Irv Smith and Nick Scott

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Given how much other teams were willing to trade to get Myles Murphy, I think the biggest mistake was taking Myles Murphy instead of all of the other people who could've been acquired instead. Murphy didn't start playing well until he went up against backup offensive linemen, just like his college stats were padded so much by his performances against Wake Forest, Boston College, and G5 and FCS teams. IIRC, the biggest package offered for the 28th pick would've yielded the pick before LaPorta in addition to some other picks and maybe a player, and I have a feeling that LaPorta would be a Bengal in addition to whatever the other picks would've yielded. Given how defensive tackles, guards, and centers with second and third round grades weren't being taken until the sixth or seventh round last year, the other picks would've probably yielded better trench play.