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Meanwhile ...

You might not be near either ESPN or the NFL Network, so you might not have noticed that the other big defensive tackle under consideration by the Ravens, FSU's Broderick Bunkley, went right after the Browns' choice, to the Eagles at No. 14. He popped up on the video screen as Ozzie Newsome and Co. were wrapping up their Q&A about Haloti Ngata. Give the guys credit - they talk about their draft board and how players either fall where they're expected to or they don't, and sure enough, they land pretty much where the brain trust expects.

The one big twist, Newsome and de Costa acknowledged, was Buffalo taking Donte Whitner eighth overall. A milder twist was Michael Huff, to the Raiders at No. 7, mainly because no one really, truly knows what Al Davis will do from minute to minute. That pretty much left the Browns and Ravens to decide which of their tops guys to get, and what it might take to get them - and now you have the results.

With all of that said, however, it was obvious who everyone considered the real voice of the Ravens. Moments after Ngata's selection was announced, ESPN ran a tape of one of Ray Lewis's recent interviews. Later, at the press conference, Newsome was asked whether Lewis was "consulted'' about picking Ngata. (Newsome's answer, short version: no. Answer which would have been hilarious for him to give: "Excuse me, but who has VP next to his name and who doesn't?")

And, one of the first cracks coming from the contingent here when the trade-up was announced (but before the details or even the pick itself was revealed): "It was the No. 13 and Ray.'' Laughter, then a pause, then someone else, not completely joking, "Wouldn't that be something?''

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