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C.J. Stroud often played beyond his 22 years during what was an historic rookie season for the Houston Texans’ quarterback. Stroud’s impressive maturity and perspective was on display all season, too, and it was again after Houston’s stellar season ended Saturday in Baltimore in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.
Stroud paused before giving a thoughtful response when asked if he would consider the Texans’ 2023 season a success. It was clear that Stroud was planning on playing beyond this weekend, but it wasn’t meant to be. After fighting to a halftime tie, Stroud’s team fell short against a superior Ravens team that outscored them 24-0 in the second half en route to a 34-10 win.
“It’s hard to answer that right now,” Stroud said, via Texans reporter James Roy. “I know where I come from in college, if you don’t win it all, then it’s kind of a fail. So that’s kind of the mindset I have. I think we have the capability, we have the team to do it.
“We came up short. So you can’t look back and be like, we didn’t do nothing special,” Stroud continued. “You’ve got to look back and smile throughout everything. But at the same time, it’s like … what if. That’s the worst feeling, you know, is having regrets. What if I did this, what if I did that. Just learning experiences.”
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-21 02:56:54
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