Unc & Ocho IMPRESSED by CJ Stroud’s performance after blowout win vs Patriots 😲 | Nightcap

Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson think Houston Texans QB CJ Stroud is THAT DUDE after throwing for 3 TDs in a blowout win against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. Later, Unc and Ocho debate if Stroud's NFL trajectory would be the same if he was drafted to the Carolina Panthers over Bryce Young.
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[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

If you watched CJ in college, he’s always been like this.

[@ZuluGuerrilla]

@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m I mean 90% of qbs picked in the top 3 are like that in college unfortunately it almost never translates. See Bryce young who was better in college at the same time as stroud but hasn’t translated that to the league for various reasons.

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@ZuluGuerrillaHe played at Alabama with 5 ⭐️ wide receivers and plus he’s 5’10 190lbs small frame. What did you expect?

[@erekcollins1636]

I wish we had him this Saturday he wouldn't have ran right up the middle and not know the time on clock

[@malikwilson7387]

​@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6mfacts bro everybody said Stroud would be a Bust because he went to Ohio State and Frank Reich told Dave Tepper to draft Stroud

[@ZuluGuerrilla]

@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m the Bama argument is a bad one because CJ played with Olave, JSN, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr, and I’m probably forgetting another first round wr. Not to mention other guys like Paris Johnson Jr protecting him. CJ had BY FAR the most weapons to help him on offense. Scouts were literally concerned that he wouldn’t translate to the nfl well because he never had to throw to a guy that wasn’t wide open in college. He just didn’t have bamas defense to make them a real elite team. I do agree tho that young is just too small.

[@1N0v4.3]

I hate the narrative that “Stroud had Nico, Dell O-line…” I will never forget all these analysts saying Stroud was in the worst position going to Houston compared to Bryce

[@jetsXnikechecks23323]

bro i'm saying !!

[@shawnpenry239]

That part.

[@kai-janabriscoe6296]

Also because we had a rookie coach after the Deshaun Watson fiasco and bill o brian

[@kadorochelle]

thank you !! they are forgetting that cj made nico better !!

[@kiannweikel2106]

That is not true. How are you gonna say CJ Stroud was put in the worst position and Bryce Young.

[@donovanjohnson4279]

Hou vs Gb should be a good matchup

[@Godson-j8y]

It will 🎉

[@JonasBluntson]

Gb got the edge in this one. We going there short handed

[@ivanrayanguiano3217]

Against the Lions too

[@USMCTexan]

CJ is the best QB we have had since Warren Moon, Houston is so excited about this guy. I do worry about our ability to protect him against blitzing, our O-line is not the best at pass protection, Tunsil walked out of the game early too

[@arnoldkintu6124]

He has had flags called on him for false starts smdh, way too many

[@D.O.E.7762]

We need some more O linemen

[@theblinkerx]

Still crazy that the Panthers had this dude in the building and still chose to take the other guy

[@mikewallace9292]

He was probably too religious for them

[@ZuluGuerrilla]

Tbf at least 50% of teams in the league would have done the same thing. Probably more. Hindsight makes everything obvious.

[@marcelstewart9156]

Idk why yall act like Young had no reason going at 1 he was dominating cfb when he played

[@ZuluGuerrilla]

@@mikewallace9292 young is as, if not more, outwardly Christian than stroud. This is a dumb take.

[@stephenjean-baptiste8757]

Hate when you people say stuff like this when a player doesn’t work out. Bryce young went number 1 for a reason. The situation didn’t work out for multiple variables

[@for_uspodcast]

As a Texans fan I was upset when the Texans hire Nick Caserio because I wanted Loius Riddick to get the job but I was wrong. Nick doing an amazing job.

[@anthonyfisher8338]

Why Lou Riddick???? Is it because he sounds good on TV????

[@for_uspodcast]

@@anthonyfisher8338 no. He is actually very knowledgeable and was being considered by other organizations as well. I think he is going to be a very good GM someday.

[@killahkamm]

u do know Nick Caserio was the Gm of the Multi-time SB Champs the Patriots !?!

[@for_uspodcast]

@@killahkamm Was he really the GM or was it more Bill? I know he learned in a multi Superbowl winning franchise but he was never in charge. He was the assistant GM.

[@TyJStern]

@@for_uspodcastIDK, when he left and Bill was by himself playing GM, things looked a bit different. 😂 Lot of reasons for that but Nick probably did more than what people think.

