I thought that too... an oddly-phrased question.
Hovering = no lift and no drag to compensate for.
Transitioning to the hover = some lift and some drag, but you want to stop so no compensation needed. Fine adjustment of deceleration uses coordinated pitch and throttle control; coarse adjustment uses coordinated nozzle and throttle control.
Transitioning out of the hover = some lift and some drag, but you want to accelerate so an aft thrust vector is used anyway.
Slow speed jet borne flight = some lift and some drag. A small aft thrust vector (about 8 degrees off the vertical IIRC) maintained a steady 50kts.