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My only questioning is what sets DJ apart from Isaiah McGuire, Hampton, or KJ Henry at EDGE. They must see something specific in him that set him apart to trade up for.

Are we suddenly not trusting this staff bc of disparities between online rankings and the scouting dept? Cmon people, we pretend to be all rah-rah and then bc it’s an unexpected get bent out of shape? They obviously see something. Let them prove themselves

Chill tf people. Darnell Washington is not special

Long EDGE and even NFL.com had him pegged as a 3rd-4th rounder. Not really a reach, just a dude not many looked at, myself included. 6'4 260 4.49, I mean if this mad-dog of a defensive staff likes him, let's see what's up.

Kinda underwhelming but whatevs

This is the overlooked aspect. Teams left a lot of solid EDGE FAs available with how deep this draft is. Don't need to force anything but if we wanna use a future 5th/6th to move up a tad, that ain't no thang but a chicken wing.

DJ Turner, Julius Brents, Tuli, Ojulari, Adebawore, plenty of stellar options. Why not at this point

LET'S F*CKING GO!

YES! He was a fave but since he was getting mocked by everyone in every fanbase had cooled thinking we wouldn't get him. WOW

Vegas could be the squad that trades up for him. They found Carr in the second, could be a similar deal this time around. There would be a bit less pressure on the team to waste Jimmy and vice versa with forcing Levis in. He could sit a bit, but work out nicely sooner than later. McDaniels' system is a bit much compared to others, but he's got the experience in a pro-system so he has a bit of a head start.

I really like this kid. Think we may have landed a type of QB that hasn't been seen before and he seems to have been raised into a really upstanding person. I'm honestly thrilled. There really is no comp. A bit of Flutie, a bit of Brees, a bit of mini-Mahomes, and even a bit of peak Jeff Garcia, a tad of Russ. Shades of many, not exactly like any.

Ade Adebawore & Tuli Tuipulotu are 2 dudes we should not be overlooking. Really high potential, multi-front guys. Could see them being anywhere from a 3-4 EDGE to a 4-3 3-Tech. Really different types of dudes compared to year's past.

Bolded my faves. Relooking at this list, Michael Mayer, Joey Porter Jr. & Brian Branch may be the only one I'd say warrant us not listening for calls at pick 39. I'd also say Adebawore is a BIG name missing. His name is coming up sooner than later tonight. He's unique in being a 3-4 guy that can play in the dirt or standing. Super athletic. Branch is like Antonio Johnson who is entirely capable at playing NB as well as S. Fluid defender. I like Ojulari but he has a lack of burst that drops him from the pound-the-table list. He reminds me of Jordan Willis some years back. Liked him as a prospect but the lack of burst just really held him back. He's had good moments but I'd like more star upside. I kind of like Hall better. Bill Musgrave's son has too many injuries for me to be excited but LaPorta or Kraft would be pretty dope. Can see having an impact earlier than normal for a TE. Huge Turner & Brents fan. Would welcome either.

I very much like a non-social media owner

Alright alright alright

Did Malik or Corral stick around? I forgot if they did or not.

The "Will Levis" that attended the S2 test was really Shane Steichen in a scooby-doo style skin suit.

huh?

A lot of nice long EDGE and DB talent. Love Mims at WR. Think he's going to be a steal. LaPorta & Kraft are my top TEs remaining.

Entirely plausible, not too shocking but agree.

If one of Levis or Hooker is available at 39, let's figure out who wants him and make something happen. Could get maybe a bit more value than usual if said team is trading up for a QB

Precisely. As always, it's somewhere in between. Between those beating the Levis drum for months on end (we know who you are...) and those unnecessarily panning the guy's character and whatnot. Teams have legit concerns, we don't really know the details, and we can claim we do, or over analyze to the inth-degree, but they just didn't see a R1 guy at the end of the day. Simple as that. He's not bad, could still do well. But team's don't view him nearly as highly as some thought.

So what have we learned here?

I'll never forget Tyrod one rather nice year in Buffalo. He took me to a fantasy final in my big money 14-teamer. What a journey of a career he's had.

Oh yeah they did the Tyrod thing for the first few weeks