Battle Red Blog on C.J. Stroud
From the article
If you are asking a quarterback to play conservatively, take care of the football, and give his team a chance to win with their defense, you don't need to pay a guy 55 to 60 million dollars to do that... paying a quarterback 20-30 million affords you the ability to pay one or two additional defenders.
STACKED’s take
Stroud doesn't warrant 55-60M annually; 20-30M better fits Ryans' defense-first strategy.
The source argues against paying Stroud top-tier quarterback money (55-60 million dollars annually) given his tier and the Texans' defensive-focused strategy under DeMeco Ryans. The source contends that if a quarterback is asked to play conservatively, take care of the football, and give his team a chance to win with their defense, paying 55-60 million is unnecessary. Instead, paying Stroud 20-30 million would allow the Texans to retain and pay additional defenders like Kamari Lassiter and Calen Bullock, enabling a best-in-league secondary rather than a solid one. The source frames this not as disliking Stroud but as acknowledging he may not fit Ryans' defensive-first winning philosophy.
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