Is Bryce a #1 prospect if he didn’t go to Bama?

[Mage]

I mean, maybe?  He was the #1 QB in his recruiting class and #2 player overall. So it isn't like he was some unknown when he went to Alabama.  In all likelihood he would have killed it at any big school he went to.

[Eric4280]

15 minutes ago, csx said:

 #1 like Joe Burrow?

You spelled Dak Prescott/ Kirk Cousins wrong.

[Ivory Panther]

1 hour ago, csx said:

 #1 like Joe Burrow?

With his weapons, Burrow produced the greatest college season. Won a Heisman, won a championship.

CJ…lost to his biggest rival in back 2 back years. No championships. No meaningful  individual accolades.

but hey, he beat Utah in a bowl once upon the time. Lmao

Edited April 12, 2023 by Ivory Panther

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

42 minutes ago, Ivory Panther said:

With his weapons, Burrow produced the greatest college season. Won a Heisman, won a championship.

CJ…lost to his biggest rival in back 2 back years. No championships. No meaningful  individual accolades.

but hey, he beat Utah in a bowl once upon the time. Lmao

Damn that was a textbook counterpoint. 

[Wundrbread33]

2 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

Strouds Oline and WRs have been much more elite at Ohio State so I don’t get the argument 

Not an argument. Just a question. 
 

I’ve very much been worried about Stroud’s supporting cast as well. I’ve brought that up a lot when discussing Corral over the year. 
 

I guess at the end of the day, Young has physical deficiencies that Stroud doesn’t. For all we know, Stroud my have mental deficiencies that Young doesn’t. 
 

So I wonder if people think Young’s brain would have him in #1 discussion if he didn’t have the spotlight at Bama. Spotlight helps every player, including Stroud…but being so slight of frame, and having a “good enough” arm, his ceiling seems limited. 
 

I think Young is the perfect test if the saying “quarterback is 90% mental.”

 

And yes Young was a top recruit (like Clausen…I’m joking) but he’s a top recruit for college ball. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a top talent for the NFL. 
 

Time will tell of course. 

[Wundrbread33]

2 hours ago, Billy Love said:

But Bryce Young did go to Alabama, and excelled.

Yes. But going to a top flight program and excelling doesn’t mean he’s an elite NFL prospect. It MAY mean that, but excelling as a QB at Alabama doesn’t by default mean that. 
 

If he’s our pick I’m 100% behind him and excited because I like him…I just have some worries. That’s all. 
 

And it’s not just Young…I don’t feel for any QB the way I felt for Cam in 2011. I would have been PISSED had we gone Locker or Gabbert.

 

This draft I’m kind of lukewarm about all these QB’s. 

[Wundrbread33]

15 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Not an argument. Just a question. 
 

I’ve very much been worried about Stroud’s supporting cast as well. I’ve brought that up a lot when discussing Corral over the year. 
 

I guess at the end of the day, Young has physical deficiencies that Stroud doesn’t. For all we know, Stroud my have mental deficiencies that Young doesn’t. 
 

So I wonder if people think Young’s brain would have him in #1 discussion if he didn’t have the spotlight at Bama. Spotlight helps every player, including Stroud…but being so slight of frame, and having a “good enough” arm, his ceiling seems limited. 
 

I think Young is the perfect test if the saying “quarterback is 90% mental.”

 

And yes Young was a top recruit (like Clausen…I’m joking) but he’s a top recruit for college ball. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a top talent for the NFL. 
 

Time will tell of course. 

@CamWhoaaCam 

Calling you out. What were you poo’ing? Just want a discussion. 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Wundrbread33

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

1 minute ago, Wundrbread33 said:

@CamWhoaaCam @PantherOnTheProwl1523

Calling you out. What were you poo’ing? Just want a discussion. 

I clicked the wrong emoji and corrected it. Sometimes my pc hesitates and wrong things happen.

Edited April 12, 2023 by PantherOnTheProwl1523

[Wundrbread33]

Just now, CamWhoaaCam said:

Wow you scared of him bro?

 

Called you out and you backed down like a little wimp.smh

Wimp? Kinda like someone who avoids the question all together?

[Wundrbread33]

28 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Why should I answer to you?

 

You poo my post I didn't ask for a response. You letting some emoji get the best of you.smh

 

Your post was bad so I gave you the poo emjoji.

The answer I expected. 

[JawnyBlaze]

4 hours ago, hepcat said:

Ehh I disagree, Stroud is good but padded stats playing poor teams. Young has some elite traits. They’re close. 

Stroud faced significantly higher ranked defenses than Young did. Someone posted the side by side comparison weeks ago. But yea, they both have elite traits

Edited April 12, 2023 by JawnyBlaze

[Cary Kollins]

13 hours ago, hepcat said:

On the flip side, if Bryce Young doesn’t exist, CJ Stroud is a slam dunk #1 overall pick over the rest of the QBs this year. 

On the flip flip side, if Stroud doesn’t play out of his mind the final game of his college career which he had two weeks to prepare for, he might be a borderline top ten pick.

[Cary Kollins]

And the obvious answer to the OP’s question is duh. Bryce was the number one prospect in the entire country coming out of highschool. He is H1M.

[Wundrbread33]

7 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

And the obvious answer to the OP’s question is duh. Bryce was the number one prospect in the entire country coming out of highschool. He is H1M.

I enjoy those rankings too but that doesn’t make it obvious. Pros is a different game.

 

18-22 years old (college years) is a tremendous growth period mentally and physically for young men. 
 

That’s how you get a 2 or 3 star TE in high school, who grows into a 1st round NFL tackle. 
 

A lot of top recruits fail due to lack of work ethic and “want to”, and I will certainly give you that Bryce isn’t one of those. It just seems like there is a cap on his ceiling physically, but he’d be the easiest guy to root for if he’s the pick.