Claythan trembles in fear.

Sure, but there's a significant difference between the Ravens/Bengals and Colts/Bears.

This man leaves no stone unturned, plumbing the depths of NFL podcasts looking for nuggets to slice and dice the opposition with.

He is coming for us.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">C.J. be studying film no matter where it comes from 😂<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLFilms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLFilms</a>) <a href="https://t.co/qgym4yTVEX">pic.twitter.com/qgym4yTVEX</a></p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1836805855641018773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

There are five 2-0 teams in the AFC and the Chiefs play the other four at least once and have beaten two of the top teams in the conference already.

We run this show.

nothing lasts forever

Makes me wonder if CJ said that to get they guy to not do it.

KC is always in close games. It’s what they do. Cardiac Chiefs.

Right. You quivered and faltered like a woman at the end of last season heading into the playoffs, predicting first the Dolphins, Bills, and then Ravens would all send the Chiefs packing. The Chiefs defied the odds and won the Super Bowl with the hardest path to a Championship in the modern era.

Secretly, I believe you want to return to the era like that of Pioli / Haley / Cassel. It's safer for you to watch a losing team so that you can once again take center stage on this board. You secretly crave failure for the Chiefs; the strain is more than you can bear because real games aren't a MCU or Star Wars movie where the outcome is predetermined. I have little doubt you watch games now and yell at the screen, "See! See! I told you they were going to lose!" right before they win. Again.

So CJ Stroud listens to podcasts concerning his opponents, *shiver* how intimidating. He squeaked by one of the worst teams in the league 19 - 13 and beat the laughable Colts the week before that.

Go join Texans Talk since you're looking for a new hero.

I did nothing of the sort. LMAO

True, but that time is not now for KC. We are still in a SB window, and likely will have a couple more with Mahomes.

Barely got by a bad Bears team with a QB that didn't look pro ready

Actually, you have quite the history of doing just that. The attention whoring instinct is strong with you.

**** the Texans.

If Aaron can stay healthy, the Jets are our biggest threat.

I did nothing of the sort.

I still think it’s Buffalo & Cincinnati. But Houston has a super easy division. So they’re gonna have a Playoff spot and we’ll see how it goes from there.

The Jets will win that division over Buffalo.

Their roster is much better top to bottom.

I think after tonight‘s game that looks like a very likely scenario

They've only beaten the Titans and Pats fgs :evil:

Houston is built to go toe to toe with us, for sure.

With teams like Houston, Buffalo, NY and LA out there, Pat is going to have to be on the top of his game to get us the 3peat.

Goodness! Last year they faced one of the most difficult playoff schedules of all time and still won a SB.

The Texans currently look good, but they don’t strike me as a juggernaut.

Buffalo might be a challenge, but even then they aren’t as dangerous as they were in previous seasons.

The Jets look good so far, but their QB is Rodgers. He always puts up great numbers in the regular season yet has been to one SB despite being on some Packers teams that were very talented.

Baltimore is Baltimore and they struggle against KC.

Cincinnati is the biggest threat simply because they always play KC tough.

Houston runs a traditional offense. Stroud's not going to beat you with his legs and wants to pass the ball. Plays into Steve Spagloulo and the defenses strengths as far as I'm concerned.

clay curse strikes!

Stroud is no Darnold.

Is a Shanahan offense a traditional offense? It's something Spags is good at scheming against though.

Ugly game for Houston.

oof

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GYGwklrW...pg&name=medium

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They say CJ Stroud is &quot;The One.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/MkNPxFVcgZ">https://t.co/MkNPxFVcgZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/onxniuG1qu">pic.twitter.com/onxniuG1qu</a></p>&mdash; ��️ Red Tribe Cinema (@ClayWendler) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayWendler/status/1835527979562131673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Some will continue to act like we're supposed to be terrified of this team for whatever reason.

The Texans will never be a threat to Mahomes.

