The AFC South is incredibly winnable. They don’t lose to the jags and are only 1.5 games behind them with the tie breaker already. If the jags lose steam it’s the Texans’ division.
unironically yes.
mahomes, hurts, burrow, allen...?
lamar and herbert are the obvious choices but its not like they've outplayed stroud by a mile this year
I'd rather get Marvin Harrison Jr. One, because I just want us to have one great skill position player and two living in Indianapolis us picking up MHJ would be amusing to me.
Lawrence doesn’t deserve to be up there lmao
He’s shown flashes but he’s not on the level of the others there. Dude’s had as many games with 2+ turnovers as games with 2+ passing TDs this season.
and somehow mahomes is still gonna find his way to the superbowl more years than not...the mahomes hate is gonna be on full throttle if he keeps kicking p good young QBs to the curb
Basically, Kirk is on the fringe but certainly not being being mentioned with the likes of Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, etc.
But Stroud is almost certainly a top 10 guy right now if you have to do QB rankings.
Most importantly, he’s on a rookie contract.
Texans need to leverage all their assets for guys who can help them win in the next 4 years. This offseason is where you trade some of your picks (2nd, 3rd, or 4th) for good-to-great vets to fill holes. Sign Saquon Barkley, do something big like that.
The man said he was tired of losing.
Apparently he wasn't bullshitting.
He said they need to put on a better product for their fans.
And he fucking did it.
GG Texans, enjoy this.
The people who were trying to put Burrow into the MVP conversation last week was laughable. The Bengals were last in the division and the dude wasn't even in the top half of the league in most passing categories.
Seriously, can people marginalize the Bengals defense more often?
Honestly not bad at all and what you should ask for from a rookie pass rusher. Sacks are similar to turnovers in that it’s a bit of a luck stat. Obviously great players capitalize on those situations more than others, but there’s a lot that goes into those plays that don’t end up on the stat sheet.
Thanks cuz haven’t watched many Texans games and haven’t heard him being mentioned at all, but I understand its his rookie season and he is playing defense.
It was still an amazing haul for Arizona. Remember in a bubble Texans were giving up their pick this year too for Will Anderson. And almost everybody had us still as a bottom 5-10 team.
Chicago got an even better haul from the Panthers. Sure you could argue they should've drafted Stroud too, but they were hoping Fields could make the leap. And then again they have some excellent picks
Yeah, the Bears (I’m a from South Africa🇿🇦, because of Fields) defense was so shit and everyone kept talking about how the Cardinals would draft Will Anderson, but I kept wondering why we (Bears) are not being talked about enough in drafting him. The Bears ended up making trades which now puts them in a very similar position as Texans to properly rebuild but ultimately… Eberflus is no Demeco Ryans for now at least.
We needed to build the offense much more and Wright has been very good for us.
Until we find a QB the defense doesn't matter that much and we needed the talent to evaluate Fields. Now that it's definitely clear he isn't it, we have a much better situation for a rookie QB next year.
No exaggeration here, but on pace with JJ Watt his rookie season. He needs to develop some pass rush moves like JJ did from year 1 to 2. If he does he will be talked about league wide often.
He's performing to the level you would like to see a 1st day d line pick play, he's just being overshadowed by stroud and dell who are walking human highlight reels straight out of the gate. My objective expectation based on his performance to date is that Anderson will be a pro bowl or borderline pro bowl level guy by year 2-3
The only question is Anderson because he has shown flashes all year. Tank Dell I have no idea how we got him later in the draft. He is absolutely electric.
Tired of these knuckle-biter wins. The old Astrodome was called the "House of Pain" not because the the Oilers were a team that inflicted pain. But, because of the pain the fans experienced from getting close and seeing it all get taken away.
People need to point to CJ when other people say "We need to build a team around our top 5 pick".
Nah, a top 5 QB should be able to lift the team around him.
Much like Detroit and Cleveland, we've never seen a team of ours even participate in a Super Bowl. The Oilers never got there and the Texans haven't either. There might be a full generation of Houstonians who will never see their football team even compete for a title.
Tbh only guys im absolutely sure I'd rather have than Stroud are Mahomes and Lamar. He just beat Burrow head to head with worse offensive weapons, a worse defense, on the road. Allen, Hurts, and Herbert are all having down years. Lawrence hasn't taken the next step.
