Will A.J. McCarron be the Houston Texans starting QB for 2021?

Former Alabama star quarterback A.J. McCarron could be starting in the NFL for the Houston Texans if Deshaun Watson sits out.

The Houston Texans have had a rough few years. They traded away their star wide reciver for next to nothing, J.J. Watt signed with the Arizona Cardinals and Deshaun Watson still refuses to be affiliated with the organization in any way.

Watson’s demand for a trade does not seem to fit within the model for the Texans’ new front office. They continue to claim that he is not available for trades.

Because of their inability to work with Watson, it has now become clear that he is willing to sit out and not participate in the 2021 NFL seson if it is with the Texans.

Should this happen, former Alabama star quarterback A.J. McCarron would be the presumed starting signal caller.

Now, this is speculation, but unless the Texans’ front office has been searching for a quick replacement through free agency or the draft, McCarron will be the teams starter.

In his seven-year career, McCarron has started four games and has an overall record of 2-2.

Experts’ Week 11 predictions have Ravens beating Texans

The experts aren’t really giving the Houston Texans a chance in their Week 11 tilt with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Houston Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT at M&T Bank Stadium in a tilt that is early jockeying for first-round bye positioning. If the Texans win, they will achieve a 7-3 mark and drop the Ravens to the same record. However, Houston will have the tiebreaker, and thus take the No. 2 spot in the AFC, if the playoffs were to start next week.

The Texans are coming off of their bye, but experts don’t see it helping them much.

usa today takes the ravens

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Each week, Touchdown Wire presents their NFL game previews for the week. Here is what Matthew Stevens had to write:

Ravens’ keys: Baltimore has to get pressure on QB Deshaun Watson. Offensively, Baltimore has to get into a rhythm in the passing game to take advantage of a suspect secondary.

Texans’ keys: Contain QB Lamar Jackson from breaking out of the pocket and stop RB Mark Ingram on the ground. Putting Baltimore into third-and-long situations will force Jackson into obvious passing situations and open up the possibility of mistakes.

Who wins? This game comes down to how well the Texans can contain Jackson. Once the Ravens get on a roll offensively, they’re nearly impossible to stop. Ravens 34, Texans 27