Aaron Reiss, Texans beat writer: He gives the Texans the best chance to win. It's really that simple for Culley, who has said throughout Taylor's absence that he would return to the starting role when healthy. Even if Taylor can't keep up the hot start he enjoyed during the season's first six quarters, he at least increases the Texans' chances of being competitive, which has been a struggle with Mills under center. The Texans have lost all six of Mills' starts by an average of 21.3 points. Only one of those games, against the Patriots, was decided by a single score.
Though the Texans are in the first year of a rebuild, if Culley continued to start Mills over a healthy Taylor, he would maybe lose the support of a veteran-laden locker room. It's too early in the season to take that risk, even if the Texans are already far out of the playoff hunt.
Though the Texans are in the first year of a rebuild, if Culley continued to start Mills over a healthy Taylor, he would maybe lose the support of a veteran-laden locker room. It's too early in the season to take that risk, even if the Texans are already far out of the playoff hunt.