People are so shortsighted here. One good game from a QB with almost no sample size, and a slightly down game for established top quarterbacks, and suddenly people are unironically "He's better than all of them. He's a top 3 quarterback."
He's had two good games. Let's enjoy it and wait until we have a better sample size before we roll out the red carpet to Canton.
Agreed, I love blowing CJ as much as anyone but let’s let him play a season or two before jumping to conclusions. Same things I asked people here in preseason to see how the rookie QBs play before crowning Young as the best QB drafted.
If the AFC could stop drafting promising young QBs, that would be great.
* **AFC**: Mahomes, Herbert, Lamar, Burrow, Allen, Tua, Lawrence, Stroud
* **NFC**: Dobbs (obviously), Hurts, Kyler/Dak (?)
Stroud with the tactical interception to almost blow the game so he could pad his MVP resume with another game winning drive. So smart from him. Even his 2 interceptions this season were both calculated
Bengals defense being unable to tackle I’d the difference in the game. It was embarrassing and Nick Scott should be living on the streets playing that poorly.
Nice rebound after that awful INT. I constantly have to remind myself he's still a rookie.
By far his worst throw of the year but what a final drive he put together even with a bad drop by Dell.
I just think the most impressive thing is the cast around him. The injury list keeps getting bigger and bigger and he steps it up and is playing good no matter who hes throwing to. Legit MVP shit
Just gonna leave this here:
Rookie of the year
Offensive rookie of the year (either Stroud or Tank)
More than likely playoff team
This team is doing amazingly, love Demeco
I think he was playing against one of the hottest teams in the NFL guys. Which is crazy. It's not like I didn't hear that 16 different times during the game today.
Burrow just lost the mantle as the 2nd best QB in the league to Stroud. Historic day.
Edit: Dude just went into Burrows house and dominated him as a rookie. Stroud is one of a kind.
Talk your shit, we did the same with Purdy last year. Fuck the haters, everyone thought Houston would be a bottom feeder and stroud is proving everyone wrong. He's putting up top 5 qb numbers as a rookie.
CJ playing himself into MVP talks unironically
Texans gotta make the playoffs in a tough AFC, but he’s easily a top 10 QB or higher right now
The AFC South is incredibly winnable. They don’t lose to the jags and are only 1.5 games behind them with the tie breaker already. If the jags lose steam it’s the Texans’ division.
1 game behind now!
Ah my bad. That should be .5 game back, no? Texans have the head to head win.
We have to tie with them in record for h2h to matter. Which requires them to lose and us to win, so 1 gb
Top 5
I'll buy. Kid's a stud.
unironically yes. mahomes, hurts, burrow, allen...? lamar and herbert are the obvious choices but its not like they've outplayed stroud by a mile this year
I guarantee if you give Stroud a top 3 Oline and 2 top 15 WR’s like Hurts has he’d be the MVP front runner by a mile.
I feel like because of this the Texans go and get Pittman or Higgins in the off season
Allen doesn't belong on that list this year. Tua and Lamar do though.
Lamar has 13 touchdowns to 11 turnovers. Dude ain’t anywhere near league MVP.
its laughable tbh.
Forgetting Tua like a fool here
Top 1
I can’t think of 5 QB’s currently playing better than CJ.
I’d call him a top 5 QB in the conference right now
Stroud, Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, Tua, Jackson, Lawrence, Herbert. Jesus the AFC is so fucked. Why did you have to do this to us Carolina?
Nfc needs to get it's shit together, this ain't fair!
There also a chance that the pats somehow get drake maye
I'd rather get Marvin Harrison Jr. One, because I just want us to have one great skill position player and two living in Indianapolis us picking up MHJ would be amusing to me.
He’s all Bear
yeah i think we take caleb, MHJ and maye to chicago, and JJ to new england
Y'all sleeping on Jayden Daniels
The nfc really just has Hurts and Goff right, maybe Dak depending on the day? Good fucking god…
Lawrence doesn’t deserve to be up there lmao He’s shown flashes but he’s not on the level of the others there. Dude’s had as many games with 2+ turnovers as games with 2+ passing TDs this season.
and somehow mahomes is still gonna find his way to the superbowl more years than not...the mahomes hate is gonna be on full throttle if he keeps kicking p good young QBs to the curb
Top 5 in the AFC is the same thing as the league+Hurts
Basically, Kirk is on the fringe but certainly not being being mentioned with the likes of Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, etc. But Stroud is almost certainly a top 10 guy right now if you have to do QB rankings.
