Schwenke Signs

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 PFF rating was 67.0 on 248 snaps. Pass block grade was 74.8, run block grade was 49.6.

[MTC]

Solid depth signing. Can play both guard or center if Kelly/Mewhort/? go down.

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Just now, MTC said:

Solid depth signing. Can play both guard or center if Kelly/Mewhort/? go down.

Yes. I believe he started at center in his first few years, but played more guard this year. Really nice depth signing.

[Boiler_Colt]

Hmmm, he wasn't very good in Tennessee. I wonder why we just didn't tender Harrison. He was bad at center but more than adequate at guard.

[CheezyColt]

I can dig it.

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Boiler_Colt said:

Hmmm, he wasn't very good in Tennessee. I wonder why we just didn't tender Harrison. He was bad at center but more than adequate at guard.

Cause Harrison was junk...

[bababooey]

He looks like a 300 pound 12 year old

[Boiler_Colt]

Just now, csmopar said:

Cause Harrison was junk...

Yeah, but so was Schwenke in Tenn by all accounts. So I guess someone else's junk is better than our own junk.

 

 

[CR91]

Bye bye Harrison or Blythe 

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Boiler_Colt said:

Yeah, but so was Schwenke in Tenn by all accounts. So I guess someone else's junk is better than our own junk.

 

 

He was derailed by injuries. 

[Boiler_Colt]

Just now, csmopar said:

He was derailed by injuries. 

Great, because Indy has been so kind to players on the injury front

[csmopar]

Just now, Boiler_Colt said:

Great, because Indy has been so kind to players on the injury front

True but as a backup, he should be limited in action . Low risk signing

[PrincetonTiger]

4 minutes ago, CR91 said:

Bye bye Harrison or Blythe 

Harrison is being replaced

[AKB]

5 minutes ago, Boiler_Colt said:

Yeah, but so was Schwenke in Tenn by all accounts. So I guess someone else's junk is better than our own junk.

 

 

Tennessee has a much better starting line than we do.

[Boiler_Colt]

1 minute ago, csmopar said:

True but as a backup, he should be limited in action . Low risk signing

Yep if cheap which I assume he is, probably a higher ceiling than Blythe. I want to have great competition accross the o-line.

[IinD]

This guy kind of replaces Reitz as a utility OL. Doesn't play T, but still a guy who can play almost anywhere on the line.

[Dustin]

Can he play cornerback?

[chad72]

7 minutes ago, CR91 said:

Bye bye Harrison or Blythe 

 

I still don't want to give up on Blythe though, we have seen far more of what Harrison can and cannot do. Did Blythe get enough chances on the field?

 

We all knew Blythe was more technician than strength when he was at Iowa and drafted in round 7. It has been just 1 year under the NFL strength regimen, he is built very much like Jeff Saturday and Saturday was an UDFA cut by the Ravens and caught on to the Colts and the rest is history. He is basically as good as an UDFA, IMO, and I do think we should give him 1 more year.

[PrincetonTiger]

4 minutes ago, IinD said:

This guy kind of replaces Reitz as a utility OL. Doesn't play T, but still a guy who can play almost anywhere on the line.

Agreed 

 

He will probably take the Reitz /Harrison role as the swing OL

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, chad72 said:

 

I still don't want to give up on Blythe though, we have seen far more of what Harrison can and cannot do. Did Blythe get enough chances on the field?

 

We all knew Blythe was more technician than strength when he was at Iowa and drafted in round 7. It has been just 1 year under the NFL strength regimen, he is built very much like Jeff Saturday and Saturday was an UDFA cut by the Ravens and caught on to the Colts and the rest is history. He is basically as good as an UDFA, IMO, and I do think we should give him 1 more year.

Cutting Blythe will come back to haunt us if it happens

[csmopar]

2 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Can he play cornerback?

Do you always have to be negative?

[Dustin]

Just now, csmopar said:

Do you always have to be negative?

 

sometimes I'm neutral

[csmopar]

Just now, Dustin said:

 

sometimes I'm neutral

This isn't grigson, cb will get addressed 

[Colts1324]

2 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Cutting Blythe will come back to haunt us if it happens

I doubt it. Lol 

[COLTS449]

3 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Do you always have to be negative?

 

No other way to be when you want a dominant team, and we aren't doing much to drastically improve it. We should be a top 3 team right now, and we could have went all in this offseason and landed a couple pro bowlere 

[Dustin]

1 minute ago, csmopar said:

This isn't grigson, cb will get addressed 

 

"this isn't Polian, cb will get addressed"

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Not the schwenkiest of signings but solide nonetheless.

[COLTS449]

1 minute ago, backshoulderfade said:

Not the schwenkiest of signings but solide nonetheless.

 

Decent backup, but we should have signed Lang and let our own guys be backups.

[Colts1324]

2 minutes ago, COLTS449 said:

 

Decent backup, but we should have signed Lang and let our own guys be backups.

Well Lang cost 11 million. So I'm kind of glad we passed on that. I wanted him badly too but I feel like obviously he has a plan. Or Ballard would not allow it to happen. He knows protecting Luck is the number one priority. 

[jameszeigler834]

26 minutes ago, CR91 said:

Bye bye Harrison or Blythe 

Blythe will be back.

[PrincetonTiger]

Schwenke will fit great behind Mewhort, Kelly, Haeg and/or Goode and Clark

[jameszeigler834]

31 minutes ago, Boiler_Colt said:

Hmmm, he wasn't very good in Tennessee. I wonder why we just didn't tender Harrison. He was bad at center but more than adequate at guard.

Harrison wasn't any better than this guy at guard very good depth signing.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, jameszeigler834 said:

Blythe will be back.

The only way he will be gone is if he has a terrible camp

[dgambill]

17 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Cutting Blythe will come back to haunt us if it happens

Can't we store him on the practice squad?

 

Some good veteren competition for our young guys. I think they are pointing up but that doesn't mean we don't need depth. I liked Tim Lelito too who could play all 3 spots...I think a backup tackle and we are set for the year at OL (not counting what we do in the draft)

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, dgambill said:

Can't we store him on the practice squad?

 

Some good veteren competition for our young guys. I think they are pointing up but that doesn't mean we don't need depth. I liked Tim Lelito too who could play all 3 spots...I think a backup tackle and we are set for the year at OL (not counting what we do in the draft)

Yes but he would need to pass through waivers 

[Coltsman1788]

Meh...just another depth type OL signing.  I wanted the Colts to add a front line vet starter at RG in free agency.   No one good left now. 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

32 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Can he play cornerback?

 

He can But his hips are a little stiff and his deep speed is questionable.

I think he's better in zone than man.

[indyagent17]

This is very interesting considering the type of players Ballard has brought in. A whole lot of nastiness and strength. 

 

Lets face it the culture is changing on this team every day

[BlueShoe]

44 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Can he play cornerback?

 

Nice!

 

Can he tackle the quarterback? Or anyone...

[BlueShoe]

3 minutes ago, indyagent17 said:

This is very interesting considering the type of players Ballard has brought in. A whole lot of nastiness and strength. 

 

Lets face it the culture is changing on this team every day

 

Yeah I get the feeling Ballard understands that he will not hit on all of these, but he will create competition and let the rest weed itself out. 

 

And we will have very little vested into these low risks. We could probably cut some of them in camp and still be happy with the moves we are making.