LJpalmbeacher2
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Maybe thats why he's a former AND NOT a current GM.
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NO WAY!!!
The percentage in this Forum was very high against drafting Mixon.
So it would be hypocritical to say yay to Simmons because he's a DT instead of a RB.
Plus he has a serious knee injury and probably be Red Shirted in 2019.
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1 hour ago, DougDew said:
A joint practice? Are the Browns inviting Josh Gordon?
Yep....and Mary Jane.
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Watching OBJ practicing with our corners should be interesting.
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19 minutes ago, Stephen said:
Need more than oline. Our offense needs to put up starwars numbers. Draft a randy moss type talent at wr
I agree.
But is there a similar Moss type in draft? And we draft at 26.
And there were 2 elite that were traded to Raiders & Brownies.
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32 minutes ago, Irish YJ said:
i really like this guy. has over 25 sacks in 2018
I don't think his skill set translates to the nfl.
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1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
It's our road schedule that looks scary. Even Division games on the road are tough. We laid an egg in Jacks last season for example.
Yeah I agree bout the road games. But home schedule looks favourable.
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3 minutes ago, wig said:
The only offensive players I'd be okay with in the first are Hockenson or a if Ballard sees a future LT. I'd be okay with franchising AC and trying to trade him. Outside of that, almost any defensive spot works if it's BPA.
Why can't a 'offensive bpa' work?
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28 minutes ago, Irish YJ said:
No way we should lose a home game at all.
Road is tough, but I think we go 2-1 vs AFC South on the road. If we can go 2-3 in the other road games, I'll be happy. 12-4 would be very very nice, but I'd be OK with 11-5
2019 Colts home slate
• Houston Texans
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Tennessee Titans
• Atlanta Falcons
• Carolina Panthers
• Denver Broncos
• Miami Dolphins
• Oakland Raiders
2019 Colts away slate
• Houston Texans
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Tennessee Titans
• Kansas City Chiefs
• Los Angeles Chargers
• New Orleans Saints
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 5 non-division Home games all seem winnable. No gimmies, but winnable. Raiders & Panthers should be interesting. I'm not high on dolphins or falcons this year.
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3 hours ago, Legend of Luck said:
Sitting around on a Sunday morning and had a couple things on my mind.
1. I was thinking about the differences between the 2017 and the 2018 drafts under Ballard.
I'm a Ballard Truther if there ever was one, but everyone can agree that the '18 class was a franchise altering success, while the '17 class has been good, but not on that same level.
In projecting how the 2019 class will turn out, I was trying to determine perhaps why the 2 drafts were different, and I found 2 potential causes.
A. Pagano- Pagano and his staff likely advocated for certain players, and, perhaps reluctantly, Ballard agreed, in order to give him every opportunity to succeed on his own merits. That could also explain the success of the '18 class, perhaps Ballard and Reich/Reich's Staff are just better in sync and have a similar evaluation of talent?
B. Scouting Staff Changes- Last year, Ballard reworked the Scouting department and brought some new guys in, while keeping the guys he trusted in the building. Ballard after last years awesome draft, gave credit to his staff for big hits like Leonard, so he's made it very obvious that he really relies on and trusts his staff. Maybe he used that approach in 2017, saw the results weren't where he wanted them to be, then decided he needed to make changes?
I know there are a few (and I literally will never understand it) Ballard doubters out there that try to use '17 to paint Ballard out to be "lucky" in '18. But I think when you sit and think about it, there are definitely some underlying possibilities that could have influenced his draft selections. '19 is gonna be further proof of his draft prowess.
2. I've been doing mock drafts and kinda seeing where certain players fall, and... I know it's not a huge need (especially in Win-Now mode like we are in), but I wouldn't be shocked or necessarily upset if we drafted TE's TJ Hockensen or Noah Fant with our 1st or 2nd selection.
Ebron and Doyle are both in contract years. Doyle is a great blocker with good receiving skills. Ebron is a below average blocker (I'm really hoping that's something he's working on and developing this offseason), and a fantastic receiver.
TJ may be the next coming of Rob Gronkowski, and Noah is a supreme athletic mismatch at TE, who is continually making strides as a blocker. They are much more complete TE's than Doyle and Ebron.
Will it happen? Idk. But if we ended up with one of those "total package" tight ends, I wouldn't be upset.
