HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans made a slight adjustment to their individual quarterback drills on Wednesday, adding a ball security element by having someone "smacking the ball at the end of the drill" and having quarterback Tom Savage step up in the pocket.

In just 5.5 games this season, Savage leads the NFL with six lost fumbles, three of which have come in the last two games.

"He's frustrated as much as anybody else," Texans quarterbacks coach Sean Ryan said. "He realizes we can't turn the ball over. We were very fortunate last week that we got away with it, but we know that. You can't turn it over, he's aware of it.

"You just continually preach it, you talk about two hands on the ball, you point it out every example you can throughout a practice and then you try to incorporate that into every drill that you do."

Savage said he doesn't know where all the fumbles are coming from, because "I've never been a fumbler in my life."

"It's tough, and it's an interesting deal because a lot of times you're about to throw the ball and you have one hand on the ball and some guy comes in and strips it," Savage said. "But I think it's more just the overall pocket presence and knowing when the play is done. I think it's going to come with experience and just being out there."

While not all the turnovers this season are Savage’s fault, the Texans are tied for 24th in the league in combined takeaways and giveaways, at minus-five. Head coach Bill O'Brien pointed out Wednesday that the Texans' Week 12 opponent, the Baltimore Ravens, are tied for third in the league in that category, at plus-eight.

"We have to flip that script," O'Brien said. "We're minus-five. That's a big, big deal. We have to flip that script. So, I think if we can -- and a lot of that starts with the quarterback, but anybody that handles the ball, they need to do a great job of having 100 percent ball security on Monday night."

O'Brien is hopeful the more reps Savage gets, he will have the ability to sense when he's being pressured and just needs to get rid of the ball.

"You [have] to have a feel for when the pressure's getting around you," O'Brien said. "I think a lot of that comes with experience. I think in practice you can never simulate how fast that rush is actually coming, and so when it's in the game, you need to really speed up your alarm, your silent alarm.

"You really have to understand, 'look it's coming and look, maybe we don’t have it blocked very well [and] you got to protect the ball.' And I think that all comes with experience, and he knows that. He knows that he can't do that anymore."