We've seen with a million different QB's,even the great ones, when they can't get into a decent rhythm they miss even throws they should make. We never get to see Stroud do his drop and go through progressions normally. I will forever remain baffled that the team made such a piss poor effort to address protection issues this offseason. If nothing else at least scheme something to accomodate the lack of time, draw up some quick hitters, move the pockets, something. Almost all of the meaningful offense yesterday was improv out of system.
When we rarely do get to see Stroud do a routine drop and progression, he kills it. That happened vs (I think) the Niners, right? Last night it was a 54% pressure rate and he’d step back and immediately one or more guys would get through. At one point he got sacked or threw it away and I think I posted something like, “I’m pretty sure every defensive lineman got his hands on CJ on that play.”
Tend to have any specifics to this pretty hollow statement? Otherwise its just baffling bias and total ignorance… much like the Texans decision to fire one inexperienced play-caller (who definitely was “figured out”) and replaced with another one along with 3/5’ths of the OL that had to also be replaced mid-season again.
This is a franchise that already had one regime change (and bottomed out) due to their inability to protect their QB…. And this same franchise also showed that continually hiring inexperienced play-callers on one side of the ball doesnt work for a team trying to contend. It’s like the Texans own every FAFO strategy under the sun… and continue to trot it out every 10-20 years because they literally forget.
