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The\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0benefited from\u00a0Davis Mills\u2019 chemistry with\u00a0Nico Collins\u00a0in Week 10 against the\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars, and they will need it against the\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0in Week 11. Mills might not force the ball to Collins, but he will give him opportunities.<\/p>\n
The Texans are looking to get back to .500 in Week 11. And with that, they hope to regain some footing in the AFC South race.<\/p>\n
While it may not be Mills and the Texans\u2019 only plan, targeting Collins often would be wise.<\/p>\n
Mills (No. 67 overall)\u00a0 and Collins (No. 68 overall) were both selected in the third round of the 2021 draft by the Texans.<\/p>\n
They spent their first two seasons in the league as a budding QB-WR combo before the Texans selected Stroud No. 2 overall in 2023. Their rapport against the Jaguars \u2013 Collins turned a career-high 15 targets into a season-high 136 yards on seven receptions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were giving us some looks where he was isolated in one-on-one coverage, and we liked the matchup. And then, there were other things where we were trying to scheme him to get him open. Nico is extremely explosive with the ball in his hand. And as many times as we can get him the ball, good things usually happen for us, so. And it also, if defense will start covering him, it opens up a lot of our other guys, too,\u201d\u00a0Mills told reporters\u00a0on November 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he\u2019s playing well, I think our whole offense is going to do well. But I don\u2019t think anything was forced. It was just, Nico\u2019s going to make a play. He\u2019s open, he\u2019s running good routes, he\u2019s on time, and my offensive line\u2019s doing a great job protecting. So, yeah. Obviously, we want to try to get him the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Collins has 40 receptions for 550 yards and 3 touchdowns entering Week 11. He had four grabs for 79 yards against the Titans in their first meeting in Week 4.<\/p>\n
Mills finished the game with 292 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception in starter\u00a0C.J. Stroud\u2019s place. Mills also praised Texans offensive coordinator\u00a0Nick Caley\u00a0for not having \u201can ego at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also touted the environment in their quarterback room.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s one of the strengths of our quarterback room. I think everyone has a very open dialogue, and we talk through pretty much all the play calls that are going in the plan, and people\u2019s comfort levels,\u201d Mills said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven when I wasn\u2019t playing, and C.J. was taking all the snaps throughout the game, there\u2019s still kind of some dialogue to make sure, if you ever get thrown in there, what are some of your favorites as well. Because anything can happen on game day. So, I think that\u2019s something that, just as a room. Most quarterback rooms throughout the league probably do that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mills said Caley is \u201cwilling to take a shot\u201d on ideas, so long as \u201cit works\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s sound football-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mills spoke after the game about\u00a0Danielle Hunter\u00a0offering him words of encouragement during the Texans\u2019 comeback.<\/p>\n
He drew lofty praise from\u00a0Will Anderson after leading them to victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, I just seen a lion. I seen a lion on the hunt all day, man,\u201d\u00a0Anderson told reporters\u00a0on November 9. \u201cThe way he led his troops, man. Up and down the field, man. He\u2019s a star, and I\u2019m happy to have him. He\u2019s a blessing to this team. \u2018Whenever your number is called \u2026\u2019 His number was called, and he delivered for us, man. And it\u2019s really big for him, and this team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether Stroud returns to face the\u00a0Buffalo Bills in Week 12 or not, Mills has made a strong impression on the Texans in his first starting stint since Week 18 of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n
Before becoming a coach, New York Jets’ head coach Aaron Glenn was a three-time Pro Bowl defensive back in the NFL. So, it makes sense that, following his team’s loss to the New England Patriots on Thursday night, Glenn pulled no punches about the performance of his secondary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During Glenn’s postgame press conference, one reporter acknowledged that while New England quarterback Drake Maye is “playing at a high level right now,” multiple plays involved Maye hitting a wide-open receiver down the field.<\/p>\n
When asked what he saw from the secondary, Glenn initially gave the standard coach answer of, “I really have to watch the tape.” He then got more pointed in his comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I’m not trying to run away from that answer at all,” Glenn said, H\/T SNY Jets on X. “That did happen. There was a number of plays where a guy was running, and that bothers me. It really does. We have to clean that up because you can’t let any quarterback have those type of wide-open receivers. Especially him. He will find ’em. That can’t be a part of who we are. It was unacceptable.”<\/p>\n
While the secondary wasn’t the only source of struggle for the Jets, it was a big one. Maye was 25-for-34 in the passing game, throwing for 281 yards with a touchdown, no interceptions and a 107.6 rating. Additionally, the Patriots picked up 16 first downs by passing, one more than the Jets picked up by running and passing combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Jets, of course, were active sellers at the trade deadline, parting ways with cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive lineman Quinnen Williams. Losing their top cornerback and one of their top pass rushers will place even more emphasis on the remaining defensive backs for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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