OllyDawes
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I wrote this about our Cornerback situation: http://secondcityfanatics.com/2012/05/31/backed-into-a-corner/
Hope you can give it a read guys, thanks!
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Has great hands, can find the holes in the defense, doesnt look to have great speed
His main asset is speed! 4.3s 40!
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I think Hilton = Harvin is a good comparison.
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Florence was at San Diego along with Manusky, but Manusky was only Linebackers coach during that time.
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I've heard Harnish compared to Tebow...
Let's hope he never sees the field in that case! Harnish Time doesn't have the ring that Tebow Time does. Harnish Hour?
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Might not have had a first or second rounder, but look at the players they got in FA.
Curtis Lofton, David Hawthorne, Ben Grubbs, Brodrick Bunkley...really good players. I still think they'll make the play offs. Remember, this a team playing with a chip on their shoulder. Winning the SB in their own back garden would be a big 'two fingers up' to Goodell.
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Any comparisons you've seen or would like to make?
List of ones I have seen:
Andrew Luck: Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers
Coby Fleener: Greg Olsen, Rob Gronkowski
Dwayne Allen: Brandon Pettigrew, Chris Cooley, Jason Witten, Heath Miller
T.Y. Hilton: DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Davone Bess
Josh Chapman: Ahtyba Rubin, Jurrell Casey
Vick Ballard: Chauncey Washington
Chandler Harnish: Dan LeFevour, Tim Tebow
Should be interesting to compare their careers to how people see them in terms of current NFL players.
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Olly... not to nitpick, but don't you think you went a little heavy on the word "whilst" in this post... I think that is a one time per post word, just to keep from seeming pretentious... some of those should have been replaced by while, where, whereas, or given... I pretty much agree with the grades, though. gj
5 times in an almost 2000 word piece? Hmm, okay then...
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so is paying a defensive end 14 million dollars at 32 years old with one year left on his deal to play linebacker for the first time, bottom line I get the offensive draft strategy Fleener was a good pick, Allen good pick, Hilton not so much because we could have gotten Ta'amu with that pick instead and with our next pick instead of drafting Chapman (who when healthy is pretty dang good) we could have drafted Brandon Washington, I would have packaged Freeny and Mathis both in a deal, why? because neither have played in 3-4 and are not linebackers, they still have a couple good years left in them, why spend them learning a new position on a rebuilding team. we couls have gotten more picks if we packaged them in a deal and who knows what we could have got for both, but I have actually moved on and time to make the best out of the situation we got....and can ya tell me why we drafted a 4th string quarterback cause I have no idea
Nobody wants them! We tried to trade Freeney and nobody would take him. Most people love our draft except for you, seemingly. We had our eyes on Casey Hayward and Asa Jackson and just missed out on them. They clearly felt that the value wasn't there in the position after that. They're employed to be scouts, we're not. I trust their board and they've picked some pretty good players. And Chapman is probably better than Ta'amu in my opinion! This is a rebuild, it's not going to take one draft. It'll take next year's draft and probably the year after that too. Just have patience and let's see how the guys do this year. Pagano and Manusky are experienced defensive coaches, they know what they're doing.
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It was a nice write-up.
A quick note on the Justin Chapman review, lack of height is actually an asset for a 3-4 NT in a lot of ways. Being low to the ground with 310-340 pounds of bulk makes a guy extremely hard to get under and move off the point of attack. Being taller has it's advantages too, mostly in that it correlates to wingspan and reach is never a bad thing, but height tends to be a more desirable asset in 3-4 DEs than in NTs. A lot of the best pure 2-down, 2-gap noses who have played the game fit that same short and squat (6'2" or under, 310+ pounds) profile. You mentioned Hampton but I'd also throw in Kelly Gregg and the indominatable Vince Wilfork as shinging examples of the kind of player I'm talking about.
If you guys end up running more of a 1-gap scheme then it would be easy to point to Aubrayo Franklin as a good example of what a guy Chapman's size can be capable of.
Thanks a lot for that! Still learning aspects of the game so this will help a lot, thank you!
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http://secondcityfanatics.com/2012/05/03/colts-2012-draft-review/
Gotta say, I watched more of Justin Anderson and he impressed me. Against LSU, he was strong against Brockers and barely allowed any pressure on his QB at all. There's definitely potential in him.
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I think Fenelus and Pellerin have a fantastic chance of making the team.
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Apparently claimed off waivers by us.
Seems strange, another running back?
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QB: Luck, Stanton, Harnish
RB: Brown, Carter, Ballard
FB: Gronkowski
WR: Wayne, Collie, Avery, Hilton, Brazill
TE: Fleener, Allen, Eldridge
OT: Castonzo, Justice, Linkenbach, Anderson
OG: Reitz, Ijalana, McGlynn, Olsen
OC: Satele, Shipley
NT: Chapman, McKinney, Johnson
DE: Nevis, Redding, Moala, Mathews
OLB: Mathis, Freeney, Fugger, Hughes, Hickman/Addison
MLB: Angerer, Conner, Edds, Harvey/Freeman/Galippo?
CB: Powers, Thomas, Rucker, Pellerin, Fenelus/Johnson?
FS: Bethea
SS: Zbikowski, Caldwell, Lefeged
K: Vinatieri
P: McAfee
LS: Overton/Snow
Is this about right?
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YES!!!!!! THIS KID IS GREAT! I had him going to us in the 5th round (comp), b/c he has talent. He could become a good guard in the future. Maybe even take over the LG spot from Reitz.
Happy with Johnson too
Pretty sure they're only who he wants, not who we're signing.
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USC Linebacker Chris Galippo signs.
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Apparently signed Montana WR Jabin Sambrano.
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Apparently signed Montana WR Jabin Sambrano.
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Hmm, could have gone for Polk but he had shoulder injury concerns.
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And now Josh Norman with our other 5rd pick!
If we get this we win the draft.
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and we still need a defensive tackle, Im sure Ta'amu will be out of the running for that by the time our next pick rolls around
Even if we don't get one, we can manage with McKinney + Antonio Johnson for one year. Could we manage with Eldridge for one year? Hmm.
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I can't see how all the good CB's have gone?!
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Can I just say, these are some of the cornerbacks available that I like.
Leonard Johnson, Chase Minnifield, Brandon Boykin, Josh Norman, Alfonzo Dennard (character concerns), Omar Bolden, Shaun Prater, Coty Sensabaugh. Keith Tandy is still there too, and he visited with us. I doubt all of these are going in the fourth round, given who is still available in other positions.
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Hmm. Whilst I'd have liked Defense...
It's good that we've put weapons around Luck NOW. We're not going to win many games now anyway, so why spend every pick on D? Pagano + Manusky are experienced Defensive coaches. I'd anticipate our D looking like:
Bethea - Zbikowski
New Cornerback -------------- Powers
Freeney - Angerer - Conner - Mathis
Moala - McKinney - Redding
And our offense:
Wayne - Allen - Castonzo - Reitz - Satele - Ijalana - Justice - Fleener - Collie/Hilton
Luck
Brown
I genuinely don't think it's that bad. We have to draft a corner and I'm hoping a guy like Leonard Johnson makes it to Round 5, but I think we could be in worse shape.
Kevin Thomas traded?
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Mort has just tweeted that Kevin Thomas and a conditional 7th Round pick have been traded to the Eagles for Moise Fokou and Greg Lloyd.