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4 hours ago, Defjamz26 said:
That's a respectable stance. One that I understand. My argument however would be to remember how much negative we heard about Clowney. A lot of the same things being said about McDowell were said about him. He's turned out fine as a pro. I think this might be the case with McDowell as well. Remember he's a kid. "Doesn't respond to coaching " could really be just him being cocky or that he's a slow learner. Perhaps the truth is somewhere in between though.
He actually admited to openly and knowingly disregarding coaching instructions and gameplans and freelancing in games. I've been one of McDowells biggest fans around here, but I don't think you can easily dismiss those concerns. I agree with @Superman that in this case it seems like there is real fire behind the smoke.
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5 hours ago, Superman said:
I believe Ballard when he says they're going to 'go A - Z on every player ourselves,' and drown out the outside noise, and whatnot. I think that's a good approach, because there's a lot of groupthink anymore, so it's important to gather information yourself and come to your own informed and balanced opinion. I think his visit with the Colts speaks to that, and it makes sense that if they're wondering about a guy, they'd visit with him.
However, I keep reading and hearing how the consensus out there is McDowell isn't a very good pro, has issues responding to coaching, etc., and it's led me to believe that there's some truth to it. Even if it's overblown, it's not likely coming from nowhere. JMO
That being the case, I don't think the Colts anticipate having such a high pick in future draft's. Maybe they'll be within shouting distance and make a move to come up, but I think expectations are for the team to be in the playoffs next year. So you have one top 15 pick -- and outside of 2012, which was dedicated to a QB, this is the first one since 2002. I think they want it to be the last one for a while. When you have players who don't have these kinds of question marks still on the board, I don't see them going with the guy who does have issues.
To me, they should be looking to reduce the risk on this pick as much as they can, while still getting a great prospect. There are too many options, IMO, for them to use this pick on a player with question marks -- injury, character, coachability, whatever.
Who's your safest pick that would reasonably be there for us to pick? Barnett?
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4 hours ago, CR91 said:
I love that they met with Jerome. My favorite player
Did you see his athletic web though? It ugly!
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1 minute ago, ColtsBlueFL said:
It's quite possible Charlie Campbell and Chris Landry have an agreement.
Possible, yeah.
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2 minutes ago, Bluefire4 said:
One of these sites are definitely stealing from the other.
Yep. They seem identical. Walterfootball claims
QuoteThis is a compilation of draft prospect visits sorted by prospect. The data was acquired via Charlie Campbell (@draftcampbell) and other media sources.
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25 minutes ago, ColtsBlueFL said:
Maybe, maybe not. But...
... my source is definitely not the media. And they definitely do their homework. They did this for all 32 teams...
Isn't your source the walterfootball visits page?
http://walterfootball.com/ProspectMeetings/ByTeam
Those are compiled through whatever is reported in the media AFAIK. Correct me if wrong.
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2 minutes ago, Superman said:
The player that immediately came to mind is Jake Butt.
Yeah. I've been thinking about him as well. Him and Kittle from Iowa. i'm not that big on the safety DEPTH. I like some players in the first 2-3 rounds but I'm not sure I love anyone day 3. I wonder who are the players they like depthwise?
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9 minutes ago, Majin Vegeta said:
Can Bolles plug in at RG? I haven't really studied him at all.
He's a prototypical LT actually. He lacks elite strength for RT and G IMO. BTW you should take a look at his tape. He's my favorite prospect in this year's class.(Not best, but most fun to watch). He has nasty. Ton of it. Watch the UCLA game, he has some reps vs Takk and handles him easily for the most part... also the way he pulls is a beauty to behold:
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1 minute ago, Majin Vegeta said:
BPA and need are a marriage. And that's a dumb reason also, because every guy I named has value at #15
My comment was concerning specifically Bolles and had nothing to do with the other names you listed. I would have liked to see us show interest in them too. Just keep in mind that those are just the players we know about. This is not an exhaustive list. Maybe the Colts met/worked out those players too, but it didn't get leaked in the media.
