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Who should start for the Texans on Sunday? Case Keenum

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Texans coach Bill O’Brien said Wednesday he is close to making a decision about whether Case Keenum or Thad Lewis will be the team’s starting quarterback against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at NRG Stadium. But O’Brien, who’s big on competitive advantage, is keeping the announcement “close to his vest.”

“The team has a pretty good idea which way we are going,” O’Brien said.

Whether it’s Keenum or Lewis, the first-year coach acknowledged the team will utilize a significantly different offense.

“The thing that Billy and I talked about … is that we’ve just got to take it day by day,” quarterbacks coach George Godsey said. “Right now, we’re dealing with a normal down offense. When we get into the third-down stuff we’ll kind of expand on that stuff and see what (Keenum) can handle, see what Thad can handle and see what the position can handle and we’ll just try to take that into the game Sunday.”

O’Brien has known Lewis since the QB was 17 and is very familiar with the former Duke standout. As for Keenum, Godsey and O’Brien said the 2013 starter has shown a strong memory of the team’s offense, which he guided during training camp for the 2014 season.

“(Thad) has got a good, quick release and he’s a smart guy. … (Case) is a very bright guy, a hard-working guy — they’re both hard-working guys,” O’Brien said. “Case has really good recollection. Here’s a guy that hasn’t really been here in four months and comes right back into the fold (Wednesday) morning and (Tuesday) and really has a good recall of what we were doing back when he was here.”

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