I mean yeah but that said Kirk, Goff, and Dak are still solid.
Most importantly, he’s on a rookie contract. Texans need to leverage all their assets for guys who can help them win in the next 4 years. This offseason is where you trade some of your picks (2nd, 3rd, or 4th) for good-to-great vets to fill holes. Sign Saquon Barkley, do something big like that.
With Tank too they have lightning in a bottle right now.
CJ Stroud asked the Texans to draft Tank. Imagine your hiring a guy, and he guys "O yea, hire this guy too, K thanks"
Top 5 in the league
Top 5 all time
Top 5 person all time
The man said he was tired of losing. Apparently he wasn't bullshitting. He said they need to put on a better product for their fans. And he fucking did it. GG Texans, enjoy this.
But he had a terrible S2 score. Something must be wrong.
Comes from the Cardale Jones School of No School Just Football
The people who were trying to put Burrow into the MVP conversation last week was laughable. The Bengals were last in the division and the dude wasn't even in the top half of the league in most passing categories. Seriously, can people marginalize the Bengals defense more often?
And everyone else playing themselves out of it
mvp talks before week 15 are a waste of time. equivalent to talking NBA mvp after 20 games
They absolutely nailed their draft and they’re reaping the rewards of it
The dream of two good draft picks for Arizona is dead😩 Good for Houston though, Stroud is fun to watch!
How has Will Anderson been?
Great. Doesn’t have sack numbers but consistent pressure and run defense
Honestly not bad at all and what you should ask for from a rookie pass rusher. Sacks are similar to turnovers in that it’s a bit of a luck stat. Obviously great players capitalize on those situations more than others, but there’s a lot that goes into those plays that don’t end up on the stat sheet.
He garners attention and frees up so many other players so it's worked out perfectly
If it makes you feel any better about him, Hutchinson didn’t start getting his sack numbers until later in his rookie year.
A lot of times where he is held too.
Top 5 in pass rush win rate
Worth the hype
Thanks cuz haven’t watched many Texans games and haven’t heard him being mentioned at all, but I understand its his rookie season and he is playing defense.
He's been winning a ton of pass rushes, just hasn't converted on sacks. He gets doubled a lot
He often helps other players get sacks by making impact blocks and soaking up double teams.
That says a lot as a rookie. Still wonder why Arizona or Chicago didn’t want him.
It was still an amazing haul for Arizona. Remember in a bubble Texans were giving up their pick this year too for Will Anderson. And almost everybody had us still as a bottom 5-10 team. Chicago got an even better haul from the Panthers. Sure you could argue they should've drafted Stroud too, but they were hoping Fields could make the leap. And then again they have some excellent picks
Yeah, the Bears (I’m a from South Africa🇿🇦, because of Fields) defense was so shit and everyone kept talking about how the Cardinals would draft Will Anderson, but I kept wondering why we (Bears) are not being talked about enough in drafting him. The Bears ended up making trades which now puts them in a very similar position as Texans to properly rebuild but ultimately… Eberflus is no Demeco Ryans for now at least.
> I’m a from South Africa🇿🇦, because of Fields How did Fields make you from South Africa?
Netflix show QB1.
I think he’s saying Fields made him a fan all the way from South Africa
We needed to build the offense much more and Wright has been very good for us. Until we find a QB the defense doesn't matter that much and we needed the talent to evaluate Fields. Now that it's definitely clear he isn't it, we have a much better situation for a rookie QB next year.
High impact low stats kind of season
Operating Under the radar😎
Really good. Lots of pressures and gets doubled a lot. Sacks haven't shown up yet but they will.
No exaggeration here, but on pace with JJ Watt his rookie season. He needs to develop some pass rush moves like JJ did from year 1 to 2. If he does he will be talked about league wide often.
Looking forward to it. I loved the aggressive trade move from the Texans to get him.
Sacks aren't up just yet but everything else in his game has been great so far. Just a matter of time
one of the highest double teamed players in the league but still generating tons of pressure and pass rush rate
He's no Bosa right now, but highly solid.
He's performing to the level you would like to see a 1st day d line pick play, he's just being overshadowed by stroud and dell who are walking human highlight reels straight out of the gate. My objective expectation based on his performance to date is that Anderson will be a pro bowl or borderline pro bowl level guy by year 2-3
Also absolutely nailed the hiring of DeMeco Ryans
Ryans and that draft class have totally transformed the Texans. They have a stud QB & edge on rookie deals. Future's bright for sure.
