Savage remains in the concussion protocol and has yet to resume practicing since suffering the concussion in a Dec. While Savage could theoretically clear the protocol before the season ends, the nature of his concussion -- his hands and arms were twitching on the ground after he absorbed a hard hit from San Francisco's Elvis Dumervil -- and the Texans' improper handling of the matter would likely invite criticism if he was allowed to suit up again in As a result, Yates should remain in the starting role as the Texans play out the string in a losing season, though his performance in his first turn as starter in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars doesn't offer much optimism about his fantasy prospects.
Yates completed only 12 of 31 passes in that contest, finishing with yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Yates completed 12 of 31 pass attempts for yards, one touchdown and one interception during Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. Yates struggled to get going against the ferocious Jacksonville defense and had just 31 yards to his name at the half. He connected a couple of times with DeAndre Hopkins as the latter capped off an yard drive with a touchdown in the third quarter, but that represented all of the scoring the visitors would do on the day. Yates fared much better in his season debut against a lesser 49ers defense, but his performance against a quality opponent this week doesn't bode well for next Monday's game against the Steelers.
After Savage was removed from the Week 14 loss to the 49ers last week, Yates took over under center and engineered a couple of long touchdown drives. While that might give the Texans some optimism about Yates' prospects for Sunday, he'll likely encounter much more resistance as he takes on the NFL's top-ranked passing defense. O'Brien maintains hope that Savage might clear the concussion protocol and return for the Week 16 matchup with the Steelers, but until that happens, Yates should continue to handle starting duties.
With Tom Savage already struggling and now placed in the concussion protocol, the Texans are prepared to turn to Yates for the hardest matchup a quarterback can have this season. Yates did complete 14 of 26 passes for yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's loss to the 49ers, but he'll face a far more difficult test Week 15 against a Jacksonville defense that's limited opponents to a It isn't quite clear if Savage is being benched, as O'Brien may just be assuming that the quarterback won't be healthy in time for Sunday's game.
Yates completed 14 of 26 passes for yards and two touchdowns while adding 31 yards on three scrambles after replacing Tom Savage concussion in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the 49ers.
Both of Yates' touchdowns unsurprisingly came on passes to DeAndre Hopkins, as the star wide receiver was unaffected by the quarterback change. Savage appeared to pass the concussion protocol and returned to the sideline with his helmet on, but the team opted to leave Yates in. Based on that development, don't discount the possibility of Yates starting next week in Jacksonville regardless of Savage's status. Given how well Jacksonville's pass defense has played, neither quarterback would make for an appealing option in that matchup.
Yates took some reps with the first-team offense Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. Tom Savage is expected to start Sunday against the Rams, but by having Yates work with the ones, head coach Bill O'Brien is signalling that he won't put up too long with a struggling starter. Savage, who was pulled after one half in the season opener, did not fare well for the first three quarters in last week's loss to Indianapolis, a team with one of the worst defenses in the NFL.
Yates will serve as the Texans ' No. Yates, who was officially signed Friday, will get the first crack at backing up Tom Savage in the wake of starting quarterback Deshaun Watson's season-ending knee injury. Matt McGloin, who was also signed Friday to provide depth at quarterback, is expected to be inactive. Meanwhile, Tom Savage is on track to start Sunday's game against the Colts, likely leaving one of McGloin or Yates inactive for the contest.
Yates' last NFL appearances came with Houston in , with the North Carolina product completing 49 percent of his passes and tossing three touchdowns against one interception in four games. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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He said he pulled up some old game film from his college days a couple of years ago, and the dated nature of certain things on the videos practically left him double-taking on repeat.
There was one third-down play with Yates under center, as opposed to the shotgun formations so prevalent today on the college level. And the Tar Heels were deploying two running backs and a tight end — 21 personnel, in the technical language of football formations — rather than the spread schemes that have become dominant. How are we fooling them? It would be wild the stuff we were running and actually doing. At the time, we were running a true NFL pro-style West Coast offense with the fullback and everything.
It was definitely different than the type of offenses you see nowadays in college. ET by Donald Wood. There is now word out of Houston Insiders that T. Yates may have suffered a separated should non-throwing arm. While the reports are strong, some have questioned the severity because of Yates demeanor on the sidelines. Sports Illustrated radio host John Lopez is reporting on twitter:.
Even if you are the most optimistic fan in the world, watching three starters go down and Jake Delhomme go in has to make you sad.
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