Houston Texans enjoying top ten status
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By: Mike Bullock
Didn’t think it possible? Time to eat your words…
It’s hard to say a top 2 pick in the NFL draft is an underdog. It’s easier to expect that once said pick hits the field with the team that presumably performed so poorly the prior year they earned a top 2 pick. It’s even easier when the front office of said team had the amount of toxic drama seen in NRG stadium over the last decade. Conventional wisdom says don’t expect said team to field a top 10 offense.
But guess what?
Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud is a top 10 quarterback in the NFL.
CJ Stroud currently has more passing yards (1,212) than Justin Herbert and Josh Allen.
More completions (94) than Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.
A higher passer rating (100.6) than Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow.
More passing TD’s (6) than Dak Prescott and Matthew Stafford.… pic.twitter.com/DD02KdIy5T
— NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) October 2, 2023
The only quarterbacks with more yards than Stroud entering week 5:
Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa 1306
LA Rams’ Matthew Stafford 1229
Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins 1214
C.J. Stroud 1212
And it doesn’t end there.
Stroud’s 8.0 yards per attempt places him in 3rd, behind Tagovailoa (9.6) and San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy (9.1).
Stroud’s 100.6 passer rating puts him in 9th place among QBs with more than 10 pass attempts.
His 94 completions place him 9th on that list as well.
Stroud’s touchdown completions just miss the top 10, coming in at 11 with 6 passing scores.
And he shares the 0 interceptions thrown so far with 4 other QBs who have made more than 10 pass attempts in 2023.
Yes, it’s only week 4 but CJ Stroud is on pace to throw for 5,150 yards and 25 TDs. Nico Collins is on pace for 1,820 yards and 12 TDs.
This #Texans offense is on pic.twitter.com/9QB9UcISmi
— VT (@brownchubbybear) October 2, 2023
Speaking of Nico Collins, the 3rd year receiver is #1 on the YAC list with 195, #5 on the total receiving yards list (428), tied for 2nd place in touchdown catches (3) and 10th on the receiving 1st downs list (17). Just to make this more impressive, Collins is NOT in the top 10 receptions/targets list.
All this adds up to the Houston Texans owning 3rd place in most passing yards, 8th most passing touchdowns, a 3-way tie for 1st place in interceptions thrown (0), 4th most 1st downs (56) and 9th fewest sacks surrendered.
And this is happening without multiple key pieces of the offensive line.
Reminder for some of the folks who always have an explanation handy for why a quarterback just can’t possibly succeed in their current situation.
The Texans were down 80% of their starting offensive line and have a rookie QB, HC, & OC and are still averaging 24 points per game.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) October 3, 2023
Injuries have decimated the Texans offensive line over the first month of 2023 football. I’m the first to beat the “it all starts with the offensive line” drum. But, against all odds, Demeco Ryans and Bobby Slowik have this offensive firing in Top 10 fashion.
Just wait til Laremy Tunsil and Tytus Howard return to the field.
The Texans should be getting both Laremy Tunsil and Tytus Howard back next week… https://t.co/io4lmVfmVH
— Nick Schwager (@NickSchwagerNFL) October 1, 2023
Originally posted on Battle Red Blog – All Posts
