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7 minutes ago, Shadow_Creek said:
The fact that they rate Dwayne Allen above Doyle tells you all you need to know about the credibility of Athlon Sports' pundits. Eifert is injured 80% of the time and never plays, so I'd take Doyle over him too. Clearly, availability wasn't taken into consideration by Athlon.
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One reason Doyle had 80 catches is because Brissett used him as his check down safety valve when TY or others didn't get open. In 2012 for example, Reggie was that guy. If Kamar Aiken would have worked out better maybe Doyle's targets numbers wouldn't have been so high.
Clearly though, Doyle is a #1 TE. If you don't believe me ask a former Colt...Pat McAfee.
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4 hours ago, Steamboat_Shaun said:
Pass protection is usually a pretty big hurdle for rookies to overcome so I expect him to be much improved after a full offseason, and I think his ability to catch is probably better than what we give him credit for. He was also improving towards the end of the season running between the tackles, so the arrow is definitely pointed up.
Watching almost all of the Colts games this year I never got the impression he was a poor pass catcher. Not a Dion Lewis, but not poor either. I read a couple of college scouting reports on Mack. None said receiving was a weakness. One said he improved each year in that department while at USF. A USF blogger posted videos of every touch made by Mack while with the Colts for four games. Not a single bobble when thrown to in those games. Besides, even Doyle will have a bad drop here and there and we should know by now he's not a bad receiver. I'm not ready to pass judgment on Mack from such a small sample size.
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I certainly hope it's not loss of blood supply to the shoulder. Although some of the symptoms seem to fit what we've heard from Luck and the Colts publicly. The possible outcomes, if that would be the case, range from reasonably workable to downright scary. I expect Luck has seen the absolute best doctors and he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would try to dupe the public. (Irsay, I don't know. Luck, I trust) I also seriously question whether JM would have taken the job if he felt Luck was in serious jeopardy.
http://www.houstonmethodist.org/orthopedics/where-does-it-hurt/shoulder/osteonecrosis-humeral-head/
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3 minutes ago, TheRustonRifle#7 said:
Me neither, plus talk of this guy replacing Moncrief is kind of ridiculous as he would need 256 catches, 1,852 yards, and 18 TDs to catch up.
Yeah, one of the main gripes fans have about Moncrief is no production. If you use that standard it will take 3 x 256 = 768 years for Smelter to catch up in production...lol
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3 hours ago, chad72 said:
Moncrief has regressed, he looks great coming off the bus but he would be a great combination of size and speed for us if he reached his potential. That is why I am almost tempted to keep him for a 1 yr. "show me" deal and see what the new coaches can do with him.
How much of last year's regression was due to Tolzien and Brissett? We'll never know. One of Moncrief's virtues is his very good ability to go vertical and take the ball at it's peak. Luck threw those to him. One of those "he's open when he's not open" things. Last years QBs may not have had the confidence to make those throws. I'm not saying that was the total cause of Moncrief's problem. Nagging injuries were a factor as well. I read that Belichick really values availability, perhaps JM does too?
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30 minutes ago, TheRustonRifle#7 said:
He certainly hasn't set the world on fire but who knows?
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmelDe00.htm
Two games in three years and one catch....
I had looked that up too. I'm not at all familiar with the 49ers receiver depth chart but he had a non-football injury to miss the 2015 season. Was waived and signed to the practice squad in 2016. Activated later in 2016 when he made his one catch. Then nothing from him in 2017 seemingly not due to an injury. Swoope has much better credentials than that and from a career BB player. (I realize Swoope is a TE and not a WR, but Smelter only had a 4.6 40 at the combine. Swoope wasn't at the combine, but from looking at his playing it looks like he might have about 4.6 too.)
I'm not expecting much, but I'd like to be surprised. I think Ballard would like to kick the tires.
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23 minutes ago, Smonroe said:
He’s going to get upwards of 10M/year. He wants Adams money, and I think besides the bonus of 18M, none is guaranteed. What I’m saying is it’s doable.
