Houston Texans getting 'caught up in their own hype' | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

[@seancoleman9105]

"They love you one day & hate you next" - CJ Stroud.

[@cruzito808]

I’m glad slowick is starting to take some of the heat. He isn’t adjusting to the flaws of the O line. Just runs the same elaborate plays that can’t be running the line can’t protect.

[@traydevon]

Stroud’s safety blanket last season was NOAH BROWN, it was not his Tight End (soft Dalton Schultz). They should’ve kept Brown and let Schultz walk. Schultz will not go out of his way to catch anything that’s not perfectly thrown, and Noah Brown was able to constantly get open downfield.

[@FamousFelix08]

They let brown go cause he got hurt… not cause they wanted to.

[@sb608557]

I love what Rodney is saying starting at 11:30 because all the Texans fans saying the same thing. Now if we all see it, why don’t Sloak see it? ?

[@nsd_respect]

12:34 Rodney was spitting facts here.

[@tedmich]

and Mike closing the loop on rich/dumb ownership!

[@Areacodesports]

They kick you when u dwn but when we get back in it don't jump on tha bandwagon.

[@jordanjmdjmd74]

It's almost as if Stroud is a decent 2nd year qb, but in no way a finished product yet. After last year people went off the deep end with hype

[@Richard-gw2lr]

This year also. He was in the MVP discussions 3 weeks in like wait guys. Chill. His stats at the time were about near the middle of the pack. It made no sense.

[@notsure278]

CJ is getting rocked. Took 8 sacks and 20 pressures last night. It isn't on him, but it is getting to him.

[@Daveduncan49]

SAY NFL, why did Texans have to play Jets back-to-back at METLIFE? Why didn't we play in Houston? That's a legitimate question NFL!

[@GotBoredish]

What does it matter, y’all were overhyped, don’t point to useless excuses

[@theshogunblaze3656]

when a QB speaks in the same type of cadence as their HC u can tell the team is gonna be fine.

[@BIGSPANK803]

Texans hype was real. They lost their top two wideouts

[@joegalloway9011]

Not just that their o-line is terrible

[@eskii6565]

They really haven’t looked great all season though

[@joegalloway9011]

@eskii6565 their defense has been good but their o line has been one of the worst in league and now with injuries at wr it's going to be tough

[@traydevon]

They looked average in Week 1, too. The only thing that’s worked all season is Joe Mixon when he’s been out there.

[@904TallerTim]

It was hype their O-line has been bad all year. Defense looks so so with a bad secondary and only Joe Mixon looks elite. Stroud has had 3 pathetic games so far this season with or without their normal receiving core. Also they get a ton pre snap penalties.

[@YoBoyDex]

Texans fan here our OC has 0 and I mean 0 ability to fix the game plan rather that be week to week or first to second half his adjustments are let’s not switch anything up 14:38

[@werb24]

Stroud has always reminded me of Andrew Luck lite. Similar motion, similar skill set, but just not as big or able to operate with out everything being perfect. He is a guy who needs to have the table set up front, he can counteract the rush with his legs or his mind (yet). He will definitely get there, but he needs time. It's not a hit, Goff and others need that same set up to unlock their ability. He also needed this to get realigned. He definitely acted like he made it this off season. He hasn't. He will adjust b/c he's a super talented bright guy.

[@chrischilds368]

Stroud is way better than Luck was. Luck turned the ball over too much.

[@werb24]

@ you are literally insane. Luck was a better player. There’s no metric under which it was close. Not to mention he played during a time when the rules were not so dramatically in favor of the receivers. If you think that you clearly are box score scouting rather than watching actual games bro.

[@chrischilds368]

@@werb24 dude you act like Luck played in 1993. Dude was playing with the same pass happy rules as everybody else. I paid very close attention to Lucks career and he under achieved. Stroud is on pace to have a much better career.

[@DeadShred9]

Time to call JJ Watt Demeco has his digits call him in he will bring some toughness and Veteran experience that will effect both sides of the Ball !!!

[@rellj8611]

The defense is ok, the O-Line is trash.

[@bigchungus1848]

@@rellj8611 The defense is NOT ok.

[@blackmatterlives9865]

JJ not coming back, bro. Just stop. That's just red meat for media, and fans.

[@moltenmetal5645]

Texans have scored a grand total of 3 TD's in the second half ALL year. Slowik hasn't called a good game since his head got big with HC interviews last year.

[@bwbucs99]

When your MVP is your kicker, something is very wrong.

[@rellj8611]

Only cuz Nico is out. He was leading the league in yards before he got hurt.

[@adangracia3763]

​@@rellj8611he got hurt in the stupidest way. Yeah, some MVP he is..

[@rellj8611]

@@adangracia3763 pulling a hamstring while running full speed is common for athletes.

