[This is the best Linebacker Corp we have ever had in Indy.]

Herrod is my favorite all time Indy Colt defender.

 

He's Mr. T's cousin for cryin' out loud! 

[And now for the Rest of the Draft....]

No trading up or wasting next year's picks.

 

This has some merit. Take our medicine this year and come into the next draft squared up with a full arsenal of picks.

[Nicknames for Bjoern Werner, our first round pick]

when he sacks the qb, it shall be known as "the Bjoern Ultimatum"

 

Our illustrious punter is on the same wavelength:

 

 

Pat McAfeeVerified account ‏@PatMcAfeeShow

Bjoern Supremacy coming to Build The Monster... Heard that #BTM #Colts

[Bjorn Werner first round pick (merge)]

but what I do know is that when they stood him up to stop the run he was a golem. Straight up land squatting golem.

 

 

Pure gold

[Bjorn Werner first round pick (merge)]

We drafted a dude named Bjorn?

Is this tennis?

Is this an ABBA reunion?

 

Bjoern. Bjoern to be wild...

[Official Draft Thread!]

Here go the 'Niners...

[Has any NFL mock draft ever been correct?]

I got Luck and Fleener right last year. Went downhill pretty quick from there...

[Official Draft Thread!]

I will be at work during the draft:( darn second shift jobs!

 

Me too. But I will be watching the little TV in the office on the side.

Colts might not pick before I get home anyway, or might not even pick tonight at all if they trade out.

[Mel Kiper]

When the Colts traded up that year I thought for sure it was for Notre Dame DT Bryant Young. Needless to say I was disappointed.

 

To be fair, Tobin had his moments drafting while with the Colts:

 

Marshall Faulk

Marvin Harrison

Tarik Glenn

Adam Meadows

Ken Dilger

Ellis Johnson

Ray Buchanon

Ashley Ambrose

 

among others. Not to champion Bill Tobin or anything but he wasn't all bad in my book.

[Will QB's being taken in top 10 help Cooper or Warmack fall to us?]

Put it out of your head.  Neither Cooper nor Warmack are falling to #24. 

 

This is what I have done. With pretty much all of the highly touted O-linemen.

Pessimism has its advantages... if things go the way you expect them to you aren't disappointed, and if they don't it's a pleasant surprise!

[All the " In the Trenches", talk by Grigson is a smokescreen...]

Grigson said he doesn't believe in smokescreens. But that could be a smokescreen...

[Sell me on Datone Jones at 24]

Thanks for posting up your viewpoints folks.

 

I'm still on the fence about Jones. I guess I'll make up my mind not to make up my mind unless he becomes a Colt

[LB our weakest position?]

I've also asked this before, and have yet to see anyone respond: Thomas played mostly at RG in filling in for the Pats, so why does the general consensus on this forum seem to be that he'll definitely play LG?

 

I assumed Thomas was brought in to play RG myself, but apparently Pagano was asked about it when he was signed and said they would play him at LG:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/51293945/

"Coach Chuck Pagano confirmed the Colts will play Donald Thomas at left guard."

 

Your guess is as good as mine as to why. Maybe they are shoring up spots where the starters couldn't stay healthy last year?

 

 

For those of you talking about Chance Warmack for our G position, he may be there at 24. Apparently he's fallen on Mayock's draft and he's now the 5th best G on his list. Idk what made this happen, but it's on NFL.com if I read it right

 

This has Warmack as the '5th favorite OL among scouts':

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000161837/article/chance-warmack-fifth-favorite-ol-among-scouts

 

Guess they don't like his apparent lack of versatility... thinking it will restrict options for in-game adjustments due to injuries on the O-line.

[Sell me on Datone Jones at 24]

He seems like a popular choice for the Colts in a lot of mock drafts. Is he worth it at 24?

[Grigson Speaks]

“We’re going to probably look to trading out if there’s a player there that we feel is just OK. We want players at that spot, especially in the first round, that are going to substantially help us get to our goal.”

 

To me, I hear a willingness to trade all the way out of the first if nobody trips their trigger.

One week to go, can't get here fast enough.

[Jason La Canforas perspective based on what he hears]

Thoughts?

 

I'm thinking it's going to be a fun draft to watch - expecting lots of trade action.

[Robert Woods Visits Colts]

I like him, and I would like if we drafted him, but I think it would be a mistake to take him that high.

 

I'm starting to feel we might be able to say that about whoever they end up taking at 24.

 

The Colts may have to reach a little for a player they like if nobody unexpectedly falls or they can't find a suitable trade partner to move down a bit. Or I guess they could trade up, but I would be surprised if they did.

[Hassleback Talks New Offense]

Offense a la carte. Cool.

[D-Line looking impressive [Merge]]

Josh Chapman is actually a lot heavier now.

 

If you're referring to the Grigson interview where he said he was up around 350, something is amiss somewhere. I posted this in another thread a few days ago:

 

Colts Mailbag

 

"MICHAEL F. (from Porter Ranch, CA) I was interested, and frankly stunned, to hear GM Ryan Grigson tell some of our season ticket holders recently that NT Josh Chapman weighs 350-360!  Please tell me that Grigson misspoke, or that Josh doesn’t plan to play at that weight this season?  Is it possible he’s put on 35-45 pounds since he was drafted?  Please tell me no.  Thanks for these weekly mailbag articles, they’re very helpful!

 

A:  I did not hear the interview, but I assure you Josh is at the same weight range as he was when he joined us.  I spoke with him, and he told me so.  I wouldn’t put any fear into the matter.  All is going well with Josh, and we should see him starting work this year.  I can understand your concern.  We feel he has a bright future.  I told him we had a very concerned mailbag reader, and he liked it.  Keep following us."

[Grigson quotes on O-line/good for ijalana]

I won't rule out us going after Brandon Moore or Matt Slauson as a bargain pickup after the draft.

 

Go ahead and rule Slauson out, he's a Bear now.

 

But your point still stands.

[Any Player in the Draft...]

they used to have him listed at 6'4" everywhere before the combine. I guess he shrunk after the season was over. They had him listed at 325 lbs before too, but at the combine he only weighed in at 311.

 

Looks like some are rounding up and some are rounding down:

 

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/8431/star-lotulelei (all the way at the bottom)

Utah DT Star Lotulelei measured 6-foot-2 1/2 and 311 pounds at Saturday's NFL Combine weigh-in.

[Comparing Top 50's... (NFL.com and ESPN.com)]

Apparently, this whole Draft thing is highly subjective...

 

I would dearly love to see a behind-the-scenes documentary of an NFL team's draft process.

[Cordarrelle Patterson]

Well, the talent is obviously there.

 

Could be a team drafting later in the first round leaking out rumors of "learning issues" and poor interviews in hopes he slips down to them. Or it could be true. Really no way for us to know for sure.

[Overrated / Underrated]

Thought I would post this up for discussion.

 

Bucky Brooks on NFL.com:

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000159382/article/tavon-austin-star-lotulelei-top-nfl-drafts-overrated-prospects

 

Tavon Austin and Star Lotulelei headline the 'overrated' list.

 

Notably, the Colts have shown interest in 3 of the 5 'underrated' players...

[draft website]

I've actually got a thread for these. It's pretty cool, you should check it out.

 

http://forums.colts.com/index.php?/topic/17163-make-your-own-colts-draft/