CJ Stroud Sets Rookie Passing Record, Clearly Best QB Out Of The Draft? | Pat McAfee Reacts 

I'm a Texans fan and we got our QB . We are very happy here in Houston, it's has been a very long time since we have won a game at home.

Moment of silence for all those who benched him on fantasy

14 td 1 Int. On pace for around 4000 yards. As a Colts fan I'm not happy. As a football fan I enjoy the show.

I think Tank is not being talked to as much. Yes CJ is the star but Tank has shown he can get open in crucial 3rd down plays. Let's go Texans

As a life long Houston fan, including both the Oilers and Texans, I am so very proud to have C J Stroud representing my city. Not only is he a great football player, he is a complete class act. His personal foundations (God, Family, Focus) are the exact same as Texan values. Good luck in the future C J! We're rooting for you.

The Texans were super fun to watch yesterday. The team looks fun and everyone has so much energy/swagger. Pretty cool

People need to start giving Tank Dell his flowers. He is playing out of this world as a small receiver. That block he threw for Noah brown was next-level.

He’s living up to all expectations and hype Texans have finally got there franchise QB.

Remember when Kiper had Bryce Young, Will Levis, and Anthony Richardson ahead of CJ? Pepperidge farm remembers.

CJ is getting all of the attention and praise, and rightfully/justifiably so, but it’s only a matter of time before we’re having one of these reaction Mondays to Tank Dell. Dude just jumps off the screen. Besides his insane speed/quickness, his instincts, body control, and route-running are all next level. He’s going to be in the conversation of top 10 receivers very soon.

I got to see him at person yesterday and could not believe how damn good he is this quickly. What shouldn't be lost in this is he had a pretty subpar first half. His timing was off, he threw a few passes out of bounds that should have been long completions or touchdowns, and completely missed his middle action that was wide open. He came out and immediately after halftime was a completely different ball player who commanded that entire offense efficiently and did not make a single bad read. Plus he's really damn mobile when the pocket breaks down, and has an incredible base and footwork. If you would have told someone the last decade, "They left him 46 seconds on the clock, that's too much time" they would have rightly laughed you out of the City of Houston. Please let this young man stay healthy. Houston has 8 picks in next years draft, and can trade for a ton of talent. Let them get a marquee RB and a veteran to put in the middle/edge of that defense? Houston will be in the mix the next 2-3 years with a possible playoff run in 5. Welcome to the league Young Fella!!!

CJ Stroud is the rookie of the year . Cj making all the right throws . He having a great year .

I’m a Michigan fan. But man he’s fun to watch. And it’s good to see a solid rookie QB

This performance doesn’t surprise me, the way he destroyed that Alabama defense was something special, and his game would translate well into the NFL. He gets the ball out fast, makes the right reads and he is an absolute SNIPER when it comes to his accuracy. That last drive was TB12-esque. This is just the beginning…

He threw like 10 perfect passes yesterday. His precision is something to watch out for.

The Texans final pass vs the colts last year was the most important pass maybe in Texans history at first it was because we all thought the Texans where gonna lose out on Bryce Young and he was the best QB in the draft, now it’s the most important pas in Texans history because that pass allowed em to pick CJ Stroud as if they would’ve gotten the number 1 overall pick they for sure would’ve gotten Bryce Young

Plays with great anticipation. Great base/footwork. Doesnt seem to get rattled by the moment.

Panthers fan here (idk how much more I can take) but Stroud clearly should have been number 1 over all… everyone except casuals knew we should have pick him after the stupid trade up. Tepper has his fingerprints all over this roster and has pretty much admitted he choose our first 2 players drafted last year…

I'm a Bucs fan. Basically every one of these highlights is a dude smoking Carlton Davis.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that CJ Stroud is in the MVP conversation. He is the best rookie QB of all time Edit. Besides Dan Marino

Imagine ever thinking Bryce Young was better than Stroud. I’m a Michigan fan but he was amazing to watch in college. Dude is absolutely incredible.

He more than doubled Mahomes yards this week lol.

Apparently Panthers coaching staff wanted Stroud and the front office was like nah we want Steph Curry. Also S/o Tank Dell for being considered a reach when he was drafted and responded with being a baller on the field 🤘

Imagine if Texans had a running game.

it's so funny watching people talk about the Texans. Houston fans know Slowik is not doing CJ any favors with the offense. CJ out here fighting slowik and his need to run the ball.😂😂

Watched highlights of both QBs before draft and it was obvious to me Stroud was the better QB. How did so many people think the little guy was better ?

