CJ Stroud’s struggles over the past two seasons, following an epic rookie campaign, culminated in a horrendous four-interception day in a division bowl loss to the New England Patriots.
Stroud’s performance in a game where the defense still gave the Texans a chance to win has sparked whispers about the QB’s future in Houston. There is external noise. Inside the building, the coaching staff and teammates have supported Stroud relentlessly.
“Everybody has a bad game. Everybody has a tough (day) at the office,” Schultz said when asked about Stroud’s playoff disaster. “To be honest, not everything was on him. Everybody’s going to pin it on him, because he’s the quarterback – and he understands that, we understand that. But I think what’s important is to realize, separate yourself from who you are. One game doesn’t define you, good or bad. It’s all going to fall on you, regardless, so own it, brother, like the result is bad, brother, we lost it in first inning. sucks so I look at myself, and I’m like, “Okay, that never happened… do I have to do more next time?
“Everybody has to turn. It’s not.” everything on CJ. Do you think he would throw any of these picks if he didn’t have a boy in his arms? Everything is so complicated in football that it’s hard to put anything on one guy all the time.”