CJ Stroud will (finally) break Ohio State’s curse. 

One year later, this video holds up perfectly. Great analysis.

This is going real well rn

Great video! Looks like Cj and Justin can break the curse together next year

I would argue that while yes, Ohio State is a "bust" factory but so is every other university. Alabama might be able to say it's a great qb school but this is only recent and depending on how Tua's health goes, how Mac Jones develops, and how Jalen Hurts does even Alabama doesn't have a great track record. Clemson has Deshaun Watson and Trevor Lawrence but that's just two recent quarterbacks over the course of decades. Carson Palmer is the only USC quarterback to really produce in the NFL and Stanford produced John Elway and Andrew Luck but they were decades apart. The reality is there really isn't a university that routinely produces excellent pros at the quarterback position, you get one maybe a decade as a school while the rest are just average or eventually backups.

He. Has. Arrived!

The ball placement is really elite

I came here for the CJ information but I’m subscribing for the breakdowns and the edits. Great job!

let’s goooo! post notifications on always enjoy seeing these breakdowns i show them to my 7 year old brother daily he’s picking up on film and reads so well thanks to these videos🙏🏽

Wow, you called it as well.

Let’s goo 🤘🏽🤘🏽 can’t wait for him to ball in the H

CJ is already this good with having spent his entire football career so far spending half his day in class, then learning football AFTER. Imagine when it's his actual job to do football, and he can just sit around all day, outside of the gym, learning his position, watching tape, and working with guys like Josh McCown on cleaning up some of his small issues. He seems like he has the potential to really be an elite quarterback, and I'm rarely that impressed by a guy coming out of college. To be fair, Bryce Young also has a lot of really good attributes that show just how smart the guy is, and how he understand football, but I think as a Panther fan, if we roll the dice on Stroud and it doesn't play out, I can't be too upset because of how good the kid looks.

Bout to take my Panthers to the promised land 🙌🏻

Obviously the ball placement sticks out above all. He's so fluid with his mechanics never seems rushed.

Still lets go Buckeyes plus I am a Carolina Panthers fan so this will be a good pick for my team

Justin field's is gonna be nice.

Chris Sims made the best point about this. You wouldn’t draft a Texas Tech qb until Patrick Mahomes showed up. Wouldn’t draft a Berkeley qb until Rodgers showed up. If a player is going to be special, he’s going to be special regardless of the college he went to.

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After watchin more tape, his pro day, and several mock drafts where they discuss CJ I gotta say I’m sold. I’d love to see him come to houston (hopefully we don’t fuck this up) and see what he can do.

This dude is legit! Hope he lands in a workable situation.

Bzzz, thanks for playing

Justin Herbert bust the Oregon QB curse. There's a first for everything.

CJ stroud YOU are a Carolina panther

Smooooth criminal! Haha! Love it. Thanks Alex!

I love your videos, can u pls tell me what u use to edit your videos or how??

thank you for dismissing the OSU QB curse now he has to worry about the Alex Rollins jinx

I lost it at the OnlyFans joke xD

See I need my Panthers to think like you and take Stroud #1!!!!!!!

We'll see

JOE BURROW was throwing to Chase, Jefferson, Moss and had CEH at RB.

Dang man, this review was phenomenal. Its hard to find legitimate, respectable reactions out here. As a buckeye fan, I think Bryce Young might probably still be the best pick,, if this take right here becomes true, tho, I need an international broadcaster job as a reward. It not, get me a job as a backup host. If so, make me the man.

Cj the 🐐

Me during the offseason: Ooooo football content

I would say when it comes to the “curse” your point on talent is huge but I would also just highlight the style of offenses played. Can we name a single a single year other than Haskins’ (and even that is questionable) where the QB was playing an NFL benefiting system? Simple reads, options, and athleticism have been the basis of OSU offenses until Ryan Day and Co. I’d argue OSU has focused on CFB especially B10 success more than NFL preparation in the past.

Thats going to be my quarterback 🥲🥲🥲🥲

S2 test gonna get dropped by 16 or 17 teams that use it. Kids a baller. Can u test that?

