In roughly a week, meaning not day one, not necessarily day two, but by day three, the NFL draft, you're going to be happy.

I mean, really happy.

And I can predict this based on voluble. You're going to be happy. I mean, really happy.

And I can predict this based on voluminous precedent.

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in the same place that you found this.

Now, I'm going to invest at least part of this episode, busting you wide open.

But understand that when I do that, I'm really including myself as well.

Because I don't remember any of these occasions where I was some great exception to any of this.

And I am, of course, going to revisit how you felt at the time of the draft about the

Steelers class.

Because as I recall this, it was essentially multiple layers of giddiness.

And you want to know something?

Why wouldn't it be?

There's no draft like the NFL draft.

The players that you're seeing get chosen are just about to show up on your team and make an actual contribution.

There's no single A, double A, triple A, there's no sending them off to some Russian leagues or Finland or

wherever. They're just here. In fact, they're here like a few days later. It's like magic for rookie

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