[@Drizzy_yuteman]

Brian flores has a winning record, he deserves to be a head coach

[@michaelkimel8290]

Can Rodney fix his audio please. Sounds bad

[@AreolaGrande94]

You know this one live, right?

[@nsd_respect]

As long as you can see and hear him, anything else doesn’t matter.

[@asceticblur]

No Nico Collins, no Stephon Diggs. Our third guard off the practice team just got lost for the season. The Texans are decimated and could quite convievably lose the next 3 games.

[@shemk17]

Rodney I love your painting behind you

[@briantergerson4466]

Something happened this season. Where’s that offense with no RB last year

[@rellj8611]

it was absolutely insane they still decided to start Green after his trash play. CJ is going to get hurt if they don't trade for a guard before the deadline.

[@theplus2664]

We've noticed since game 2 that the team was off. I love my team, but they aren't making adjustments. This should've been a blowout yesterday. It was embarrassing. 8 sacks.... You can't win like that. I don't want to hear about injuries. These guys are paid millions of dollars to perform. We have to figure it out.

[@notsure278]

Texans o-line is awful. CJ Stroud is getting rocked, his eyes looked shellshocked on the sideline, has happy feet in the pocket, is missing throws he normally makes, and he looks like he is losing his confidence. They do not make adjustments at halftime, they have 3 TD's on the year in the second half. Bobby Slowic is becoming a liability at OC. They are running the risk of turning Stroud into David Carr.

[@mykofreder1682]

Their defense does give up 20 points to almost everyone, they have been scoring 20+ points and win, missing players and were not good offensively. Their scoring is consistent but I don't think they are a shootout team unless the other defense plays poorly. It is clear they have no chance of beating KC in the payoffs or a Ravens that put 30+ on the scoreboard.

[@DIRTYSOUTHSHINOBI]

They get Collins back this week so they should be alright.. Dell definitely need some help out there

[@buddysteele7624]

Never in my life of watching and listening to Rodney Harrison has he ever seemed like a fun guy to talk to. I always feel like he needs to watch these videos back and see just how abrasive and prickly he is. Oh yea and the constant interrupting. He’s so weird

[@16brandex]

They became self aware and started acting like the actually won something.

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Not the hype Its Bobby slowick who can adjust or call a play the horrible inside oline amd tons of Injuries

[@Arthur_Foxache]

What Rodney understands about the Texans could fit in a thimble. The issues aren't the young guys 'not buying in', if anything it's certain vets that only play football as a means to an end, not a profession.

[@chrischilds368]

People wanna take shots at Stroud but the Texans are still 6-3 and Nico is coming back eventually. As injured as the Texans offense is if Stroud gets this team to the playoffs that will be impressive.

[@Forevermade32]

What is he talking about? They’ve lost both their top two receivers they can’t control that

[@CJ-ci1po]

Last year Stroud made do with a sub-par roster. Just Collins. We are playing bad because of our oline

[@dskillzhtown]

They weren't playing great when they had those receivers. They had protection problems then and never tried to address them.

[@arianprofit]

@@CJ-ci1poJust Collins is a strong statement. Hes his safety blanket for first downs. Number one league WR until injury

[@javierrios4735]

4:36 its not the rookies. Its the oline. They dont care

[@karenhardie1132]

Texans sure did not look like a 6-2 team. CJ played awful.

[@SilverSurfer7887]

There's only so much you can do when you're having to run for your life every snap.

[@christopherhall9348]

Any good QB would look awful under pressure on 50% of his snaps

[@TristanHolmes-yo9bo]

​@@christopherhall9348To add 2 Superstar Wide Receivers injured 💯

[@Richard-gw2lr]

Basically the Texans are the 49ers. The 49ers just had everyone implode earlier in the year. Aiuk has looked like crap since he held out. The entire Oline is trash. Even Trent this year. Deebo hasn't played like Deebo consistently since he signed his contract. CMC is out. The defense missing key people. Same with the Texans. The Oline looks so bad on pass plays. They look good on run plays. The recievers are all busted up. The defense missing key pieces. I look at the 2 QBs, Purdy and CJ and I personally think they are dead even. CJ can throw the ball better. Purdy is more accurate with short and intermediate throws while CJ has a beautiful deep ball. Purdy processing is slightly better than CJ, he throws with more anticipation. The teams Oline is built the same and its all because of Shanahans beliefs that when getting players for it they want run blockers first and pass blockers second. They could care less about pass blocking it seems. Both Olines are among the best at run blocking and the worst at pass blocking. Too many free runners.

[@karenhardie1132]

@@Richard-gw2lr Well said. Kittle said he looked around in the huddle and everyone was gone. All subs and practice squad. Deebo, JJ, BA, CMC, OL, all missed games. Losing Dre G. on defense is huge. Watch the difference of criticism when CJ has a bad game compared to Brock. CJ is a media favorite. Brock gets buried.

