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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
The issue here is that you are personally having a hard time believing that Pioli would pass on Berry. I've told you the same thing, yet you've tried to make a Federal Case as to why Pioli would take him.
Now Peter King comes along and agrees with my take from last week.
Pioli will pass on Berry.
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I've hardly tried to make a "Federal Case" that Pioli would draft Berry. Fact is I think he could take him, but I've said before that I think he'll draft Dan Williams, even if he stays at 5. I won't like it and hopefully he'll trade down if thats the direction he intends to go.
I've made a Federal Case out of his draft history with offensive linemen because I am dumbfounded at the national media and every mock draft suggesting we'll draft Okung or Bulaga when Pioli has only EVER drafted one offensive linemen in the first round and it was the 32nd pick, yet the media suggests that he will as if he has done it repeatedly.
Sure he could take one at 5, but his history hasn't shown that he would and his history has shown that he has spent a higher draft pick on a safety.
Prior to 2007 his history also never showed that he had drafted a safety in the first, until he took Merriweather at 24, so my argument is that he is just as likely to take a safety as he is a o-linemen. Simple as that.
King didn't say "I've talked to Scott Pioli before and he told me that he would never draft a safety in the top 10, regardless of how talented they are". He's making an assumption that is just as worthless as mine or yours.