In The Loop

There’s no more defending C.J. Stroud after yesterday. The path was clear, the defense was great, and the opportunity was there — so what did that performance actually tell us about him? ITL digs into whether this was just a bad game or something more revealing, and asks the hard question: will Stroud ultimately be the guy? Plus, the crew looks back at the biggest what-if and sliding-door moments from Texans–Patriots, and wraps with today’s QOTD: What was the real-world equivalent of yesterday’s game?