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Originally Posted by Rausch

I think he could be a dominant pass rusher. THat's not the favored view, but I think he could be.

Still, he's not a top 10 pick. End of story. I wouldn't pay him top 10 money.

And if I wouldn't you can bet your ass Pioli won't...

That's the thing, even if he could be a dominant pass rusher, he just isn't, not right now. And you don't spend a top-5 pick on a player because you hope and pray he might be able to do something he's never done before. Project picks come in the 2nd half of the round, or later.

If you want to spend the #3 pick of the draft on an ILB, fine. That's one thing. But if you're trying to use the "I think he can rush the passer, even though he's never done it, and, hey, even if he busts we can still play him inside" argument, that just doesn't work. Not that high.

Want to promote Curry, great. Just stick to his coverage skills and his physical play, without going into the purely subjective fantasy realm of whether or not he can russ the pasher. If he's not worth #3 based on what you already know he can do, then he's not worth it at all.

(This isn't directly aimed at you caudle, I just quoted you and then went on a tangent...)

Originally Posted by Rausch

I'm sweating it. I'm moving the week before.

My worst nightmare is some miracle trade/trade down I don't get to see because I don't have all my $#it in order yet...

Now that would suck.

I'll be working that day I'm sure.