The Colts should've drafted Tevin Coleman

[C0LT5]

If you're gonna swing on offense, you mine as well have made it a can't miss player like Coleman. He's going to do wonders down in ATL. Can you imagine the great play-action the Colts could've got going with Coleman in the backfield? I can't even believe Coleman lasted that long on the board. While I think either TJ Yeldon or Melvin Gordon are the two most talented backs that were drafted this year, I think Coleman going 73rd is laughable. This year's WR class was DEEP. So deep that Sammie Coates went 87th. The Colts could easily have gotten a quality WR later in the draft.

 

It's pretty obvious to anyone who knows anything about football that if you rate the top backs in this years draft and leave out Gurley...you're way wrong.

[tvturner]

He was my favorite prospect in the draft, but should've, could've, would've

[LordHelpOurColts]

It's pretty obvious to anyone who knows anything about football that if you rate the top backs in this years draft and leave out Gurley...you're way wrong.

 

I don't think Gurley is better than Gordon, Coleman, or Yeldon.

[C0LT5]

I don't think Gurley is better than Gordon, Coleman, or Yeldon.

 

I never said he was, but skipping him from the discussion shows a lack of football knowledge. Everyone has said Coleman was drafted to a perfect situation, so if he doesn't tear it up something must be wrong.

[bananabucket]

I don't think Gurley is better than Gordon, Coleman, or Yeldon.

 

 

Oh god, I thought you accidentally typed TJ Yeldon instead of Todd Gurley in the OP.  My response to Coleman/Yeldon over Gurley is one that I will borrow from you: LOL

[LordHelpOurColts]

I never said he was, but skipping him from the discussion shows a lack of football knowledge. Everyone has said Coleman was drafted to a perfect situation, so if he doesn't tear it up something must be wrong.

 

I wasn't "skipping" him. I simply was giving my opinion on who I believed the best backs in the draft were. For my money, I think Yeldon, Coleman, and Gordon are more talented than Gurley.

[Gavin]

It's pretty obvious to anyone who knows anything about football that if you rate the top backs in this years draft and leave out Gurley...you're way wrong.

Yeldon was actually my 5th- 6th favorite Back(Behind Gurley, Gordon, Abdullah, Johnson), I liked his creativity if the hole he was was supposed to run through was not there, I felt like he had good bu not great speed and is big enough to hold up in pass protection well once he gets that down.

[crazycolt1]

And I'll see you when Coleman is tearing things up in the NFC South.

Since when has any team tore it up in the NFC south? Running backs are not worth a first round pick anymore unless they are special. Coleman is not special. Robinson taken where he was has a lot more value than Coleman. Coleman is an up right runner who might be good. I said might be good. You do not take a player who might be good in the first round. Dorsett is the future and in time will pay off. I might have agree somewhat with you had you stated any other position but RB. Also a tiny receiver? Really? Tell that to TY and quite a few other receivers in the NFL. Marvin Harrison was considered what you call a tiny receiver. He worked out OK. I am not saying that Doorsett is going to be Harrison but you get my point. I will take Gore, Boom and Robinson all day over Coleman.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Good argument, I suppose your next argument will involve Colemans fantastic numbers and his long darting runs as means to validate how good you believe he was......and admittedly they are fantastic numbers and there was many long runs

 

Donald Brown was never a first round talent. That was plain as day.

[LordHelpOurColts]

     

 

 

 

Too bad I'm not trolling.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Nice defection.  Put up who you would have drafted so we can revisit and have at good laugh at your expense. So far you have given yourself the leeway of about 230 players .. could you narrow that down a bit ?

 

As I said, if I were going to draft in the vein the Colts drafted, I would've taken Coleman over 185lb. wide receiver any day of the week.

[dw49]

As I said, if I were going to draft in the vein the Colts drafted, I would've taken Coleman over 185lb. wide receiver any day of the week.

 

 

Ok .. we'll book that. You would have drafted Coleman at 1.29. Fair enough...

[Gavin]

Donald Brown was never a first round talent. That was plain as day.

Of course it was, But I never said he was a 1st round talent did I(He clearly wasn't)? He like Coleman was a 3rd-4th round talent

[Stephen]

I don't think Gurley is better than Gordon, Coleman, or Yeldon.

i do i've watched film of each one and gurley has the best combo of speed power and acceleration.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Since when has any team tore it up in the NFC south? Running backs are not worth a first round pick anymore unless they are special. Coleman is not special. Robinson taken where he was has a lot more value than Coleman. Coleman is an up right runner who might be good. I said might be good. You do not take a player who might be good in the first round. Dorsett is the future and in time will pay off. I might have agree somewhat with you had you stated any other position but RB. Also a tiny receiver? Really? Tell that to TY and quite a few other receivers in the NFL. Marvin Harrison was considered what you call a tiny receiver. He worked out OK. I am not saying that Doorsett is going to be Harrison but you get my point. I will take Gore, Boom and Robinson all day over Coleman.

 

RB's aren't worth 1st round picks but tiny receivers are? Gotcha.

[Dustin]

I don't think Gurley is better than Gordon, Coleman, or Yeldon.

whew

[Dustin]

Too bad I'm not trolling.

Even worse tbh

[TKnight24]

Gurley not better than TJ Yeldon who lost his starting job?

I give up on society

[Stephen]

Steelers:

 

Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant, Sammie Coates, Leveon Bell.

big ben will throw 6 plus tds on the pats secondary week 1

[LordHelpOurColts]

i do i've watched film of each one and gurley has the best combo of speed power and acceleration.

