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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 lot of money to have some big, big, beefy men up in front
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Stroud still edges Young in franchise ranking, but poor Texans line limits his upside.

The source still ranks CJ Stroud ahead of Bryce Young when starting a franchise, despite Young's recent improvement, because Stroud's poor offensive line in Houston would be worse than Young's situation in Carolina. The source argues that if you switched Young to the Texans and Stroud to Carolina under Dave Canales, Stroud would play better due to scheme and line fit, but Stroud's current circumstances limit his upside relative to Young's recent trajectory.

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