By the third game of the season, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud usually found rhythm. 2023 and 2024 both had Houston at a 1-2 or 2-1 record. This year, though, 0-3 feels heavier after losing to the Jaguars . But here’s the reality. The QB has faced the most unblocked pressures in the league since 2023 (103 total), and this season his unblocked pressure rate is up to 9.4% from 8.2% in his first two years. That stress is boiling over, and on Sunday, September 22, Stroud finally let everyone know how he felt.

“I guess the most frustrating part about it? Was it penalties or just, I guess, knowing that I think it has to go together,” asked one reporter during the post-game conference . CJ Stroud replied, “I think it has to go together, you know, like the penalties are part of u

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