Brian Hoyer was recently named the starting quarterback of the Houston Texans over Ryan Mallett after a lengthy QB competition during the offseason. We’re going to take a look at what Hoyer offers as the Texans QB and see why he was the guy O’Brien chose for the job.
To do this I watched 6 games from Hoyer’s 2014 season. I picked what I considered to be his 3 best and 3 worst games in an effort to find the best and worst that he has to offer as a quarterback. The games are:
The Best
| Completions | Attempts | Completion Percentage | Yards | Yards Per Attempt | Touchdowns | Interceptions | |
| Week 3 vs Baltimore | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 290 | 11.60 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 4 vs Tennessee | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 291 | 7.87 | 3 | 1 |
| Week 7 vs Oakland | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 275 | 9.82 | 1 | 0 |
The Worst
| Completions | Attempts | Completion Percentage | Yards | Yards Per Attempt | Touchdowns | Interceptions | |
| Week 6 vs Jacksonville | 16 | 41 | 39.0 | 215 | 5.24 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 11 vs Atlanta | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 322 | 8.05 | 0 | 3 |
| Week 13 vs Indianapolis | 13 | 30 | 43.3 | 136 | 4.53 | 0 | 2 |
Release
The first thing I want to talk about is Hoyer’s release. It’s a very quick release, even with his wind up. Hoyer can get rid of the ball very quickly and this is extremely helpful when he’s under pressure.
Watching his motion you can see a pretty consistent pattern.
Hoyer doesn’t draw his arm back very far when he goes to throw. He brings the ball back and then quickly brings it forward.… Article continues here
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