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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles
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I was on the Stroud bandwagon when this thread was started almost 3 months ago, and I still am ...... I don't think that he'll be available when we pick at #4 overall, but if we do get him, I'm a believer.
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(9 MONTHS LATER)
Deshaun Watson Says That He Told Texans Rookie Quarterback C.J. Stroud to 'Take Over H-Town'
(By Matt Young)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/tex...t-18617771.php
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After watching C.J. Stroud and the Texans dismantle his Cleveland Browns in the playoffs last week, Deshaun Watson, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since November, didn’t show any outward bitterness, walking to midfield after the game to embrace Stroud.
Watson, who the Texans traded to Cleveland in 2022 after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault during massage sessions, didn’t speak to reporters after the game, but he appeared on his private quarterback coach Quincy Avery’s QB Unplugged podcast and gave his thoughts on Stroud and the Texans.
Former NFL MVP Cam Newton also appeared on the episode, which posted Friday, and asked the question everyone wanted to know: How did Watson feel having to stand there and watch Stroud play so well while the Houston crowd cheered wildly for him.
“It had to hurt your heart a little bit,” Avery said with a laugh.
Watson said that wasn’t the case.
“Nah, I ain’t even that type of dude to sit there and have any type of hate, because I’ve been there. I won a wild card game there, but the (stuff) just didn’t go our way. Business is business and we parted ways,” Watson said.
Watson and Stroud are friendly because they both have David Mulugheta as their agent, and they worked out together with Avery in the offseason in California.
“From Day One, I’ve always been like — right when he got drafted — 'Take over H-Town, it’s your city now. Anything you need, you got it,'” Watson said. “I’ve always been that big bro.”
Stroud, who will become just the sixth rookie quarterback to start in a conference championship game if he finds a way to beat the Ravens on Saturday, is playing as well as any quarterback in the league according to Avery.
Watson agrees.
“You can tell the moment never gets too big for him,” Watson said. “You can tell he’s running an offense the way he wants to run it and everybody else around him is making plays.”
Newton took the praise to another level, saying Stroud is playing so well, he’s past Rookie of the Year talk.
“Honestly speaking, you let the (guy) win another damn game like he just did, he ain’t just talking about Rookie of the Year, he’s talking about league MVP,” said Newton, with Watson adding "Facts" in the background. “This (guy) is playing out of his mind right now.”
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