So....thoughts of trading up for the #1 pick?

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

I will say that as much as Mac Jones/Tua appears to be scaring people off Bryce Young due to the Alabama factor that the same could absolutely apply with Stroud with Fields/Haskins.

The idea that these guys had elite weapons that could run circles around inferior competition absolutely has merit.

I do believe that Bryce Young has a superior ability to create offense where nothing is there (that I haven’t seen from Stroud and certainly not from Richardson/Levis). Again, please don’t read this as Bryce Young love. I don’t love the guy but he IS the highest on my board and I do want the Colts to trade up what it takes to get him and put him in alongside Harbaugh and see what happens.

The school pedigree argument in the current era of football has no merit. Mahomes was from Texas Tech. Allen was from Wyoming. Joe Burrow was from LSU via Ohio State. Herbert was from Oregon. None of these schools has a particularly good history of developing QBs and sending them to the NFL.

As far as his ability to create, that (and the size) is where my Russell Wilson comp for him comes from. Young creates in a similar fashion to Russell Wilson. When his offense gets off schedule, he will start using his athleticism to run around and gain yardage on the ground, occasionally also using it to escape pressure and make insane throws few other QBs could make.

I disagree with your opinion on Stroud and his ability to create. He absolutely has incredible athleticism, but the way he tends to use it to create is similar to Aaron Rodgers. He'll escape pressure and roll out, but whether he rolls left or right, he almost constantly has his eyes downfield looking to make plays in the passing game rather than taking off running with the ball. This often results in him getting unexpected completions, first downs, and touchdowns that are entirely the result of him escaping pressure and buying time. Watch the first TD in the Georgia game for a perfect example of this. I don't understand where this argument that Stroud can't improvise or create comes from, but it's completely inaccurate.

As a side note, I don't know where this Parris Johnson is a top 15 pick talk comes from? He must be like 19 years old or something, because on film, he grades out as a low Day 2 to high Day 3 pick. He was terrible at protecting Stroud's blindside.