From the episode

I ultimately think you pay him and he will get paid and that he's going to be a top 12-ish quarterback for a long time. But I do think that there was a world where I was pretty ready to say he will be top 7 at some point. I'm a little bit more like you got to prove that part of it to me again.

STACKED’s take

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Stroud is a long-term top-12 QB who must prove he can avoid late-season meltdowns.

The source views Stroud as a top 12-ish quarterback long-term, noting that while he has elite talent and spatial awareness, his development has been inconsistent. The source attributes his late-season struggles to a poor offensive line and a lack of offensive cohesion, but emphasizes that he must prove he can avoid the 'all-time blow up' games seen in the playoffs to reach a top-7 status.

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