The Facts: The Texans are preparing to start Mallett on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per sources informed of the Texans' thinking.
Diehards Line:
Meanwhile, Houston Chronicle staffer John McClain and ESPN.com's Tania Ganguli believe it will be Hoyer with McClain writing: "I will be shocked if Brian Hoyer isn't the QB at Carolina despite the fan and media outcry for Ryan Mallett. ..." It might be that nobody actually knows. ... Whatever the case, we'll be following up.