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“Damn, we had no idea we’d crush the draft this hard, you guys want one of our extra edge guys?”

Expensive, though. They're already out next year's first and fifth.

Wonder if Cade Mays' brother's on the priority UDFA list.

I'm sick of hearing revisionist Trey Smith stuff. That was 100% a medical eval. If the doctors took him off the board, there's no reason to complain about it. Glad his career worked out, but I'm not second-guessing a pulmonologist.

His productivity was capped by a barely NFL-caliber QB, too

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Ugh, Eagles doing always doing the smart thing.

Cam Williams, Tommi Hill, or Zy Alexander would be pretty great coming up.

This is an unbelievable RB draft, I'm glad we're not waiting for it to become a need before we take advantage of how good these guys are. Instant upgrade over the Blackshear spot. Returner, capable backup to both Chuba and Dowdle. Like it a lot.

I’m curious about Marcus Mbow. He could be a plus center if he’s smart enough. It’ll come down to how he interviewed, but it would be great to find another starter in this draft.

? He just played a season as a 4i at 280 lbs. Maybe gather from a new place.

He's got a sick spin move. Decade-long starter, hopefully.

Hell yeah, that's the right guy

That trade could be a lot worse, that's a pretty cheap move up.

Scourton's got a ton of upside. Clearly one of the guys who bulked up to play a weird position that doesn't really exist in the NFL. He'll be better in the pros, and he was pretty good in college.

Some of these are worse than others. There's a reason I haven't mentioned Green at all. And of the Buckeye duo, JT is more athletic. So Sawyer's deficiency is worse.

Well if they do, I hope they don't compound the error by reaching in the second.

I do think those are the best guys left. Not sure if it's by enough to trade up, and I don't think EZ would be an every-down starter. Nice rotational rusher, though.

I mean, I just said that. There's a reason he didn't do any athletic testing, and even the measurements that he did were disappointing. He wins with effort and technique, and that's nice. I like him in the third, but in the second I'd prefer someone with more physical gifts. It's less risky.

I'm not seeing a day-one, three-down starter left on the board. We should stick with the pick, don't overhype the guys that weren't good enough to be taken in the first round, and let the depth of the draft help us out.

I didn't, he just feels more like a 4-3 only edge. The other guys are a little more athletic.

They should work well together. T-Mac: big, sideline-operating, go-up-and-get it player who threatens vertically by creating big windows at the catch point along the sideline. XL: freak athlete, designed touch, YAC and tackle-breaking on short/intermediate routes over the middle. XL looks like a traditional X but has the skill set of a Z: he’s not super refined but almost nobody his size moves as well as he does. He seems overqualified for his role, but that’s a good thing. The offense can generate different types of big plays now.

We need to hit on a defender. Hoping for one of the Landon Jackson/Nick Scourton/JT Tuimoloau big EDGE guys. Not the most dynamic guys, but it seems like they’ll all have ten-year careers as useful players.

Love it! He's an actual first-rounder, and the defensive prospects aren't. Easy choice.

That’s almost precisely equal on the more modern charts, btw. Like I said in the Steelers trade thread, I don’t think it’ll happen, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world.