INDIANAPOLIS — The same thing happens every year.
The further the NFL gets into the draft, the more the draft deviates from the consensus order the legions of draft analysts in the media have been tailoring and tinkering for months. It alters the perception of each team’s draft in the moment.
Colts general manager Chris Ballard knows why.
Parked in the middle of the Indianapolis draft room, mouse in hand and a computer full of draft tape in front of him, Ballard says it’s simple.
“These guys work hard at their jobs, too,” Ballard said.