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Originally Posted by FatDT
I think Edmunds is pretty far behind Smith in football aptitude. Part of that is Edmunds' age. His ceiling is higher. But his floor is lower. He will need time and coaching. Supposedly Eberflus is great with LBs. If that's true then he would be the right guy to help Edmunds reach his potential. But do you spend a top 10 pick on a project when your roster is this bad?
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If you believe in Edmunds potential and in Eberflus I think you do. Ballard is taking a longer term view of building the roster. That’s evident in his actions and Irsays comments. If that’s the case you definitely look for the best long term player and Edmunds has a pretty good chance to be that guy. Certainly hard to take him at 3, but at 6 or a little lower I think you take him. Ballard picking up 3 2nds in the process certainly will help ease the pain of Edmunds being slower out of the gate than others drafted that high.
Especially if LB play is a key to making this D work effectively as your analysis in the other thread seemed to show.