Called this before the draft. Panthers should’ve got him #1 overall and maybe their situation would be different. Stroud has height, arm strength, and moxy for a rookie. That shoulder-shimmy TD to fake out the def was so smooth

Its the poise hes showing thats winning me over

Oh, us Buckeye fans knew.

So glad we got CJ7 in Houston instead of freaky man

He’s looked real good, a fun watch for sure still can’t believe young went ahead of him lol

Stroud is going to be generation defining. Way more so than Caleb Williams. Time to start recognizing that the most important aspects of playing QB at the NFL level are ball placement, throwing with anticipation, and being decisive. Extending plays in the NFL only works as a complement to these things. Bryce will be fine once the situation improves.

If he isn’t the ROTY then the system needs to be looked at, he already was in my opinion. This game just solidified it.

Yeah, but what about his C2 scores or whatever those damn scores are? He doesn't have the reaction and quick thinking he will need to succeed. Him not having a good test score on a test nobody knows about is a big deal. Who cares about the actual product on the field and breaking records. His test scores people!!!

I couldnt be happier that i took a chance on CJ in fantasy hes done wonders for my team this year.....cant wait to see what the Texans build around him.

These people acting like Texans were in a better spot than Carolina? 😂

Random shout out to this coach Jordan of 1st down training. Dude showed so much college film of Tank Dell on how to do so many releases because while he wasn't the biggest or fastest receiver in the draft, he was for sure one of the best off the line (I think Jordan Addison might be a more complete receiver this draft and obviously Puka Nacua is outstanding) but Tank Dell off the line just knows how to run routes and it's showing. Gets separation almost all the time and is gonna have a long career at receiver in the Steve Smith Sr or Keenan Allen mould

We gotta start talking about how geniuses like stroud get labels like slow processor

he was clearly the best qb in the nfl draft. panthers got hoodwinked. 'superprocessor' lol.

AJ was trying his heart out not to laugh at the there🤣🤣💀💀

Cj stroud best Qb nfl 14td 1int 2300 pass yards he mvp texans won game last yr have 4-4 texans make playoffs cj stroud be mvp

CJ is out performing most QB’s, if not all of the with his collective stats. CJ for MVP!

Panthers fans are in shambles now

The most impressive thing is the way he throws the ball away when he needs to

*Take that question mark off Brotha Pat* 😂😂

It’s nice to be talking about CJ ripping it and not the ex QB having happy endings

It feels like when Carolina got Cam, just now for Houston.

Love It Pat ThePatMcafeeShow Bro Let's Gooooooooo.

Thankful that more of my Brothers are getting recognition at the quarterback position.

He leveled up against Georgia and hasn’t looked back

"i don't think Frank Reich blinked" 🤣🤣🤣

Texans got veterans in every position to help the young guys-- QB Case Keenum, WR Robert Woods and Noah Brown, TE Dalton Schultz, and also on defense. Shanahan scheme is QB-friendly. OC Bobby Slowik came from coaching defense so he's able to design plays that counter the 'rules of defense.' Add CJ's work ethic. Coaches marvel at the amt of info he is able to absorb.

To be fair, word is Reich wanted Stroud over Young, but Carolina's owner nixed. Hands on everything owner, not good for Carolina's future.

As a Houston Texan fan, I’m so happy that CJ is putting the Texans in the spotlight bc for a long time, we weren’t in the spotlight.

ROTY and MVP frontrunner

Pat McAfee reminds me of my social studies teacher (that's a compliment to both of them)

Why is Pat the only one, the only one talking about CJ Stroud after yesterday's performance? That was a huge game for any quarterback, let alone a rookie. Should be a bigger story or at least mentioned by more people.

Game of the year candidate.

rancho cucamonga stand up

So dumb, Steph, I'm rolling. You guys are best thing for sports, real sports talk.

I’m no expert but it seemed obvious to me CJ was the best pro QB not that I thought the others would be bad

Bro just freaking imagine as a Texans fan how this passing game is going its like butter but imagine if we actually got our run game going as well man we would be so difficult to stop the way cj stroud is playing im proud of this team they have exceeded every expectation I had for this season so glad to be a Texans fan

Stroud, Will Anderson and Tank Dell what a beautiful draft class for Houston

Texans fan here, it is so nice to be finally having fun watching games and finally getting past the heartbreak of the O'Brian GM nightmare.

Crazy how good Texans Qbs have been. Going from Watson who was a stud when he played there to Stroud.

