the week of the Houston game, Dan Mullen hmself stated that he was throwing the ball great and moving the offense very well.
15 for 23 for 160 yards, 2 interceptions and 2 lost fumbles.. Those are Tyson's numbers against a clearly sub-par Houston defense at home. 4 turnovers and 0 touchdowns. So Russell was "throwing the ball great and moving the offense very well", yet Dan didnt think that he would be able to produce better numbers than that? That was obvious coach speak man, surely you can see that.