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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
So I ran a draft where every time - I mean EVERY time - there was a close question, I went with a DE or WR. Then I started looking for guys who I just wanted like Penning who I would take.
And I got all the way to 27 before there was any chance at all that I'd consider Hill. And honestly to do that requires that Pickett and Ridder are still on the board. In that event there would be a trade-down to make pretty easily.
And it would still leave Perrion Winfrey and Cameron Thomas who I'd take over Hill. I'd probably take Travis Jones and maybe even Tariq Woolen over him. I left Linderbaum on the board and I don't think that's terribly likely either, nor do I think both of the 'blue chip' backers in Lloyd and Dean will fall (one or the other likely will).
If one of the QBs goes, one of the LBs go and Linderbaum goes, it's pretty smooth sailing. If all hell breaks loose, I still think there are a couple guys I prefer there and in that event there will be QB options that will facilitate a trade-up. Having B2B picks will actually help in that regard as it limits teams ability to trade directly behind us for lesser cost. When we're at 29 and making them an offer but they think they can do better at 31, for all they know we'll flip 30 to someone to dive ahead of them. We really have some good leverage in a trade-down scenario because of the flexibility afforded by B2B picks.
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Wayill...
I don't know about all of that. I like Hill, and his physical attributes combined with his football smarts could make him like a rich man's Honey Badger-and that would be a real nice piece for the back end in Spags' system.
I don't know that I'd pass up on that for guys that have a comp player that will go a round lower, such as Karlaftis (whom I like) and Cam Thomas (who's pretty much the same guy.)
It's all projection, of course, but in my glass-is-half-full sort of optimistic take, Hill could be a real star in Spagnuolo's system.
of course, so could what's his name from Baylor in the 4th round that ran a 4.26 or whatever it was. I forget right now.