I don’t think I played well, but to me, it really starts with preparation. I thought I prepared as best as I could for that game and sometimes you go out there and lay an egg, but my confidence is high as ever.

C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans have not gotten off to the start that they hoped for, leaving the QB facing difficult questions.

Stroud has characterized the offensive strategy as “death by a thousand cuts,” meaning high-percentage at-bats intended to move the chains in smaller chunks to march methodically downfield. The Texans don’t take a lot of deep shots unlike former offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik’s game plans.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/49ers as The 49ers must do this one thing to shut down Texans' CJ Stroud. CJ Stroud is not a bad quarterback, but it is clear that the Houston Texans' gunslinger is starting to have issues dealing with the pressure that he faces every week due to the offensive line issues his team endures.

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud said offense still trying to find its identity and upgrading its ideas.

C.J. Stroud did not have a good enough performance in Week 7, and he has been made well aware in no uncertain terms.

It took nearly all 60 minutes, but the Houston Texans offense scored a touchdown before the clock struck zero ina loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

However, the fault for those missed opportunities doesn’t sit with just one faction of the offense. The entire group, coaches included, contributed to the team’s ineptitude in prime time. As Houston desperately tries to find answers on how to save its struggling unit,