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My response was in regards to another posted suggesting that the Colts need to get the pick right when it comes to picking a WR. I agree with you .

What he “projects” and what he would play are two completely different things. Idk why people sleep on DeJean, he’s going to surprise a lot of people wherever he ends up going. The kid is a DAWG.

they could’ve been talking about a lot of prospects lol I don’t think it’s specifically about Worthy. Nate Wiggins comes to mind as a very slim prospect also.

The need to get it “right” falls on the scouting department and the coaching staff at the end of the day. Trading up just doesn’t make sense. I could understand if it were a WIN NOW mode, but this roster is atleast a year or two from being able to compete for a Lombardi. You don’t mortgage draft capital under those circumstances.

Are you aware of who the OC’s were under the Luck era? That’s the reason it wasn’t a run first team because of the offense that was ran. AR’s skillset is the reason why he’s perfect for an RPO style of offense. As for JT he’s going to be a Colt till atleast 2025. It’s easy to point out players in hindsight but the entire point is everyone is claiming the need to trade up to secure a “Generational” talent but many have already boasted that this is the best WR draft class since 2020. We can strike gold on a WR that is not named Harrison , Nabers or Odunze.

This draft is loaded with offensive talent as Ballard noted. The move up to try to secure a MHJ , Nabers or Rome will be STEEP. People are forgetting how good a Adonai , Brian Thomas, Troy Franklin or Legette could be. This team will always be a run first team not a pass centered team so the need for a DYNAMIC Wr isn’t really as pressing as people make it seem. You can still get quality players if you trade back and acquire more picks for MORE quality players. Just look at the 2020 draft class Justin Jefferson didn’t come off the board until pick 22. Ceedee went 17. Juedy went 15 , Aiyuk 25 and Higgins 33. So I disagree I don’t think we NEED to trade up and I surely hope they don’t.

He will have to trade back a few spots then idk if BTJ makes it out of the Top 20. But with CB needy teams I could see that being possible.

I think what I gathered from his interview, his family is in a good place here in Indy. He is a loyal person and believes in the organizations trajectory.

I’ll be honest I’m shocked by this and the contract seems to be team friendly compared to some of those other DT contracts signed in FA. I was almost certain that DeFo would’ve opted into going to a Super Bowl contender after the season is up.

I mean I think we kinda all knew that the man hasn’t played since 2018. Anyone holding hope that he would return 6 years after Indy let him keep a butt load of money is delusional lol.

Bowers is no where near the blocker that JD was.

I don’t think it ends the talks entirely. Simmons fits into Gus system well. He can play up top and Blackmon excels in the box. They could decide they aren’t comfortable with the play of Thomas and Cross and decide to bring him in. I will say that I think at this point in Simmons career he probably wants to got to a team that is a contender. But I will hold hope that he ends up being a Colt lol

He has Inked a 1year deal and will be coming back.

I’m sure someone will most certainly slide I just don’t think it will be a WR. Possibly another position maybe Edge or CB. If you look at the current Draft order all the teams except maybe 2 or 3 before us have a pressing need for a WR.

Some think that Nabers is actually the best WR in this draft class. I don’t think he makes it out the top 10 if I’m being completely honest.

He won’t fall to 15 they would need to trade up to get him and that almost certainly would cost a lot of capital.

Has to be Gus outside of the sack production the defense hasn’t been the greatest and it has also been the Achilles heel of this team at times.

I think it’s all subjective to the team tbh. Everyone grades prospects differently. Some have Worthy as a first round selection and others in the second. The Colts in the past have drafted Guys graded to go in the later rounds earlier, for example Dayo and Leonard.

Not sure if there is already a thread for this but the Colts have started to schedule top 30 visits with prospects. So far they scheduled one with… WR - Xavier Worthy (Texas) CB - Jarrion Jones (FSU) WR - Ramel Keyton (Tennessee) SAF - Chris Edmonds (ASU) OT - Travis Glover (Georgia State) SAF - Mark Perry (TCU) LB - Jamal Hill (Oregon) please add others that you may know of.

Odum is a special teams ace for them, rarely saw action in the secondary.

That’s because there is going to be Top CB talent available at 15. Mitchell , Terrion Cooper all could be available at 15 depending on how the cards fall. I just think there still needs to be a vet presence in the DB room.

Why do you think bringing him back makes sense? Do you know how many games he has missed over the span of his career? I’m almost certain that if Ballard 100% whole heartedly wanted him back he would have been back. Kenny , Grove , Pittman even Lewis all were retained. Even tho they had offers elsewhere. I think they’re ok losing Blackman in FA. Their are capable guys available who can fill that void. Like I said we know what we get with Julian but his health is the largest issue. You don’t pay a guy knowing he is injury prone and has a history of it. Why do you think Hooker left? I’m almost certain they don’t want to chance it.

Ahhhh ok , makes sense lol thought you were saying I was complaining about Ballard bringing in house guys back haha.

Your best ability is availability , why bring back someone who can’t stay healthy? I may be in the minority but I actually don’t want to retain Blackmon. He’s a good player when healthy but that’s the thing he isn’t often that. You’re going to shell out 6-8 million a year for a guy you’re possibly going to get MAYBE 10 games out of?

He doesn’t receive as much praise as some of the other safeties in the NFL such as a Jamal Adams, a Micah Hyde.