for the Colts in Week 1, you know full well that one of three things is at work here — Davis Mills is delusional, Davis Mills is trying to downplay his poor performance, or Davis Mills doesn't know the meaning of the word"solid.
As I've pointed out many times in this space, Mills was borderline outstanding over the final five games of the 2021 season, garnering a 102.4 passer rating, which extrapolated out over a full season, would have been just ahead of Tom Brady! This season, though, it's been a struggle. Here are a few statistical nuggets that back that up:In the first two games of this season, the Texans weren't asking for much from Mills in the fourth quarter of the two games.