[@xanderhenriquez6341]

2:41 nah he does drop back clean af ngl😭😭

[@Tonyoung55]

Damn called Bryce young that other dude

[@Mgpostanything]

😂😂

[@malikwilson7387]

@Tonyoung55 remember yall said bryce young was better than CJ Stroud. Frank Reich told David Tepper draft CJ Stroud

[@isaigutierrez1617]

It's kinda sad at how things turned out. This draft definitely had both Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams going to teams rebuilding and making the best out of their situations. If Carolina wasn't so AWFUL at building a team, things could've been quite different

[@rifraf1717]

Nobody thought the Commanders were built the same way the Bears were. Dalton has proved that Carolina has a decent young offense, their defense is trash though.

[@unc54]

@@malikwilson7387 No he didn't. The beat writers all say Bryce was everyone's choice. Also, it wasn't Frank Reich's choice to make. It was the GM's Scott Fitterer's.

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

2022: Finish 3-13-1 2023: Getting the no.2 overall pick and drafting CJ Stroud then trading back into the no.3 overall pick and drafting Will Anderson and finishing 10-7 with the 4th seed and a division title led by a rookie head coach, rookie of the year quarterback and rookie of the year Linebacker and winning a playoff game at home.

[@zaynes5094]

@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m Houston isn't really legit. I'm not worried at all if I see them in the playoffs. I'm not trying to sound like a hater, but he just really has a good team around him. I've seen him when he played in college and he always falls apart at the end of seasons.

[@rinowatson]

@@zaynes5094 lmao Houston was a dumpster fire before they got cj 😂😂😂. Good teams wins a lot of games duh. And you talking about college when he lost to sign stealing Michigan?

[@gradystanley5812]

@@zaynes5094”they aren’t legit” bud they blew out the best secondary in the league last year in the playoffs and have gotten significantly better since last year

[@bossmancaleb6041]

Praise God out loud and he gone bless u out loud. I see u CJ 💪🏾🙏🏾

[@BitcoinOnlyCentral]

That young brother inspired me no lie

[@WilC-k4r]

Amen

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

CJ is a pure pocket passer and he played in a pro style offense at Ohio State for 2 years straight.

[@Carlos_A_Garcia]

CJ makes everyone better. He would have done the same at Carolina. Great QBs make offensive lines look better than they are.

[@braylonbaysinger6404]

No he wouldn't. Where you land matters more than you're talent in the NFL. That's the biggest difference in their careers

[@Carlos_A_Garcia]

@@braylonbaysinger6404 Many can argue that the Texans were the far worse franchise coming into their rookie years and CJ was going into a way worse situation.

[@braylonbaysinger6404]

@@Carlos_A_Garcia true but if you look at the bare bones pieces (draft capital, o-line, running backs, receiver talent, etc) you'll see that it was already there. They just need a trigger man.

[@unc54]

@@dffndjdjd I think Stroud would have had a rough first season (probably not much better than Bryce) but we'd be seeing a massive jump in production this year with the improved supporting cast.

[@rinowatson]

@@unc54Andy dalton making them look decent not trying to here it young just trash

[@marcosvazquez3713]

Before Stroud got to the Texans EVERYONE was saying the O-line was the worse and stroud played with backups his first year until half of the season and if it wasn’t for stroud tank would of been somewhere else if Bryce would of been in Houston he would only had Nico

[@1N0v4.3]

They trying to change the narrative bro. They dont wanna admit they were wrong about Bryce

[@BandoLandoIII]

Unc: sometimes the truth hurts Ocho, that hurt right there boy 💀

[@ReallyGotMotion]

Best pocket passer in the NFL by FAR.

[@Nicholas-HTX]

Us fans in Houston laughed off any sophomore slump talk. We don’t just watch highlights of CJ like other fanbases or analysts. We watch him every Sunday and get updates on practice throughout the week. CJ is different.

[@patmaxwell9213]

Y'all were definitely thinking different after he played the Vikings and checked out the game

[@lakewoodsavage8946]

@@patmaxwell9213them band wagon fans. We feel like we can win any game with CJ we kno we shooting ourselves in the foot with the penalties. Cj different

[@TheJCinator]

@@patmaxwell9213who’s y’all ? 😂😂 they were figuring out how to navigate with both RBs being out. YALL just like to fabricate narratives and run with em lol

[@1N0v4.3]

@@patmaxwell9213 that Vikings game was prolly the only Texans game you’ve ever watched bud 😂

[@brandone6457]

CJ is good...not great

[@bastage548]

6:54 Ocho: Damn😂😂

[@inthelifeofcolby791]

Man that shit took me out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rouge_sandninja4589]

Im a pats fan I went into this game knowing we would lose and im not even mad it was a blowout. I was more excited to see drake play and he looked pretty good even in a huge loss. I walked away from this game feeling pretty optimistic

[@SpaceCityBallers713]

Maye was actually good man . No lie i was shocked dude handled himself well

[@Nofunleaguesportschannel]

Pats defense looked good

[@isaigutierrez1617]

Maye had better numbers on his debut compared to Bo Nix's Broncos debut. Y'all got someone

[@andrewturlington7804]

Maye might be something.

