It’s pretty crazy to witness, but I’m so convinced that our decision to draft Tua was the right one, and so impressed by the smokescreens and boldness to stand pat at 5 and not trade up, thereby saving our 26th pick, that I’m starting to convince myself that our picks were all good.
Like objectively I think most people would consider our 18th and 30th pick reaches, including myself pre-draft. However, because we drafted Tua I’m convincing myself that hey, we did put a focus on hiring coaches that were good teachers, and the players we drafted do have major upside, maybe we really can get the most out of all these players. With some rose-colored glasses you can easily make a case for Brian