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Originally Posted by HPF Bob
OTs tend to go earlier than most experts think. They are simply a limited talent pool so I wouldn't wait around for an OT if that's what a team wants. Remember the Texans traded down last year and were more-or-less forced to take Duane Brown who turned out okay but was quite a risk. I'm not sure they would have made that trade if they had known what they were getting themselves into. It turned out alright but they sure walked a tightrope to get there.
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Yup, that was kind of a funny time. Kubes was so nervous he couldn't even be in the room IIRC and McNair asked Smith 2 or 3 times if they did the right thing. I suspect that Smith has more than a little riverboat gambler in him and seems to be able to read the table pretty well.