Greg Cote

Okay, the only thing I regret about what you just read is using the phrase, dust has settled, which is a little cliche-ish, which I try to avoid.

Look, I felt the way you did in the moment, initially, because my first reaction was surprise.

I didn't think that Bain was going to last that long.

I thought he was going to go to New Orleans a couple of spots earlier.

the disappointment hence the reason for the disappointment I would say it was surprise as much as disappointment but the two sort of were hand in hand since then there's no objection to this pick if Bain's not available there's not a real objection to the pick okay some some people might have mentioned Caleb Downs the safe the best safety in the draft they could have had there was some

For what it's worth, and this is anecdotal evidence, Mel Kiper Jr., who researches the draft like nobody else, had him going exactly 12th.

Yeah, I don't want my new general manager to make a popularity contest of this and earn the easy applause by taking who he thinks the fans would want.

There's a reason that the NFL waited until the middle of its first round to draft Reuben Bain, and that is, whether we make fun of it or not...

the short arms, gave pause, and told some teams that maybe how great he was in college will not necessarily transfer to the NFL.

When I considered that possibility, and when I did more research on Caden Proctor, which is largely that he's not only a behemoth, but he's extremely quick getting out of his stance and into his blocking mode.

I did, but I didn't consider it as fully as I needed to.

I had him going number 17 in my mock draft.

Artone is good.

Okay, first-round talent, strong, behemoth, and quick.

Those are some assets that the Dolphins really liked, and I can see why.

Something else is that he's 20 years old.

He's not fully developed, and they think they can develop him.

Another thing they love is versatility.

He was a left tackle.

He can play right tackle.