Locking up a starting quarterback is a top priority for Houston. O’Brien, who worked with four-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady during his five years in New England, didn’t downplay the role that a quarterback plays in the NFL.

“There’s really no more important position than that,” O’Brien said Thursday on Texans Radio. “We all understand that. That’s a position that’s very important, that handles the ball on every single play.”

The Texans entered the 2015 offseason with uncertainty at the position. After acquiring Ryan Fitzpatrick in free agency and landing Ryan Mallett in a trade, Houston was able to finish 9-7 but not before seeing four different players under center.

“We feel like we have some good guys here in the building that played well for us this year in Mallett, Fitzy (Fitzpatrick), and Case Keenum,” O’Brien said. “We’ve got some guys right here and we know there are guys out there. We know, especially as Mallett here as a free agent, we understand that. So, we’re still in the process of evaluating our guys. We are in the process of evaluating what’s out there and I believe, at the end of the day, we’ll make a good decision for the Houston Texans.”

via Deepi Sidhu of houstontexans.com