“They would not have gotten a Sauce Gardner picking where they were going to pick, whether that was at 16 or later in the round,” an NFL executive said via Sando. “That verdict on that trade is going to be determined by their next first-round pick, and what that looks like.”
“CJ Allen is probably going to end up being a team captain on defense, and then they took some late-round swings on guys who had talent, but also big question marks,” another NFL executive said. “That could buffer some of the early picks they didn’t have.”
“These are tough players,” another one said. “They have violent play styles. They take the ball away. They love football. To me, this is what you are looking for.”