David Syvertsen

I don't want him as a Derwin James outside linebacker.

But he can do a lot of different things.

I feel the same way about Caleb Downs.

But the defensive scheme and the play caller of the defense, they need to be fully in tune with being like an amoeba, being able to kind of go back and forth, left and right, without getting too cute.

So I think that it's not necessarily regret.

I actually think it's a lack of confidence in their own ability to use a skill set like that.

Was there any teams in the division in the NFC North that you thought did particularly well?

I mean, you know, you always hope your team got better.

And we mentioned there could be a couple of starters that emerged from this draft.

I thought the rule was if you can get three, you've had a good draft.

And obviously, as you said, it takes a while to figure it out.

But did anybody in the division really do well?

I'll tell you what.

Minnesota, they don't know what they're going to be in 2026.

It's not a great position to not know who's going to be your quarterback.

Your gut says Kyler Murray, but it's going to be an open race, and no matter what, you can't expect a really high ceiling from that side of the ball.

So what did they do?

They leaned into their identity.

They leaned into their elite shot caller on defense in Brian Flores.

Their first three picks all on defensive linemen and linebackers.