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Football 301 Playbook: How C.J. Stroud's MVP-level play is making an ugly Texans offense look good

In this week’s Football 301, I took a look at two quarterbacks: one an NFL signal-caller playing as well as anybody at the position right now, the other a college passer rising on my prospect ranks with a tasty ranked matchup ahead this weekend.

I’m not about to use 2,000-plus words to say that C.J. Stroud, the former No. 2 overall NFL Draft selection and reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, is good at playing quarterback. First off, he is good at playing quarterback. So there. But I more so wanted to paint a picture of what Stroud is not only accomplishing right now, but what he is overcoming for the Houston Texans, especially on plays without the ball in his hands.