[@sweetrain50]

Texans fan here: Drake Maye looked really good out there, and threw for 3 TDs in his first start is an indication of great things to come from him!

[@charliebrown8981]

Boy these two always have me laughing😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ericdilworth1320]

He needs more MVP talk

[@emmavines5495]

CJ Stroud impressive. He is a total package.

[@TaeDoloSolo]

8:18 this part killing me 🤣🤣🤣

[@thegoosedaddy5753]

Finally wanna start showing Houston some love

[@dukedynasty]

The media hates HTOWN sports

[@ahow164]

16:25 got me dead lmaooo

[@WifiSlim]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@djthagod-]

unc had him fucked up for a sec🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NotJoeFriend]

Stroud accuracy is the TRUTH

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

Unc: “What they should do is send Lovie Smith for 10 years a million dollars a year because had he not won that game, they would have the 1st pick in the draft”

[@brettthomas6327]

MVP watch, Mahomes, CJ, Jayden, Lamar, Henry 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brownbear5258]

shout to Lovie Smith for setting up the bears for the number 1 pick too

[@jtjtrs8806]

H-TOWN !!

[@AubreyShabazz]

I thought he would’ve had a sophomore slump but he’s still balling. Safe to say he’s a top 5 QB in football

[@PurpleG07]

Why would a Pocket Passer who beats defenses with his IQ and Quick timing have a sophomore slump? I get it if it’s an improviser or just straight up a Lamar type QB, but we are seeing a pocket passer dominate what’s surprising?

[@djourknows_3496]

you gotta learn how to read body language because by how poised he played last year you could tell without any injuries he will be top 10 in the league and #1 of his class

[@djourknows_3496]

@@PurpleG07exactly

[@dukedynasty]

Top 3 rn behind Pat and Sam

[@zaynes5094]

@@dukedynasty Sam Darnold? Bro hasn't faced any real hard defenses yet. You watch, as the season gets into the last few weeks of the season, we will know exactly how these teams all look. KC Chiefs always started off great last few years, then have some horrible bad games, then always finish the season strong. Same with the Bills. Always start hot, miss a few close games, then come back strong at the end of the seasons. We haven't see CJ have to deal with pressure or getting hit A LOT. But those d coordinators and coaches will be cooking things up against him and Sam Darnold by the end of the season.

[@bossmancaleb6041]

8:39… I’m crying 😂😂😂😂

[@blueruinray]

Unc need a ricola

[@cesarparra4429]

Everybody in the league thought CJ Stroud was a weak QB because of the test he failed measurable. All the professionals didn't pick CJ Stroud for Heisman Trophy.

[@Messigoat1033]

Cj is top 5 QB already 1. Mahommes 2. Lamar Jackson 3. Josh Allen 4. Joe Borrow 5. Cj

[@boogotti24]

Cj 3

[@Alwaysbelieve619]

Daniels need to be in that discussion

[@jatoa9755]

@@boogotti24yeah Josh Allen play this year , he doesn’t belong in top 5

[@Independent365]

He's shown to be good, but be real, his competition this season hasn't been stellar lol.

[@c-ray8324]

@@Alwaysbelieve619😂

[@JoshuaDonnieBuller]

Houston deserves a good team and a superstar QB. Amazing city

[@texasboss5877]

If the Texans wanted Young we could’ve had him. We backed out of a trade with the bears to move up from 2 to 1 because they didn’t see that big of a difference between Young and Stroud

[@roybledsoe24]

CJ is crazy but does this mean my Vikings defense is that legit because we’ve been the only one to rattle them that much

[@jetsXnikechecks23323]

the Vikings defense is definitely legit. like fr lol

[@willsparkmeone6371]

Our old players are going off for the Vikings. Cashman and Greenard are having great years so far.

[@inthelifeofcolby791]

Shannon on Jacoby Brissett: “There’s nothing special about him” Ocho: “DAMN” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deandrewyatt639]

Humble CJ....that's my qb

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

I sure hope Nico can come back soon and not suffer a long term issue.

[@marcusburks1697]

Ocho Ocho. Language young man. Come on bro. You have young kids watching and learning from you. Looking up to you.