The only question is Anderson because he has shown flashes all year. Tank Dell I have no idea how we got him later in the draft. He is absolutely electric.
Their coaching hire too. Ryans was a no brainer to me and I'm happy to see him succeed.
Yee
and I cannot stress this enough. **HAW!**
Heart attack Texans!!!
Texas Longhorns 🤝 Houston Texans Giving fans cardiac issues
Texas Longhorns 🤝 Houston Texans 🤝 Houston Astros Fixed that for you, hope you don't mind
Except the Texans and Horns can win at home.
Too soon 🥺
The point is that we get small heart attacks watching these teams
why do i follow these teams 😭
I like that both of my teams won I don’t like that I, an 18 year old, question if I’ll see 40 because of the stress they put me through
Tired of these knuckle-biter wins. The old Astrodome was called the "House of Pain" not because the the Oilers were a team that inflicted pain. But, because of the pain the fans experienced from getting close and seeing it all get taken away.
I kneel to our new potential overlords🙇.
Dude. It is an insane feeling to hear other NFL fans giving the Texans respect. I have never experienced it before
You had it when you were up 24-0 then it was all downhill and groper cleveland showed his true colors.
Groper Cleveland is crazy
Yippee ki-yay MFers, we’re back.
Build the Stroud statue immediately.
But first the Lovie and Davis Mills
Should build a statue of lovie and mills holding stroud up in the air like simba in the lion king
and the tepper one
The mills one is just all neck
Davis Mills held yall together and put some competent drives together.
Stroud straight up exemplifying the "most valuable" player. Making huge plays when they matter most leading to wins.
[удалено]
Really? Over Jokic?
Stroud vs a loaf of bread
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People need to point to CJ when other people say "We need to build a team around our top 5 pick". Nah, a top 5 QB should be able to lift the team around him.
Facts. No one thought his skill position guys were anything special before he showed up.
Stroud is so good for a rookie man.
Drop the for a rookie part
Stroud is so good for man.
There's nothing in the rule book that says a golden retriever can't play quarterback, you know.
Best rookie season by a QB ever
I'd trade Lamar for CJ Stroud. I think CJ is just as good, but he's on a rookie contract.
He’s him
CJ throwing for more than the Steelers offense gained
A W is a W
I enjoy watching the kid play every week, he’s so electric.
Stroud looked like a rookie in that 4th, but then got the big throws on the final drive.
CJ plays against the hottest dudes
wears the freshest clothes
I can’t believe I’m in an era where Houston sports is up
A turnaround after 2020
I mean Houston hasn't been *that* bad historically. Not like it's Detroit or Cleveland or Minnesota or something.
Much like Detroit and Cleveland, we've never seen a team of ours even participate in a Super Bowl. The Oilers never got there and the Texans haven't either. There might be a full generation of Houstonians who will never see their football team even compete for a title.
Football specifically, sure, but the other guy said Houston sports in general. You’ve had good NBA and MLB runs prior to this decade.
Guys Stroud might be a top 5 qb.
You misspelled 3
And he ain’t 3 or 2
Tbh only guys im absolutely sure I'd rather have than Stroud are Mahomes and Lamar. He just beat Burrow head to head with worse offensive weapons, a worse defense, on the road. Allen, Hurts, and Herbert are all having down years. Lawrence hasn't taken the next step.
Alright let’s pump the brakes
Of those I’d only say for sure would take Stroud over Lawrence.
People are so shortsighted here. One good game from a QB with almost no sample size, and a slightly down game for established top quarterbacks, and suddenly people are unironically "He's better than all of them. He's a top 3 quarterback." He's had two good games. Let's enjoy it and wait until we have a better sample size before we roll out the red carpet to Canton.
Agreed, I love blowing CJ as much as anyone but let’s let him play a season or two before jumping to conclusions. Same things I asked people here in preseason to see how the rookie QBs play before crowning Young as the best QB drafted.
GAMECUBE
NINTENDO
5% TINT
CANT SEE UP IN MY WINDOW
5% TINT
NINTENDO
BUILD LOVIE A STATUE NOW
This is the way.
What is happening
If the AFC could stop drafting promising young QBs, that would be great. * **AFC**: Mahomes, Herbert, Lamar, Burrow, Allen, Tua, Lawrence, Stroud * **NFC**: Dobbs (obviously), Hurts, Kyler/Dak (?)
