When he took the Chicago Bears to Super Bowl 41, Lovie Smith frequently released a familiar refrain to protect his then-starting quarterback Rex Grossman. As Grossman hadahardtime through ups and downs (more of the latter), Smith would generally state, without stopworking, “Rex is our quarterback” as an indication the Bears would not be making a modification. Smith did not deviate from this script, and it basically endedupbeing a meme for what was then perhaps the NFL’s finest group on paper.
Roughly 16 years lateron, Smith has developed as head coach of the Houston Texans. Instead of sticking with one irregular QB, he will flight with Davis Mills. And Jeff Driskel. That’s . After having Mills and Driskel play an even quantity of snaps (33) in an almost-upset of the Dallas Cowboys, Smith will keep platooning his quarterbacks versus the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday.
Good luck with that, sir.
Texans are anticipated to keep two-quarterback system of Davis Mills and Jeff Driskel going forward after having success last Sunday versus the Cowboys, according to league sources
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) December 13, 2022
Per a evenmore report from the Houston Chronicle, Smith actually appeared to value what Mills and Driskel were able to achieve in Dallas. The near-win couldn’t be that the Cowboys — absolutely infamous for not being overhyped frontrunners — ignored the one-win Texans, might it? It had to be, insomeway, the set of QBs hardly integrating for 200 backyards passing and simply one rating while offering little innovative