Houston Texans OL coach doesn't know why Houston can't protect C.J. Stroud

C.J. Stroud #7 of the Houston Texans is tackled during an NFL football game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 31, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

It's a sequence we've seen countless times this year: C.J. Stroud scrambling toward the sideline, scanning desperately downfield as two or three large men grope the air behind him.

The Houston Texans signal-caller has been under constant duress from opposing defenses this season, with Stroud facing pressure on an NFL-high 29.3 percent of his dropbacks in 2024, per Pro-Football-Reference's advanced stats. Only the Cleveland Browns' now-injured QB Deshaun Watson has been sacked and pressured more than Stroud this season. And…