{"id":69191,"date":"2025-05-22T03:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/69191\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T03:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:22:11","slug":"colin-cowherd-reacts-to-questionable-c-j-stroud-qb-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/69191\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Cowherd Reacts to Questionable C.J. Stroud QB Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro Football Focus \u2014 a sports analytics company that focuses on thorough analysis of the NFL and NCAA \u2014 posted its PFF Quarterback Rankings ahead of the 2025 NFL season. While the Tier 1 and 2 quarterbacks didn\u2019t turn many heads, fans were questioning the rankings when Houston Texans<\/a>\u2019 QB C.J. Stroud was slotted as a Tier 3b quarterback and No. 14 overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think (Stroud) either has to be the No. 1 Tier 2 quarterback or he\u2019s darn close,\u201d Fox Sport 1\u2019s Colin Cowherd<\/a> said Wednesday on The Herd.<\/p>\n

Stroud\u2019s numbers weren\u2019t the strongest during his sophomore campaign, but the Texans still managed to make it past the Chargers during Wild Card Weekend.<\/p>\n

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PFF mentioned Stroud\u2019s protection being a concern, which numerous fans have also mentioned<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne glaring issue remains: his pressure-to-sack rate. After taking just 39 sacks as a rookie, that number ballooned to 63 in 2024, a problem that must be addressed moving forward,\u201d PFF said.<\/p>\n

Cowherd, whose been hosting his show, \u2018Herd with Colin Cowherd\u2019, since 2003, recognized his sophomore slump, but also identified how it broke down.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did pull back last year, but his offensive line was atrocious, he lost two of his three best receivers, and he still got into the playoffs and won a playoff game,\u201d Cowherd said.<\/p>\n

\"Texans<\/p>\n

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) runs past fans after a Texans touchdown during the fourth quarter\u00a9 Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Despite Stroud\u2019s slump, Cowherd emphasized how his performance should be viewed in the context of his challenging circumstances. Stroud was able to show resilience, and with the Texans’ continued investment in their offensive line and receiving corps, Stroud could elevate his gameplay to the next level.<\/p>\n

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Stroud is joined by Jordan Love<\/a> (12), Baker Mayfield<\/a> (13), Kyler Murray<\/a> (15), Trevor Lawrence (16), Dak Prescott<\/a> (17) and Tua Tagovailoa (18) as the 3b quarterbacks. The group description reads, \u201cSolid Starters, but they need more help\u201d.<\/p>\n

With Stroud\u2019s potential still shining through despite a challenging sophomore year, the question now is how much his support system will improve in 2025. The Texans\u2019 focus on bolstering their offensive line and adding more weapons for Stroud could make all the difference in his development.<\/p>\n

Related: Potential Texans’ Candidates for Team USA Flag Football after NFL Decision<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Texans Respond to Fans Concern About Offensive Line<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pro Football Focus \u2014 a sports analytics company that focuses on thorough analysis of the NFL and NCAA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[1842,1028,241,6405,1370,7,221,253,2368,1724,4827,6,410,222,7577,314,3452],"class_list":{"0":"post-69191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-baker-mayfield","9":"tag-c-j-stroud","10":"tag-chargers","11":"tag-colin-cowherd","12":"tag-dak-prescott","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-houston","15":"tag-houston-texans","16":"tag-houstontexans","17":"tag-jordan-love","18":"tag-kyler-murray","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-pro-football-focus","21":"tag-texans","22":"tag-the-texans","23":"tag-trevor-lawrence","24":"tag-tua-tagovailoa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114549341927093732","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}