My fault, I totally forgot about the Stroud vs. BY thing. I was thinking about all the folks saying "CW and DJ, etc. could've all been playing for CAR right now!!"
To be honest (and obviously I'm just a casual fan), I'd seen Stroud play a ton in college and knew how accurate he was, but wasn't automatically thinking "THIS dude's gonna tear up the League". I thought he could be good, but didn't know if he would win big. On the other hand, I think BY got a little more attention and lulled ppl into that "can't miss" mindset because he was shoved down our throats on TV every week as the Bama QB.
HOWEVER, the professionals should've known better, especially after seeing both guys go through all the pre-draft testing and measurables. CJ caught fire all through that and is still on fire. Situation matters a LOT too. Still a long way to go for both of them though.