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.
The Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday acquired tackle Austin Deculus from the Houston Texans.
The Chargers will send a 2027 conditional seventh-round pick to Houston.
Deculus was picked sixth by Houston in the 2022 NFL draft and has appeared in 15 career games including the postseason, making a pair of starts.
He saw the most action of his career in 2023, when he played in seven games with one start, contributing along an offensive line that helped quarterback C.J. Stroud throw for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns.
A four-year starter at right tackle at Louisiana State, Deculus played five years for the Tigers, making 46 starts. His 61 games were the most by any player in program history. Deculus played with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.
With Deculus off the roster, here's a look at how the Texans look after cutting down to 53 players.
The Initial 53-Man Roster 🤘 pic.twitter.com/78xyi1kopY
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