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Originally Posted by Dam8610
He's a consensus top 5 pick, so most people must see franchise QB tools in him. Is he universally considered a bust waiting to happen? If not, I can't understand what is so radical about that?
All I can really say is watch his games. I watched his games against his two toughest opponents this year, as well as a few others. His best game was against the best defense in College Football, and he put his team in position to win that game. I will say that I don't think whoever came up with the notion that "Stroud only operates well within the structure of the offense" actually watched him play, or they think rolling out of the pocket to escape early pressure (usually coming from his blindside because his LT was bad) is part of the structure of Ohio State's offense. Besides that criticism, I haven’t really seen any other major criticism of Stroud from anyone.
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I have seen reviews of Stroud on youtube that says he doesn't like getting hit and doesn't react well to pressure in his face. In fact I recall that he had one of the worst efficiencies of any NCAA QB when pressured.
I've watched some video on him. I will say that he probably can make all of the throws and has an above average arm and is plenty accurate but not elite accurate.
He's not a guy that will stand in the pocket and take hits to deliver the ball. In fact he's a lot like Baker Mayfield in that bails from the pocket when there is really no pressure.
I'll also say that he often (not always) benefitted from a clean pocket and wide open receivers.