is on the verge of a promotion to the ' starting lineup. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that the are preparing to start Mallett in against the , according to sources informed of the ' thinking.The report comes two days after coach Bill O'Brien that Houston's starting quarterback wouldn't be known until kickoff on Sunday. beat out Mallett in a training camp competition, but struggled in a Week 1 lo s to the .Hoyer had two turnovers inside Houston's 15-yard line and finished 18-of-34 pa Marshon Lattimore Jersey sing for 236 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Mallett fared better, taking the on a six-play, 59-yard touchdown drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown strike to wideout .The summer QB competition was documented on the HBO series Hard Knocks. In a scene captured by cameras, O'Brien that Hoyer would be the Week 1 starter, while adding there wasn't a big difference between the two players in terms of performance. O'Brien was later seen telling his coaches that the team wasn't going to wait until Week 4 to make a change if Hoyer struggled.Hoyer likely won't even get until Week 2. He seemed to hint at his demotion in comments to the media on Wednesday."You're only one play away," he said, . "You prepare as if you're the starter every week and that's the way I approach it."O'Brien wouldn't confirm Rapoport's report during a conference call with Charlotte-area media."Our team knows," he said, via . "If it gets out, it gets out." Demario Davis Jersey