Defjamz26

I said it earlier but If you take Bowers, you re-work your TE room. Someone has to go. For me it would be Granson since he was drafted to be the mismatch TE, that’s what Bowers would be. Keep MAC for the blocking. I’d also put Ogletree or Mallory on the PS. Also wouldn’t mind drafting Tip Reiman late in round 5-6 to be the blocking TE with Bowers. He’s athletic enough to play STs too. So again, if it’s Bowers, someone has to go. 5 TEs is too much anyways.

DJ’s mock had him as the first defensive player off the board. Murphy at 9 would do wonder for us. Maybe Odunze falls.

Out of the list? Quinyon but Bowers is a close 2nd. Too much hype: -Chop Robinson: All I see is an athlete -Marvin Harrison Jr: There’s nothing he does that Nabers or Odunze can’t do. He’s good but people make it seem like he’s in his own tier. Nabers is my WR1 -Dallas Turner: Although I listed him early as a potential Colts pick, that’s just what I think Ballard would like. Personally I don’t think he’s Will Anderson. To me he’s closer to Nolan Smitj Im going to put my sleepers in a separate post lol. I have a “few”

Here’s my thought on the players and possibilities with the 15th pick: If the following players are available, we stick and pick at 15 or maybe trade 3-5 spots up: -Brock Bowers -Quinyon Mitchell -Dallas Turner If the above are gone, we trade down and take one of the following: -Brian Thomas, Jr. -Cooper DeJean -Xavier Worthy -Jared Verse/Laitu Latu Striking distance is 3-5 picks IMO and the compensation has to be future draft capital I would think. I wonder if it is really Quinyon, who is it that they feel they need to get ahead of?

Thats what Jim Nagy from the Senior Bowl said. NIL has basically wiped out day 3 of the draft. UDFA guys are going to get drafted in rounds 5-6.

It’s tough for me because there’s like 3 guys. But just for this argument I’ll say Quinyon Mitchell. I just think he could be the best corner this organization has ever seen.

Also since trading up or down in the 1st has been discussed, I’m going to put some potential trade partners for us, and some who don’t make sense Dont Make Sense: -Miami Dolphins: Only have 6 picks in the draft (1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 6th, and 7th rounders) - Cowboys : Only 7 picks Potential Partners: -LA Rams: Have 11 picks (trade down partner) -Pittsburgh: Has two 3rd round picks (trade down partner) -Eagles: Have two 2nd round picks (trade down partner) -Cardinals: Have 11 total picks (could be a partner for trade up as well as down) -Packers: Have 11 picks (trade down partner -Bills: Have 10 draft picks

If he did, I think someone would trade up for him. It’s possible though. Misdemeanor gun charge and a shoulder injury. Odunze is the cleaner prospect. I could see certain teams liking him over Nabers (Colts included).

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If I can find it, I’ll post it. But I think with most teams, they don’t have a plan for TEs. They just draft them just because. Steichen is a guy that seems to have a plan for the players that are drafted. And we’ve seen in Ballard’s recent presser that getting guys the staff can create a plan for is important to them. This past season we drafted Downs who was different from the receivers that Ballard typically drafts. He had a lot of success because of his own ability, but Shane also schemed up ways to get him favorable match ups. I think Bowers is the type of guy that would flourish with Shane scheming him up. He’s a mismatch against LBs and safeties.

If Nabers drops…

You’d have to evaluate Bowers as more than a TE and just simply look at him as a pass catcher. Also I usually tell people that TE is never a need for a team, but more of a luxury. However, if you have a play caller like Steichen that maximizes players potential and likes to create mismatches, a guy like Bowers can be just as valuable. Trust me I was anti-Bowers a few months ago when it was first proposed but after seeing Zach Hicks break down his Georgia film and show how he’d work in Shane’s offense, I’ve come around to the idea.

They’re probably out on the 1st round QBs. It makes sense though because since they cut Wilson, the dead cap hit makes it kind of hard to draft a rookie QB. You’d be paying Wilson and a rookie QB contract.

