Even though Matthew Stafford is one of the most productive quarterbacks in NFL history, now with a ring to show for it, some people still doubt how great he’s been throughout his career with the Lions and Rams. Houston Texans QB and reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud is not one of those people.
Stroud has plenty of praise of the Rams quarterback and defended his elite play while on the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcast recently. Stroud spoke emphatically about how good Stafford is, even saying at first that he might put him up there with Tom Brady "and them".
"Stafford, he’s another one. He might be up there with Brady and them,” Stroud said. “No, that’s crazy. That’s crazy. Let me go back. I’m a student of the game. Stafford’s a dog. He’s a dog. You don’t understand. You’re saying that. That’s all I watch. I don’t watch nobody else. I watch Mahomes at times because Mahomes does some stuff that you can’t coach. Stafford, dog. He will beat you with the same thing every time. All that no-look stuff, I got that from (him). That’s one of my biggest – like, I’m a fan of his."
Stroud isn’t the first young quarterback to say he took the no-look passes from Stafford, either. Stafford was making those kinds of throws long before Mahomes was even in the league, even boasting arguably the most famous one in Super Bowl LVI.
Stroud made a pretty bold claim that if Stafford was in the same situation that Aaron Rodgers was in with the Packers, he might’ve won three or four Super Bowls.
"If you gave Matthew Stafford a chance like Aaron Rodgers had, I guarantee he might’ve had more rings, for sure. I’d say he’d have three, four. He’s tough as nails, bro."