C.J. Stroud spent weeks leading into the NFL draft answering questions about a cognition test.
by ROB MAADDI Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud celebrate his touchdown pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Houston. Stroud’s impressive performance in the first four games proves the eye test is often a far better judge of talent. The former Ohio State star has led the Houston Texans to consecutive wins while being named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Month.
"I’ve talked to Brady before and a couple of those guys, and they always have positive and good things to say. They always tell me the work and being a great teammate is more important than the accolades and the yards and everything like that. Those are what get you championships, makes you become a better quarterback and not only a quarterback, but a better person — is doing it for your teammates. I take that to heart. ...
“You could tell he had a good understanding in college of why he was trying to look somebody off, and then that’s only grown since he’s gotten to the NFL and growing within our scheme, where I think initially when we first got to camp, you go through this period where you get so used to doing it that it’s a little too much and then you bring it back to balance it out and then it starts growing again.
“C.J., his quarterback play, he played a lot of football in college, and you’ve seen some of the same things whether it’s looking off safeties, moving curl flat defenders, he’s done that in college, and it continues to show,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “He’s a good quarterback. He goes through his progressions, he makes the right reads, and he’s able to do that because of the guys that he has up front and what they’re doing to protect him.
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