What C.J. Stroud has done for the franchise quarterback is unparalleled. Stroud’s success with the Houston Texans has reversed the course of the franchise and made the organization one of the best in the NFL in just a year.
Having Stroud changed everything in Houston — for the better.
“I had a bunch of his games last year,” said NFL on CBS broadcaster Ian Eagle to CBS Sports this week. “To be honest, I was blown away.”
Eagle, who is calling Sunday’s Week 3 game between the Texans and Minnesota Vikings, saw things in Stroud he hasn’t seen with young quarterbacks in a while. The intangibles Stroud possessed were there immediately.
“I just saw a savviness. I saw someone that was cool under pressure. I saw a natural leader out there on the field,” Eagle said. “Everybody on his team was feeding off of him and he was only a rookie.
“It got to the point where you were no longer looking at C.J. Stroud as only a rookie of the year candidate, you are looking at him as a legitimate MVP candidate. That’s where his game took him his first year.”
Stroud’s first year was one for the ages. He finished his rookie season completing 63.9% of his passes for 4,108 yards with 23 touchdowns to five interceptions for a 100.8 passer rating, leading the NFL in pass yards per game (273.8) and having the lowest interception rate (1.0%). The highest-drafted rookie quarterback to win a playoff game (No. 2 overall), Stroud’s 4,108 passing yards in the regular season were the third-most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
Stroud is just the third quarterback in the past 50 seasons to lead the NFL in pass yards per game and touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.6, minimum 10 starts). Stroud also had the highest touchdown-to-interception ratio against winning teams in NFL history (including playoffs), having 21 touchdowns to two interceptions (10.5).
Through two games, Stroud has picked…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-09-20 20:15:36
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