When I see this and think about how Ballard talked about his coaches needing to have a plan for how they can utilize the players, Bowers is the guy that pops into my head. Plus Bowers doesn’t stop you from still adding to the receiver room later in the draft. I have the Colts pick down to 5-6 players and Bowers is still one of them 1. Quinyon Mitchell, CB 2. Brian Thomas Jr., WR 3. Brock Bowers, TE 4. Jared Verse, Edge 5. Cooper DeJean, CB 6. Xavier Worthy, WR Zach Hicks brought up on Twitter that last season was the first that Steichen didn’t have a high level TE. I know there’s optimism for Woods, but Bowers is a matchup nightmare who they can move all over the place.

Tampering is such a weird thing to punish people for. Every team does it, it’s just a matter of how much and them getting caught. Yeah I’d pass too and I wonder if he’ll fall out the 1st completely. The diabetes isn’t an issue as Mark Andrews has it and has no issues. It’s the attitude. And you see it on the field too with his routes.

First up: There’s been some concerning reports regarding A.D. Mitchell’s attitude as it relates to his diabetes Notable people (including Steve Smith Sr.) have also noted that he appears to give up on his routes or not even try and sell them when he’s not actually getting the ball.

We are 4 days out until the draft. Figured with the incoming flood of information we could just put everything we’re hearing in here as it comes in. We can also discuss potential trades, dream scenarios, etc…

BTJ is another one that would be fun. Especially given the size. You could see some jump ball stuff that would be fun. But that might be rich at 15 too. I’m seeing BTJ going in the mid to late 20s now. Might be a trade down guy.

Interestingly enough, since 2020 25% of the players that Ballard has drafted have been changed positions in college: Bernard Raiman: TE->OT Julian Blackmon: CB->Safety Jelani Woods: WR->QB->TE Just to name a few.

He has to do that very early. While the WR class is deep, it’s not deep for the type of receivers the Colts need. Assuming we don’t trade up for one of the top 3 receivers, it’s really only Thomas, Worthy, Franklin, and Walker who are real field stretchers, and 3/4 of them are really raw and have other concerns. You can wait till the later rounds if you need a slot receiver, but for the field stretchers, you have to get them round 1 or early round 2. For TE it’s Bowers or bust for me. I’m not entertaining drafting any other TEs because we already have 5 on the roster with varying skill sets.

It’s hard to get a read from Ballard's presser. It almost seemed liked he co-signed his young DB room and said they’re just going to roll the dice with what they have but maybe add some competition. I get that he feels they can take a leap, but I’m not sure I can be convinced that Flowers or Jones will ever be better than Quinyon Mitchell or Cooper DeJean. Of all of Ballard’s philosophies regarding team building (specifically related to the draft) the one I have the most issue with is the over confidence and eagerness to bank on low round players and UDFA’s as long term solutions. You have a projected starting secondary consisting a 7th round pick from Yale who did not play well last season, a 7th round corner who well outplayed his draft position, but has clear limitations athletically, a 3rd round safety who is gifted athletically, but we still don’t know if he’s better as FS or SS, and a 2nd round pick who showed great flashes when healthy but is still a question mark. I get rolling the dice with JuJu, but I don’t see why you wouldn’t look for upgrades for Thomas and Jones/Flowers. I know he said he’d like to add competition there, but drafting a guy 4th round likely isn’t going to give your CB group a boost. I know he said they’re technically not young in his eyes, but they are young. If you’re going to add another “young” corner, add one with high end traits and skills. I’m not dead set on Mitchell or DeJean in round 1 or bust because I also like a couple day 2 corners. I’m just saying I’d much rather take a shot with one of them than just run it back with the same group. Where we really need talent at for sure though is Edge.

I think you went for Kinchens too early. From most of the mocks and Twitter talk I see he’s a round 3-4 guy. If you had to pick a safety in round 2, I would have said go with Dadrion Taylor-Demerson.

So it looks like I may have missed on a corner prospect. This guy has crazy production as he had 5 INTS in 9 games this past season!!!