[Creative (Colts) Fantasy Football Team Names]

This year I'm going with..........Have you seen my Fleener

[Offical 2014 Colts Draft Contest!]

Round 2 - #59 

• S Jimmie Ward
• C Marcus Martin
• S Deone Bucannon

Round 3 - #90 

• S Terrence Brooks
• CB Pierre Desir
• G Dakota Dozier

Round 5 - #166 

• S Ed Reynolds
• CB Ross Crockell
• OLB Michael Sams

Round 6 - #203 

• G Chris Watt
• C/G Russell Bodine
• S/CB Antone Exum

Round 7 - #232

• OLB Ethan Westbrooks
• G Spencer Long
• RB George Atkinson

[Mock Draft Simulator]

59

ILB CHRISTIAN JONES

FLORIDA STATE

STEPS IN AS A STARTER NEXT TO FREEMAN

 

90

C WESTON RICHBURG

COLORADO STATE

TAKES OVER THE STARTING ROLE

 

154

OLB PRINCE SHEMBO

NOTRE DAME

A MUCH NEEDED PASS RUSHER.  HAD A VERY GOOD COMBINE

 

187

CB ANDRE HAL

VANDERBILT

MOST LIKELY MAKES THE MOVE TO FS

 

209

RB DRI ARCHER

KENT STATE

PROVIDES DEPTH BEHIND RICHARDSON AND BALLARD.  TAKES OVER RETURNER DUTIES

 

218

CB AARON COLVIN

OKLAHOMA

WILL MISS MOST OF THE YEAR BUT TOO GOOD TO PASS UP AT THIS POINT

[Mock Draft Simulator]

59

CB BRADLEY ROBY

OHIO STATE

90

DE MICHAEL SAM

MISSOURI

154

DT DEANDRE COLEMAN

CALIFORNIA

187

C RUSSELL BODINE

NORTH CAROLINA

209

G MICHAEL SCHOFIELD

MICHIGAN

218

RB GEORGE ATKINSON III

NOTRE DAME

 

 

Here was my thinking.  Roby joins Davis, Butler, and Gordy as our corners.  This will give us some freedom with Toler.  I don't like the idea of the media circus that is going to accompany Sam but I dont feel it would be a major distraction with our locker room.  I see him as a pure rush linebacker.  It would be nice to let learn from one of the best.  Coleman would be a very good addition to our DE rotation.  I could see him taking over Redding after next season.  Bodine could push Holmes for the starting job (assuming Satale is cut) or at least be a very good back up.  Schofield provides depth at guard.  Atkinson III immediately takes over return duties.

[If Donald Brown leaves, what do you guys think of Tyler Gaffney of Stanford?]

I would like to see the Colts use their last pick on George Atkinson III.  He has tons of big play ability.  The 2 major knocks on him are that he runs too high and he dances around too much in the back field.  With the right coaching both flaws are fixable.  What makes him worth a shot is his ability as a returner.  I think that is where he will make his living in the NFL and we have been searching for a return specialist for years now.

[Louis Delmas....]

Donald Thomas had a major injury with the Dolphins and Bradshaw couldn't practice much with the Giants because of his foot problems. I know Bradshaw injury could have happen to anyone but once you start having a bunch of injuries they usually never stop especially as you get older.

From what I can see Thomas has only had 2 major injuries in his professional career.  He suffered a Lisfranc fracture in his very first professional game in 2008 (he finished the game playing on a bad foot).  The other injury was the one this year.  I wouldnt call 2 injuries in 6 years injury prone.  I will give you Toler and Bradshaw but Thomas is a stretch.

[Fix one position on both sides of the ball]

I would pick C and CB.  For the Center position I would look to sign Brian De La Puente from the Saints to a 4yr 24 million contract with a 4 million signing bonus.  That would be in line with the contract signed by Scott Wells in 2012.  As for Cornerback I would resign Davis to a 5yr 40 million contract with a 17.6 million signing bonus.  That is in line with the contract signed by Brandon Flowers in 2011.  I would also look to draft CB Pierre Desir in the 3rd round.

