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The seemingly inevitable is now reality: via multiple reports, the Texans have cut quarterback Ryan Mallett.

Mallett essentially signed his own pink slip on Saturday when he missed Houston's charter to Miami, getting there on his own via a commercial flight.

Reportedly, head coach Bill O'Brien wanted to release Mallett on Saturday, but general manager Rick Smith overruled O'Brien. It made sense, as cutting ties with Mallett before the game with the Dolphins meant the Texans wouldn't have a backup to Brian Hoyer (third-string QB Tom Savage is on injured reserve).

But now, with Houston trying to find answers after another humiliating loss, there is another challenge for O'Brien and Smith, and that is finding a backup to Hoyer.

It will be interesting to see if Mallett draws any interest (he immediately becomes a free agent). Coming out of Arkansas in 2011, he was considered to have a first-round arm but questions about his off-field behavior dogged him, and he was taken in the third round by the Patriots. Mallett's big arm was unquestionable, but he struggled with his touch on short-to-intermediate throws even after three years in New England.

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However, there were no whispers or reports of his getting in trouble while with the Patriots, and to the contrary, Mallett was quite active in charitable work and earned his degree from Arkansas in 2013, using his NFL offseasons to finish his classes.

He was traded to Houston in 2014, reunited with O'Brien, who had been the Patriots' offensive coordinator his rookie year. He started two late-season games before tearing a pectoral muscle, which led to him being placed on IR.

Re-signed for this year, Mallett had to battle with another former Brady backup, Brian Hoyer, and Hoyer was given the starting job in training camp. Mallett responded by oversleeping and showing up late to the Texans' facility just days after O'Brien made the announcement.

But when Hoyer struggled in Week 1, O'Brien pulled him for Mallett. He started the next four games, including against the Colts on October 8. But Mallett pulled himself from that game after taking a hit and getting the wind knocked out of him, but once Hoyer came on, he stayed on, and Mallett was caught sulking on the sideline by the cameras.

Then came Saturday and Mallett's excuse that traffic made him late, an issue none of his teammates or coaches had.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdo...-165341595.html

We used to have guys call for us to trade for Ryan Mallet.

I did my best not to respond, out of respect.

Please hesitate before posting "we gotta get this guy!"

I remember people ( not me ) in the off season saying that we should trade for Mallett, drop McCown and Manziel and move on. Does anyone still want that ??

Dang, you must really suck when even Cleveland doesn't want you.

Oh wait, I'll bet Farmer is calling him now offering up guaranteed money.

well i never said drop johnny but yea. still do.

We obviously need to start Mallet this Sunday to see what he has.

What makes you think Mallet could be even remotely decent let alone good?

Well, at least that means we wouldn't have to play him.

Before anyone even goes there.

Joe Banner ‏@JoeBanner13 3h3 hours ago
Amazing the things people think they know. I wanted Mallet ? We tried to hire O'Brien ? All nonsense.

My first thought was .. Seeing Brian Hoyer wrapping a Noose around his neck because the Browns worked a trade to give Houston Manziel... lmao!

Just like he didn't call some member (!) of the Browns a "moron"...

Don't go there, Billy...

Think he and Bowe could make the Cleveland Browns Attitude Dream Squad. Any dysfunction like this is like candy to us. Just astounding.

Oh, and my hat is off to the Texies for cutting him.

Would it be a team building exercise if Gilbert, Manziel and Mallett would skip meetings together?

size and arm. two things no one on our roster have.

Also, not showing up to team flights and sulking on the sideline.

yea. i guess we already have one of those on our team. but ofcourse without the size or arm.

Your "hate" jades your opinion.

Much stronger than "opinion"...

I guess I would have to say since we are 2-5, who really is the moron?

Not sure where you are going with that, Pit. We didn't exactly have a winning record under Banner either. Regardless, this has nothing to do with the thread topic...

Banner had one year and set Farmer up w/two first round picks and multiple picks in other rounds.

That is where he is going w/it. Got it, now????

No. And you're simply deflecting from the original comment...

I always struggled to remember if Mallettt had two ts or one t. Now I know it's three ts.

I'am Pit I spend over $1500.00 in tixs and parking... But thank Goodness I have the incredibly great friends in the lots and on here this board that make's it okay ..

As much as we agree or disagree we come here for a purpose.. I'm proud to be a Browns fan ..simple as that.

But, one of them is silent. Which one? I'm not telling.

I don't think Pit was calling you a moron, bro.

Seriously.

Pit will fight you tooth and nail, like a Pit Bull, but he isn't a name caller. I know from experience. LOL

i respect you both...

I thought he was talking about Banner calling Haslam a moron on Twitter.

There I go again screwing things up sorry..

Also the Deisle I know. LOL

He's lazy, stupid, immature, makes horrible decisions throwing the ball, and is wildly inaccurate. I wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole. I'm not sure why people always think a large QB with a big arm means they could be good. There is so much more to being a decent QB than size and arm strength

If only they had picked the QB of their choice last year when they decided to take the always injured Clowney instead. Much like the Browns always do with their 1st round picks, it looks like they also screwed it up.

Tweet of the day yesterday and I don't know who did it...

Texans cut Mallett, he's going to be ticked when he wakes up.

I understand completely. My statement was simply concentrated on those who seem to take pot shots at Banner for stating what ends up being the truth.

I'll admit, I never liked the guy and still really don't. But I must admit he left us in good shape with regards to the draft.

As much as I dislike it, those writers in the national media are far more often right than they are wrong when it comes to our Browns. So I do find it odd how so many try to downgrade and degrade what they write, when they're right.

Until we get good enough to have an honest reason to dispute such people, I think the fans should bite their tongues. But that's just my opinion.

It's not nice to make fun of stttammmerrers.

Looking at this pathetic roster 6 months ago, I wanted Mallett.
Turns out that he is nothing but a malcontent. He would fit right in.

AND I don't think there are 3 t's in Mallett.