Ravens Unsure Which QB They'll Face in Week 1 Against Texans

The Baltimore Ravens don't know who they'll face in the season opener as Texans first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans claims to still be deciding on a starting quarterback. Stroud is battling Davis Mills - the incumbent starter from the previous two seasons - for that designation.

The Houston Texans went into this season fully expecting their No. 2 overall pick from April's NFL Draft, C.J. Stroud, to steer the offense for the foreseeable future. And that future is expected to begin on Sept. 10 against the Baltimore Ravens.

But the future isn't here yet, and Stroud isn't the starter ... yet.

As of today, the Ravens don't know who they'll face in the season opener as Texans first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans claims to still be deciding on a starting quarterback. Stroud is battling Davis Mills - the incumbent starter from the previous two seasons - for that designation. It's entirely possible Ryans has already made up his mind, but if he has, he's keeping it under wraps, possibly in an effort to make it more difficult for Baltimore to gameplan for the opening week.

It doesn't appear any announcement is imminent, as he addressed the situation before the Texans' Saturday game against the Dolphins. “We’ll have a starter in Baltimore. It’s the same as I said previously. You guys will see the starter when we get to Baltimore.”

Mills has been the team's starter for 26 games over the last two campaigns, but he hasn't progressed as the team hoped. And the temptation to draft a possible face of the franchise with the No. 2 overall pick was just too much. But does the 21-year-old Stroud give the team a better chance to win now that Davis does? Or do Ryans and Co. think it's better to just begin Stroud's development now so the team is possibly better off in the long run?

Only Ryans knows the answer to that and doesn't feel the need to share that with anyone right now. Or maybe he doesn't know yet, and this is a legitimate quarterback battle now heading into the final exhibition game on the schedule. Or maybe Ryans thinks that will help his team's chances against the Ravens to open the season.

Either way, we'll find out on the field on Sept. 10 in Baltimore.

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