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And for all the love that J-Rod is getting, I'm thinking that CJ Allen is the better bet.

I mean, I definitely think J-Rod is a bell of the ball, but no one has mentioned Deion Burks.

I was listening to ESPN Radio, like I normally do, and I heard a few things that some of you may not know, and I'd ask that you post something interesting also (if you heard something). I'll start: First off, Sean McVay wasn't too enamored with the Ty Simpson pick, and why would he be? That was a Les Snead pick. Apparently McVay doesn't have a good poker face at all. He didn't get that impact player to perhaps put them over the top this year, and Stafford may not have been too happy either as the conversation between him and Snead (shall remain "private"). Hell, a lot of Rams may be feeling some type of way. Secondly, the Vikings reached hard for Caleb Banks. The DT class wasn't considered great, so maybe they reached out of a great sense of need because they were going to be left out at a position that screamed for an upgrade. Speaking of left out, the Bills tried to trade back into the first round for KC Concepcion and were obviously unsuccessful. They then tried to trade back into the first for Omar Cooper Jr--another fail! What the hell was Brandon Beane thinking? Some suspect Denzel Boston is a must. The hometown hosts were on the phone with Makai Lemon, when they were outdone by Howie Roseman. That's an Ostrich egg on the face for Omar Khan.

As far as instant impact, you're likely 100 percent correct, but I disagree with you about BPA because it's at least arguable that Freeling was the BPA. You're going to be hard pressed to find a whole lot of analysts that thought Thieneman was the BPA over Freeling, all you have to do is look at big boards. Now, Lemon? That's more questionable, but...as you know, many here didn't want us to use the pick on a receiver. Their minds and thoughts were squarely inside the box. Analysts were susceptible to that as well. All that being said, it still won't surprise me if Freeling turns out the better player at his position than Lemon will as a receiver. That won't surprise me at all, and it may not take as long as some people think. But yeah, Lemon will likely make the more immediate impact, and it won't be close.

OT is not the "sexy" pick for a reason, but it's necessary and still gets you to where you want to go.

I mean, it appears that way, but positional value and potential will always be taken into account. For me, OT (especially LT) just naturally has that time built into it. One day we'll look up and Freeling will be doing his job to great effect. Morgan and Canales were full of sh¡t a little bit, but no one's gonna care once Freeling really gets going.

This is based on a curve. He is the most pro-ready to be an LT out of the whole draft class. Yes, he'll need to refine his game, but all of the upside is there. He's going to compete right away. Two years? Nah. Utwont take him that long to become the elite LT that is in him.

Some Huddlers will stop talking crazy once Freeling gets his legs under him. Prototypical size, length and athleticism with true LT experience. He only allowed five pressures and one sack in 700+ snaps. What more do you want from a college prospect? I say we got a little bit of a steal.

I mean, I get the limited starting reps, but Freeling isn't the quintessential project, he just needs to refine his game. Many consider him the best pro-ready LT in this draft and expect him to start from day one. He's better than Walker right now. Yeah, I said it.

Well they must really believe that Freeling will meet his upside to pick him over Lemon. I will say this: if he as good of a left tackle as Lemon is a WR, then it a hard to argue against the pick. Exceptional LTs are harder to find than exceptional receivers, and I don't even believe Lemon will be exceptional as much as I think that his ceiling is very good.

Hell, they need to take another one tomorrow.

We made an absolutely good decision tonight. In our situation, I'm taking Freeling every time over Thieneman.

Let it go. We had the opportunity to pick Thieneman.

They wanted Concepcion maybe...

Walker could be kicked to the inside...for real.

Dave told you that we ain't drafting in the first round for depth, so it's safe to say Freeling's value will be intact.

For me, it's only due to his hands. He's electric and twitchy as hell. I think the Bills might take him.

Yeah, I don't know see Moton going anywhere, unless he wants to chase a ring.

Don't fret. Deion Burks just may be the best slot in this draft, even above Concepcion.

Yeah, I know, but that was always just talk. At the end of the day, a quality safety isn't going to have the weight of a quality OT. There's an argument that Freeling will end up the best LT in the draft. I guess we'll see. Go Dawgs!

I'll be surprised if our next pick, if he is there, isn't Deion Burks.

I mean, who we picked was always going to be determined by what happened ahead of us.

I mean, there was an argument that he wouldn't fall to us.

Go Dawgs!

The economics don't say safety.