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Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch
Regardless of what they do pre draft I'd still like to see them move up and grab Simmons if he falls far enough that a trade up with 66 or 95+chaff is possible. You're not going to be able to get that type of talent that low in the draft very often.
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Then he won't get to trade up range.
Guys - teams aren't passing on premier talent at 'big ticket' positions like QB, OT or WR because of injury. Hell, they don't really do it at DL anymore.
If Simmons falls to the 20s it's because he was a 10-12 talent who got hurt. True blue chippers don't fall. If he does then he wasn't the sort of turnkey starting LT you're suggesting.
If the long-term medicals check out for premier guys at scarce positions, their injury penalty is de minimis.