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I think Lagette is going to go in RD 2 and probably before we pick.

Xavier Lagette, Brock Bowers, or Brian Thomas jr

He just said MHJ trade up is fantasy land. Some like Steve Smith and Zierlein are ranking Nabers ahead of MHJ so both of those you can pretty much scratch off the trade up list unless they are some how available around pick 10-13. Very unlikely!

"Thomas was among college football's best separators for his entire career, and that only improved in his last season. In 2023, Thomas was charted as open on 74 of his 87 targets. He also led college football with 17 receiving touchdowns." https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2024-nfl-draft-college-to-pro-projections-for-lsu-wr-brian-thomas-jr Brian Thomas Jr is a lot like Randy Moss (the athlete) to me. I think he is more athletic than Pierce in terms of his ability to get extra yards after the catch and I like his hands . My only question is if we still like Pierce how will we employ Thomas personnel wise in year 1? Because he isn't playing special teams and he is mostly an outside guy versus a guy you play all over the line. To me he and Pierce do all the same stuff but I could be wrong. And I'm not sure about Thomas contested catch game bc he usually has a considerable step on everybody. Specifically Superman what is your take bc I know you like him pretty good. Because of our vertical scheme in my opinion getting him would be just as good for us as any of the top 3 that everybody else talks about. And you won't have to trade all your picks away. Pierce Thomas Jr Downs Dulin Pittman I do think with decent confidence he will be there at 15 when we pick. You pretty much can sit right there and let one of him or Bowers fall in your lap. If neither of the two are there I'd say trade back.

When did he consult you about who they think is elite?

Was that the only good receiver taken in that draft? And did they give up multiple picks?

Ballard uses the trade backs as his way of filling out the depth if you don't see him add many people in FA then you can almost bank on a trade back or two to fill roster holes

I've been telling y'all by things he has said previously and the way he handled FA what we would probably do.

I'd say a corner in our scheme bc we play a lot of off coverage and that's his fortay. But if it doesn't work then switch him to safety. He is a little stiff in the hips in man and when he turns and runs in zone. I won't say it's terrible. I think you have to do it that way bc that is where most of his experience and production is at.

I think he plays in and out

I don't think the Colts have any trade up plans primarily bc they didn't do much in FA. The plan likely is to add picks not give them away. You can add multiple blue chip defenders if you trade back #15 while still getting a blue chip WR in Rd 1. Blue chip according to the Colts standards more than the pundits and fans who are often wrong. I like the trade back the best unless Bowers or somebody else we didn't think would be there is sitting there at #15. I think the passing over better players logic is faulty for the most part bc it's based on people's perception and not how a team has things ranked on their board.

Ballard does pretty decent with his late round guys though. The best two of our starting linebackers are later round low pick guys. And Grover comes from a small school.

And is anyone giving Titus Leo a chance? The pass rusher we drafted last year? Ballard also mentioned Isaiah Lands(picked up from Cowboys for pass rush) as somebody they like.

I haven't looked at any analysis on the subject but just using the eye test I think Jones may have had a better rookie year than Rock Yasin and Yasin was drafted high in Rd 2. Yasin struggled most if not all of year 1. Jones never really looked lost out there. Depending on Flowers health I think Jones will provide quality depth. Or he will start until Flowers is ready. Again personally what I think we are looking for in this draft is depth. Somebody who can come in and provide Brent's a heavy challenge. Just like Jones is for Flowers. I also think we need to upgrade the depth at the nickel corner behind Kenny Moore. An Isaiah Rogers type guy would be nice. I do not think we are looking for some guy who is going to be given an automatic starting nod bc of his draft position sending everyone we have to the bench. How many times does the GM have to tell you guys they did not think the secondary struggles were due to bad corner play or a lack of talent? So don't be surprised if the corner we draft is not who you expected.

Yall need to quit making it seem like elite players can only be found in Rd 1. And high in round 1 for that matter.

That's not true. Woods and Ogletree are big men. And Mo is another big man who is the blocking tight end. He will stay here or he is gone and we will add another blocking tight end to replace him. We didn't have problems running the football last season.

Why are you worried about his size? He's not an in line tight end anyway. He plays the move tight end. I would take him over an edge or a corner talent wise. None of these edge or corners has been mentioned to be generational like Bowers. You take him BPA.

Another guy who people are pretty dismissive of at safety is Daniel Scott. I like his film and he's got all the measurables, awareness, ball take aways, speed, and just an excellent tackler. If he doesnt get injured again I think people are going to see him on the field. I don't care anything about where we drafted him. In my estimation he is more than a special teams guy and Ballard has mentioned his name more than once.

The NFL draft is just a couple of weeks out and a Georgia Bulldog has made one last push at improving his draft stock. Tight end Brock Bowers and offensive lineman Amarius Mims participated in a private pro day on Wednesday in which 15 NFL teams were represented. One of the biggest pieces of news that came out of the private pro day was Brock Bowers' 40-yard time, which many were intrigued to hear about when the NFL combine rolled around, but Bowers did not participate due to an injury. At the pro day, Bowers posted a 4.53 40-yard time, first reported by Dawg Nation Daily. https://www.si.com/college/georgia/brock-bowers-posts-impressive-40-time-ahead-2024-nfl-draft

Personally I think if we didn't move up even a couple spots for AR, then why would we do the same for a WR or TE? I'm wondering if the move up for Bowers report is us trying to entice someone else to move up? Anyway the air feels different to me when I'm trying to get a gut feel on this thing.

Something feels a little different. I'm still sticking by my guns and saying no but maybe they really are entertaining a trade up. Maybe Reggie is in Ballard ear saying "Bruh we need to give AR what #18 had!". "He needs The Arsenal".

Same thing I've pointed out but you know how people are around draft time. They think everything needs to be replaced. Especially if the guys playing said position are low round draft picks or undrafted no matter how good a player they show to be.

I'm not sure over an 8 yr span if I've ever seen Ballard select a corner in RD 1. His corners are always Rd 2 or below that. I still maintain it will be an offensive player. And hopefully it's Bowers at 15 so we still have room to take a WR and CB between Rd 2 and 3. I haven't calculated what things look like if we trade up 5 spots. If it is defense at 15 I think it will likely be somebody who can push the pocket and edge rush. Especially since Q. Paye fifth year is uncertain.

If we can come out of Rd 1 with Bowers I think that's a very good thing. Then we can spend another premium pick on a WR in Rd 2 to get double explosive. Or trade back or stay put with that 2nd rounder, take a CB, pickup a WR in Rd 3 since the WR depth in this draft is strong and devote the rest to beefing up the D even more.