The Only Fans Comment LOL. I LOVE Stroud. The only thing I believe he needs is to step up into clean pockets a little better vs. fading back. Outside of that, this dude is an absolute baller.

That started with fields. He got screwed in the pre-draft by people putting out false narratives that he has no work ethic and is a "last in first out guy" which couldn't be further from the truth. He should've went 2 or 3. they can finish breaking that curse together this upcoming season.

Anybody know where he gets the cinematic clips from the intro?

CJ Stroud vs Bryce Young. 10 years from now, who will have the better career? Why?

Uh oh. RIP Stroud.

His performance against Georgia really made me believe something is there. Even with Marvin getting hurt.

Im not trying to start an onlyfans lol you kill me alex rollins😂

As a Panther fan, I hope you are right.

Our team been so good we don’t need a Great QB to win that’s why

Good size, mechanically complete, can put the ball anywhere on the field, *throws with anticipation,* and showed when the chips are down he can hop on his horse and scoot. Should go number 1 easily.

The biggest thing, you don't know what he is as a runner . Seriously most people didn't see that explosion from fields , now Stroud ain't fields but I wouldn't be shocked if he surprised some people with his wheels at the next level

Like the video but I would disagree with a few points. Most of the previous Buckeye QB’s were just good athletes, they were never legit QB prospects. The tide has already shifted since Ryan Day has arrived. Every QB under his tutelage has been drafted in the first round. Haskins didn’t work out but Fields will turn the corner once an OL and weapons are added. Stroud will continue the trend of successful Ryan Day QB’s.

Cj has the coolness of a cucumber in the pocket. Hope he can break the curse

Do you think Geno and CJ Stroud play somewhat similarly other than a few areas of Geno’s game

I hate to say but as a buckeyes fan who watched all these qbs only 2 of them got a fair shake at the NFL Troy smith was a late pick who got replaced by Alex smith while he was performing well. Terrell Pryor was taken in a supplemental draft in a year everyone expected him to play but due to sanctions he didn’t. Cardale started 6 total games as a buckeye so he had NO expectations as an NFL qb. JT was a phenomenal QB who NEVER got the national recognition his peers got and went undrafted. This only leaves Dwayne and Justin who are the ONLY buckeye QBs who got fair shots but considering who drafted them is it really fair?

Ask the Browns front office who they would take then take the other one lol

It’s a lock cj stroud going to the panthers 💯

I think you may have made the best evaluation of him as a prospect of all people who have tried it. All these guys BSing cus they don’t understand that he made OSU rise above their level, not just played to their ceiling. Great video man keep it up

Troy Smith: was only a backup fringe starter that would’ve extended his career if the rpo-era started earlier. Terrell Pryor: was always just the best athlete playing qb. Probably should’ve switched when he immediately got in the league. They were expecting Cam type tools, but would’ve served better as a big slot/Jimmy Graham-type. Cardale Jones: inexperienced. Wrong place, wrong time at OSU. He would’ve benefited from todays transfer rules. (Thought he suffered from strong-armed syndrome. Much like Will Levis and Josh Allen coming out, every throw had to be a 100mph fast ball) JT: Hurt his knee and ankle really bad, and never fully recovered. Dwayne Haskins: overconfident and immature on one of the worst franchises in his hometown with all his family, old friends, and yes-men. By all accounts they’ve said he ate his humble pie and embraced his leadership role like a proper qb, and was balling that summer camp until his untimely death. Will be one of the biggest “What-ifs” R.I.P.🙏🏼 Justin Fields: is on the Bears. His best weapon was a undersized slot guy until his tight end came back from injury and they traded for a down-trending red zone threat mid-season.Though I’m intrigued with their offseason moves, and I think he’s going to have a breakout year. CJ Stroud: I think he’s the best qb out of the bunch. (I was gonna say he was tied with Barrett but Barrett at least had that athleticism to help him out of tight spots and extend plays. Imo Stroud Qb’d himself out of those types of situations, until he finally decided to use his athleticism against UGA. Also, Idk why people try to downplay his athleticism because he looks pretty athletic to me, but who am I? I just think he’s just wired to play from the pocket.)

