One of the hallmark differences between college and NFL quarterbacks is that, in the professional ranks, QBs can truly act as a second offensive coordinator.
There might be checks and there are certainly reads and decisions for men under center at the NCAA level, but the mastery of offensive attack and defensive diagnosis is at another level in the professional ranks, such that the quarterback can take control of the show. Entering his third season with the Houston Texans, that’s something C.J. Stroud wants to do.
“That was something that I did want, and I've gotten that now,” Stroud said.