3. IF the Colts are truly working on those rumored extensions for AC, Kelly, Moore, and Rigo, I would absolutely love it. Reward these guys for their great play, and get them locked in to our team and maintain our continuity for 3-4 years. Front load those contracts a bit since we have astronomical cap space this year and next, and let's maintain this monster team we're building.
4. For those who haven't done a lot of research into this years WR class, I've got a bunch of guys I'm really interested in.
Hakeem Butler
JJ Arcega-Whiteside
AJ Brown
N'Keal Harry
Terry McLaurin
Miles Boykin
Andy Isabella
If you get bored and want to look into some prospects, those are some of my favorites.I totally disagree blaming Pagano on '17 Draft. I think it's way past time we stop using pagano/griggs as scape goats in ballards reign. He's the GM and it's Totally on him on Draft Day.
Last years draft was a ideal setup for us. We started with the #3 Overall pick in a deep QB class and plenty of QB hungry teams dying to trade up and get their franchise QB. We took full advantage of that by gainning multiple high picks while only moving down 3 spots.
We didn't have that opportunity in '17 and we won't next month. This makes it harder of course.
I hope you are right on drafting a TE early. I haven't done any scouting but if theres one with half the talent of Gronk we should run up to draft him.
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Turay is in good hands with Mathis.
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Obviously, someone needs to tell Colin Cowherd to go talk to Max.
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1 hour ago, MikeCurtis said:
THIS.....
This player seems to be more OG than OT
6' 3" is short for a tackle (maybe short for a guard)
How about a 'point' or 'shooting' guard?
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I'd prefer a good OT rather than a J.A.G at DT
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You local guys there can Guesstimate the contract by keeping a eye on Mrs. Geathers and where she is shopping at this week.
If she is shopping where the High Rollers shop it's a good contract.
If she's seen at Walmart, same place where Ballard frequents,then Geathers got low balled. Lol
But seriously, because of his neck issues, I hope he received Big Bucks incase he has to retire early from football.
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So he be our DE or OLB?
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2 minutes ago, DougDew said:
Yeah, I was looking at the 24 and wondering how much is guaranteed. With him constantly dinged (even going back to our 38-3 comeback win after he went out of the game), that price has a certain amount of missed plays built into it, that was my thinking. I assume the first year is guaranteed but its team friendly after that.
I'm adding him to the Colts roster asap on my Madden 16.....yeah it's probably time for a newer version.
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20 minutes ago, DougDew said:
I've liked most of Ballard's signings in the past, but this one seems a bit pricey.
I don't know. I haven't watched KC that much to tell how much Houston has left in the tank. At that price, I hope we won't be thinking Trent Cole by mid season.
The money part imo is insignificant, especially considering all the money we have. I don't think 12per is that high nowadays anyway?
I like the signing.
Even if he doesn't workout were TRYING to upgrade with a playmaker.
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1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:
That isn’t really true.
Outside of TY you think the group is considered good?
Last year I believe the colts receivers were among the leaders in dropped passes and also said that they have trouble getting separation.
So far our only addition is Funchess who is also considered to drop passes.
It may workout or not?.....We just have see how it shakes out.
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1 hour ago, jvan1973 said:
What do you consider early ?
This year I'd say first 3 picks.
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2 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:
That’s my point. Even ones drafted very early still have a huge learning curve.
If you don't Buy them in FA and don't draft them early you run a high risk in a 'passing league' of having a very pedestrian group of receivers....which outside of TY we do.
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35 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:
I think WR is one of the biggest question marks of any draft position. I think you can get a receiver anywhere in the draft. I just don’t put a lot of stock in WR early. It’s one of the hardest positions to learn in the nfl as a young player. A defensive player can come in and make a huge impact right away.
If you think WR is a difficult position to adjust to from college I would think the earlier you get one, meaning more talented, the better the chances of him being productive.
As far defensive players making a early transition/impact the only one so far has been Leonard.
Jmo.
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12 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:
Even a high draft pick there is no guarantee they can play. Ballard is not wasting a high draft pick on a WR. College football does a terrible job getting kids ready to be NFL WR. Unless one of the studs fall to 26 we will go defense
But you wouldn't want to draft on DL, would you? We drafted so many on front 7 last year(that are on rookie contracts) we should see what the kids can do before looking for their replacements.
Jeffrey Simmons
in NFL Draft, Scouting, and Free Agent Talk
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Yep to the Bolded.