CJ Stroud looked ahead of his age when he put together a strong rookie campaign last season and guided the Houston Texans to a playoff victory. However, things haven’t been easy for Stroud lately and the Texans are looking for the star quarterback to begin a turnaround when they visit the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. While Houston (6-4) has lost three of its last four games, Stroud has completed just 53.7 percent of his passes. He was sacked 18 times during this period. Stroud also threw two interceptions last week in a 26-23 home loss to the Detroit Lions. The Texans blew a 16-point halftime lead in this contest. “I’m trying to not only play, but take care of the football and do the right things to win the game,” Stroud said Thursday. “Sometimes it suits us, and sometimes (it doesn’t).” Despite their slump, the Texans still lead the AFC South by two games against the Indianapolis Colts. Still, getting Stroud back into shape is a huge priority. During tough times, Stroud passed for a career-worst 86 yards in a loss to the Green Bay Packers on October 20, was sacked eight times and completed only 36.7 percent of his passes. (11 of 30) in a loss to New York City. York Jets, October 31. Stroud’s six interceptions are more than he threw (five) in 15 starts as a rookie. However, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans stressed that the problems are not limited to his quarterback. “No one can take full responsibility,” Ryans said. “For CJ, yes, there are 10 other guys around him. But just like those other 10 guys and CJ, all the defensive players, the special teams, everyone has a job to do and everyone is supposed to do that job as best they can and if everyone executes and everyone plays the right way and does their job the right way, then Dallas (3-6) has lost four straight and has. bigger issues at quarterback with Dak Prescott (hamstring) out for the season Cooper Rush started last weekend in a 34-6 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and the. Results were lousy. Rush completed 13 of 23 passes for just 45 yards with a long 10-yard gain finishing and was 4 of 6 for 21 yards and one interception. collected only 21 yards on six receptions. “The job is going to get done,” Lamb said. “And, with me, I take full responsibility for getting in sync with (Rush). “We’re going to ride this thing for the rest of the season, so I have the most confidence in it.” I don’t care what happened last week, and last week is last week. » Dallas coach Mike McCarthy made it clear that the team’s average of 3.9 yards per reception was unacceptable. In the green grass, we had a number of cross routes that we felt good about and it just didn’t happen,” McCarthy said. “And that’s the way the game goes. … The ball hasn’t gone down the field enough, that’s for sure. ” Rush is dealing with a neck injury but participated in practice fully Thursday. Cowboys star guard Zack Martin (shoulder) sat out practice, although he continues to do so . play despite illness. Cornerbacks DaRon Bland (foot), Caelen Carson (shoulder/illness) and Jourdan Lewis (neck) missed Thursday’s session, as did tight end Jake Ferguson (illness) and fullback Hunter. Luepke (calf) and linebacker Nick Vigil (foot) Houston star defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (ankle) missed practice Thursday. He also missed the loss to the Texans due to injury. . and Derek Stingley Jr. (hip) and defensive tackle Foley Fatukasi (foot) The Cowboys have won four of their six meetings with the Texans, including a 27-23 home victory in the most recent game. 2022. –Field Level Media
