But you had the opportunity to draft Teven Jenkins, and a huge need at LT that he could've filled. I like Paye's story, it's inspirational and makes me want to see him succeed, and he certainly has the right attitude for it. I just think we may look back in 5 years and regret Ballard passing on Jenkins for Paye.

While that's true, we all know Ballard isn't stupid. He has to know that LT needs to be upgraded from what we currently have on the roster. It's very reasonable to think that if he didn't think any of the LTs in the draft were worth drafting then he would have signed a FA already.