Right here's all the things s quarterback C.J. Stroud mentioned following a to the s in Week 7 and what to anticipate of this staff following the bye week.
Q: On the ultimate drive in time beyond regulation
“I wish to thank God, by means of defeat. He gave me an opportunity to play this week and I wish to give him the glory earlier than I say something. We get stalemated on first down. Go to second and ten. It appeared like a strain bundle and I didn't anticipate the rusher to be 20 yards down the sphere, guarding. It's a very good play by them. Third down we had an opportunity, however simply actually couldn't get it off, however that's form of how the entire recreation went. Didn't actually get in a move, in a rhythm.”
Q: On WR Tank Dell
Stroud: “Yeah, it meant so much. I'm simply actually happy with him. Simply actually excited for him. It's an extended 12 months. He's going to get much more performs. Simply to see him make a giant play like that within the recreation was actually cool. Simply the power of the group seeing him and thought he dealt with it very effectively. Ready his butt off this week and obtained to seek out extra methods to get him extra touches, however I assumed total, actually simply happy with him.”
Q: On the penalties
Stroud: “Now we have to discover a strategy to get that mounted. It's not successful soccer. If you don't give your self an opportunity, these are drive killers. We simply obtained to discover a manner to assist whoever wants assist out. On the finish of the day, obtained to discover a strategy to get it mounted.”
Q: On his passes to WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and TE Cade Stover
Stroud: “Yeah, they’re two good gamers and two of my teammates that make a whole lot of performs. I assumed it was a very good job by ‘Marv’wanting it in and I assumed Cade did a very good job getting ultimately zone combating by means of some arm tackles and stuff.”
Q: On preserving his composure heading into the Bye Week
“I believe we all know how this goes. We're going to get a bunch of individuals speaking loopy and wish us to do that, do this, ‘he's horrible, he's unhealthy, he ought to play like this, he ought to have accomplished this’. We’ll simply block out the noise and perceive we obtained ourselves on this gap. We obtained to discover a strategy to dig ourselves out. I’ve probably the most belief and hope in our staff that we will do this. However, we’ve got to deal with issues, have exhausting conversations and I’ve to be higher myself. There's a whole lot of accountability that must be had, and we'll be capable to hopefully get these issues mounted as a result of going right into a Bye Week, I believe it's a very good time for us to have these conversations and self-scout and get some issues corrected.”
Q: On WR Xavier Hutchinson
Stroud: “I assumed he performed nice. He did an important job even in particular groups and he was making some large performs with the ball in his palms. He's at all times dependable and a really dynamic playmaker and simply actually excited to get him some touches within the recreation. Now we have to discover a strategy to get everyone the ball and discover methods to create extra explosives.”
Q: On what feels totally different about this season in comparison with final season
Stroud: “It's a brand new season. I don't actually take a look at the identical being comparable. Simply strive to take a look at this season how it’s and it’s what it’s. Then final season is previously. Now we have to study to overlook it and transfer on. I don't actually take a look at the identical.”
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