scd88 said:
How is Stroud looking in camp? How about the WR's?
According to ESPN, Stroud is already in post-season form and that Demeco continues to not remember he's ultimately also in charge of the offense.
Monday, Aug. 10For the Texans' first preseason game against the
Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday, coach DeMeco Ryans said, "We'll have a select group of guys who will not go out there and play."
So don't expect the key starters to play much. Anticipate seeing only rookie starters, such as center
Keylan Rutledge, and a few second-year players, such as wideout
Jayden Higgins and left tackle
Aireontae Ersery.
The preseason opener will be about early impressions from younger players and seeing where they are with depth. It'll be about seeing the guys they'll have to make decisions on to fill out the back end of the roster with limited spots among the starters being unsettled.
Saturday, Aug. 8The Texans held a night practice on Saturday. It was not pretty for the Texans offense as quarterback
C.J. Stroud had many incompletions and the run game had little running room.
Tuesday, Aug. 4Texans wideout
Jayden Higgins is starting to blossom as he's entering Year 2. When Pro Bowl wideout
Nico Collins was asked about Higgins' progression he said "He's hooping right now, and I can't wait to see him rock out when it really matters."
During Tuesday's practice, Higgins made multiple catches with All-Pro cornerback
Derek Stingley Jr. in coverage. One of those receptions occurred during a team third-down period for a 20-yard gain. The other one was during 1-on-1s -- where Stingley tried to aggressively jam Higgins, but he avoided the powerful jab and broke free for an easy toss from quarterback
C.J. Stroud.
Monday, Aug. 3This was Day 1 of padded practices, and the defense shined. Quarterback
C.J. Stroud was forced to hold the ball longer than he would like as the secondary coverage was stout.
Stroud occasionally scrambled more than usual to buy time to make throws and the defensive line forced a few sacks. Safety
Calen Bullock intercepted Stroud.
Also coach DeMeco Ryans used exotic blitzes throughout the day, and the offense sometimes had answers and other times didn't. Ryans deemed the first day in full pads as "successful."
