Goldilocks had her porridge, and Mike Mayock has his defensive end.

Remember the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? During this tale, the common theme was that Goldilocks dealt with indecision. She found her way to the house of the three bears and immediately went about eating porridge. One of these bowls was too hot, one was too cold, and the other was just right. Well, this scale also applies to the Oakland Raiders selecting Clemson's Clelin Ferrell fourth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Thursday morning, the hosts of "Good Morning Football" held a debate about the Raiders and this oft-discussed selection. The purpose was to determine whether Mike Mayock reached for Ferrell, found a steal at fourth overall, or picked the defender at the perfect spot. Just like Goldilocks.

For Peter Schrager, the Raiders definitely reached for Ferrell, simply because he's a bigger fan of Houston's Ed Oliver and Kentucky's Josh Allen. Still, Schrager liked the Ferrell pick, but he would have preferred that the Raiders traded back to select him. Nate Burleson and Kyle Brandt, on the other hand, view the Ferrell pick as the perfect spot but for very different reasons.

"Guys, look, we know this is kind of farce," Brandt said, "saying 'how dare you draft him at four!' He could be a Hall of Fame player. We don't know. I look at the Raiders like, in 1981 with a second-round pick, they drafted Howie Long, right? If he had gone in the top-10 that year, people would have freaked out. 'What are you doing? He can't play! Blah blah blah blah.' And don't you think that Mayock and the brain trust knows a little more than 'Raiderguy239' with the egg avatar? They needed defensive line help, they got one of the best players on the best team. They liked it, they got it, I'm fine with it."

For Burleson, however, the pick has nothing to do with stats or Ferrell's potential future as a Hall of Fame player. No, he goes back to the point that Mayock has made in nearly every single press conference before, during, and after the NFL Draft. The Raiders wanted foundational players that could bring high character and work ethic to the roster, and Ferrell fills that need. He's the man that has been relied upon to get the Clemson defense in the right position to succeed over the years, and he will have similar expectations in both Oakland and Las Vegas.

If Ferrell truly turns into a foundational player that can both pile up stats and help lead the offense, it won't matter where he was drafted. What will ultimately matter is how he affected the Raiders organization and helped make it better. Stats and on-field production will only play a minor role in his legacy.