Keyshawn Johnson sets Skip Bayless straight on CJ Stroud vs. Bryce Young
SKIP THE BS!
01 November 2023
The Houston Texans came up short against the Panthers on Sunday, and now everyone wants to rehash the best QB in the draft debate.
Bryce Young played better than CJ Stroud, and the numbers indicated that as well. Stroud only threw for 140 yards, and Young recorded 235 passing yards. Both had one touchdown, Bryce threw one and Stroud ran one in. However, let's keep things in perspective. These stat lines are nothing to write home about.
But this one game has people like Skip Bayless coming out and proclaiming Bryce Young as the best quarterback in the 2023 draft class. And who knows, that may end up being the case.
It is funny, though, we didn't hear much from the Bryce truthers when he was losing six straight games to start his career. While CJ Stroud has been the favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year practically all season. They also fail to mention Stroud has almost 600 more passing yards, and a far superior touchdown to interception ratio. Oh, and Stroud led the Texans to victories over the Steelers (4-3), Saints (4-4), and Jaguars (6-2). Young has one win over the 3-4 Texans.
Instead, Skip shows three passes from this one game to prove that Bryce is better than CJ. Typical Skip.
Thankfully Keyshawn Johnson gets it. He talks about the body of work being more important than one game. He's not going to let one performance skew his opinion on any player.
And to be fair, CJ wasn't terrible. He didn't turn the ball over and cost the team a win.
He just picked a bad week to underperform. And now we have to hear from people like Skip. Ugh.
What the Juan Soto deal means for Houston Astros championship window
Dec 9, 2024, 4:01 pm
Over the weekend, the big domino finally fell with Juan Soto agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million megadeal with the New York Mets. Which means Alex Bregman and the other top free agents on the market should soon follow in short order.
In fact, we're already seeing reports from Rob Bradford of WEEI and USA Today’s Bob Nightengale claiming that the Red Sox and Yankees are “expected” to make a run at Bregman.
Soto heading to the National League certainly feels like a win for Astros fans, but that could change if missing out on Soto causes the Yankees to pry Breggy away from Houston.
We'll have to wait and see how this plays out before we get too excited. However, one thing is for sure, all the free agents on the market have to be thrilled about the size of Soto's deal. Not to mention Willy Adames' 7-year, $182 million deal with the Giants that could help Bregman's chances of receiving a more lucrative deal than the Astros reportedly offered him, 6- years, $154 million.
What's really eye-opening about Soto's contract is how it could impact Framber Valdez and Kyle Tucker, specifically Tucker. It's hard to imagine Tucker won't get an offer of at least $300 million, and at this point $400 million wouldn't surprise us.
Historically, the Astros don't trade their big name free agents before their contracts expire, but perhaps they should rethink that approach with King Tuck. If they won't even entertain a deal approaching $300 million, it might be worth taking a step back this year to replenish the farm system and focus on the team long-term.
Speaking of trades, the Astros are reportedly calling anyone who will listen about the availability of Ryan Pressly.
Don't miss the video above as we react to the Soto deal, share our thoughts on how it could impact the Astros championship window, and much more!
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