[@marcusburks1697]

Ocho, language brother. You don’t have to cuss to prove a point

[@szqie]

that’s a grown ass man you’re telling to watch their mouth let that man express himself how he wants

[@BigShotPop2]

“Dog don’t worry about coming In tomorrow”😂😂😂

[@chrishylton3293]

I feel like todays players have to deal with social media so much. It’s not just TV analyst talking shit but the 4000 Johnny dickheads on Twitter and IG that are personally DMing you and tagging you that really gets under their skin

[@disciple_deshun]

(7:55-9:35) Shannon Sharpe: "Here's the difference between You and I". 😅 Ocho: "That's Me 😅😅😅"... (8:34-8:52) (16:03-16:43) Ocho: "I was that _!&&@" 😅

[@AndyTN64]

No way in hell Nick and DeMeco going to draft Bryce Young elf qb over 6'3" qb. Texans have to said thank you to Tepper, not Lovie Smith.

[@chrisa6592]

From all that's been reported the Texans loved Bryce. He'd look better too. Not Stroud good though.

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

The sports media had Bryce Young hyped up because he went to Alabama and he was surrounded by 5 ⭐️ wide receivers, but the real fans that have been watching CJ Stroud since his first year starting at Ohio State in 2021.

[@pluginpanda]

you’re not wrong about bryce but i’m pretty sure cj played with multiple receivers who were rookie stars in the NFL lol

[@augduckscout2782]

Bryce two best receivers his last season at bama had 600 yards each and were both 4 star receivers but ok lmao

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@pluginpanda Only Garrett Wilson but remember CJ didn’t even play multiple years with those wide receivers

[@pluginpanda]

@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m and marv, but yeah i’m not arguing against it at all. even in houston nico hadn’t done much until cj got there. people act like CJ walked into a great situation with weapons all over the place but he made them into weapons.

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

@@augduckscout2782 That’s on Bryce Young because his first year as a starter had Jameson Williams and John Metchie

[@maqsview]

Unc went in on Brissett lmao was speaking facts but gah damn

[@hunternelson4320]

Not as impressive as uncs blowout of the lady on ig

[@SpaceCityBallers713]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@smokeythecheese]

From the jump i believed cj was gonna go number 1

[@steveosborn7224]

It shows you just how bad the professionals get draft picks wrong. Imagine thinking a 5’9 185 pound QB was going to be amazing. A guy with average arm talent and speed but below average height and weight. As a guy saying CJ was the only first round QB in the draft and should have been number one I can’t express how happy validation feels 😂 CJ is that guy and HE would have made Carolina much better. Don’t downplay how well he played by saying he wouldn’t have elevated Carolina like he did Texans.

[@chuksosuji64]

The players today wants to be praised and accepted.

[@20trillion]

I grew up watching Ocho he way different than I thought extra modest he was a beast on the field

[@coolduke21]

Devon Singletary was RB last year for Texans

[@nandom9707]

I love the fact that Ochocinco is part of the media covering professional sports. Stay keeping it trill.

[@Pacmansam]

Woulda, shoulda, coulda, but we didn’t. We got the right guy and all yall talked shit about the Texans. What say you now?

[@zaynes5094]

@Pacmansam Wait until the end of the season and playoffs when you have to deal with falling apart like last year.

[@Pacmansam]

@@zaynes5094 new year, new team.

[@TheDeadlyKnight]

I’m a buckeyes fan. I’m impressed at how Stroud’s arm talent has translated to the pros. He seems to effortlessly put the ball where it needs to go, almost no matter how far downfield. He seldom underthrows any ball

[@TheMrvargas0523]

Nah he asked for dell, lets get this right unc! They were both rookies!

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

Ocho: “Who do you think they would have picked?” Unc: “It would have been interesting to see”

[@brockjensen2473]

I ain’t forgetting all the mfs clowning me for saying CJ was the number 1 pick. Imagine that, the panthers sell yet again

[@corinthianharris2]

Lol @ Ocho! "JESUS CHRIST THEY WERE HORRIBLE!"

[@chalkyblack7582]

CJ reminds me of Warren Moon

[@MetroSouthWindsTV]

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY JONES!"

[@cedricnewmans7274]

Cj was nice in college but in the league they let him get in his bag he elite some college teams put players on cuffs

[@DrSteelerNation]

Unc, when you can, could you share with us your experience playing against Reggie White. I have a feeling you helped tackles to block him. What was he like.

[@Daveduncan49]

CJs pocket skills are among the best and most complete. And he has had a hard road. Recommend that you find on KZbin Ohio state v Utah in Rose Bowl and Ohio state v Georgia both were barn burners!

