Texans' Lovie Smith: Davis Mills is 'our quarterback going into the season'

By all accounts, quarterback Deshaun Watson has played his last snap with the Houston Texans. For now, that means Davis Mills is lined up to be under center in Houston next season.

While recently speaking about why he believed a Texans side that went 4-13 this past campaign could follow in the footsteps of the Cincinnati Bengals and complete a trip to the Super Bowl over the next 12 months, new Houston head coach Lovie Smith remarked he "got a chance to see Davis Mills" play in person throughout Mills' rookie season. Per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Lovie Smith gave Mills a vote of confidence during a conversation with Rich Eisen of NFL Network and Sirius XM. 

"You don’t give out starting positions in the spring, but I love what Davis has done. He’s our quarterback going into the season," Smith explained. "There’s a lot of positions I’m worried about. Quarterback is not one of them." 

Smith continued: "I love what Davis Mills did last year. I feel real good about Davis leading our team, we’ve just got to get better people around him." 

Mills, a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, completed 66.8% of his passes for 2,664 yards with 16 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, and a 35.5 total QBR across his debut year. 

As for Watson, Smith said that "time takes care of a lot of things and time will take care of that situation too, with a favorable situation for Deshaun and us."