Will Bill Simmons Apologize For Calling CJ Stroud A Bust?
CJ Stroud has it. I think that’s pretty obvious to everyone now. Stroud just won the AFC Offensive Player of the Week Award after an incredible performance against Tampa Bay. It’s still really early to totally judge the 2023 NFL Draft. However, it’s probably not too early to give the former Ohio State quarterback his flowers. Stroud is really good and his haters need to be held accountable. Bill Simmons has entered the chat.
Let’s call a spade a spade; Bill Simmons is a loser. All that guy does is jack off to the NBA trade machine. Today is officially the day we can acknowledge that nothing Simmons says about football can be taken seriously.
I present the following evidence for the courtroom to see.
“Just from levitating above this, which is being unencumbered with my thoughts and baggage of things, I’m just like, this guy doesn’t have it,” Simmons said over six months ago. “His name is C.J., he went to Ohio State. There’s rumors that he’s a dick. C.J.’s your quarterback? I just don’t see it. How many great initial quarterbacks have we had? Can you name me the great two-letter initial quarterbacks? I immediately go to E.J. Manuel and A.J. Feeley. It’s just, I don’t see it.
“I don’t like that he dropped. He was in that 1-2 range, and it’s like where is he gonna go? Why is he dropping? Everybody’s getting under the hood and they don’t like what they see. He feels a little busted to me.”
The link to the full show can be seen here.
I haven’t even gotten to the most disturbing part. Simmons tried to justify why he didn’t like Stroud. The Ringer’s founder basically admitted that he doesn’t watch college football so don’t take his opinion seriously.
VIA Monday’s episode of his The Bill Simmons Podcast:
“I remember I said before the draft, me and [Benjamin] Solak and Danny Kelly did some draft stuff, and I know nothing,” Simmons said. “I barely follow college football…I was just like, C.J. Stroud, I don’t see it. I don’t see a quarterback with an initial name [being good]. We’ve never had one. We’ve had A.J. Feeley and A.J. McCarron. I was just like, we’ve never had it…P.F. Chang, he was great that year.”
So pathetic. No accountability. Not a sorry or anything. Absolutely pathetic. The only thing he did was admit he doesn’t watch college football. So why did you run your mouth if you weren’t informed on the topic? That’s who he is. An old washed-up hack that runs his mouth and needs a slap. Thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room but doesn’t even do his own homework. Can we all agree to never take this guy seriously again?
It’s one thing to make a mistake and be accountable for it. It’s another to run your mouth while being uneducated. Explain to me why Spotify pays this guy millions. I’ll wait.
For those who are curious, yes, the Vendetta NFL Draft team nailed it again. You can read my quarterback rankings here. Frankly, I don’t know why you people read anyone else. You choose to read inferior content. I’m not sure what else I can do for you people.
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