I particularly think the money can be better spent on other spots. But if we’re to go after a big name WR, I hope it’s Robinson.
I feel the same way about Robinson assuming his medical checks out.
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41 minutes ago, jameszeigler834 said:
Jackson being hurt this year sucked really thought he could have really helped the defense this past season.
I agree with you on Jackson. In his limited playing time it looked to me like he had some coverage skills. I haven't seen enough of Walker to assess his ability to cover. Morrison has no cover skills and I hope we have enough quality LBs going into 2018 that Morrison can't make the 53.
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1 hour ago, chad72 said:
Have any of you heard if the Colts have attempted to re-sign Melvin in any way? That guy flat out balled for us this year.
He is one guy I'd love to have back, not sure what the asking price would be though. Would it be in the $4-5 mil. range?
Thoughts??
With the Colts' coaching situation as it is, with JM having to focus on the Pats remaining game(s), they make not be in a hurry to negotiate contract extensions. When do player's NFL contracts for the 2017 season expire and FA negotiation allowed? I would like to get Melvin back myself but not at any price.
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4 minutes ago, Smoke317 said:
Yet he still gets voted to the pro bowl every year on reputation alone...
Well Pro Bowl voting is voted on by fans, players and coaches. So you know reputation is going to play a big role. If a player's or coach's team doesn't play an opposing player's team, I imagine they have little or no real data on that player for the current season except stats, which aren't the whole story, before they vote because they are so absorbed in preparing for their own games.
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2 minutes ago, Smoke317 said:
Part of that is Dalton is helter skelter too. He's way too inconsistent.
Very true. I won't deny it. I'm sure that is part of it, but over the course of so many games things tend to average out.
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11 minutes ago, csmopar said:
Let me clarify. I don't think he's a average or a bad receiver. I think he's pretty darn good. I don't think he'd be easily replaced either. That's where I don't agree with Big Joe and Grady. Where I do agree with them is that he does get taken away in a game too often. Now some of that is due to what you said above about being the only true weapon at WR. Especially when Moncrief couldn't catch a dang thing. That said, he's too inconsistent for me to consider him to be a great/elite receiver. In my opinion, those two words are the same. So I think we actually are in agreement that he's a dang good receiver, definitely top 5. But he's not an elite receiver like Reggie Wayne or Marvin either and we shouldn't expect him to be
There is a lot to be said for being able to take away, for the most part, a team's #1 receiver if the #2 and #3 receivers offer little threat. When Marvin Jones and Sanu were let go in free agency by the Bengals, AJ Green's production dropped substantially. AJ is still in his prime and hasn't been injured and has been with the same QB. It's just now defenses put their entire coverage focus on him because the other receivers don't offer much threat.
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I will be looking forward to seeing what JM will do with Marlon Mack. If they can scheme to get Mack the ball in open space receiving the ball, he is electric.
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34 minutes ago, Smoke317 said:
Give me Brown, Bell, or JuJu. You can keep Bryant. Way too much baggage & conduct detrimental... Grady & Big Joe discussing the possibility of us trading TY & if he’ll fit in McDaniels’ system. They seem to think he’s replaceable and doesn’t really fit per se... And wouldn’t be against moving him for a top flight player at another position. Say a lineman or pass rusher. Thoughts?
I didn't hear Grady & Big Joe re TY. I'm surprised by that. What was their reasoning? It seems to me that TY is a bit like Brandin Cooks.
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35 minutes ago, BProland85 said:
I think a lot of this depends on how healthy each team is next season. That plays a huge role.
Yeah, that final week 17 game against Houston was a comparison of which team had more on the injured reserve. Both teams were decimated.
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4 minutes ago, Superman said:
I was going to comment on that. I don't think he's very reliable myself, but I hope he's right here.
Same thing with Kuharsky. Never thought much of his reporting. And it's funny, I always thought he was a Titans homer, but his Twitter feed is full of Titans fans calling him a Titans hater. Perspective is important.
