Former Arkansas Razorback quarterback Ryan Mallett was released on Tuesday by the Houston Texans. After two seasons of struggling on and off the field, Texans head coach Bill O’Brien finally had it.

After being on the hot seat for some time now, Mallett finally sunk the ship this week when he missed a team flight to Miami for the matchup against the Dolphins (which they got creamed in, I might add), resulting in him having to fly commercially. Coach O’Brien wanted to give him the boot before the Miami game even began, but was convinced otherwise (I guess having him watch Houston down 41-0 was just extra torture?).

Mallett had trouble gaining a role in the Houston Texans organization, and it didn’t seem to pan out well with him. In 2014 he landed his first starts as a Texan, but quickly was out of the loop after a torn pectoral muscle put him out for the remainder of the season.

In 2015, he was given another chance. However, former Patriot backup and Browns starter Brian Hoyer was standing in his way. And stand in his way he did, as Mallett lost the starting job to Hoyer just weeks before the regular season was to begin. While the Texans were being featured in a season of Hard Knocks, Mallett was given the bad news that he would not be the starter, which he did not take lightly.

Oct 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett (15) attempts a pass in the second quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

The day after Mallett received the news he wasn’t starting, he missed the team practice due to “his phone not going off” (quotation marks have never been more sarcastic). This only led to more times where Mallett missed team gathering due to him having “traffic” and “phone” issues.

But can we be mad at him? Not many Arkansas quarterbacks have gone on to be in the NFL, let alone actually start games. Before Mallett, the last former Arkansas quarterback to start in the league was Mike Kirkland in 1978, who started 2 games for the Baltimore Colts.

All in all, Mallett deserved to get cut. Any guy that’s willing to throw his responsibility in the crapper is going to lose his job. He’s just a guy that threw bad fits like he threw interceptions…which was quite often.

Ryan Mallett has never been the brightest bulb in the box. From the overwhelming fan favorite to totally burned out in two months. #Texans — Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) October 25, 2015

There’s no doubt in my mind that Ryan will get another job as a quarterback in the NFL, but it’s going to get increasingly tougher on him now that other coaches have seen his work ethic. He’s a great quarterback, if he just cared enough to act like one.