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Originally Posted by omahacolt
i wouldn't say Ballard exactly nailed last offseason.
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So, within the constraints that he was not allowed to fire Pagano due to Irsay and he had to use Grigson's scouting staff for free agency and the draft.....
-- His 3 highly paid ($5m+ per year average) free agents (Hankins, Sheard, Doyle) all performed well in 2017 and were good value for what we paid them.
-- Many of his lower paid free agents (less than $5m a year but above vet min) performed well: Simon, Woods, Hunt, Bostic, Mingo, Turbin).
-- He did miss on some of his free agents:
P Jeff Locke but only because he found a UDFA to replace him cheaper.
WR Kamar Aiken. Pure miss.
ILB Sean Spence. Pure miss.
So, in free agency, Ballard pretty much nailed it.
The draft?
Bad luck on Hooker going to IR but he looked like a keeper.
Now that Wilson is being allowed to play, he looks like he is developing.
Mack? Keeper
Banner? Miss.
Walker? Meh, not showing much yet but he is a 5th rounder.
Hairston? Keeper.
The only thing that I can criticize him on is his failure to fix the O-Line sufficiently in 2017. That HAS to be a priority in 2018.
So, what am I missing on Ballard's 2017 off-season that you say that it was not good?
Walk Worthy,