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1 minute ago, Steamboat_Shaun said:
Now that Ballard's in charge, I do feel like the Colts would have nothing but top tier candidates to choose from. But if the recent front office moves are any indicator, it'd likely be someone that Ballard has worked closely with at some point. So not a Harbaugh/Gruden type of hire, but likely an assistant or coordinator that Ballard worked with during his KC or Chicago years, & he feels is ready to take the next step.
Yeah, that's an option. I kind of wish it would be an offensively minded coach. Now that we have a GM with defensive pedigree, I feel like we need the other strong figure to be of the offensive mastermind kind. That's why I really wanted us to go after Shanahan. Someone who would be creative with our offense and use Luck to the best of his abilities ...
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Think big! Luck secured us the most desired young GM candidate in the league. There is zero reason for us to not get some of the premier head coaching candidates lining up to coach this team too. Don't settle for second stringers. Don't settle for bottom of the barrell. Think the best of the best.
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There are two 6'5" CBs from the tryouts. They fit the profile Ballard likes. I wonder if one of them will make the cut?
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Thans for the updates @TKnight24
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http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pff-quarterback-podcast/e/50142371?autoplay=true
Some interesting analysis and stats on Andrew Luck in this episode of the podcast.
Highlights:
- 2015 has to be counted as an anomaly
- 2016 was his best season so far
- Big-play throws dropped last year from around top 5 in the league previous years, to 13th in 2016
- With that came lower % of turnover-worthy plays too... he was 7th best QB in the league at taking care of the ball (absolutely destroys the narrative that he's still a 'turnover machine').
- This didn't show in the interception number because a lot of his interceptions last year were unlucky interceptions.
- He was under pressure 44% of the time(!!!!)
- There are no breather-type of plays for Luck. The offense we are running is forcing him to play the toughest game of any QB in the league - striaght drop back passes, full field progressions and reads all the time,
- A ton of 7 step drops. 39% of his drop backs(220) are 7-step drops. This is unheard of in the league. Most offenses run 20-30 of those per season. We are running 10 times that.
- Average depth of target - 13 yards. They are trying to create chunk plays.
- 3 step drops - 91, 7-step drops 220!!!!! They are not giving him quick game options.
- This is part of the reason for the pressure our O-line allows - it's harder to sustain blocks for the full time it takes for plays to develop in those 7 step drops
- Luck avoids sacks very well, but also creates opportunities for sacks because he milks the plays until the very end, trying to make plays. He's in the top 7 of QBs in avoiding sacks when pressured.
- not a lot of misdirection in our offense - makes it easier for pass-rushers - only 9 total WR and TE screens for the season, only 12 designed rollouts last year, which is a waste because Luck is great making plays on the run
- If Luck continues to play like last year, he will have a year with single-digit interceptions, it's a matter of time because he's taken strides in his ball-security.
- At his current level he's a top 5 QB in the league. He's in for a big-time year.
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15 hours ago, krunk said:
Big Boy!
4 hours ago, rock8591 said:Looks very lean for 347 lbs. Not a huge belly at all.
Looks extremely well built. Great frame and wears those lbs seamlessly. Lets hope we can coach him up to the physical beast he can be.
BTW do you want an interesting athletic measurement comparison?
Grover Stewart vs second round Broncos pick Demarcus Walker
10 yard split: 1.73 vs 1.71
20 yard shuttle: 4.75 vs 4.71
3 cone drill: 4.71 vs 4.91
Oh and BTW Stewart is 70 pounds heavier.
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2 hours ago, JRnINDY said:
Can't get picture to upload
upload it on imgur or another image hosting site.
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https://audioboom.com/posts/5910037-greg-cosell-on-the-midday-180
This is about AFC South division teams draft. The part about the Colts starts at about 8:00
On Malik Hooker
-high HIGH level athlete, has the athleticism that allows you to play single high
-with experience he's an all-pro
Quincy Wilson:
-liked him on tape
-similar size, athleticism, physicality to Xavier Rhodes, can play press man
Tarell Basham
-he will probably get snaps as a rookie
Marlon Mack
-it might take him time to adjust to the league, because he bouced outside a ton in college. He cannot run like that in the NFL
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Lol, I love Banner already.
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http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/05/11/indianapolis-colts-andrew-luck-chris-ballard-nfl-notebook
QuoteThu May. 11, 2017 | Albert Breer
Colts GM’s Mission: ‘It Can't Just Be About Andrew Luck’
Chris Ballard inherited a roster with a great quarterback and work to do at many other positions. Here’s how he’s gone about shoring things up.
It’s not like Chris Ballard needed much more to like in Andrew Luck, and the then-Chiefs executive didn’t have any idea that he’d soon be building a team around him.
But if there were any boxes still empty, the Colts franchise quarterback checked them for Ballard last Oct. 30. Ballard stayed behind in the press box after a Chiefs win in Indy, making calls to set up Monday free-agent workouts in the wake of a slew of Kansas City injuries. Meanwhile, Luck was at a podium on a TV monitor near Ballard’s seat.
“And so I watched the press conference with Andrew, and he owned it all,” Ballard said from his new office on Tuesday. “Didn’t throw anyone under the bus. He owned everything. His mistake or not, he owned everything. And I’ll never forget going down, and I told (Chiefs GM John) Dorsey, ‘Boy, I just watched one of the best press conferences I’ve ever seen.’ A kid who owned it all. And that’s what the great leaders do—they don’t point fingers and they don’t blame.
