Dude, @cmoak1982 you gotta chill my guy. I was there with you, I didn’t want Stroud, but at the end of the day we don’t know if he will be good or not. No he doesn’t appear to have the upside of AR or Levis, but his floor is significantly(emphasis on significantly) higher than either of those guys. Levis is slipping cause his medicals came back with red flags, I pass on guys who have red flags on their medical reports. Either way Stroud is here, let’s support him, not lash out at people for supporting him. And all the race baiters out there y’all sound stupid as well. Let’s just hope we all get to go to a Super Bowl parade in the near future, that’s the only thing that should matter
I’m sorry that’s a big word for you my dude. You’re a good dude, so I’m gonna leave you alone. But you should read what that poster said before you come at me.
I agree with everything said here man. If he’s got bad feet, pass. That takes away the upside imo. I’m gonna support Stroud, I’m just going back and forth with a couple posters. I’m happy for some of the guys that got their guy. Red5rocket and Tmacfor35 being a couple. I hope the kid does well
I think once the games start being played that everyone will be "ok" with Stroud. Im not sure "ok" is what you look for, but if we have a top shelf defense all you really need is a good game manager. Doesn't feel 'electric' like bringing in an Anthony Richardson to shock and awe a defense, but CJ more often than not makes the right play. He felt like the safe pick - I was just ready to take some risks as a fan. My petty fan take is that Im glad we didnt get Bryce Young and that UGLY ASS drop back and footwork. CJ looks the part in the pocket and is fundamentally sound in his windup and delivery.
Lmao, gotta get the little jab in, respect it. If I separate the representation and school from Stroud I don’t have a problem with him, not the prototype I would prefer but I do love the arm and accuracy. Hope he is good, for Demecos sake
There we go, took a bit there’s there’s the cmoak we know and love! I know you’ll be one of his toughest graders over the next few years but you will only do it with love for the Texans! cant wait to cheer for him through the ups and downs.
That's fine. Ultimately I felt the Texans were always taking Stroud and was excited to show the group in here what we were getting. Hopefully he ends up being the best QB in franchise history and I think he has a great shot due to the system. He needs some weapons though.
I’m happy you got your guy, you’ve been a big proponent and I really hope he rewards your support. I agree we need to get some weapons, need to give the young man the weapons he needs to succeed
Titans watch Texans snatch away C.J. Stroud https://theathletic.com/4460983/2023/04/28/tennessee-titans-nfl-draft-peter-skoronski/ The Tennessee Titans lost out on the great AFC South quarterback run of 2023, leaving them Thursday evening as the lone team in the division without a young signal caller for the team, franchise and fans to rally around in the years ahead. They lost out, and they lost. Got outmaneuvered. Had to change plans. It happens all the time on draft night. It doesn’t mean the Titans will necessarily end up worse for it — we have no idea how any of this will work out, which makes Thursday’s “L” less severe than last year’s on the same night, when GM Jon Robinson traded A.J. Brown to the Eagles and started the clock on becoming former GM Jon Robinson. That was an obvious and devastating mistake. This was a miss in the moment, pointing the way to a 2023 season in which the Titans will have the band back together and see if they can rally back toward a division title, and see if they’ll belong on the field with the AFC’s best. New GM Ran Carthon started the clock on his tenure by drafting Northwestern offensive lineman Peter Skoronski with the No. 11 pick. […] In the meantime, they’ll have to contend with a division full of hope at the most important position. And with the division rival who got their guy. Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, the Titans’ reported quarterback of choice in the frenzied lead-up to Thursday’s events, went No. 2 to the Houston Texans — that must have been especially frustrating in the draft room for Titans controlling owner and Houston native Amy Adams Strunk. Florida’s Anthony Richardson went No. 4 to the Indianapolis Colts. Trevor Lawrence just led the Jacksonville Jaguars to the 2022 AFC South title, at the expense of the Titans, with an improbable late-season takeover. Lawrence is very good already. Stroud, like No. 1 pick Bryce Young, appears to have a high floor. Richardson, who needs tons of work to be an effective starter, appears to have the highest ceiling of the quarterbacks in this draft — of quarterbacks in recent memory. It’s also easy to see a scenario in which Stroud is good but not great. At No. 2, you need great. It’s easy to see a scenario in which Richardson can’t put everything together and ends up a major mistake at No. 4. I have no idea. Nor do you. Young is the only quarterback in this draft who I’m bullish on becoming great. Right around as bullish as I was about Ryan Leaf in 1998. But the Titans appeared to want Stroud, and someone was willing to make that known as of Thursday morning. ESPN’s Diana Russini, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio were among the NFL reporters who connected the two in midday reports. Yes, the misinformation around draft day is thick, but this was a flood of reports. Backed up by action. Russini said last week on “Get Up” that she would be with the Colts on draft night, giving extra coverage of their activities for ESPN, but something changed that plan. Her Thursday submissions from Nashville, hinting at a big move up, told the story. The Titans were going to be one of the big players in this draft. They were going to lay out the path to their own future. Then the Texans made it their own path. Houston, which according to reports had discussed getting a quarterback by using pick No. 12 to move up, instead used pick No. 2 to take Stroud. The Titans’ opportunity to move up and get pick No. 3 from new Arizona Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort — who most recently worked in the Titans’ front office — was foiled. The Texans then gave Ossenfort a haul to take the No. 3 pick that the Titans no longer had use for, and they drafted Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson. Houston left the night with hopeful stars on both sides of the ball. Maybe Houston was going Stroud at No. 2 all along. Maybe not. Maybe the Titans inadvertently convinced the Texans to change course. Either way, Stroud’s future becomes a critical story for two AFC South franchises, not just one. Yahoo Sports reporter Charles Robinson tweeted of the Texans’ moves: “Why is this legendary? Because the #Texans eliminated their competition for the #Cardinals pick by selecting the QB at 2 that the #Titans wanted to trade up for. That left the Texans as the lone trade partner for 3. Ninja move.” Russini tweeted after the Texans took Stroud: “The Houston Texans just made a wild move. The Titans were fighting to get to 3 but once Houston picked C.J. Stroud at 2, the Titans pulled their offer with Arizona.” Russini later deleted that tweet. Carthon and Vrabel, of course, had no interest in talking about quarterbacks they might have wanted and planned to take. They were on to Skoronski. Like it or not, the band will be getting back together in 2023. The rest of this weekend is about making it sound like something better than a tribute band.
Titans are going to tank next year, and they should. No idea why they would want to trade up for a QB this draft.
