As he said after Sunday's loss at Carolina, Mallett did some things well and struggled at other times.
During Monday's 'Bill O'Brien Show" on Texans Radio, the head coach detailed a few key areas where Mallett can get better.
"Part of what we have to work on this week, some of the checkdowns and the shorter throws," O'Brien
said. "He does throw very hard. We've gotta work on his footwork. Some of those things he can clean up. When he's on the money with his footwork, and his throwing motion and things like that, he's really very, very good.