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Here are mine at 15:
Offense:
OJ Howard
Forrest Lamp
Garett Bolles
(I wouldn't be ecstatic about any of them, but I'd be OK with them)
Defense:
Myles Garrett
Solomon Thomas
Marshon Lattimore
Malik Hooker
Jamal Adams
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(the players until this point are probably not falling to 15, but if one does, run to the podium, claim your guy and fly him to Indy before somebody reveals an Oscars type of a debacle - also, i don't think the safeties are going to be there, but the league has been reluctant taking safeties high, so maybe one of them drops?)
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Jonathan Allen
Malik McDowell
(I'm higher on McDowell than most - Anderson-Hankins-McDowell/Allen-Ridgeway-Langford rotation on the inside would be a huge improvement over what we had last year, I'm getting excited thinking about it)
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Gareon Conley
Reuben Foster
Haason Reddick
Charles Harris
Takk McKinley
Tim Williams (this might be controversial - I think he's worth the pick if he's cleared off the field)
Well, that's 16, it should be enough. There are some others i might be OK picking later in the first if we trade back.
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I love Conley. I have him as my second best (healthy) CB this year. All the physical and athletic traits to be no. 1 CB, and all the smoothness to cover at any level on the field. I love him.
Needs to be a bit more physical at the LOS and in run support.
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According to Garafolo, it's 9M per year base salary. The rest is probably incentives.
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Now draft Jonathan Allen or Malik McDowell in the draft and sport a
Sheard-Anderson-Hankins-Allen/McDowell-Simon line....
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BTW Hankins just turned 25 2 weeks ago. He's younger than some draft prospects in this year's draft.
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2 hours ago, Everyone said:
Yeah, also this signing doesn't really go along with what Ballard has been saying.
He said he's not going to splash in FA but he also said he's going to be opportunistic when he sees great fit of quality, need and value and mentioned getting Maclin in KC as an example. He probably sees Hankins in a similar way.
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2 hours ago, MTC said:
Someone tell me how I should feel. I have many emotions going through my head about this signing.
Depends on what stake you have in Irsay's bank account. If none - you can be happy that the Colts got a quality starter that's instantly going to be our best lineman, IMO.
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2 hours ago, Superman said:
Holder is soooo bad...
I will admit, I was wrong on this one. I didn't see Ballard dropping this kind of coin on Hankins. I'm kind of concerned, I don't really think Hankins is the kind of player you pay $10m/year, but there's no question he's going to be one of our best DL and will help the defensive front significantly. Good add, questionable contract, IMO.
Again - I think it's probably massively front loaded and it's a situation of "use the money now, while we have it, so we can have flexibility in the future". I didn't expect him to get this much money, but we probably didn't like the NT draft class much this year(can't blame them, it's kind of bad). I'm going to wait to see the contract details, but it sounds exactly like a Ballard contract at first sight.
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Just now, DaColts85 said:
Were we not at Florida's Pro Day?
It's probably not an exhaustive list. Only the ones we've seen confirmation on.
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17 minutes ago, Superman said:
Why do people continue to make prediction on the basis of perceived need? Needs based drafting isn't good drafting.
I think it's fair to do it when the argument you are responding to uses need-based drafting reasoning. For example if draft pundit says "The Colts need to protect Luck and here's an O-lineman to do it", it is very much reasonable to respond with - yes, we do need to protect Luck, but we might already have the people to do it on the roster, so drafting one in the first round might not be the best way to spend high end draft capital.
But overall I agree - as long as we get BPA, I don't care about what position it is(with a bit of wiggle room based on positional value).
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Colts were at Toledo's pro day to watch NT prospect Treyvon Hester
http://draftanalyst.com/treyvon-hester-works-out-nfl-team
Hester had amazing workout clocking between 4.86 and 4.91 for his 40, jumping 31.5" vertical, 103" broad jump and running 4.71s short-shuttle!!! That's at 6'2.25" 304 pounds.
According to Tony Pauline he's one of the better NT prospects in the draft.
Unfortunately not much film on him, here's what I found:
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I don't know if you saw it, but there are reports that Hankins wants 15(FIFTEEN!!!!!!) million per year. Giants have offered 28M for 4 years.
There is a reason he's still unsigned. I wanted Hankins a lot, but that's not a price you pay for a NT.
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Here's a spreadsheet with the names of players the Colts have expressed interest in. The list is compiled by https://twitter.com/ShouldntBragBut - One of the best Colts twitters, very much worth following.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1amots9-JI3I5ZsO8wbmoqYo8yiGov7XjLBWaqrh9Qhk/edit#gid=0
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13 minutes ago, Shive said:
Or he didn't want to show his cards, which is what most GM's do. They don't want other teams to know who they like, most likely because it can be used as leverage in trade situations and allows other teams to plan their moves based on what they know of your board.
Yeah, it didn't make ANY sense what he said to King. It would be gross incompetence/negligence if he didn't scout him/look into him. That's his job for a team that needs a RB and Mixon is arguably the best RB prospect in the draft. The only way I can see him not looking into Mixon is if irsay straight up told him "You are not drafting Mixon to my team", in which case it makes sense to not waste time. But if this didn't happen, I fully expect Ballard to do his homework on Mixon and make a determination one way or the other. His response was the ultimate hiding of the cards. Didn't show how we feel about him as a prospect, didn't show how we feel about him as a person.
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Here's my latest masterpiece :
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Just now, Shive said:
When I have down time at work, I don't realize that I just did 7 mocks until I check my email and see the results sitting there (I use Draftwired). It's a real problem for me.
My name is stitches and I have a problem...
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2 minutes ago, Superman said:
Absolutely not. No running backs in the first for me. I'm assuming you're talking about a trade down situation; I'd be very disappointed if we took him in the first period, but I'd personally revolt if we took him at #15.
I'm not super comfortable with his character, but I can get behind the team if they are comfortable enough to draft him. I think he'd be a great value in the third. Higher than that, between the character issues and how I feel about the board, I wouldn't do it. JMO
I think he's a first round talent, but I mirror your strategy of no RBs in the first. I would draft him in the second though.
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1 minute ago, Superman said:
#weallinonmixonyall
Last time, I promise.
Would you like it if we draft him in the first, though?
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Colts showing significant interest in UCF CB Shaquill Griffin. After meeting him at his pro-day last month, now he's coming to Indy as one of Colts' top 30 visits. Worth keeping an eye on. Blazing fast(4.38 40 at the combine), explosive jumper(38" vertical, 132" broad jump) and good size(6'0", 194lbs) with 32 3/8" arms.
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I like my Jets draft
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it's very addictive, isn't it? When I sit down for a simulated mock draft, I can't help but do 4-5 mocks.
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Colts hosting Western Michigan DE/OLB Keion Adams for a visit on Thursday:
Free Agency Under Ballard 2017
in NFL Draft, Scouting, and Free Agent Talk
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On paper B+. He got 2 of my favorite FAs(Hankins and Simon), but he kind of overpaid for one of them(Hankins). He gave out good contracts that don't tie us up long term, yet give us some mid-term upside(the 3 year contracts) if those players pan out. We are arguably better now than before FA at pretty much every single position(except for CB) and he did it without big splashes. He improved the depth and competition on the roster and he set us up to largely be able to draft without much consideration for need in the draft.