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Originally Posted by VeveJones007
That’s fair context, but my point was specific to the draft. Until Ugoh (bleh), Polian didn’t invest a single pick in the top 2 rounds to the OL. And one of those early 1st/2nd rounders on the DL was the great Larry Triplett. Ballard clearly deviates from Polian’s approach in that regard.
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I like Ballard’s attention on the lines. I think Polian’s drafted too many skill players early. But it was also a different time in football. You could find oline later in the draft and that’s what teams did. You still can now. Patriots center was a UDFA and he started day one and never gave up the spot. Back then you could develop linemen. But now, all that practice and development time has been cut back substantially. Players have to do it in the off season. It has really hurt oline play around the league. Polian might have a different strategy today.