Containing CJ Stroud

[kevin]

(11-06-2023, 09:38 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Total disclosure: I’m an Ohio State alumnus and I loved CJ Stroud as a Buckeye — but now he’s a Texan and he needs to be defeated.  Most Ohio State quarterbacks fail miserably in the NFL but Stroud seems to be absolutely thriving.  

Let’s look at him objectively and see what Lou Anarumo will be facing this week.  First of all, Stroud has thrown 14 touchdown passes to only one interception all year; that’s extremely impressive.  This means he is super accurate and the Houston receivers are running great routes.

Also, Stroud holds two interesting records: Most passing attempts without an interception to start a career with 192 and the most passing yards in a game by a rookie with 470.  Those are insane numbers and I think Stroud will be Offensive Rookie of the Year.

The only way I see to stop Stroud is with constant pressure generated by blitzes and stunts combined with tight coverage downfield.  In no way do I consider the Texans an easy out.

Stroud will probably be ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in The NFL,  and he deserves it winning not just as a Quarterback but for the rebuilding Houston Texans.  

I said watch out for all those years of top draft picks Cleveland traded Houston for Watson, a great way for Houston to do a rebuild. 

But Rookie he is, and Bengals just beat Josh Allen.  The game is in THE JUNGLE and I have seen Rookies rattled by Crowd NOISE.  So I hope THE JUNGLE is LOUD on Defense.  

Also the best way to beat Houston is for The Bengals to score more points and for Burrow and Company to destroy the Texans Defense so bad that The Rookie Stroud can't keep up. 

Beat them and get ready for a quarterback that I am more worried about, and that is veteran Lamar Jackson and The Ravens.  Beat The Rookie.  

Oh, I am a Bengals Fan.  Once Ohio State players enter the NFL,  I am a Bengals Fan.  Also Burrow was once a Buckeye, but I would root for Burrow if he had only played at LSU, because I am a Bengals Fan, and I do NOT root for Buckeyes in NFL games, I root for my Bengals, no matter where they came from, be it Augustana, Bethune Cookman, Grambling or Horst from Germany.

Yes, do not take the Rookie Of The Year lightly.  and Crowd Noise helps against Rookie QB's.  

Also who on here remembers that Bengals had to play in 2011 and 2012 play-offs in a very LOUD Texans stadium ?   I think Bengals owe Texans a loss in THE JUNGLE, just as Bengals owed 49ers a loss game before last. 

GO BENGALS....this ain't College Ball Buckeyes.....GO BENGALS....My die hard Ohio State friends always said I was more into Bengals than Buckeyes, and they were correct, I am more of a Bengals Fan than a Buckeyes Fan. It helps that Bengals were started by Paul Brown who won Championships in Ohio High School, won NCAA Championship at Ohio State, won Championships with his Cleveland Browns and as owner saw his Cincinnati Bengals in 2 Super Bowls. Sorry Woody, but I think Paul Brown is Mister Football in OHIO for winning at all levels across the state. If not for Paul Brown there would have never been a Cleveland Browns or a Cincinnati Bengals, plus he won first NCAA Championship for Ohio State....Other Fans may be more into Buckeyes, but I am more into Bengals, so to me this is just a good rookie to beat, nothing more.

 

Also on this Rookie Of The Year coming in. He hasn't played THE BENGALS in THE JUNGLE yet. Welcome the rookie to the NFL with him taking a loss in THE JUNGLE.