You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

Lawson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

So much rides on Caleb Downs that the real verdict is a season or two away.