From the episode

If you're starting a franchise, they're the same price... Bryce Young or CJ Stroud? I think it has to be Stroud still because I feel like if you switched Bryce Young on the Texans behind that line and you gave CJ Stroud to Dave Canales in Carolina.

STACKED’s take

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Stroud still preferred over Young in franchise comparison due to situation differences.

In a hypothetical franchise-building comparison, the source suggests Stroud would still be the pick over Bryce Young if starting a franchise from scratch at the same price, because Young's strong performance is partially attributable to Carolina's offensive line and coaching. The source states: "If you switched Bryce Young on the Texans behind that line and you gave CJ Stroud to Dave Canales in Carolina with, again, the offensive line Carolina has, I feel like Stroud would play better because the reason Bryce Young is playing well is that Carolina has paid a..." (transcript cuts off).

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