The typical discussion surrounding a quarterback entering his second season is often capped by question marks.
Can he push the ball more?
Can he take fewer sacks?
Did his team do enough to help him?
How many #winz does he have?
There is generally a growing optimism — justified or not — within the fan base and organization that the anointed savior is actually one of the guys. A dude. A needle mover. A franchise centerpiece. Not a Robin along for the ride with some wunderkind gel-haired play-caller, but an actual Batman who delivers every time his signal is put up in the sky.
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Quarterbacks are either helped or hindered by their surroundings. How much so is a never-ending discussion with an unanswerable final conclusion. We can look through the lens of statistics, which help paint a picture of what players are achieving in their current situations, but it’s also nigh impossible to separate players from their environments. (Football, it’s a beautiful team sport!) We can look at their actual play and what they are attempting to accomplish by watching them or reviewing all-22 film, hopefully operating like a judge grading on a scale of difficulty in figure skating or gymnastics. We can even combine the two to give us a clearer picture of what is truly happening on the field.
However you look at it, while watching the 2023 Houston Texans offense, there was generally one conclusion that we all came to:
This C.J. Stroud fella sure can throw that football.
As I wrap up my look at the second-year starting signal-callers, it was important to watch what the young players were attempting to accomplish, as opposed to strictly the results of each play. With Stroud during his first year, the process was there, and the results followed quickly.
Stroud was nearly the unanimous Offensive Rookie of the Year, and the Texans went from having the second overall draft selection to outright winning the AFC South and a playoff game.
Stroud…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-06-27 14:00:17
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