Bob McNair Comments on Texans' QB Situation

Just days after his team crashed out of the playoffs in an embarrassing 30-0 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is weighing his options at the quarterback position moving forward. 

For a team that started four different quarterbacks this season, the Texans managed to make the playoffs with a 9-7 record thanks to a weak AFC South division. But Brian Hoyer, who started a majority of the games this season, was miserable in the Wild Card Round, throwing four interceptions. 

McNair spoke with the media on Tuesday about Houston's plans at quarterback, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle:

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The question is what's available and what's the price. We're working on that, we think good prospects [are] out there. We need to get a good young quarterback in the draft and bring him along. We'll probably want a veteran to work with a young guy. Brian [Hoyer] did a lot of good things this year. 

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Houston's offense held back what could have been a scary team in 2015. A defense headlined by J.J. Watt ranked third overall in the NFL, allowing just 310.2 yards per game. However, a passing game that featured Hoyer, Ryan Mallett, T.J. Yates and Brandon Weeden ranked 18th.

Had it not been for the stellar play from wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who succeeded no matter who was under center, that passing rank could have been much worse.    

The problem is that the Texans' playoff berth could have hurt their chances of acquiring a solid starting quarterback via the draft. Selecting at No. 22, the Texans will probably lose out on the likes of Memphis' Paxton Lynch, California's Jared Goff and Michigan State's Connor Cook. 

There is an FCS candidate who could break Houston's way in North Dakota State's Carson Wentz. The problem is there are teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns that all could take quarterbacks in the first round and pick before the Texans.

Penn State's Christian Hackenberg, who played under Texans head coach Bill O'Brien when he coached the Nittany Lions from 2012-13, is another option, but he is not a first-round talent. 

Whomever Texas acquires, it sounds like Hoyer will stick around to help the young quarterback acclimate to life in the NFL until he is ready to play.

Unfortunately for McNair, his plans are reliant on other teams around the league and how they draft. But if the Texans want to taste the playoffs again soon, they have to find a franchise quarterback who can keep up with the Indianapolis Colts and their quarterback, Andrew Luck, in the AFC South. 

Stats courtesy of Pro-Football-Reference.com.