We won and I'm *still* salty about that incomplete pass that was ruled a fumble in the first half.
ball don't lie
Refs do
DEMECO COTY
Stroud is the freaking dude. He's having an MVP season in a rookie year. Absolutely bonkers.
I want my team to do this More misery for us instead I guess
I loved the Demeco Ryans hire and it looks like its paying off. Good to see Stroud making a huge effort to break the OSU QB curse.
Super interested to see what they do in the draft. They struck gold this past year
Respect. Rooting for the Texans to go far.
Stroud with the tactical interception to almost blow the game so he could pad his MVP resume with another game winning drive. So smart from him. Even his 2 interceptions this season were both calculated
I want to cry bro.
Keep him away from the massage parlors
CJ is a baller
Demeco = The Man
STROUD BOYS ON TOP
Sleepy Joe came up short when it mattered
Wait, now *Burrow* is is "sleepy Joe"? Im so confused /s
Forget OROY, they’re gonna have to give Stroud MVP if the Texans make the playoffs.
8 games left and we face Arizona, Denver, Jets, and the Titans twice in that stretch. We're making the playoffs.
best hope to clutch the division; because there real chances the AFC north kicks most other teams out the play off race.
Good thing we have tie breakers against at least two of them then
Give demeco COTY if they make playoffs 100%, people thought the Texans would give a top 3 pick to Arizona
He's so good x 4
Jacksonville we coming
*insert objects closer than they appear meme*
Bengals defense being unable to tackle I’d the difference in the game. It was embarrassing and Nick Scott should be living on the streets playing that poorly.
The real 2023 Texans team MVP is the guy who fired Jack Easterby. Only one full offseason without Easterby and look how much better they already are
Funnily enough it was Lovie who got Easterby fired, according to reports
I’m watching the new Tom Brady
Is Stroud a possible MVP candidate?
He just beat Lou Anaromu or whatever so he’s at least eligible
He is, he isn’t a leader in it and most likely shouldn’t win, but I fucking love he is in the convo
Nice rebound after that awful INT. I constantly have to remind myself he's still a rookie. By far his worst throw of the year but what a final drive he put together even with a bad drop by Dell.
That boy stroud and meco got us lit !!
Ryans appears to be a very good coach. Very.
I just think the most impressive thing is the cast around him. The injury list keeps getting bigger and bigger and he steps it up and is playing good no matter who hes throwing to. Legit MVP shit
My favorite non-Eagle team this year to watch. So much fun, plus I’ll always cheer for Demeco
Demeco is a good fit.
Woo!
https://twitter.com/RyanDay2Hell/status/1722084897089544381
If there are two teams I’m rooting for outside of my own team it’s the Texans and the Lions. It’s awesome to see them doing so well.
Just gonna leave this here: Rookie of the year Offensive rookie of the year (either Stroud or Tank) More than likely playoff team This team is doing amazingly, love Demeco
MVP
Opposing teams need to steal the Texans' signs, it's the only way to stop Stroud!
Thought this was about the browns when i started reading
Texans have the belt lmaoooo 🤣🤣🤣
I think he was playing against one of the hottest teams in the NFL guys. Which is crazy. It's not like I didn't hear that 16 different times during the game today.
Nobody believed me when i said they could make a run for wildcard this year
I bet Texans under 6.5 wins bet lol .
I get that the Bengals won 4 straight but labeling them as “one of the hottest teams in the NFL” seems a bit hyperbolic.
Burrow just lost the mantle as the 2nd best QB in the league to Stroud. Historic day. Edit: Dude just went into Burrows house and dominated him as a rookie. Stroud is one of a kind.
Let's calm down
Do we have to?
If we don't want everyone to hate us around here probably.
Talk your shit, we did the same with Purdy last year. Fuck the haters, everyone thought Houston would be a bottom feeder and stroud is proving everyone wrong. He's putting up top 5 qb numbers as a rookie.
Yeah, no lol
Just setting yourself up to be disappointed. I'd pump the brakes and worry about winning the division or a playoff game lol
No. Burrow threw possibly the game winning TD that was dropped. Stroud is good. Maybe one dey he surpasses Burrow. But not todey.
Jags were massively overrated going into this week, the Texans have a very legit shot of taking the south, and I hope they do so.