There's been no bigger and more pivotal offseason of C.J. Stroud 's career thus far than the one he's knee-deep into right now. After the results of last season's turbulence and playoff disaster, Stroud is headed into year four at the helm of the Houston Texans , looking to re-establish himself. The stock surrounding the 2023 second-overall pick might be the lowest it’s been since his arrival three years ago. And now as he eyes a contract extension potentially next offseason, this season is as good a time as ever to rebuild himself as the top-rated signal-caller he was once touted as. From the perspective of Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, though, he's seen all the right things out of his quarterback so far through the offseason, particularly within Stroud's time in both coaching and strength and conditioning sessions.  “C.J.’s done a really good job all offseason just continuing to be locked in, continuing to prepare the right way,” coach DeMeco Ryans said of Stroud, via Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 .…