It would be great if in 3 years CJ Stroud is Deshaun Watson...but yanno minus the serial sexual assaulting. That would be funny.

Especially after he talked down to Caleb, as if Stroud is a 10+ year proven veteran. They are only 1 month apart in age.

ya I thought that was a little too much from CJ Stroud. He was trying too hard to be that guy and he hasn't played long enough for that lol.

We can let this thread die for awhile

Clay’s obsession can’t be regulated.

Impressive.

https://i.imgur.com/OPeIJUs.jpeg

That's a dangerous football team.

Not impressed by a team that needs a last second TD to beat a horrible Jacksonville team.

Good grief.

The Texans are keeping their best plays hidden, they know they have KC coming to town for the AFC Championship.

Wrong.

You have watched KC play this season, right?

Put some respect on his name.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CJ STROUD FINAL STATS:<br><br>28/38<br>331 PASS YDS<br>27 RUSH YDS<br>1 TD<br>1 INT<br>97.6 RTG<br>Texans def. Bills 23-20<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HTownMade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HTownMade</a> <br><br>Rate this performance 1-10 <a href="https://t.co/Ghii8lDnoU">pic.twitter.com/Ghii8lDnoU</a></p>&mdash; Stroud Muse (@stroudmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/stroudmuse/status/1843021598762385763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Fumbled the game away and a brain scrambled Allen failed to capitalize

Pretty clear, looking at their schedule, that our game with them could decide the one seed.

Houston looks like the 22 Bengals

FRAUDS!

COWARDS!

Very different team without Nico Collins.

Houston was 4-0 in one possession games before today. Hard to keep up that pace in close games.

Proto-Mahomes? Is that a joke?

and that is what separates the chiefs from everyone else :thumb:

Texans have several tough games left: KC, Detroit, and Baltimore to name a few.

They also haven’t made it look particularly easy in their wins. Unlike KC, they don’t get the benefit of the doubt here.

They really look like an 10-7 or 11-6 team. Good team, but not major threats for the 1 seed.

a chink in the armor

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans have to shore up their pass pro. <br><br>Green Bay blitzed C.J. Stroud from all kinds of angles and set-ups throughout the game, and Stroud got pummeled. Four sacks and less than 100 yards. <br><br>Houston has allowed 21 sacks, fourth-worst in football <a href="https://t.co/iVZ1papnTW">pic.twitter.com/iVZ1papnTW</a></p>&mdash; Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattVerderame/status/1848477002439004359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Stroud’s flaws are starting to show.

You can confuse him and screw with his processing, which is why I bet GB. Unfortunately Green Bay did their own stupid shit keeping the game closer than it should have been.

Stroud had 86 yards passing yesterday... for the entire game.

It’s still very hard to win like that. Since the beginning of 2022 season, Chiefs have 23 wins and 8 losses in One-Possession games. So you’re winning about 74% of the time in these situations, which is amazing.

But still plenty of losses in there. The key is to have these one-possession losses in the regular season and flip them to victories in the Playoffs. :D

I watched it. He was absolutely garbage. Pack gave them easy points on turnovers and that was it.


CJ Carr?

Green Bay's defensive line just dominated the Texans offensive line. Stroud was running for his life the whole game. Should have been a blowout, but Green Bay did its best to give the game away. They gave up 17 points off turnovers.

clay curse strikes! LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Texans are 6-2. Watching them play should be fun, but it is not. Nothing the Texans have done this season gives me confidence they can make a run in the postseason, which makes me feel I should prepare to be disappointed.<br><br>Win or not, this game was not fun to watch.</p>&mdash; James Roy (@JamesRoyNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesRoyNFL/status/1852184093427142979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CJ Stroud has been bad for like 4 weeks in a row.<br><br>No excuses even in clean pockets he isn’t making these throws</p>&mdash; Jacob (@Stroud4MVP) <a href="https://twitter.com/Stroud4MVP/status/1852183903970222170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honestly glad we got exposed because people need to stop pretending this team is good because they win.<br><br>This is currently not a good football team because the offense is a bottom 10 offense in football.</p>&mdash; Jacob (@Stroud4MVP) <a href="https://twitter.com/Stroud4MVP/status/1852185060629238092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

i had a gut feeling the texans might come back to earth. :thumb:

