{"id":853237,"date":"2026-04-04T13:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853237\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:27:18","slug":"texans-coach-optimistic-about-qbs-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853237\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans Coach Optimistic About QB&#8217;s Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Houston%2C+TX&amp;city=Houston&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Texans+Coach+Optimistic+About+QB%27s+Growth&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Ftx%2Fhouston%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Ftexans-coach-optimistic-about-qbs-growth%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69d10f15b52af.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist, geometric painting depicting a football player in motion, with sharp, overlapping planes of color representing the dynamic energy of the sport.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>Texans coach DeMeco Ryans sees a bright future for quarterback C.J. Stroud after a challenging 2025 season.Houston Today<\/p>\n<p>Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans expressed excitement about the continued development of quarterback C.J. Stroud heading into the 2026 NFL season. Despite a difficult end to the 2025 campaign, Ryans believes Stroud has made significant strides and is poised for a breakout year.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Texans are looking to build around Stroud as their franchise quarterback, so his progression is crucial to the team&#8217;s long-term success. Ryans&#8217; positive outlook on Stroud&#8217;s growth signals the organization&#8217;s confidence in the young signal-caller.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>Stroud, the 2nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, had an up-and-down sophomore season in 2025. After a promising start, the Texans struggled down the stretch, finishing the year 6-10. However, Ryans believes Stroud has learned from those experiences and is primed to take a big leap forward.<\/p>\n<p>      The Texans finished the 2025 season with a 6-10 record.Stroud was the 2nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>            What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cI&#8217;m really excited to see C.J.&#8217;s growth and development heading into this next season. He&#8217;s made a lot of strides, and I think he&#8217;s poised for a big year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 DeMeco Ryans, Head Coach, Houston Texans<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The Texans are banking on Stroud to be their long-term answer at quarterback, and Ryans&#8217; optimism about the young passer&#8217;s future is an encouraging sign for the team&#8217;s outlook heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Texans coach DeMeco Ryans sees a bright future for quarterback&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2056],"tags":[7,221,253,2368,6,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-853237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-texans","11":"tag-houstontexans","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-texans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853237","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=853237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}