I have no dog in this fight and if we’re going to be taking “diamonds in the rough” I feel it’s best to do so in the area where your staff has the best expertise in so I have no problem if this is the route they choose but you’re conflating “fact” with conjecture.
Your original statement, which is what
@htownkidd pushed back on was that we have 8 guys on this OL that will be drafted. Now you quoted Alex Mirabal who said “we have 8 kids right now that we signed WE FEEL WILL PLAY in the NFL” and then proceeded to list only 7 guys so I’m going to assume the 8th is Rivers.
Now while it may be a fact that they “like” all 8 guys and “feel they will play in the NFL” the fact is that only 3 of those guys have played meaningful snaps at this level to even be considered draftable in Rivers, Cooper and Francis. I think those 3 will eventually be drafted but that’s just an opinion and projecting all 8 of those guys to be drafted is far from a Fact.
For example it’s a fact that Javion Cohen was a really good player for us, it’s a fact that Mario and Alex liked him a lot and said he would get drafted. It’s a fact he will have an opportunity to play in the NFL. It’s also a fact that he went UNDRAFTED. Can you see now why Htown pushed back on your original statement?