Great analysis. As a Buckeye fan I would rather have Bryce Young, both are great

"Curse" is a normal college program that got unlucky for a while. There just aren't that many NFL starters per year that go through college. A handful at most per hundreds of schools. Get a little unlucky just by normal statistical noise, and you can have a "good enough for college/NFL backup but not NFL starter" grade guys running your offense (and even winning titles) for decades easily. Even with a bias for strong candidates picking strong schools.

I think Stroud can succeed, if he's not looked at as a savior by who drafts him.

OSU has has a passing office before Haskins which doesn’t make it a curse

Ain’t no way any GM could ever justify to me drafting a 5’10 QB out of Alabama. Another school that has never produced reputable QBs in the league.

Well.. if Alex says he's the man. Then I believe in Stroud.

5:31 alex? what happend there?

How’d you feel about his Michigan film?

I'm definitely a little more skeptical that Fields is gonna be this great QB than most people seem to be. I think people see his highlights, & are just so wowed by his (very good) Michael Vick impression that they fail to see the bigger picture, but he really hasn't been very good overall at throwing the ball in Chicago. At all. You could probably count on yer hands the times he faced pressure last yr & he didn't still try to force a shìt throw into his first read he was locked onto from snap to whistle. And the vast majority of the time that he feels a little heat, he f#¢kin panics. And he just doesn't have the ability to hang in, step up in the pocket, etc, cycle through his reads, & take the hit for the 25 yard completion (or tuck & cover sack that saves a pick). I mean, I seriously don't think he's ever even ATTEMPTED a pass to the 3rd or 4th option as a pro that wasn't a checkdown tailback screen. It's just that the considerable holes there are definitely harder to spot w/ Fields because, if he takes off, watch the f#¢k out man. He'll go yard on you in a heartbeat. Haven't seen a home run hitter like him at QB in....maybe ever in the NFL. He might be better in the open field than Vick or Randall. Which is incredible and super exciting & all that. BUT--you still have GOT TO be able to throw the ball at this level at the QB position, point blank. And so far, he's a mixture of Kordell Stewart (passing) and Randall Cunningham (running) at best. And I'm just not sold he has the goods to develop into this complete, ultimate weapon that everyone says he's gonna be. I guess we'll see, but look at the really nuanced specifics of his passing stats, & the holes are so glaring it's....almost Tebow-like. And those are just the cold, hard facts, Jack. Now--he could prove me wrong though, not sayin that's impossible. But at this point, from what he's showed as a pro, I think realistically....it's less likely to happen that it is more. But it sure is fun to watch him take off w/ the ball in his hands. And even if I am right, he'll still always have a place in The League as a gimmick player.

I won't believe they lift this curse until I see either an Ohio State QB or even 21th century Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma QBs become into a franchise, record breaking, All Pro, nominees and win SuperBowl.

I’m still taking Bryce. I think people overate how important size is. Andrew luck was massive and got injured a ton. He was supposed to be the next Peyton manning but could run. The only worry would be height and how that could affect him but Alabama’s offensive line is just as tall as an nfl team’s offensive line and he had no problems throwing over the middle. I’m still taking young. He’s just the guy. Stroud is great though and will be a definite starter in my opinion

Osu gets partial credit for Joe Cool .

is Fields being a top 10 qb nfl not good enough for you?

He will be the best QB in this draft class by far. Look back at this comment in 10 years.

I think college football fans with age would understand why Osu never had great QBs. They were never getting 5* Qbs like that and OSU was a run first team. Ryan Day changed all that and even Urban wasn't throwing the ball like that. Tressel was way more conservative even with Troy Smith and company he opened it a little, but Troy smith was an athlete that came in a became a QB.....Terrelle Pryor was highly rated but again with a conservative Tressel... The history of OSU football scheme recruiting the position and coaching offenses tells the story more than the players eligible for drafts over the years.

It's not like Alabama QB's have been moving heaven and earth last couple decades.

