In the "will never happen but it's fun to dream" discussion

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Originally Posted by kccrow

No.

He had a pretty bad knee injury though. The ACL wasn't as bad as his patella tendon he also tore. He had to have grafting done and he didn't recover quickly, then there was some swelling and whatnot when he did return. He missed most of the year this year because of it. He should be 100% going into next season but the question really is what his 100% is at this point. Is it 90% of what he was? Or, is it 70% of what he was?

I'd absolutely take the chance but it can't be a 1st or 2nd round pick. Maybe I'd go a conditional 3rd that could turn into a 2nd in 2024 but that would be an absolute maximum.

Ok, yeah, I think I'd do that.

It's definitely a risk. But if he comes back and is what he was, man, you just set up your bookend DE's for...what 4 or 5 years?