The Houston Texans opened the season with a showdown against the Baltimore Ravens in a game they lost 25-9. But rookie star quarterback C.J. Stroud has reason to believe things will be different when the Texans take on the Ravens this week in the division round of the NFL playoffs.
In a press conference this week, C.J. Stroud made it clear that he thinks the Texans have improved since that Week 1 loss to the Ravens.
“I think we’ve grown in a multitude of areas,” Stroud said in his Tuesday press conference. “I think at that point, we weren’t really identified as who we are now, and we’ve grown in a lot of aspects. A lot more experience up front now, both offensively, defensively, and special teams, so I think we’ve grown in a lot of places.”
Last time the Texans played the Ravens, Stroud was making the first start of his NFL career. He now has now had a full season under his belt to grow as a player before taking on the Ravens again, which he calls “a really good team.”
“They do blitz a lot, they do have a lot of different simulated pressures,” Stroud said. “So, seeing it Week 1 is definitely good, and I tried to fix those problems that we had then, which I think we’ve done, and just really play our game.”
We’ll have to see how Stroud handles this game a second time around.
