When you step back away from the pick without the emotions or what ifs, he fits Beane's first round profile to a T, the Intangibles:
athleticism (RAS)
Size and length
Room to grow into his frame
Younger than 22 -23
Hard worker (spent time watching film)
Cares about his family
(Not sure on wrestling background or faith)
Feeling the coaches can develop to his potential
Look for these characteristics in rd 2 and 3 in positions of need, Beane will move for them...
The players available at this pick, edge did stick out and we got in before balt and tb did. These are project guys, but the value is there. I do wonder if Newsome was there if that would have been the pick. I didn't think about Rousseau because I didn't expect him to be there as a realistic pick. I expected the edge guys to get overdrafted a bit. It's a fine pick for #30.