Can Brock Osweiler eliminate mistakes and help Texans to playoffs?
HOUSTON (AP) — Brock Osweiler was supposed to be the man to end Houston’s years of quarterback woes. Instead, he’s thrown more interceptions (13) than touchdowns (12) and has often failed to move the offense.
So now the question for the Texans (6-5) is if Osweiler can improve and help Houston secure a playoff berth? Osweiler threw three interceptions on Sunday against the Chargers as Houston lost for the second straight week. Despite their recent tough stretch the Texans remain one-half game ahead of Tennessee in the AFC South.
Coach Bill O’Brien scoffed at the notion of benching Osweiler on Sunday and refused to criticize his quarterback on Monday. He also lamented that quarterbacks and head coaches take the brunt of the criticism when teams are struggling.
“Could Brock have done some things better? Absolutely,” O’Brien said about Sunday. “Could the offensive line have played better? Could I have coached better? Absolutely. It’s a team sport. Brock is our starting quarterback and that’s the way it is.”
He wasn’t interested in breaking down the play of his quarterback, snapping when asked areas in which Osweiler’s made progress and places he needs to improve.
“I’m not going to dissect … each player (and) what areas they need to do a better job in,” he said. “I mean, we could be here all day. Every player on our team — we have a great locker room. They’re all looking to improve in any way that they can.”
Though O’Brien blamed Houston’s offensive…