On the surface, the Texans pass protection looks pretty dang good (low sack totals). But when you watch the tape and dig into the pressures, grades, win rates, etc., you quickly realize just how much is being masked by elite QB play from C.J. Stroud.
His ability to recognize and escape pressure early, navigate the pocket, and get the ball out quickly makes the offensive line look a lot better than it actually is.
This encapsulates just how incredible of a season C.J. Stroud is having.
In layman’s terms: He’s one of the most aggressive quarterbacks in the NFL, yet he’s protecting the football better than anyone.
He deserves to be in the MVP conversation, but the Texans defense has blown too many leads in the final minutes.
I suspect he’ll start getting serious MVP consideration soon.
BREAKING:
Twitter has unanimously declared that the Texans win vs the Los Angeles Chargers did not count because they were 0-7 heading into the matchup.
Tough break for the Texans who now remain 2-5 with an uphill battle to work back into the playoff picture.
@JamesRoyNFL Heck of a game to be at, my dad had been to a couple away games and I’ve already been to two, they never won. They broke the curse yesterday 😭
Per NGS data. Yesterday, Tank Dell reached 20.09 mph (sustained 19.80 mph for 0.5 seconds). For reference, prior to his injury, his top speed was 20.70 mph (sustained 20.54 mph for 0.5 seconds).
Yesterday's 20.09 mph was the 11th-fastest measured speed. Safe to say he is back.