I will be the first to admit that, based on his preseason performance, I disagreed with the selection of Hoyer as the starting quarterback, but the veteran has proven me wrong with his efficient play in the games that count. Hoyer is playing winning football from the pocket, completing 60.4 percent of his passes with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 7:1. He has flashed exceptional management skills in key areas, including in the red zone (where he's completing 72.2 percent of his passes with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 6:0), during the two-minute drill (when he's completing 66.7 percent of his passes with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 2:0) and in rally situations (when trailing by eight or less points, he's completing 71.9 percent of his passes with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 3:1). Most importantly, he has taken superb care of the football (just one interception in 149 pass attempts) and given his team an opportunity to win by avoiding the critical error in the pocket.