Two things I hope don't get buried under the CJ STROUD! rhetoric...

I like the pick but his rookie year was only mediocre. I hope that our coaching staff can help him take the next step up in his career, although I'm certainly not sold on our OL coaching.

 

1) Fix that offensive line so Stroud won't get killed every game and
develop "Happy Feet" long-term.

2) Running game, see #1 (above). Better O-line can both protect the
quarterback and open holes for run game.

3) Nico and Tank Dell come back

4) Find a TE that can both catch and block...please

 

Ignoring obvious vital weaknesses, even while winning during the regular season, will ultimately expose you against better competition.. Ask AJ Brown.. He tried to tell everyone all damn year and they fizzled out.. I don't know if getting another QB is even the answer.. If it aint one thing, it's another with this franchise... Kirby Drive is cursed lol

 

1) coming off a SB win

2) AJ destroyed Iggles in Wild Card by dropping passes and being disruptive (really all d@mn season b/c some people - book enthusiast or not - enjoy chaos)

 

Yup Caserio kept making him throw all of those inaccurate passes.

 

Why the **** is Jerrod Johnson still employed? CJ's regression is proof that he sucks at his job. What was his preparation with CJ? Besides handing CJ the red rubber band to warm up for another turnover, what the **** does he even do? Texans should get rid of that clown and find a vet qb coach over the age of 50

 

You forgot Jaylen Reed. He is an excellent safety. He can cover and come up and hit. He will be the starter next year, great draft pick.

 

will he stay healthy

 

Breece Hall should be the #1 target in Free Agency. He can be that Saquon Barkley for the Texans to take the pressure off CJ.

 

I think we all know it’s other major issues

• GM Questionable moves
• OC questionable every season now
• QB coach questionable
• O-Line has been subpar (but did improve)
• Run game is avg if not below avg
• TE position has been avg if not below avg
• WR depth (Nico & Tank are guaranteed injuries)
• Demeco being complacent & coddling CJ

But the problem is despite all of that CJ still made some horrific plays or decisions during the times that NONE of those other issues were factors.
If he is really a good QB or even a decent one, then he atleast has to make solid plays when he does get a clean pocket and have wide open receivers.

That’s honestly why everyone is so pissed. We recognize he has a lot stacked against him, but he still screwed up the few times that stuff wasn’t affecting him.

That’s what’s unforgivable

 

CJ **** the bed on Sunday. No serious person can deny that. However, I don't think the Texans can really go another way. The defense is too good to allow them to pick high enough to acquire a blue chip QB anytime soon. By then WAJ and Stingley will have been wasted the same way AJ, JJ, Arian and every other Houston Texan has been. They need to figure how to put him in position to succeed so that they aren't solely reliant on him to win games.

 

What a b**** post. Two things can be true at the same time. Casario and Stroud both suck. And really your solution to sucking is to get the top seed in the playoffs. Those things are mutually exclusive.

 

The problem with that is CJ already showed he can’t manage a game.

 

Screaming

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

god

why

 

Always a poster I look forward to reading.

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BUT — “LOUSY” season? The team was definitively better than they were the year before. They were a Super Bowl caliber team, in position to fulfill that promise, even with their best skill player sidelined. Many will say they were good enough to get there with their BACKUP quarterback on Sunday. All they needed was their QB to not have a historic meltdown.

Without the benefit of knowing how the offseason/roster sausage is made and simply going back to what the popular sentiment was before the NE game - and then considering how the game was lost - the most honest conclusion is that the GM and coaching staff put a Super Bowl caliber team on the field this year. Virtually everyone agrees with that, save a few hardcore CJ apologists and perhaps those heavily influenced by anti-Caserio/NE bias (and even those folks were likely singing a different tune prior to Sunday’s game).

 

The crux for me with Caserio is that I assume he was largely responsible for the Caley hire, and he addressed the RB position very poorly. This team has/should be operating in "contender" mode, and to hire a first time playcaller is still baffling. I will admit that Caley made progress, but it was still a really dumb decision.

Also not addressing the RB hole, relying on a washed up Chubb and an unproven rookie, was bad. Rico Dowdle and Javonte Williams both had really good years, signed last offseason at a similar price point to Chubb. Remember that in 2024, our offense struggled mightily when Mixon was out. Yet they did very little to compensate for that when they knew he would miss at least a chunk of the season this year. Inexcusable.

 

It’s a combination of things. Caserio has repeatedly failed to address the offensive line. He failed to get true depth as far as offensive weapons. Granted he struck gold on a lot of his defensive draft picks but it’s like he and Demeco prioritized the defense and went off of CJ’s rookie season success.

I’m not gonna make a ton of excuses for CJ, because he did crap the bed heavily in the playoffs. However, something just doesn’t seem right. Could it be he’s shell shocked from all the sacks and concussions? Maybe. Could it be he has failed to put in the work in the offseason? Maybe. Could it be the coaching has stunted his development? Maybe.

We just don’t know other than what the outcome he gives us on the field, and that outcome has been bad. At this point there isn’t an easy fix. Hoping to trade for Burrow or Allen is probably a pipe dream. So the outcome is probably CJ being our QB next season and you have to hope for a massive turnaround.

Personally, I think CJ needs to hit the weight room hard in the offseason. He also needs to really focus on using his legs more too. He’s not Allen or Lamar, but he has the capacity to scramble and take those runs that the defense gives you.

I’m okay with moving off of Stroud if you give me a clear replacement solution…. Until then we got what we got.