Sentiments change shortly within the NFL largely due to the 24-hour media cycle, and even the brightest of younger stars will be only one or two dangerous video games away from the plenty turning on them.
It’s an unlucky a part of the job, as is the case for one younger quarterback who has grow to be “overrated” within the eyes of 1 analyst.
On ESPN Friday morning, Paul Hembekides stated “I feel C.J. Stroud has fairly shortly grow to be an overrated participant” and added “He so exceeded expectations final yr that I feel we simply assumed he was going to vault himself into the highest, we’ll name it 5-10 amongst quarterbacks within the NFL. In actuality, I feel he’s nonetheless good, however nearer to common than he’s to being on the very high.”
Hembekides went on to say how Stroud’s manufacturing has dipped now that his high two receivers are out and his offensive line isn’t performing as much as customary, which is able to clearly harm any quarterback, however helps to get a greater thought of the place a QB stands total.
It’s not as sizzling of a take as you’d count on earlier than watching the precise clip, as there are such a lot of nice QBs within the league that Stroud may nonetheless be one of many league’s brightest younger stars and finest QBs regardless that he may not but be within the high 5-10 group of QBs, in accordance with some.
Stroud struggled mightily in Thursday evening’s loss to the New York Jets, going 11-for-30 for 191 yards and being sacked a career-high eight instances.