So....thoughts of trading up for the #1 pick?

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Originally Posted by apballin

Ballard doesn’t draft short guys.

Polian was able to draft whoever he wanted because he had Peyton Manning

I think it was more that Polian (and Tobin) knew that there was more to being a good football player than height, arm span, and 40 times. And good thing they did b/c there were a lot of great players they drafted or signed as FAs/UDFAs that Ballard probably wouldn't have even considered such as:

Marvin Harrison - Too short
Jeff Saturday - Arms too short
Reggie Wayne - Probably too short, too slow of a 40 time
Dwight Freeney - Too short
Robert Mathis - Too short
Bob Sanders - Too short
Gary Brackett - Too short