C.J. Stroud spent weeks leading into the NFL draft answering questions about a cognition test. Nobody cares how he scored anymore. Stroud’s performance in the first four games proves the eye test is often a far better judge of talent. The former Ohio State star has led the Houston Texans to consecutive wins while being named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Month. Stroud became only the sixth QB in NFL history to throw for at least 1,200 yards with no picks in the first four games of the season. The others all have Super Bowl rings: Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.
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“I’ve talked to Brady before and a couple of those guys, and they always have positive and good things to say. They always tell me the work and being a great teammate is more important than the accolades and the yards and everything like that. Those are what get you championships, makes you become a better quarterback and not only a quarterback, but a better person — is doing it for your teammates. I take that to heart. ...
“You could tell he had a good understanding in college of why he was trying to look somebody off, and then that’s only grown since he’s gotten to the NFL and growing within our scheme, where I think initially when we first got to camp, you go through this period where you get so used to doing it that it’s a little too much and then you bring it back to balance it out and then it starts growing again.
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