[Austroturf]

I watched the Seahawks-Texans game yesterday; and Mills was extremely good early in the game, particularly on the first drive. He actually set a franchise record by going 14-14 before his first incompletion.  But his play deteriorated in the course of the game (19-35); and he became very inaccurate when the Texans were forced to play catch up.  

The Seahawks clearly made a few defensive adjustments that neutered the Texans' offense, and Houston was shut out in the second half.  Furthermore, it's a stretch to say that Mills outplayed Wilson: the Seahawks rushed for 130 yards more than the Texans, who were one-dimensional on offense.  Plus, Wilson had the higher QBR (92.8 to 26.8).  

Nonetheless, the commentators lauded Mills and his performance.  The skills are all there; he just needs more experience and some other pieces to come together (a better O-line, a more balanced offensive attack, etc.).

In some ways, his performance yesterday looked a bit like how he played vs. Notre Dame in 2019.  Strong start (up 17-7 with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter after TD passes to Tremayne and Wilson); but Notre Dame blocked a punt, scored, the offense stalled, and we only got one more TD in garbage time after trailing 38-17.  Final score: 45-24.  Mills even had a better QBR than Book; but that didn't help.  Another parallel to yesterday's game: ND had 190 yards rushing; we had 118.

[Austroturf]

I watched the Seahawks-Texans game yesterday; and Mills was extremely good early in the game, particularly on the first drive. He actually set a franchise record by going 14-14 before his first incompletion.  But his play deteriorated in the course of the game (19-35); and he became very inaccurate when the Texans were forced to play catch up.  

The Seahawks clearly made a few defensive adjustments that neutered the Texans' offense, and Houston was shut out in the second half.  Furthermore, it's a stretch to say that Mills outplayed Wilson: the Seahawks rushed for 130 yards more than the Texans, who were one-dimensional on offense.  Plus, Wilson had the higher QBR (92.8 to 26.8).  

Nonetheless, the commentators lauded Mills and his performance.  The skills are all there; he just needs more experience and some other pieces to come together (a better O-line, a more balanced offensive attack, etc.).

In some ways, his performance yesterday looked a bit like how he played vs. Notre Dame in 2019.  Strong start (up 17-7 with 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter after TD passes to Tremayne and Wilson); but Notre Dame blocked a punt, scored, the offense stalled, and we only got one more TD in garbage time after trailing 38-17.  Final score: 45-24.  Mills even had a better QBR than Book; but that didn't help.  Another parallel to yesterday's game: ND had 190 yards rushing; we had 118.