Joe Starkey

Not Herbig, not anybody else.

So forget about that.

Instead, he ignited a firestorm.

Ray, do you think that they will actually deal Highsmith or Watt to get rid of that log jam and create a spot for Herbig?

All right, let's break that down a little bit.

Let's break that down.

You said the most likely scenario is Herbig leaves and you get a comp pick.

That stinks.

He's the youngest of these three guys.

He's the star on the rise.

He's the guy you discovered in the draft, developed, and now when he's on the verge maybe of stardom, and don't forget at 24 playing only 60% of the snaps, he led them in a lot of key pass rushing categories like pressures and knockdowns and hurries and all that stuff.

why would you just not want to have the prime years of his career and instead get a comp pick?

That's the worst of the scenarios to me.

No doubt.

I mean, it's become a very fascinating situation, really.

I think you could absolutely get a second for Highsmith.

I think you're selling high on him.

He's had trouble staying on the field.

He's never truly recaptured the 14-and-a-half sack form that got him that big new deal, although he was very good down the stretch last season until a very quiet playoff game.

I think you could get a second for him.