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Originally Posted by HoosierinFL
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from everything I've seen and read, Oliver would still be available later in the 1st round. Sounds like Ward may go before Oliver, FWIW.
No doubt Edmunds is a physical freak who comes from a program that prepares defensive players for the NFL about as well as anyone in the FBS. But he won't even turn 20 until after the draft and to me that's a factor for consideration. It means he likely won't mature physically OR mentally for a few years. But when he does, he might well turn into his generation's Lawrence Taylor.
If he's Ballard's pick at #6, that's legit (just like Chubb, Nelson or Fitzpatrick would be IMO). But it would tell me the Colts may not be 100% confident Luck is back, or ever will be, to the level he played at when he first came into the League and, as a result, the team's immediate future will have to take a back seat to more long-range plans, whether that's with Luck or even with Brissett.