I'm officially on the Stroud bandwagon

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Give me processing and accuracy above all else. Now can they get him at 4?

No, which is why trading up to 1 is essential. I'd rather give up just about anything but next year's 1 to do it, but that will likely have to be part of the deal unless the Colts are willing to trade some of their best players and the Bears value them. If they can avoid giving up next year's 1, pairing Stroud with Harrison Jr. in the NFL would be ideal.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

No, which is why trading up to 1 is essential. I'd rather give up just about anything but next year's 1 to do it, but that will likely have to be part of the deal unless the Colts are willing to trade some of their best players and the Bears value them. If they can avoid giving up next year's 1, pairing Stroud with Harrison Jr. in the NFL would be ideal.

Man, it sucks, but I have a feeling Eberflus would want some of our young guys on D on the table. Ultimately it's worth it if you believe in the QB.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

Man, it sucks, but I have a feeling Eberflus would want some of our young guys on D on the table. Ultimately it's worth it if you believe in the QB.

I'd gladly give them the 4th pick, Taylor, and Leonard, get Stroud, and keep next year's 1. That's the best of all worlds IMO.

[Lov2fish]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I'd gladly give them the 4th pick, Taylor, and Leonard, get Stroud, and keep next year's 1. That's the best of all worlds IMO.

You sniffing glue? No way in the fucking world is Stroud worth that haul. I'm glad you're not our GM. We would be stuck in the 80's as a team. There is not ONE. SINGLE. QB. in this draft worth trading shit for. They all have a higher risk of bust than franchise. You have to be one of the worse talent evaluators on this board. Your knowledge of football is exceptional most times, which is the puzzling part when you start hyping guys. Most of the ones you were willing to hock the farm for the last few years are not even in the league anymore, or 2nd. string and bench riders.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I'd gladly give them the 4th pick, Taylor, and Leonard, get Stroud, and keep next year's 1. That's the best of all worlds IMO.

You cant improve the Colts by trading away the best talent for possible improvements with draft picks. Taylor would be a huge help to a rookie Qb. I dont understand how losing pro bowl talent can improve the team.

Has there been a player on the D that has made more plays than Leonard? Trading him doesnt make the team better. And both of them coming off injuries wont get squat.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

No, which is why trading up to 1 is essential. I'd rather give up just about anything but next year's 1 to do it, but that will likely have to be part of the deal unless the Colts are willing to trade some of their best players and the Bears value them. If they can avoid giving up next year's 1, pairing Stroud with Harrison Jr. in the NFL would be ideal.

I’m not sure. Wonder who the Texans will like. Young has incredible poise for a QB. Burrow like poise. Too bad he’s so tiny. I just don’t think that 2024 1st round should be on the table. Too valuable. It could be Caleb Williams or MH Jr. I wouldn’t trade it.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I’m not sure. Wonder who the Texans will like. Young has incredible poise for a QB. Burrow like poise. Too bad he’s so tiny. I just don’t think that 2024 1st round should be on the table. Too valuable. It could be Caleb Williams or MH Jr. I wouldn’t trade it.

If you have a clear QB1 and your options are trade next year's 1 or let Houston get him, what do you do? I trade next year's 1.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

If you have a clear QB1 and your options are trade next year's 1 or let Houston get him, what do you do? I trade next year's 1.

Not when that pick could be a better QB next year. I would put Williams and Maye above both these guys. Then you have a host of other QBs with potential that could rise into the top five. I would stay put or deal around that 2024 1st. Even if you hit on your QB that pick could be worth a lot in trade material. And it’s no guarantee that is their QB 1. As I said each of these guys has positive and negative traits. Staying put, the very worst scenario here is they get a cornerstone defensive player.

Besides when was the last time three QBs went in the top three? I think it will be like 2020 draft ultimately.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I was on the Stroud bandwagon when this thread was started almost 3 months ago, and I still am ...... I don't think that he'll be available when we pick at #4 overall, but if we do get him, I'm a believer.

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(9 MONTHS LATER)



Deshaun Watson Says That He Told Texans Rookie Quarterback C.J. Stroud to 'Take Over H-Town'

(By Matt Young)

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/tex...t-18617771.php


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After watching C.J. Stroud and the Texans dismantle his Cleveland Browns in the playoffs last week, Deshaun Watson, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since November, didn’t show any outward bitterness, walking to midfield after the game to embrace Stroud.

Watson, who the Texans traded to Cleveland in 2022 after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault during massage sessions, didn’t speak to reporters after the game, but he appeared on his private quarterback coach Quincy Avery’s QB Unplugged podcast and gave his thoughts on Stroud and the Texans.

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton also appeared on the episode, which posted Friday, and asked the question everyone wanted to know: How did Watson feel having to stand there and watch Stroud play so well while the Houston crowd cheered wildly for him.

“It had to hurt your heart a little bit,” Avery said with a laugh.

Watson said that wasn’t the case.

“Nah, I ain’t even that type of dude to sit there and have any type of hate, because I’ve been there. I won a wild card game there, but the (stuff) just didn’t go our way. Business is business and we parted ways,” Watson said.

Watson and Stroud are friendly because they both have David Mulugheta as their agent, and they worked out together with Avery in the offseason in California.

“From Day One, I’ve always been like — right when he got drafted — 'Take over H-Town, it’s your city now. Anything you need, you got it,'” Watson said. “I’ve always been that big bro.”

Stroud, who will become just the sixth rookie quarterback to start in a conference championship game if he finds a way to beat the Ravens on Saturday, is playing as well as any quarterback in the league according to Avery.

Watson agrees.

“You can tell the moment never gets too big for him,” Watson said. “You can tell he’s running an offense the way he wants to run it and everybody else around him is making plays.”

Newton took the praise to another level, saying Stroud is playing so well, he’s past Rookie of the Year talk.

“Honestly speaking, you let the (guy) win another damn game like he just did, he ain’t just talking about Rookie of the Year, he’s talking about league MVP,” said Newton, with Watson adding "Facts" in the background. “This (guy) is playing out of his mind right now.”

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[albany ed]

Well, he had a great year, but it's over now.