[@VulcanLogic]

Missing your top two wideouts is a big deal. Just ask Stafford. It's a different team with Nacua and Kupp on the field. That said, CJ looked awful. Those passes weren't even close.

[@rickeythomas6184]

CJ gone get hurt behind that O Line

[@georgeyoung6707]

The mentality of the oline is all wrong and it starts with 78. Slowik lacks creativity and situational understanding. Cj is seeing ghosts now. Its not a talent issue at all. I just dont think the (offensive) coaching is good enough to put guys in advantageous situations

[@seanturner9825]

Tricky to know what to expect- they have 5 games they’ll be favored to win and 3 they certainly won’t. Should win division and 11 games yet …

[@billyote186]

Media with same narrative on Houston teams 😂😂 n3ver fails

[@krevin543]

Mixon was the only bright spot on the Texans. Some real ugly looking football last night.

[@brandonhallam51]

And JJ Taylor

[@FamousFelix08]

When your oline is abysmal and you have your #1 and 2 out.. rb2 hurt.. TE Brevin out for the season.. what do you want him to do? Be god mode every game?

[@buddysteele7624]

Whenever I see Rodney I just brace myself for the inevitable moment when he interrupts Florio, cuz it always happens and it happens a lot. I swear he’s always been a teenager in an adult’s body

[@Bl00dwerK]

Vegas tried to tell y'all.

[@marcusnellums6620]

It's one person messing them all the up. Bobby Slowik. Players don't know what they doing because they said his playbook is like the Bible. DeMeco not holding coaching accountability..Buying in is Slowik the problem. Only receiver had a catch is Tank the entire game.

[@bwbucs99]

They will win their terrible division and then get beaten in the Second Round, just like last year.

[@mack72711]

Captain Hot Take it's simple they have no pass pro. The overall noise stuff is media bs. They have to keep Stroud upright point blank period end of story

[@JonB86]

They need this min bye to get players rested up they will rebound

[@AbigailRTeh]

Nah. OL and OC not up to par. Houston media and fans demanding changes. Otherwise we will lose our franchise QB either through injury, or worse, he will want out of this team.

[@Sofabean4Life]

Well what if the Lions fall to the Packers will say them as you have about the Texans...I think not

[@jimmyevanss5697]

Lmfao the idiots that said they’d be 15-3 or some crazy stuff like that 😆 CJ is overrated he came down to earth regardless of a line he doo doo

[@TroonRollo]

Mac Jones as a rookie QB took a team we all know in hindsight to be bad to the playoff and went to the Pro Bowl. There wasn't hype, certainly not in the same ballpark as that which has been the case with CJ. What explains the difference / such hype (of winning the SB and MVP) with CJ? He's black; the craving and resultant hype around a successful black QB is out of this world. This comment isn't about right or wrong, just calling a spade a spade.

[@Trevon1122334455]

The hype was all the players that the Texans proceeded to bring in with CJ…not just CJ

[@nachoramirez1308]

Bro tunsil needs to go ....tired of his diva behind...just here collecting a paycheck ..he knees are shot and can't block anyone...both greens need to go also ..maybe even Mason...we need guys who actually want to play and win ..and protect cj

[@BrianCGimmicks2024]

Texans young quarterback has lost his poise. 86 yards against G.B. Lose to lowly Jets is bad. Fumble TD's.

[@arianprofit]

His poise was in the pocket throwing to his targets. This year there IS NO POCKET. line isn’t protecting him and he’s scrambling with no time. And his number one target is out. Also didn’t help that Kaimi missed 2 FGs. And Pitre blew his coverage on Adams. The team needs to play better like Mixon.

[@BrianCGimmicks2024]

@@arianprofit Sounds like a struggling leaders transcends. 6-3 Texans were #4 on Tom Brady's week 8 power rankings. I disagree. 8-11 ish.

[@MrQixand]

Here we go.....these folks couldn't wait to talk bad about The Texans.....what about the teams that bad teams that have sub par records that are supposed to be top tier teams....these analysts are like parrots saying what's popular.....I guess that now The Jets are going to the playoffs since they beat The Texans now.....the truth is that we ran into a desperate team and didn't play them as hard as we should have end of story.....get off the gas....

[@funkychorizo6935]

The patriots also cheated lmao

[@ace.45-g8e]

Seahawks 😢😂

[@skevincampbell]

Agreed. A couple of bad guys, like Diggs and Mixon, will drag them down.

[@tammyboon6259]

Tbh, I kinda wondered, cuz I thot if Diggs was that great why would the Bills trade him?! Mind u, didn't the Texans beat the Bills?!?!

[@bryanprince5276]

[Why do you think Mixon is a bad guy? That will drag them down.]

[@malcolm90120]

Overrated, 100%

[@chrischilds368]

People wanna take shots at Stroud but the Texans are still 6-3 and Nico is coming back eventually. As injured as the Texans offense is if Stroud gets this team to the playoffs that will be very impressive.