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B+ They theoretically hit their round 1 pick out of the park. If they get 3 or 4 years of Dexter Lawrence at something close to what he was in NY, they killed it. To get that level of player in the draft who contributes that quickly is very unlikely. only downside is we are paying our round 1 guy 25 million a year instead of rookie scale, but hey it’s not my money. I want to win games.

New tight end is projected to be an nfl starter after various development dynamics are implemented (weight training and pharm stuff), OK!!

This dude had some really positive reviews. Mel Kiper had him as the 95th overall player in the draft (5th of available centers). That’s good praise from Mel Kiper Mainway. It’s better than reading something like this stiff shouldn’t even get drafted, etc.

Plays with inside hands and grip strength to latch in, just like my first wife.

Lacks leg drive but is a natural bender. Just like my first wife.

Can play teams if nothing else, better than getting zeroed on a pick of this level which is a real possibility.

I guess A&M ran out of edge rushers for us to draft.

Going to be a lot of tough talking, mean mugging, and owning it.

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Dexter Lawrence is a commercial walk-in freezer. Dude is a mastodon.

Trey is a me first guy. Not a leader in any way, we really hung on to him a couple years too long.

The FA additions and this trade have upgraded the defense to a level that has me actually enthusiastic for the season. As shocked as I was last year when they did absolutely nothing to upgrade our league-worst defense, I’m equally shocked this year by what they’ve done. Kind of the opposite of the nothing from the prior year. Golden has to be thrilled. Our edge rushers have to be thrilled. Looking forward to contending in the AFC North and beating the Steelers twice!

So essentially we are getting Dexter Lawrence for what we would have paid our draft pick? We drafted Dexter Lawrence?

They added one year to his deal? And kept his original money for the first two years? This seems almost too good to be true. We paid 28mm for his third year and didn’t have to give him a raise over what he was making. It’s a huge win for this FO. I’m hard on them because they truly are idiots, but I’ll give them credit on this one.

Spotrac projects 3 year, $82 million contract for Dexter. If we can get that, with maybe an option year, I’d take it.