 

No he doesn't.

[Stephen]

I wasn't "skipping" him. I simply was giving my opinion on who I believed the best backs in the draft were. For my money, I think Yeldon, Coleman, and Gordon are more talented than Gurley.

i don't gurley has more power and seems more athletic to me. The one thing the others backs may have is their healthier but gurley is the type of back that can run behind anyline. Yeldon will give the jags what they been missing since jones drews left. I'm not sure about coleman but i believe gordon will light it up with the chargers.

[crazycolt1]

RB's aren't worth 1st round picks but tiny receivers are? Gotcha.

Yes they are when they are as talented as Dorsett. Now all you are doing is arguing. Most all the other posters do not agree with you so why not let it go and wait and see. Your argumentative nature does you no good.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Yes they are when they are as talented as Dorsett. Now all you are doing is arguing. Most all the other posters do not agree with you so why not let it go and wait and see. Your argumentative nature does you no good.

 

I could make the same argument for a lot of players that you did for Dorsett. Fact is, this draft was filled with WR talent and if the Colts were going to draft as they did, MY opinion is that they should've just picked up Coleman and gotten a WR later in the draft. Not difficult to understand.

[Stephen]

No he doesn't.

sure he does he doesn't go down easy and has that shake and bake.I don't feel gordon or coleman have as much power as gurley but they do have speed. When a draft for fantasy football I the most like rookie backs i'd take are gurley, gordon and yeldon in that order. I pretty good at evaluating talent to as i've won two years straight with several teams. I was also one of the people who drafted odell beckham and stashed him til he got healthy. I knew that guy was going to be good.

[RockThatBlue]

RB's aren't worth 1st round picks but tiny receivers are? Gotcha.

Terrible argument.

[Stephen]

I could make the same argument for a lot of players that you did for Dorsett. Fact is, this draft was filled with WR talent and if the Colts were going to draft as they did, MY opinion is that they should've just picked up Coleman and gotten a WR later in the draft. Not difficult to understand.

no if the colts wanted coleman they could have got him in the second but then people would complain about selecting two offensive players in a row. I also thought we might get duke johnson since he slid pretty far and we were picking a lot of florida and stanford guys.

[Stephen]

RB's aren't worth 1st round picks but tiny receivers are? Gotcha.

dorsett is a more polished version of t.y. hilton. He has better hands than hilton had coming into the league and is faster than hilton.

[Gavin]

I could make the same argument for a lot of players that you did for Dorsett. Fact is, this draft was filled with WR talent and if the Colts were going to draft as they did, MY opinion is that they should've just picked up Coleman and gotten a WR later in the draft. Not difficult to understand.

I don't see what Dorsett has to do with the argument. Coleman went in the 3rd round, Coleman wasn't/isn't a 1st round talent rb, He also got picked up before we picked in the 3rd round

[crazycolt1]

I could make the same argument for a lot of players that you did for Dorsett. Fact is, this draft was filled with WR talent and if the Colts were going to draft as they did, MY opinion is that they should've just picked up Coleman and gotten a WR later in the draft. Not difficult to understand.

So what anyone else have to say difficult to understand? There have quite a few that don't have your opinion but you seem to want to further arguing about it. I kinda thought most expressed themselves pretty good so why are you having problems understanding? Seems like no one but you liked Coleman taken in the 1st. round and no matter how much you keep talking about no one is going to agree with it.

[crazycolt1]

I remember reading these kind of comments when Donald Brown was drafted.

You are deflecting now. I think we have had enough of that over the last month.

[MrNLM]

Too bad I'm not trolling.

Yeah, its worse.

[NewEra]

Nah, I'm good with our picks

[antipatriot]

Ok OP there is no such thing as a cant miss, not now not ever.  I wasnt thrilled with our first pick we have talent and a lot of it at the position but hey we dont get paid to draft people for a reason.  My choice would have been OL or DL end of story they are the places we are coming up short especially DL just watch the patriots games.  Just sayin...  We did OK so far in the offseason I think coaching will now either make or break our season.

[conklincolt]

I for one have more faith,lots more in the Colts owner and staff than the posters on any forum as what the colts need or don't need.They seem to have done very well the last 15 years or so.and will be even Better this coming season.

[akcolt]

As I said, if I were going to draft in the vein the Colts drafted, I would've taken Coleman over 185lb. wide receiver any day of the week.

Join a fantasy you'll get the chance you can get Coates too

[azcolt]

I guess it's understandable that Indiana U fans put this guy on a pedestal, given the state of the program for the past several decades.

[BOTT]

Sammie Coates has hands like Roberto Duran

[Hoose]

Absurd to suggest Coleman should have been selected early  by the Colts. The players they selected in the first  four rounds of this draft will be more impactful and important to this team than Coleman would be. I personally like Josh Robinson in the 6th round. That was a steal, and he fits this team nicely. Lets celebrate a good draft, and a bright future. Coleman is water under the bridge, and personally, I'm glad. 

[OLD FAN MAN]

Some experts on this forum say rbs are not worth a first round pick anymore. since 2 were taken in this years first round do some of our forum experts know more than these 2 nfl gms?

[Luck_Is_Skilled]

We drafted arguably the most explosive playmaker in the draft. I was skeptical at first like most were but I eventually came around.

There are so many more backs I would have chosen ahead of Coleman that it isn't even worth listing.