We have a new GM and his name is Brett Veach

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

No. Reid and Ballard went to Oakland to meet him and his family, iirc

Ballard for sure was in Oakland and met his parents and other people close to MP. Reid very well may have made a trip out there too. Reid knew Sarkesian and the UW staff that recruited Marcus and knew Chris Peterson and the current UW staff that kicked MP off the team. Ballard has a knack for DBs. How players will fit in certain position groups and the coaches who would be coaching him. If there was attitude issues could that particular coach reach him and get the best out of him. Lovie Smith wanted him as GM for reasons like that cause he was with Ballard several years and knew those strengths of him being a good judge of character and whether or not a kid is the right fit for the people he would spend the most time with or whether to grade a guy saying he's too much risk to take unless it's late rounds or undrafted or even at all. Hopefully Veach Borgonzi and others took good notes