[When is it a better year to draft a WR?]

For me it depends on how the draft plays out.  I think next year would be ideal strictly from a needs stand point but it would be nice to have an understudy for Wayne now.  I dont see us using our second round pick on a WR unless someone like Lee falls to us.  My favorite WR this year is TJ Jones from Notre Dame, who is flying well under the radar and could be had in the 5th or 6th depending on how well he performs at the combine.

[Mock Draft Simulator]

Here's my latest.  I would be very happy with this outcome.

 

59

CB BRADLEY ROBY

OHIO STATE

 

90

C WESTON RICHBURG

COLORADO STATE

 

154

DT DANIEL MCCULLERS

TENNESSEE

 

187

WR CODY LATIMER

INDIANA

 

209

G MICHAEL SCHOFIELD

MICHIGAN

[Which higher priced FA do you want?]

Absolutely. Just cut Walden and put what we save from him and put it towards Orakpo.

Walden isnt going anywhere this year.  Per spotrac his 2014 cap hit is 4.25 million and if he is cut the hit is 4.75 million.  Now if Im understanding the rule right he would still cost 4.25 million if cut after June 1st.  With those numbers we dont save any money so there is no really reason to cut him.  The dead money hit after this coming year would be 500k which makes it more likely to happen then.

[Colt 2013 draft grade]

Lets just compare the 3-4 OLB drafted in the 1st round last year

 

3- Dion Jordan  - 26 tackles- 2 sacks- 0 FF- 0 INT

 

6- Barkevious Mingo - 42 tackles- 5 sacks- 0 FF- 0 INT

 

17- Jarvis Jones -  40 tackles- 1 sack- 0 FF- 0 INT

 

24- Bjoern Werner - 18 tackles - 2.5 sacks- 0  FF- 0 INT

 

When you look at the numbers Werner isn't too far off from the other guys.  Hell his numbers are very similar to that of Jordan's and he was drafted in the top 5.  We all knew our draft last year wasn't sexy.  3 of our 7 picks where used on trench players and another 3 picks were late round picks.  Out of 7 picks the last 2 years in rounds 6 and 7 only Brazill has made any kind of impact on the team.  You just cannot count on finding impact players in the 6th and 7th rounds.

[Mock Draft Simulator]

57

C TRAVIS SWANSON

ARKANSAS

Swanson would be an up grade from Satele.  Regarded as one of the best centers in the draft.

 

91

S DION BAILEY

USC

Bailey would be a possible replacement for Bethea (this year or next).  Bailey is a 3 year starter at USC and can play either safety position.

 

153

ILB LAMIN BARROW

LSU

Barrow would be another ILB to play behind Freeman and McNary.  Barrow is versatile, can play inside and out.  He is also a solid tackler that does a good job wrapping up.

 

187

WR T.J. JONES

NOTRE DAME

A reliable WR runs very good route and has outstanding hands.

 

209

CB PIERRE DESIR

LINDENWOOD

Small school CB who will shoot up draft boards.  Very good cover skill.

[Shaping up next years roster. Lots of variables]

Since everyone is so quick to cut ties with Toler I just want to remind everyone how well our secondary played to start the season when he was healthy.  We need to put his injury in perspective, its not like he has been in and out with multiple injuries.  He has had 1 injury that has kept him on the sidelines.  I dont hear anyone calling for Wayne, Thomas, Allen or Ballard to be replaced becuse they are missing several games.  All we have been told is that it was a groin injury so we dont know just how serious it was.  I dont see Grison cutting Toler unless the injury lingers into next year.  I also want to point out that we only have 3 CBs under contract for next year (Toler, Butler and Price).  Gordy is a RFA and most likely will be back.  Thats 2 less than what we currently have on the roster.  With that said I do think we need another CB that can play in Dime packages and can move up if there is an injury.  I look for Davis to be back and either a Rookie or FA (someone like Darrin Walls) to be brought in.