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10 minutes ago, Majin Vegeta said:
Where is Gareon Conley, Tredavious White, Hasson Reddick, Forest Lamp, Humphrey? Why haven't we had any of these guys in? And what's up with Bolles? We have a great guy in Clark. Tackle is so far from a need.
We are not drafting for need. That's why. If they consider him a can't miss tackle prospect, they might draft him.
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Just now, Jared Cisneros said:
I agree, this sort of thing has cost teams before. Ballard is playing it smart saying this. It's still worrisome as a fan though to know we could go rb or something like that though.
I mean... at some point you have to trust your GM. Even if he drafts an offensive player what matters much more than the position of the player we draft is how good he will be for us. I doubt anyone would complain at the end of the year if we draft a pro-bowl/rookie of the year type of offensive lineman or even RB.
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13 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
Yeah, it actually has me worried, tbh.
I actually love it this way. It's better than us leaking information for every other team to know and exploit.
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I expect a TE and S in the 4th or 5th. That's my read (because of his comment that this is the deepest draft he's ever scouted at those positions).
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Here's film study of Derek Rivers from Younstown state by Matt Waldman and Justis Mosqueda:
The kid looks INCREDIBLY impressive athletically. Seems to need some coaching and some counter inside moves, but MY OH MY is he freaky speed-wise.
Mosqueda thinks he's worth a first round pick. If we can get him in the second, this might be a steal.
What are your thoughts on him?
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Good effort. I wouldn't mind any of those picks, even though I have other favorites at some of those positions in the draft. Cheers.
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Oh man, that's horrible. My condolences. My thoughts go out to you and her friends and family.
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Lets see what the Grand Poobah will say. I love hearing him speak, I will try to put my mind-reading skills to the test and give my predictions for the draft after Ballard's pressconference.
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Here's a film study of Malik McDowell by Matt Waldman and Doug Ferrar:
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1 minute ago, 21isSuperman said:
I added all of that post to the first post and edited the title
Thanks
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http://settingedge.com/movement
Check out the article above, He explains his system and the results he's had so far with it as well as gives more detailed synopsis of the players that ranked as force players or mid-tier in his system. I won't copy-paste the whole thing, but here's the list of his force players for this year's class:
1. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M - Force Player or Mid Tier
2. Solomon Thomas, Stanford - Force Player
37. Tyus Bowser, Houston - Force Player
42. T.J. Watt, Wisconsin - Force Player
64. Jordan Willis, Kansas State - Force Player
74. Derek Rivers, Youngstown State - Mid-Tier
103. Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic - Force Player
188. Hunter Dimick, Utah - Force Player
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58 minutes ago, 21isSuperman said:
Conflicting reports on the status of his shoulder. If he does need another surgery, I think it would make sense to try and trade down and take him at around 20. If you can't trade down, as much as I'd hate to do it, I think you have to pass on him. I really like Foster and I'm really hoping Indy drafts him, but if his medicals don't check out, it's a big risk to take him 15th overall.
That was a piece of fakenews that unfortunately I disseminated before checking the original source, Look at this post of mine:
If possible, can you edit my first post so people won't leave with the wrong information in case they don't read down the thread? Thanks.
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http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0645987449960406375-4
QuoteHere's a breakdown of defensive lineman Johnathan Hankins' contract with the Colts: --Hankins received $7 million roster bonus to go with $3 million salary in 2017. -- 2018 salary is $7.5 million, with $4.5 million guaranteed --2019 salary is $8 million and is not guaranteed ESPN's Dan Graziano also reported that Hankins has $3 million in incentives tied to playing time, sacks and Pro Bowl selections.
Mike Wells, ESPN Staff Writer
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Reuben Foster just failed a drug test [Merge]
in NFL Draft, Scouting, and Free Agent Talk
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DAMN! I wanted him so bad.