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Originally Posted by patteeu
The Ravens already have a pretty solid defense so they're in a position where they can take a "luxury pick" like Cody, to use a phrase I've been reading a lot lately. They can gamble on the possibility that Cody will live up to his potential instead of merely cashing his paycheck, getting fat and happy, while eating himself out of the league. The Chiefs can't afford gambles like that when they have the chance to fill a different need with a high character guy that they think is very likely to fulfill his potential as a playmaker.
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That's the thing. The fact that Dan Williams was rated so much higher than Cody in the draft, even though Cody was a much more productive player? We have no idea how Cody tested on his psych evaluations. We have no idea what the scouts dug up about his work ethic and future work ethic concerns. And frankly, at the Nose Tackle position, it's a very legit concern that your heavy tackle could eat his way out of the league, especially when he has the money to do so. I still remember Jonathan Sullivan. Tremendously talented DT. At his way out of the league.
It's okay to question a pick. But when people act like they know the full story? There are scouts who spend an entire year digging up dirt on these guys. Jamarcus Russell is a prime example. #1 pick calibre talent, but maybe the most unmotivated QB to ever walk into the NFL. How does a behavioral specialist not pick up on that?