NFL offenses need to reinvent themselves every year, defenses are too good and too quick at adjusting nowadays to just try to redo what you did last year. And teams have the blueprint to stop Shanahan style offenses like what Slowik runs, especially when you don't have elite talent (injuries the cause here).

This keeps being true game after game, week after week. Stroud, Burrow, it was Hurts for a minute, in a couple of months I'm sure it'll be Daniels. They're all flavor of the moment.

I guess Lamar is firmly 3 now. But we'll see come playoffs how he does.

Frauds?

The best thing Lamar has going for him with his traits is a competent organization. I strongly believe he’d already be an afterthought (even more) if he was drafted somewhere else.

And don’t forget the love people had for the Deshaun Watson Texans during his rookie year. Same with the Baker Browns when they got OBJ.

No. They're good when healthy. Just playing without their #1 & #2 WR's, and a couple of players on defense. They're NOT the Chiefs!

So now they’re not a team to fear?

Watson was good for a couple years, but he'd sure fallen off by the time the world figured out his butthole rapey thing.

Baker I think was better than he got credit for and the Browns were ****s for dumping him on an injury.

But your point stands. Guys need to be able to attack all levels of a defense or they'll eventually get figured out.

Lamar has made me eat some crow though. I figured his career would be over by now. He's a lot better than I thought he'd be.

Lamar is really good. He's had his playoff issues, but guys....he's pretty good.

He’s very likely going to win a third MVP and mfs act like he’s garbage lol

There’s no doubt that he’s good. Henry really provides great balance for what they run. Their issue is defense right now.

He’s not garbage.

I think he’s the Russell Westbrook of the NFL.

Averaging a triple double in the NBA had only been done once before him. Unfortunately, his style of play never translated to postseason success. Unreal athlete and regular season performer in his prime.

Terrible comparison really.

As odd as it is, it seems to me that their play style isn't optimal for closing out close games, and their defense isn't good enough to let them get up by multiple scores. The Chiefs seem like they can't score, but they CAN consistently get first downs slowly. It feels like half our games this year have involved a 7+ minute drive in the 4th quarter for a field goal that doesn't leave the other team time to come back.

The Ravens, on the other hand, break off long runs regularly, but then they leave time on the clock. They've lost at least a few games this year because they scored too fast.

Said it before in another thread but pulling for the Texans as the 4 seed in the playoffs. That team is not coming into Arrowhead in January in the divisional round and winning. Arrowhead invitational for the AFCCG.

That’s good enough for me. You can tell by the discourse around him that many people don’t even believe what you said, which is absurd.

We have to remember that, for every QB not named Brady and Mahomes, winning in the postseason is hard. Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers playoff records are just a hair above .500. Drew Brees retired with a career .500 playoff record. And these are undoubtedly some of the greatest QBs of all time.

Especially with the Chiefs coming off a bye. Maybe even a glorified double bye.

Good chance the Texans will be playing out Week 18, since it will impact their seeding too.

I agree 100%.

I appreciate Lamar for what he is while acknowledging what he hasn’t been so far (I could run for president with lines like that).

For me, a true franchise QB is a guy who wins a lot of regular season games, constantly pushes to win the Division, and could win a Super Bowl. Lamar fits that for me. The playoff record and accomplishments just determine his place amongst the other greats.

Playoff issues is an understatement. He's been bad to awful in almost all of his playoff games.

17
12
20
3
17
34
10

His style of play isn't sustainable for 20 games a season, and he's the one that outright said it himself before the season opener.