Ballard Radio Interview 3/21/2019

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Interesting. They like pressure up the middle. They like the safety crop. So maybe a 3-tech in the first couple picks and a safety?

Dre’mont Jones is a good interior pass rusher. Tillery, maybe even Wilkins and Simmons.

I wonder if they would spend the 1st on Abrams?

I wonder how they view the edge class. Some analysts see a big drop after the first few guys who should be long gone by 26, but there are some interesting names with 2nd/3rd round grades. I definitely think SS is in play at 26 or 34 if that’s how Ballard and Co see it.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

I wonder how they view the edge class. Some analysts see a big drop after the first few guys who should be long gone by 26, but there are some interesting names with 2nd/3rd round grades. I definitely think SS is in play at 26 or 34 if that’s how Ballard and Co see it.

I don’t know. Ballard likes A+ athletes and doesn’t put a high premium on technique and run defense. He figures that is the coaches job to teach those things. I think he does look at effort and pressure rate. Turay fits that, but Lewis is versatile and can move all over the line. Edge rusher is always a mine field, so hard to project and find one. It is not surprising he is using FA to supplement the position.

Jaylon Ferguson might fit that but need to see his pro day results since he was not allowed at the combine. Omenihu keeps popping up because he has prototypical size and good production. The other guys just won’t be there like Sweat and Allen. Don’t think Burns will be there either. That’s why I think it might be DT, grabbing Tillery or Jones. Possibly even Simmons and then a DE next.