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January 31

Guyton has been looking not good today... getting beat both inside and outside...

January 31

Another feather in Ballard's cap - he got a pro bowl QB for 5M a year. Boss! :thmup:

January 31

26 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

31 but Ballard has moved past that I believe. Jaylon Jones only has 30 3/4” arms.

But Mitchell is 6 ft and 195 lbs.

Jaylon Jones sounds more like an outlier to me(Ballard keeps giving the credit to one of his scouts for making him take him...sounds like almost against his will), and he was drafted really late. Is he going to spend a no. 15 pick for a CB that doesn't fit ideally his standards?

BTW Johnny Wilson looks interesting... He gets open much more than one would expect for a player this big. Could he be a TE-conversion project?

OMG McConkey looks so good... wow! He's just different than any other WR I've seen in those workouts...

January 31

17 minutes ago, chad72 said:

I think we go with Free Safety before we go CB. We got Brents, Jaylon Jones, will bring back Moore, so we probably draft for depth and not for a starter, IMO.

I don't think you can stop there. In today's league you need 4-5 reliable CBs and especially with Brents and Jaylon Jones, we still don't really know what they will be. They might become starters or they might flame out. We cannot afford to just assume they will be good. This has been one of Ballard's biggest mistakes in the past.

January 31

I was just checking who the CBs with arms over 32" are at the Senior Bowl. Here's the list:

Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame - 32 5/8 "

Khyree Jackson, CB, Oregon - 32 "

Max Melton, CB, Rutgers - 32"

Not that many really long ones...

January 31

13 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

Day 2 for Mitchell. And mind you, he’s supposed to be a zone/off man corner. Some have said he’s the best player at the senior bowl.

He looks amazing. There are a few CBs that seem like great fits for Ballard's mold of DBs he wants... the question is - would he draft one in the 1st? What's Mitchell's length? Does he cover the 32" requirement?

January 31

14 hours ago, Defjamz26 said:

Where would you have him playing if we drafted him? Rainman took the leap he needed and Smith despite injuries was one of the best RT’s in football.

Yeah, that's the "problem" - we don't really need him if Raimann and Braden Smith are playing. But IF we drafted him, IMO he will slide in at RG with outlook to replace Braden Smith in the future at RT(if Ballard decides to trade him for capspace reasons or if his contract expires and we cannot afford him? BTW next year will be the 3d of 4 year extension for Braden Smith so... maybe it's not that far-fetched to start thinking about either extending him again or getting potential successor)...

I'm just not sure the value is there if this is what the plan would be for him.

January 31

10 hours ago, MikeCurtis said:

Somebody stole 2 inches from the kid

I have stopped looking at measurement before the Senior Bowl and combine comes... They've been really unreliable for a while now. For whatever it's worth Legette looks plenty big enough both in his tape and now at the Senior Bowl.

January 30

Wish Raimann was added...

January 30

The way this is going... if he tests like people expect him to test, Guyton might actually go before our pick.

Oh damn... and next rep he got beat for first time today with a spin move by Nelson Ceaser.

January 30

Guyton looking nice in pass pro 1 v 1... It kind of sucks that we don't need an OT this year... There are a few in our range that might be really good players... In general it loko s like the OL is winning those reps... kind of surprising, because they are usually set up to benefit the pass-rusher...

January 30

1 minute ago, chad72 said:

Dude, McConkey is Cooper Kupp all over again. He won't get past Round 2, if you consider the competition he has played.

His size is more like... Hunter Renfrow... but he looks very impressive with his ability to get open...

January 30

McConkey is very nifty with his routes... Wonder if he goes on day 2? If he falls to day 3 I'd be all in on getting him as part of our rotation.

Legette has real nice release... he clearly beat his opponent twice in a row... first one was very late, very short pass that gave the opportunity for the defender to catch up but I'm counting this as a clear win.

January 29

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Not sure that is true when you say "he already is viewed as better all time QB than Peyton". Maybe by shows like 1st Take because those shows are about creating narratives and controversy to get people to watch. Too many people get caught up in the moment and just go by who is better today. Like, how does LeBron go from like being the 8th or 9th best player of all-time, than in 1 year (the 1 year his team beat the Warriors) leaps frog players like Magic, Kobe, Shaq, Kareem, Bird, etc.. I did a point system above and even by my eye test to me Mahomes is 4th best of all-time. I don't see in anyway, anyone can have him above Brady, Montana, or Peyton yet. Other than he is the best today and people don't know their history. Watch if somehow Mahomes loses to the 49ers, the same people calling him the GOAT will pile on him and this topic won't even come up again until next years playoffs.

