Colts select Antonio Morrison, LB, Florida

[tvturner]

Colts take Antonio Morrison ILB from Florida with the 125th pick

Did I beat Supe?

[21isSuperman]

Colts select Morrison 125th overall

 

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/antonio-morrison?id=2555160

[MPStack]

Let the meltdown begin for the Scooby advocates. I love this pick! He is a thumper.

[Indyfan4life]

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this pick yet. He had a lot of knee damage, but he's put up a lot of tackles and TFL. 

[21isSuperman]

Great competitiveness, motor, and intensity.  He's a 2 down linebacker as of now because of a previous knee injury, but that could be completely healed by the time the season starts and that could give him back some of his athleticism.

[oldunclemark]

He was arrested for barking at a police dog?

Was he in a fraternity?

 

 

 

Seriously.....the knee is troublesome...but if he;s healthy..(a big if) he sounds like a solid prospect

[Smonroe]

Looks like a decent pick, if he's back to his pre injury play.

 

Barked at a police dog?  Really?

[21isSuperman]

Pro Football Focus doesn't seem to like him, especially in coverage

[Superman]

A slow, small ILB, with serious knee injuries, albeit with lots of production. Don't like this one...

[Colts_Fan12]

Was really hoping for Westerman to compete at RG  

[Bluefire4]

Seen him play. I think he's overrated as a run stopper. Horrible in coverage. Good blitzer. Probably won't make the roster and only be on PS at best.

[IndyD4U]

Seems awful early...Surely he wasn't BPA on their board?

 

He would have been there in later rounds, me thinks.

[Colts_Fan12]

Why do we love ILB that can't cover??

[oldunclemark]

 Definetly linebacker mentality.....Likes to be violent.....sounds like a 1st and 2dn down guy

 

We could use a 'hammer;

[CR91]

Tough physical downhill hitter, but speed and knee are concerns

[csmopar]

It is just me or are our picks Dr jackle and Mr hyde? Everyone other one is a great pick, the next sucks. Are we seeing Grigs picking one and then Pagano his choice or vise versa?

[CR91]

3 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

Was really hoping for Westerman to compete at RG  

 

You wanted a third olineman?

[Lawrence Owen]

A Hitter, without the body for it. and slow. and knee problems...a lot of places say 6th, 7th, or UFA.  ST's?..........

[dw49]

2 minutes ago, Superman said:

A slow, small ILB, with serious knee injuries, albeit with lots of production. Don't like this one...

 

Funny you should say that as I don't like it either. I think this was a "need pick." Just before it came in I said to myself "this has to be a LB."  If he totally recovers from the knee injury  I think at best we have a "plug in" 2 down ILB. That would be an OK result from a near the bottom of the 4th draft pick.

[Colts_Fan12]

Just now, CR91 said:

 

You wanted a third olineman?

One of the top guards in the 4th?of course I did and all the good linebackers are gone so I'm not high on them like everyone else we missed our shot at decent pass rushers this year 

[SDakColts]

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Easy come, easy go. We got an easy extra pick and, well, this was underwhelming. 

[BlueCollarColts]

Not a big fan of this pick, but I like all the others. 

[UKColt13]

If we're going to get a slow and undersized ILB with coverage issues I'd have preferred Scooby Wright. 

 

At least Scooby doesn't have knee issues and off the field issues.

[oldunclemark]

7 minutes ago, 21isSuperman said:

Great competitiveness, motor, and intensity.  He's a 2 down linebacker as of now because of a previous knee injury, but that could be completely healed by the time the season starts and that could give him back some of his athleticism.

I like it..

He is a blitzer and run stopper..He wont be on the field on 3rd down....

He's clearly a little bit crazy....and you like that in a linebacker

 

I like his level of competition..He was a projected 7th round guy due to his knee, I'm sure.

I want to see this guy on the field...clearly he;s been slow and small all his college career and he was all-SEC

[CR91]

3 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

One of the top guards in the 4th?of course I did and all the good linebackers are gone so I'm not high on them like everyone else we missed our shot at decent pass rushers this year 

 

Top guards? He's still falling. I've said before and I'll say it again, this guard class sucks

[jvan1973]

8 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

Why do we love ILB that can't cover??

What ILB in this draft can cover and stuff the run?

[Colts_Fan12]

2 minutes ago, CR91 said:

 

Top guards? He's still falling

He is a top rated guard along with Garnett and whitehair 

 

was as rated as a day 2 player getting him on day 3 would be good value and bring depth and more competition to the o line   

[Bleedin Blue]

Freeney and Mathis were both undersized.  I don't really care about that particular assessment.  Does he produce, can he stay healthy?  That is what I care about.  He seems to be "ok" in the first department. 

 

Also, those incidents off the field were 3 years ago.  Maybe the kid has matured since then. We'll see...

[Colts_Fan12]

3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

What ILB in this draft can cover and stuff the run?

Exactly go another rout 

[oldunclemark]

5 minutes ago, Mr Clueless said:

Easy come, easy go. We got an easy extra pick and, well, this was underwhelming. 

Read up on this guy. Mr. Clue....

Comments like: ..'Leader'    'good motor'   'warrior'  'plays through the whistle'

'arrested for barking at a police dog'

 

I'd at least try him out....sounds a little like Gary Brackett

[Superman]

5 minutes ago, Mr Clueless said:

Easy come, easy go. We got an easy extra pick and, well, this was underwhelming. 

 

Yeah, I was hoping to be excited by this pick. I'm not. Maybe he'll pull a Chris Borland and play really well.

 

I haven't watched him specifically, but I've watched plenty of Florida games. He shows up, gets around the ball, likes to hit. Maybe I need to go back and watch his 2014 tape.

[LockeDown]

This guy is a locker room leader.  Alpha male.  This may be the next vocal leader for our team and we need thAt.

 

[jvan1973]

2 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

Exactly go another rout 

I don't know much about this kid,   I guess we will see

[Superman]

4 minutes ago, Bleedin Blue said:

Freeney and Mathis were both undersized.  I don't really care about that particular assessment.  Does he produce, can he stay healthy?  That is what I care about.  He seems to be "ok" in the first department. 

 

Also, those incidents off the field were 3 years ago.  Maybe the kid has matured since then. We'll see...

 

They jumped off the screen because they were quick, fast, explosive... Morrison is none of those things.

[oldunclemark]

On ESPN they said....about him being arrested for barking at a police dog.

He reportedly said: "the dog barked at me first!"

[Tom Moroney]

Can't complain since we initially didn't have this pick at all.  Every little bit helps.

[CoachLite]

17 minutes ago, 21isSuperman said:

Pro Football Focus doesn't seem to like him, especially in coverage

PFF has some really strange positional evaluations ....

[dw49]

10 minutes ago, UKColt13 said:

If we're going to get a slow and undersized ILB with coverage issues I'd have preferred Scooby Wright. 

 

At least Scooby doesn't have knee issues and off the field issues.

 

 

The kid barked back at a police dog and some cop couldn't take a joke. 

[esmort]

2 minutes ago, Tom Moroney said:

Can't complain since we initially didn't have this pick at all.  Every little bit helps.

 

Terrible Logic