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Originally Posted by SNR
People were screaming for Houston, not Hudson, in the 2nd round.
When the pick was Hudson, most people said, "Oh. Well... sure, okay. We do need a C, and Hudson is pretty good."
Houston played the more important position and you could say was possibly much more talented. The fact that we just bided our time until we picked in the 3rd said a lot about our REAL evaluation of the player, which was, "He smoked pot. Can't do that."
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And Pioli was TERRIBLE about this the rest of the time but he clearly maximized his draft value that year.
An all pro pass rusher is always worth more than an all pro C.
I was an FSU homer so I was good with the Hudson pick because I knew he was legit. I'd argue landing Houston in the 3rd was even a bigger steal than Allen in the 6th.
Houston is by far the most rounded pass rusher in the NFL. He's a top 5 pass rusher while having no true weakness in any other area as an OLB...