Last season, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud had one of the most prolific rookie seasons of any quarterback in NFL history. And as he prepares for his second season in the league, it sounds like he’s ready to continue on that upward trajectory.
During a recent press conference, offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik made it clear that in his second offseason, C.J. Stroud can focus more on fundamentals and less on learning new things which will allow him to pick up “right where he left off” at the end of last season.
“It is a really, really impactful year to me that really sets the trajectory for the rest of his career and I think a lot of that is that you get to hammer the fundamentals,” Slowik said. “Like last year, there was a lot going on. You have to hit fundamentals, you have to hit verbiage, you have to hit play calls, you have to hit productions, you have to hit all this stuff. You hit fundamentals to a degree but you can only do so much.
“Now we really get to dive into the fundamentals of this is what we do and how we play and what makes him great, and really fit that and grow that within our offense. That really to me has been — just through Phase II [and] in OTA’s so far he is on board and all in. He is picking up right where he left off.”
Stroud has already emerged as one of the most dominant quarterbacks in the league after just one season. We’ll have to see how he fares in his second year.
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