Mike Mulligan

For lack of a better term, there is a level of violence in his play that he is willing to bring to the table.

And that's what you want, a combination of both things.

You want the guy that can get out there and move, and you want the guy that understands how to do all the stuff to bait quarterbacks, but also when it's time to win a battle in the hole.

Mm-hmm.

That he can win that battle.

He can go up and represent.

Here's Dylan Thienemann last night in his Zoom with the media talking about why he likes Paul Amalo.

Scott, it's great stuff.

There's a great article on ESPN from a few weeks ago and leading up to the draft about, and it's really, it's about Caleb Downs and why Caleb Downs might be a top 10 pick.

And he didn't end up being a top 10 pick.

He went 11th.

Because there's very few safeties that go top ten.

But the article talked about the safety position and had that phrase that I referenced earlier where the NFL executive said it used to be that safety was merely, quote, an air prevention position, unquote.

But now it has changed.

A safety can thrive as a coverage eraser, a pressure defender, and a disguise piece of

All at once.

Roles that once were spread across multiple positions.

And there's a quote from Alex Kuhn's guy, Jesse Minter, who is the new Ravens coach.

And he's going to have Kyle Hamilton at his disposal after he had coached Derwin James with the Chargers last year.

And here's what Jesse Minter said about safeties these days in the NFL.