Imagine Andre lookin watchin CJ throws these dots 😭

It's not hype at this point. He's just light years ahead of his class....always was, probably always will be unless Will Levis turns into a jacked John Elway. Stroud had that "it" factor. Above everything else that championship game showed in his game - the smart pocket presence and elusiveness, the arm, the accuracy, the ability to put a team on your shoulders and make your teammates believe was his unblinking resilience and the will to keep fighting and always in the moment rather than looking ahead or behind. An injury could derail the kid, but I just don't see him derailing himself.

As a Houston native and Texans fan, Panthers came here and played like a 6-0 team. They not holding their heads down at all.

As a buckeye fan what’s amazing to me is the way his game looks just as good in college . It’s practically the same . Amazing touch passes . He can layer throws better than a lot of veteran qbs

If Bryce is Steph, CJ is LeBron

Watson getting those massages was such a blessing for Houston

As a cowboys fan what’s most impressive about CJ is that he’s doing this his first year in a organization that we all thought still needed a ways to go to compete again for a playoff spot and now you can tell Houston future is bright

1:27 lmao

I had to pick between him and baker to start on my fantasy team. I chose baker. Then 10 hours before the game i woke up and decided to switch. I am very happy i did. Also started taysom hill over darnel henderson and the cardinals TE

The scary part is that the Texans could steal a wild card spot and end up cooking a top seeded team 😳

Good analysis.

740!!! We Just Built Different!!! LETS Go!!!

Reliving this today as a buccs fan hurts

Can we not do the wonderlic test anymore? Marino crapped on it, now Stroud straight P’d on the test like the manager in Major league.

I feel for Bryce Young because he got brought into an awful situation in Carolina. Next to no weapons outside of Thielen and Chubba Hubbard is the lead back, beating out Sanders who was supposed to support him. Hopefully once he has some real support around him he can start showing signs of being a first overall pick

The issue the Texans have right now is....they don't have a running game, and on defense leaves the middle of the field open to in-routes or in-an-outs...they have a banged up secondary...hopefully they come to address this in the offseason along with the run game while they continue to build the pieces to be a superbowl contender

I’d would’ve wagered my left nut that Pat would have mentioned Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale KICKED THE GO-AHEAD FIELD GOAL in the game against the Bucs. Ogunbowale was the first non-kicker to make a field goal in a regular season game since Wes Welker in 2004

Had him on my fantasy bench 🙃

Best line I've seen in all this is that he was the steal of the draft even though he went at #2.

Stroud clearly proved he's the best QB in the draft because Bryce Young sure as hell isn't. Young hasn't even come close to Stroud is doing this year. Dumb draft picks will set a franchise back for years as Carolina is experiencing now.

Us Texans fans finally have hope again

Imagine youre the head coach of Panthers, all pre-draft you studied and admired CJ Stroud, imagined him on your offense and thought you were really gonna get him cause all the team management and scouts wanted CJ, then the owner drafts tiny Bryce, and everyone expects a turnaround magic with a small kid.lmao That would take out the soul in you too. Bryce just dont have 'it', CJ is him.

As a Packers fan im jealous, I know we werent gonna draft a QB or even be able to get him but I wanted CJ, and I wanted Zay Flowers and tank Dell. That was my fantasy offensive draft, obviously CJ wasnt possible but the other 2 were.

I will be damned, Pat is developing a Southern accent!!

More TDs than kenny pickett 😂

We have a plethora of intriguing Quarterbacks waiting 😄🇨🇦🇺🇸

davis getting torched every play of that tank dell catch

Glad I started him this week in my league

tOSU fans always known he has that touch on the ball, glad to see those throws transferring in the NFL. The Texans better take care of him, unlike Chicago with Justin.

I said it coming out of school, CJ Stroud will be one of them 1s because he was the best pocket passer coming out of college. He’s going through his progressions very well for a rookie. Coming from a Penn State graduate, he is one of my favorite players in the league

Stroud is rightfully getting all this praise, however you can’t underestimate Houston focusing on the trenches so he can showcase his abilities. It’s so important and it really lets us see the best of this offense

Hell, imagine how bad Cooks feels right now. Could you imagine how big his stats would be had he stayed in Houston being Stroud's #1 receiver.

Houston fanatics are hyped on the renewed Texans !!!🤘🏽🤘🏽

So we've forgotten Puka suddenly?

How is bryce young the steph curry of football? Thats like saying Lamar is the luka of football. Just random af.