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When Mitchell was a freshman at Georgia he was dominant, great talent with speed. Great pick.

Three of the guys I would of liked in this round are gone: Powers-Johnson, Lassiter, and Cooper. Maybe we can still get Junior Colson. There are a lot of really good players yet. lot's of O-line, linebackers. No need to panic people.

I think it's going to be Turner, but I wish we would trade back a few spots

Right now there are enough players left that I would want we could trade back 8 spots and still get one of them.

Our defense will never be GREAT as long as we play * defense by having corners 10 yards off the ball on 3rd and 3. And an unbelievable unwillingness to blitz more than 4 times a game. And also, it doesn't matter who is in the secondary if the front seven can't stop the run(we can) and get to the passer(we did ok getting to the passer, but we need more blitzing from lb'ers). Our first pick should be an offensive lineman like Fuaga, Powers-Johnson, or Barton. Then target a receiver like Polk, Pearsall, Washington, Corley, or Roman Wilson in the second or third rounds. As much as I would like to get Bowers I just don't see it happening. And we need a very good linebacker to go along with Speed and Franklin.

And who should that one player be, I'd like to know and then you can pass it along to Ballard also.

I watched the semi final game between Washington and Texas last night and Odunze and Polk just destroyed Texas. Penix had around 400 yards.

Bowers and Thomas jr. are ok, I don't want Leggette.

Every year I always have one player I would like the Colts to get(regardless of round). This year It is Brock Bowers, but I don't want to trade up unless it's minimal like 2 spots and we only have to give up our 3rd and probably get a 4th or 5th rounder back. Then a later round guy is Kamari Lassiter in the 3rd or 4th round. And my dark horse first round selection that no one is seeing coming- Taliese Fuaga.

I'm going to try this again this year, I think I got last place last year. We will trade down, because Bowers or Nabors won't be there at 15. Round 1: a-Jackson Powers Johnson, g/c Oregon(I'm sticking with my mock draft) b-Brian Thomas Jr., wr LSU c-Taliese Fuaga, t/g Oregon St. Round 2: a-Junior Colson, lb Michigan b-Edgeron Cooper, lb Texas A&M c-Jaden Hicks, s Washington St. Round 3: a- Marshawn Kneeland, de Western Michigan b-Kamari Lassiter, cb Georgia c-Jarvis Brownlee, cb Louisville Round 4: a-Jamari Thrash, wr Louisville b-Beau Brade, s Maryland c-Jaden Crumedy, dl Mississippi St. Round 5: a-Willie Drew, cb Virginia St. b-Jowon Briggs, dt Cinncinati c-Luke Mccafrey, wr Rice Round 6: a-Dwight McGlothern, cb Arkansas b-C.J. Hanson, og Holy Cross c-George Holani, rb Boise St. Round 7: a-Bryan Hudson, g/c Louisville b-Aaron Casey, lb Indiana c-Evan Williams, s Oregon

And the fact of the matter remains that NO ONE ever wins the super bowl by spending boatloads of money in March.

I don't think Colson makes it past pick 60. When I did my mock on here I took him at 52 for us.

I wasn't singling you out, there are lot's of "Ballard bashers" on this forum. Your draft looks ok, especially Bortolini in round 5. I just don't see spending a first rounder on a corner and having him give a ten yard cushion on 3rd and 3, a 6th or 7th rounder can do that.

Thanks for the responses. I think Ballard is going to beef up the o-line this year. I don't see Pearsall going in the second. Other than O-line we need more speed and depth on defense.

This offseason has been one of the most enjoyable for me in my 20 years on this forum. This "Ballard grievance" thread is hilarious. "he has a losing record" the most common opinion of complaint among the bashers. Let's see, he was 4-12 his first season with Brissett at qb because Luck didn't play. And he was 4-12-1 in 2022 with a team that put no effort into anything so they could finish with a top 5 pick and not have to give up massive draft capital to move up and select the qb they had been targeting for a year. Within that spectacular season of 2022 was setting an nfl record for largest blown halftime lead, making Daniel Jones look like a hall of famer, and to ice the cake giving up 2 4th and 20's on THE SAME DRIVE to cap off a 1 point loss to the Texans in week 17. Does anyone not realize the same guys that went 4-12-1 in 2022 went 9-8 in 2023 with better coaching and more effort?(better quarterbacking from a career backup and a few tweaks of the roster here and there also, moves that were made by Ballard, hmm, imagine that) The talent is here, and Ballard kept it this offseason(excellent move!). If we can only get our defensive coordinator to stop giving 10 yard cushions on every 3rd and 3 we will look even better. But that super soft defensive % has been going on for 50 years now so I don't expect it to stop any time soon.