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What is different this year in Houston is the aerial assault... The Texans are chucking it in Nick Caley's second season as offensive coordinator, ranking 26th in designed run rate on early downs this season, with their designed run rate dropping from 45.9% from 2023-2025... Stroud has been excelling with a more spaced-out offense that lets him quickly diagnose defenses.
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Stroud thriving in spaced-out offense with lower run rate; excelling with quick diagnoses and dropback volume.

Stroud is excelling in a more spaced-out offense under coordinator Nick Caley that lets him quickly diagnose defenses. The Texans have dropped their designed run rate from 45.9% (2023-2025, ranked 14th) to 37% this year and reduced condensed formations from 49.6% last year to 40.2% this season. Stroud is asked to constantly drop back and find correct answers, and he is happily obliging with aggressive but methodical decision-making.

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