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And franchises try to lay the foundation for the next dynasty.

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This is first draft.

Now alongside NFL Draft Insiders Mel Kiber Jr. and Todd McShea.

Here's Chris Spra.

Welcome to First Draft.

And this week we are going to jump into the thankless territory that I call cops.

Mel and Todd, at once they're both fun and then the flip side of that is in five years,

somebody's like, Todd, you said this guy was in the next cam

new and it's not really the case he said no he's got him size or he's got you know

so and so's arms so combs can be a little bit thankless but I you know so-and-so's arm so comps can be a little bit thankless but I you know with the

podcast space we get a little bit more time to actually get into these add a little bit

of nuance to it and talk about where players remind you of other

players it doesn't have to be a perfect overlay but something about a way a

good way it reminds you of

somebody a good way sprout a look at it in talking to GMs and scouts who you know are

sitting in the draft meetings and just generally speaking

comps are helpful for coaches that get in the process later

general managers who are dealing with free agency and everything else throughout the season when scouts can come in and say

okay if this guy works out perfectly if he's everything that you think he can be and we

maximize it who who's the player he could be and then the

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