Well, I never liked that Paul Kuharsky was the AFC South reporter. He lived in Nashville, I think, and was a clear Titans fan. I happen to think in this case if Ballard wants McDaniels the fact that Jim Irsay shows some allegiance to his coaches may be an important factor. I would want Pat Shurmur over McDaniels but that will never happen.
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As much as folks here like to diss on Jim Irsay, and he is easy to diss on, he does have a loyalty to his coaches. I think that is recognised among the NFL. That becomes a positive. IMHO. And then there is Mike Brown...lol.
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Many in this forum don't even like the idea of McDaniels being our next HC. I'm not in love with the idea myself. I would prefer Pat Shurmur who Ballard never interviewed. Now that McDaniels may have another suitor folks are freaking out. Hard to explain.If we do have a deal with McDaniels I worry will the best assistants be committed to others.
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I am very tired of this. I happen to think Josh McDaniels will be our new coach. I hope he has very excellent assistant coaches lined up. I worry about that because it's important. I expect there is a handshake deal but the Pats are likely headed to the SB.So there is this wait.
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Well I predicted every single minute. But I won't take any credit. Very Crazy.
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Just like I said the Vikes closed it out.
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Yep. Just like I felt in my gut.
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Now the rubber will meet the road. Will the Vikes get a FG to win the game? Let's see.
Chubb or Barkley at #3?
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I grew up in central Pennsylvania, Penn State territory. I still follow PSU closely. I'm a big fan of Barkleys, but I still say we should draft Chubb.
Why?
Reason #1:
Even as great a skill set as Barkley clearly has he still needs a run blocking OL. In games I watched where PSU's OL wasn't getting the job done, Barkley was not a wunderkind.
Against Carries Yds Yds/carry
Indiana 20 56 2.8
OSU 21 44 2.1
Rutgers 14 35 2.5
Reason #2:
Barkley has one trait similar to what some dislike about Marlon Mack. Barkley shows a tendency to go for the home run. Rather than take the two or three yards where he is supposed to run between tackles he will fairly often retreat, sometimes reversing field, and end up losing several yards. Can this be coached out of Barkley? I don't know. I also don't know what the PSU coaches wanted him to do.
Reason #3:
I want the Colts to build their future OL based on pass blocking skill much more so than smash mouth road graders. Ideally you look for both but let's face it not every really good pass blocker is a clear them out type run blocker. In my world we would have a very, very good pass blocking OL that may be average in opening holes for RBs. Yeah, I know there be folks saying "I want both. We should have both. Why can't we have both? Why can't we have a Joe Thomas and a Tyron Smith and an Alex Mack and a David DeCastro and a Zack Martin as our OL?" No, there is a salary cap. You usually only have 7 draft picks each year. We have a weak roster with many other holes to fill. The other 31 teams have scouting departments too, etc. etc.
This may not be ideal for Barkley. You might see games like he had against Indiana, the Buckeyes and Rutgers.
Reason #4:
As many have said, you can get good, but not as great as Barkley in later rounds. Kamara, Hunt, David Johnson, etc.
Reason #5:
I think we could do quite well offensively with a running back that has the ability to "get skinny" when the line can clear out only narrow gaps. A back that can very reliably get you four yards. Similar to Gore but with a bit more burst than Gore currently has. I saw that type attribute in Sony Michel but not Nick Chubb in the national championship game for example.
Reason #6:
I look at the Pats offense as an example, they have done well with LeGarrette Blount, Jonas Gray and Dion Lewis. There are no Adrian Petersons or Barry Sanders in that group. Heck, we had Lewis for six days and then we cut him.
Reason #7:
The Colts pass defense would greatly, greatly benefit from a dynamic edge rusher. It would really help our secondary if they didn't have to cover for 4 or 5 seconds or more.
Reason #8:
It is highly unlikely that you will find a Chubb type anywhere else. Teams don't let really good edge rushers go in free agency. You likely need a top 10-15 draft pick to get really good one. They are very, very hard to come by. Moreso than RBs.
Therefore, even though I am a PSU fan and I love Barkley, my vote was for Chubb.