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Agreed. This should be an even higher level.

The video compares guys Mario signed at Oregon versus guys Mario inherited at Miami in this year's draft.

If you want to argue about development that's a whole different thread. Evaluation and development are two distinct parts of the process. The jury's out on Mario's development skills. IMO, he deserves more credit for his success in the Pac-12 (Lincoln Riley is struggling there with a great QB)...

You’ve been harping on the importance of difference makers. Guys who don’t just make the pros, but dominate and get picked high. Impact pros. Sewell, Thibodeaux, Holland, Jackson-Powers, Franklin, Dorlus and Suamataia are difference-making players. We need more guys like that, and Mario has...

Nobody said anything about development. That's a whole different debate. This about talent acquisition. He acquired some big-time talent and the NFL Draft confirms that.

You don’t win 12 games and finish Top 5 without developing some kids. But this isn’t a thread about development. It’s about picking and signing big-time players.

Mario evaluated, prioritized and signed them. If the argument is that he can’t develop, that’s another point, but he had no problem developing Sewell, Thibodeaux and Holland.

There’s no hiding when it comes to the NFL Draft. If you’ve been struggling with talent evaluation and acquisition, the Draft will expose you. If you’re recruiting guys with subpar measurables, the Combine will expose them. It’s an unforgiving and unsentimental process. The Miami Hurricanes had...