What about joe burrow? But I do agree with you about stroud and I’m praying Carolina takes him at 1

Nah, Fields is gonna end the “curse”. He’s already found success in the NFL and was a better prospect coming out.

OP got paid to raise Strouds stock

Forgot to mention Braxton Miller

Justin already broke the curse

*sigh* I was so disappointed when I saw the Panthers trade up to #1… for whatever reason I had so much hope Stroud would still be there at #4 and get drafted by my Colts.

Alabama and Clemson as well🤷🏾‍♂️

I’m not convinced. The ball velocity isn’t there and his throwing motion is super janky

He’s Bryce with size and strength.

Thou shalt not draft a QB from Ohio State, the football Bible says. Fields showed massive improvement last year and has made me a believer. Maybe CJ and Fields together can start a fresh chapter.

What you mean end the nightmare? Doesn’t Justin Fields exists?

Video either ages really well or really bad

IM A PANTHERS FAN. IM LEADING TOWARDS BRYCE.

Sure hope CJ and Fields ball out. Cardale and Haskins were always going to fail.

Thank Godness Michigan doesn't have that problem.

Joe Burrow is working out just fine

Bryce Young is awesome but this what a successful NFL QB does from the pocket

People should stop with the “had better receivers” argument…. JOE BURROW HAD JAMARR CHASE AND JUSTIN JEFFERSON

I’d rather draft CJ Stroud over Bryce Young because 1. He can see over the O Line 2. He doesn’t have anywhere NEAR the injury concerns a small framed QB like Young has (look at Kyler Murray the past few years)

so does lsu not qualify as a team that cant put up a qb BEFORE Joe Burrow? Like any team could change and CJ Stroud is a lot like Joe Burrow... He could be Ohio State's version of Joe Burrow

Panthers putting him in a good position

but he couldnt beat michigan

Wait u called Justin Fields da most talented QB in da 2021 QB with Trevor Lawrence in it 💯and said he can da best QB in da NFL 💯What u c in Stoud game that is better then Justin Fields ? Still u said he will break da curse and not Fields? I believe What Justin Fields and CJ Stoud is going to do for Ohio State as far as QBs is da same thing what Jalen Hurts and Tua did for Alabama 💯

The Ohio state curse was never a thing. People hyped up smith, Pryor, jones, and Barrett all were never supposed to be good nfl QBs. The system urban Meyer runs is so you don’t need a great qb. You just need a guy who can complete short passes and run. Haskins was a little different, in the fact that he was great in the short game but couldn’t run very well. That’s why they threw a lot of quick game concepts that year and he passed for a lot of yards. Fields was kind of that prototype that the others were but he wasn’t totally babied in the same system the others were. He was put in a system very similar to what Andy Reid and his coaching tree runs. That’s why him and stroud while very different in their own rights are still great QBs. The bad news for Ohio state fans is that there new offense will put up great numbers even with worser QBs than fields and stroud but the offense ohio state runs will hurt their defense and make it difficult to go undefeated. That’s why you’ve seen the recent switch in offenses from Alabama and Georgia to a more consistent balanced or slight run based offense

Umm joe burrow…. Sorry you don’t spend four years at OSU behind JT Barrett and not be considered an OSU Qb to some degree

Well if u really think about joe burrow broke the curse

there is no curse name a team that produces great NFL QB's that take the NFL by storm there isn't one ? more small schools produce great QB's then big ?

I have always been in the An Ohio State QB will be a disaster in the NFL. Don't think Fields is going to break the streak. Stroud I'm giving a chance to do so. For me it is to look into their eyes. Not during game play. On the sidelines and in interviews. QB1s have a look in their eyes. Stroud has that look. Fields does not.

Blaming the college when a QB doesn’t succeed in the NFL is so stupid. It’s the NFL team’s job to develop their players. They have quarterback coaches. Nobody blames the high school when a QB doesn’t succeed in college 🙄

JOE BURROW was a BUCKEYE first! That proves it has nothing to do with the school. Patrick Mahomes went to TEXAS TECH where nobody has ever drafted a decent QB.