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Great analysis. Money has to figure into it.Chung - A - Best strong safety in the draft. Fills an immediate need. Only 21
Brace - B+ - Arguably the best pure 3-4 2 gap NT in the draft. Backup for Vince and allows BB to run some 4-3, stuff the run for certain teams etc. I'm thinking the Steelers/Chargers
Butler - A+ - Best CB next to Jenkins. Great value where we got him
Vollmer - B - Either great or a bust but have to love the upside. Looking around boards a lot of others think this is a great pick
Money spent - A + - As always we did all this in the second round and haven't broken the bank
Overall - A-
I'm higher on Brace than others because the loss of Vince Wolfork would almost cripple our 3-4 defense, with a dominant NT being the building block. You can't go long with an undersized guy there.
So we've addressed a weakness--Wright at backup NT--and done the same with our flexibility. That goal line d-line looks even nastier. At least on paper.
Not many teams are going to be able to score on the one yard line with a straight ahead plunge with Wolfork and Brace lined up on the center's ears.