[@Adonteaiken365]

7:06 ocho said “ dam “ 🤣

[@tylerlogan2476]

Love your X-men '97 shirt Unc

[@MrMenace3210]

If Kyler who is 'stockier' than Bryce isn't getting results, then there's no way Bryce is gonna get results

[@cesarparra4429]

Look at CJ Stroud rookie season. He didn't have the weapons he has now.

[@racingdc9]

O- line was plagued w/ injuries for CJ's first season last year and an almost non-existent running game. WR's were injured often too.

[@Michael-jp3qe]

These guys are funny! We'll send you your check.

[@nyguy30rr98]

Is CJ Stroud better than Dak Prescott?🤔

[@TheEsquireOfSportsFSU]

Ocho look higher than a giraffe's adam's apple in the thumbnail.

[@jamescuster6705]

Funny that people don't understand cj makes players better 😂 he would of been just fine in Carolina. NFC is easier conference than AFC

[@SouthernCountryStrong]

Unc: nothing special about’em Ocho: damn… 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ernieangel8512]

Texans fan: we were going to pick Bryce Young over CJ, But.......😊

[@nedarriusjohnson]

😅 outside of Cam what 1st round QB went good for him because remember Cam was replacing #7 who he wanted #2 from

[@rashawnfredricks4700]

Ocho: *"DAMN"* 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@WilC-k4r]

I love how CJ ‘s faith and leadership shows in all the players and team. I’m seeing more players from the team praising God before talking

[@chrismayfield9989]

Unk.. there's nothing special about him.. Chad damn lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Quisy_4rm_Da_H]

Lets stop with the "Lovie got done so bad" narrative. He was paid $20 million for a losing season....and let's say they do keep him he not doing what Demeco got these boys doing. Stop it

[@n3bulous]

Go check the 2023 season predictions. Everyone picked the Panthers to have a better record than the Texans, so miss me with that "CJ had a better team around him" nonsense. If he had a better team then why did every analyst pick the Texans to finish last season with a worse record than the Panthers? Stop with this revisionist history, it's dishonest.

[@Williamh04]

Bryce is that trash to where Unc couldn’t even remember a number 1 pick. That’s a damn shame panthers.

[@GuillermoQ510]

7:14 Brady could process, but let’s not sweep under the rug that Brady could throw it anywhere on the field. Peyton never had a cannon and when his arm strength became so weak he had to retire. I’m sure Peyton would’ve went just as long as Brady if he had that arm

[@RedHoodFH]

Think of this from the panthers standpoint: you traded DJ moore and a boatload of picks for a number 1 QB and so far, you picked the wrong guy. That trade then cost you caleb, who is looking pretty solid so far. In the coarse of 5 years they went from having CMC and being a decent team to football hell

[@claycassin8437]

Get a teleprompter. You can make one out of a small monitor. Then just use simple software. Put it beyond your webcam, so you stare straight. Use really large fonts.

[@BeYourself-jk5xo]

Chad with his father on a great platform he views UNC as a father figure

[@devonhouse4742]

Talked that talk

[@luissolis4112]

Tank dell was a rookie along with CJ and nobody knew about Nico Collins up until last year when CJ got there

[@cwill5829]

Unc gotta take it a lil easier wit how he critiques ppl. Simple.... You can make an excuse for it, but it's still a choice. Being a lil "nicer" would look better on u fam 🤷🏿‍♂️. This is my critiques of you and hopefully u can dish it and take it.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

We all know Stroud is great, but I was more impressed with the 22-year-old starting his first game and outperforming Josh Allen and Caleb against the best defense in the league. Patriot have a bright future. Draft the best tackle sign of veteran receiver. Let Drake take over and you will be in the Houston Texan situation within a year or two.

[@btoneymmc]

Go Texans and Stroud

[@Teddy42O]

2 td in 5 games is bum stats 😂😂

[@brandone6457]

Life long Houstonian here, the Texans are solid but the weak link is the Oline.... CJ is good, not great. Remember how yall think Bryce Young was so great. It's easy to look good as a QB at Alabama when you're surrounded by superior talent. I thought yall had enough knowledge to know that

[@donedeal180]

Shannon is horrible boss😂😂😂😂😂

[@CoolBreeze-v2g]

I think they were planning on taking CJ all along, and when they got him they decided they had the ammo (thanks to the Browns!) to go after Will Anderson too. Dont think they were ever thinking anything but CJ at qb

[@ThatmanShowtime]

Cj stroud is the Best QB in Texas and He always had that Dawg in Him

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Outside of turnovers, no one’s gonna talk about Drake doing better statistically throwing the ball than Stroud?

[@antoniobrown411]

Me n my friend both thought panthers fans wanted cj so bad