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Teams reaching for QBs certainly set table. I said it.

The issue is we might be the only team in an NFL division that has 3 other teams in states ALL with no state tax. A big disadvantage for us.

Yes. The money difference from the top of the 1st and the second was much more

Wreak.

I believe he had a neck injury. Not good.

So I'm guessing with all our EDGE depth now, we're going to be rotating a ton during games. Ballard will finally have his "layers and layers" of EDGE rushers that he can use. If Bradley and Patridge use these guys correctly and they stay healthy, last year may be sustainable now.

YOU are sure?! Boomer said when the Colts were next to pick after the Raiders did not choose him he said he would never play in Indy yet YOU somehow know he would. Man, you sure know your stuff. He was not only taken in the second round but he went #38.

Or one that brought the true shine out in Buckner, which I think he still has plenty of to show. He and Buck could really wreck havoc on o-lines together. Especially if Latu comes out of the gate hot, which I think we all would hope for.

It's definitely 100% wasn't the player I wanted but the more I think about it the more I can't be mad at this pick. We got one of the few elite talents in this draft. Lot depends on these two rounds coming up though

I turn 36 this year. The only time I ever wear sunglasses indoors is when I'm playing guitar with my band. Can't explain why, but it just helps with the anxiety and nerves lol...

I'm 36 and I don't get this either. I only have 2 or 3 Gen Z friends tbh. Most of my friends are millenials. There's a lot of stuff today I don't agree with. I'm very old-school. I don't even watch most TV Shows and movies from the last 15 years.

I'm wondering if Steichen has had a good influence on him, or if Ballard just had a change in philosophy. It could be as simple as Latu being the BPA on defense, so we'll see as the draft goes on today and tomorrow what type of players he takes. Definitely promising to see him take Latu over Turner though. I was cheering from my house when that happened.

My wife and I are both 30, but we feel like old people. I don't get the sunglasses indoors, TikTok dances, or constant selfies in public, but oh well. I suppose my kids will have a leg up in the job market when they've practiced communication skills rather than the dance of the week! 😂

Very happy lions got this kid. Class act will fit lions culture day 1.

I just want to point out that Ballard again told us the truth in his pre-draft presser. His answer to the question of whether he has changed anything in his draft philosophy, pretty much explains the Latu pick in view of him being a bit of a departure from what he's usually done (i.e. super high level athleticism, some projection of what the player can be vs what he is now) "of course you look for unique talent, unique traits, ...character... but then also... on the flip side of that making sure that we are drafting not only the unique traits but also some substance with the tape"... So yeah, I think this answer a very good explanation of that pick... "substance with the tape". Not that Latu is not athletic. He is, but his athleticism is not his selling point. The selling point is the substance - the technical refinement, the tape, the production. With that said... I wonder if we will continue to see that on day 2 and day 3? Can we see one of the Ballard's lowest RAS drafts?

From @nsurg "So he had a cervical fusion... this is a surgery I do frequently. Once it heals the surgery is more or less the strongest part of the neck. The biggest problems with a fusion in this context are: (1) loss of nerve function prior to surgery may or may not recover after surgery, usually over the next 3-12 months (but his production after surgery implies no major concern on this) (2) the patient will have somewhat accelerated wear/arthritis at non fused levels. While this is a real concern, it will unfortunately be more of an issue for him later in life, after his NFL career. Peyton had this surgery as his final neck surgery before playing for the broncos, but his problem was number one above, he apparently never had the same arm strength as before. Ahmad Bradshaw also had this same surgery in 2013, he already had I think 6 years of RB play prior to that. His YPC held up but was utilized less, but this may mirror more a tapering RB career. I'm not personally worried about the medical status of this player, but I have no idea the actual details obviously. I will say that very few surgeons would be eager to clear the player to play afterwards, mostly for the stupid liability things in medicine. I think it's fair to say we got a really nice pick here for value." https://forums.colts.com/topic/76891-colts-select-laiatu-latu-edge-ucla/?do=findComment&comment=2646941

I could see a Ryan Flournoy on day 3. He's one of those RAS guys.

I guess this means Chris has to be a regular on Rich Eisen's show now LMAO. He did say if Rich could get 6 QBs taken before us he would be a regular guest!

True, but he's a YAC monster and I'd love to see him as our returner. We do need a guy behind Downs since McKenzie walked.

I guess I'm just shocked that Latu and the other top defensive picks were even available to us. You don't normally get this kind of talent at pick 15.

I LOVE the Latu pick! He's going to make a difference day 1.

People keep underestimating how Indianapolis keep being in the bottom part of the league in terms of a free agency location. Especially in this "self (digital) promotion" age of the players as well I believe we offered more money to Hunter than anyone else and he choose to play elsewhere

I loved Richard's idea as well.

Malachi Corley

Venturi said he was taught that you want a guy who can put the ball in the endzone or a guy who can knock down their QB. Not my idea of a sexy pick, but we haven't had a true edge rusher that teams had to worry about in a long, long time.