IMO the very fact that there is a conversation about this and Mahomes is still 28 and about to play in his 4th Superbowl should tell you something about the way Mahomes is regarded. I don't think it's just the hot take shows. I've heard plenty of respectable(non-hot-take type of) pundits and analysts consider Mahomes as one of the best to ever play already. I've heard some even say he might be the best there ever was(this includes Brady). You don't have to agree with this and I don't agree with that last part... yet, but it's not crazy or unreasonable to hold that opinion, IMO. He certainly has the talent, he certainly has the success to warrant such consideration. And again... I will repeat this because it's still kind of crazy... he's still 28 and about to go to his 4th Superbowl, with a chance to go for his 3d win in a Superbowl out of 7 years in the league(and he didn't play in the 1st year)...

January 29

Unpopular opinion, especially on a Colts forum - he already is viewed as better all time QB than Peyton... and it's probably justified, especially when you consider he still has half his career ahead of him :dunno:

January 25

Richardson has more and better highlights in 2 and a half games than half the league's QBs have in a full season.

I really really REALLY hope he can stay healthy, because I think he has the talent to be one of the best QBs in the league.

January 25

7 minutes ago, Superman said:

Ultimately, I don't see it as a bad thing if Steichen and Ballard collaborate on the draft process. I hope he can make a significant contribution. But I think Ballard is very collaborative with the coaches and scouts anyway. And while I like a lot about Steichen so far, it seems like people hope for him to save the Colts from Ballard's poor drafting, and that seems misplaced. Steichen might have strong thoughts on what's needed from the draft, and he might have a special eye for talent, but I don't know if we have any indication on any of that, one way or the other. Just seems like an assumption that Steichen is going to make a huge difference in the draft process, when the bulk of the work is being done by the scouting staff.

Anyway, thanks for expounding on your earlier thought. Like I said, I wasn't looking to be argumentative, I was just hoping for some additional insight into this line of reasoning, which you provided. I don't agree, but at least I understand it a little better now.

Agreed. In general Ballard has been an above average evaluator. Pretty much every single analysis of draft success I've seen suggests that the Colts have been among the best drafting teams in the league during Ballard's tenure. Now some of it is agnositc about positional value, so that's not the whole story but IMO Ballard needs "help" and urging in that area more than with actual evaluation. And we haven't actually seen how great of an evaluator Steichen is, so we don't really know... we've seen in the past brilliant coaches that are very mediocre as draft evaluators.

January 24

Since the offensive coach will be the one who works with those players I do think he should have big say on the players we draft, especially offensively. But I still think our scouting department and the GM should have influence on who we take where. Sure, Steichen can tell you the types of players and skillsets he wants to add... or hell even specific players he likes, but IMO the FO and Ballard still have to do their jobs and put those players in ranges that they consider representative of their talents. In other words - you don't want to draft a 4th round type talent in the second because the coach really liked him in those 3 cut ups he saw.

There should still be delineation of duties and responsibilities, even if some of those overlap in some areas.

January 20

1 minute ago, Solid84 said:

Texans blitzing 69% of the time. 😱

They are following the Gus Bradley plan WIsh he followed it a bit more often too...

January 20

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

They won’t. Then add having Taylor on top of it teams are going to be so confused.

We didn't have either of them on the field and they still didn't stop us. We stopped ourselves.

January 20

Tell me how are they going to stop that 4th and 1 with AR?

January 20

1 minute ago, NFLfan said:

Unrelated to the games...You hit with Love and AR, which QB should the Vikes draft?

I refuse to take the victory lap on AR ... yet..

I haven't watched this crop of QBs as much as last years since we probably won't be taking one. Caleb and Maye looked good to me in casual watching of games. I will need to watch more of the rest. I know I'm not a huge fan of Pennix... and I'm skeptical of McCarthy too but the leadership/attitude/intangibles reports on him are stellar. But again... this is just from very cursory watch of those players, haven't actually sat down and watched them intentionally and with the required care for me to have a strong opinion. :dunno:

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Texans can’t stop Lamar running. Just need to mix more designed runs in.

They won't be able to stop AR either. They weren't able to stop him in the game he played against them too...

January 20

1 minute ago, PRnum1 said:

I was joking lol!!

Oh, sorry

From what I remember he was considered a big talent in recruitment, but never actually produced to his talent and then he opted out in the COVID year and entered the draft after missing his last year in college.

January 20

10 minutes ago, PRnum1 said:

He had a poor RAS score but he's balling now !!

He did? I'm looking at his athletic numbers, they don't seem like they would produce poor RAS.

4.45 40...

6.79 3cone!!!!

37.5" vertical and 10'5" broad jump?

All this at 6'4" 215lbs...

If I had to guess this would produce RAS above 9... maybe even above 9.5?

Edit: just found it... it's indeed above 9.5:

January 19

Players I wish we would pursue:

- Jaylon Johnson

- Chase Young

- Xavier McKinney,

- Jonathan Greenard

- A.J. Epenesa

Players I can see Ballard going after:

- Jonathan Greenard

- Dorance Armstrong

- Javon Kinlaw

- John Simpson

- D.J. Wonnum

Some of those will probably not even hit free agency and will either re-sign with their current team or get franchise tagged... but oh well...

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