CJ Stroud looks absolutely amazing and on a team that I would say is on par with our roster at best.
Poles said all along he needed to be blown away to stick at #1 and take a QB last year. By the time the combine rolled around he all but announced to the world the pick was for sale. I understand Fields showed flashes towards the end of last year and that played into that decision.
Fast forward to now and Stroud is blowing everyone away.
I think it's fair to question what our staff missed on Stroud to be out on him immediately and whether or not we should be worried about them making the next decision on who our QB is.
20/20 hindsight -- I would much rather have Stroud instead of the DJ Moore package and it's not even close. Give me a franchise QB and figure out the rest of the line and WRs after that.
I would think any good GM or FO evaluates their scouting and ranking processes when passed-on players break out or drafted players bust. But of course the evaluations and corrective actions are only as good as the GM and FO…
Whatever Poles’ system is, I hope he has it dialed in because I don’t think I can take another QB bust.
Edit: I should also add, drafting is hard