From what I have seen, Ballard is doing well and working hard. There is a lot of competition on the D Line there outside of Kevin Williams and Jerad Allen, and with the likely possibility of Kevin Williams having a four game suspension, that leaves atleast 4 DT's that will make the roster, IMHO. In the live drills, Ballard has looked pretty good, but he's a rookie with a long way to go. It's all a part of the process.How are they doing in camp? Same with Sash and Vandervelde.
Yesterday in the live scrimmage time, Reisner made two excellent grabs and got some cheers from the crowd.On Ballad: "•Chris DeGeare has been playing at right guard in the place of the injured Anthony Herrera, but is supposedly struggling quite a bit, and at one point was dominated by rookie defensive tackle Christian Ballard"
On Reisner: "•Both Visanthe Shiancoe and Kyle Rudolph have looked solid. Shiancoe is reportedly in ridiculous shape. As if we needed more tight end depth, Allen Reisner is apparently making some nice plays in Mankato"
Both quotes from this Vikings Gab article Training Camp So Far Vikings Gab