“So I had a hint of it coming in the building, that that’s who he was. But now being around him, and watching his teammates, and how they react to him, and how they much they care about him, and on the flip side how much he cares about them and their success? It’s special. It’s really special.”
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Read the full article at the link above.
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It stands for Relative Athletic Score. You can read about it here:
https://relativeathleticscores.com/
QuoteRelative Athletic Scores take player measurements and put them on an easy to understand 0 to 10 scale compared to their position group. A final score is then produced which is also on a 0 to 10 score to show overall athleticism for a draft prospect. This data can be used to chart trends over time, showing that overall athleticism is likely a contributing factor to player success in the NFL.
5 is about average. Hooker didn't have RAS score because he didn't test at the combine and at his pro-day because of his injury. Purely watching him from tape and guessing his athletic measurements, I would guess he would have scored as an elite athletic prospect if he had tested.
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Here's an interview with Ed Dodds if you want to have a bit of an introduction to him(background in football, what he values in players, etc.):
http://www.seahawks.com/video/2016/04/28/2016-nfl-draft-ed-dodds-interview
And here's Morocco Brown giving motivational speech for NC State football players:
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5 hours ago, BProland85 said:
Could Hooker's success be attributed to having both Lattimore and Conley at corner while at Ohio State, or is it the other way around? Watching Hooker, if he cleans up his missed tackles and bad angles, I think he could be special with the vision/range and ball skills he has.
I haven't watched every single game snap by snap, but according to this:
By week 4 opponents stopped testing him in the seams and were throwing everything on the boundary as far away from Hooker as possible since he had 3 interceptions and 2 returned for touchdowns in the first two games. The guy also mentions that Clemson would rather test their first round corners than test Hooker down the middle. They didn't throw a single pass down the middle when Hooker was in for the whole game.
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I wonder how much him almost quitting football played in teams passing on him? It's weird watching the videos on youtube about him being on the verge of leaving it all behind after his freshman season.
Here's his mother talking about it:
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He seems hyped.
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Something I've noticed the more i've watched Hooker.... he tries to make chip tackles and tackles with the shoulder a lot. They need to teach him better technique.
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The weird thing is... Green fits exactly Ballard's physical and athletic profile for a DB. He's big, he's tall and long and he's a freaking lightening on the field. On the other hand, he's horrible at the other trait that Ballard seems to value - ball-skills and turnover ability.
It's going to be interesting to see how much leeway he's going to get and what the plan for him is. I wonder if bulking up and trying him at LB wouldn't be a better fit for him than safety or CB. He just seems more comfortable closer to the LoS to me. Everytime he needs to chase on the backfield or track balls in the air, it's an unmitigated disaster.
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Grover made the list of this year's draft sleepers by Justis Mosqueda(interestingly enough the Colts got several of his sleepers QB Phillip Walker( UDFA), Marlon Mack, RB, + Grover). Here's what he writes about Stewart:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2704527-2017-nfl-draft-who-are-this-years-biggest-sleepers
QuoteGrover Stewart, DL, Albany State
According to Mock Draftable's database, which stretches back to 1999, there are only four defensive linemen who are heavier than Albany State's Grover Stewart on the site. The difference between Stewart and, say, a Terrence Cody or a Daniel McCullers? First, the Division II prospect won't be overrated for playing in the Southeastern Conference, and second, he's much more athletic than those two monster nose tackles.
For a reference, here's what Stewart looks like when compared to Dontari Poe, B.J. Raji, Haloti Ngata and Brandon Williams, the top-100 freak nose tackles in this generation of football:
- Grover Stewart: 347 lbs, 7.71 3-cone
- Dontari Poe: 346 lbs, 7.90 3-cone
- B.J. Raji: 337 lbs, 7.90 3-cone
- Haloti Ngata: 338 lbs, 7.97 3-cone
- Brandon Williams: 335 lbs, 8.09 3-cone
Already, he seems to be a noted riser. Tony Pauline of Draft Analyst stated that there was an expectation that every NFL franchise would have a representative at Albany State's pro day. That usually doesn't happen at some Power Five schools, let alone a Division II school. Stewart was clearly a combine snub, as the league is interested.
The best comparison to Stewart's game is likely Akiem Hicks, a former LSU commit who never stuck and had to play football in Canada for Regina. He was the New Orleans Saints' first overall pick in the 2012 draft after the Bountygate scandal and recently recorded a suspiciously quiet seven-sack season with the Chicago Bears at 336 pounds.
- Grover Stewart: 6'4, 347 lbs, 7.71 3-cone
- Akiem Hicks: 6'5, 318 lbs, 7.75 3-cone
Stewart is like Hicks, a freak athlete nose tackle playing against lower-quality opponents, but he's even thicker and more explosive.
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Here's a tracker of scout and personnel movements:
http://insidethepylon.com/nfl/front-office/2017/05/01/dan-hatmans-2017-nfl-scout-movement-tracker/
According to this the staff we've released and acquired so far are the following:
Title Moving On Moving In General Manager Ryan Grigson Chris Ballard (KC) Vice President of Football Operations Jimmy Raye III Director of College Scouting TJ McCreight (PHI) Area Scout (Mid-Atlantic) Ahmad Russell College Scouting Coordinator None Kyle Childress (KC) -
Who do you think our sleeper pick is?
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I love the potential of Grover. He probably gets red-shirted this year while he learns technique and the intricacies of the game, but I think he can be a big contributor in the future.