Moosejawcolt
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1 minute ago, PRnum1 said:
Let's be honest here.
It was the Ballard Mafia that went after her
I have had them after me lol
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3 minutes ago, DougDew said:
RG. He's had some issues the past two seasons and will probably never be an elite RT, but he could be an elite RG. A Rt at say pick 25 would improve two positions on the oline to help protect The Franchise. And a later round C selection could backup Kelly with a higher ceiling player than either Pinter or French, if its a deep C draft.
I like the idea of having a shiny new toy at WR, but I think AP deserves a year with AR to see what comes of it. Improving/solidifying the oline with a RT pick and a corresponding move of Smith is almost a sure thing, IMO. Especially given the success rate at finding OLs in the first round.
Good plan. I think people r going to be shocked when a wr is not picked early. Listen to Ballard. He believes that AR and Taylor will creat explosive plays. This is a loaded Oline draft. Ballard probably wants to trade out of the 1st. Get like 2 2nd rounders and 2 3rd rounders if he can lol
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1 hour ago, DougDew said:
We'll have first shot at the second tier of players, IMO. Good in one way, bad in other ways. Unless there is one player being targeted at 15, trading down a few slots gets you the same level of player, IMO.
Agreed. To me if Ballard is not targeting that D player that could be a play maker, then he can trade back as far as he wants lol.
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1 minute ago, DougDew said:
A trade down to the late first to pick up a starting RT wouldn't bother me at all. If the draft is deep at C for a later pick after a trade down, we could never have to deal with the French/Fries/ Pinter issues as starters at RG or C again.
What would u do with Smith?
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9 minutes ago, DougDew said:
It just means that Ballard has preemptively justified a trade down to the fans who want a top premium player, by providing the "objective" facts before the move. LOL. Shrewd media savvy that 'ol boy has.
People should listen to Lombardi on MacAfee show and talking about the drafting of a wr. Only 27% of wrs drafted in the 1st round make it to a 2nd contract. Oline is the safest.
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Just now, DougDew said:
It just means that Ballard has preemptively justified a trade down to the fans who want a top premium player, by providing the "objective" facts before the move. LOL. Shrewd media savvy that 'ol boy has.
Yup. I fnd him very tiring. This draft is going to tell me if there is a philosophical change in Ballard. If Mitchell is sitting there and they let someone swoop in and take him, I will be very unhappy lol. Taking a guy like Mitchell or Diggins tells me a change in Ballard's approach when it comes to team building. Trading up for Mitchell tells me that he has really changed as he traded up and picked a man corner. That would be a major change as he gambled and picked a corner that is not proficient at zone.
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1 minute ago, tweezy32 said:
I'd be willing to trade down a few spots, 5 max, and try to trade back up at the end of the first. Someone will fall, and that could be a good time to pick up help for this team.
I want a move to get a possible playmaker with the 1st pick. Balard trades down and I don't see a playmaker on the defensive side.
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5 minutes ago, BProland85 said:
Would be a stupid move to move up for a corner considering there’s aren’t any sure fire shut down corners in this draft. There’s no one who’s as good as prospect as Sauce Gardner and Patrick Surtain were.
Nothing is stupid if u view that player as a difference maker.
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Historic Success Chart
The numbers show us the following outline for finding consistent starters:
1st Round - OL (83%) LB (70%) TE (67%) DB (64%) QB (63%) WR (58%) RB (58%) DL (58%)
2nd Round - OL (70%) LB (55%) TE (50%) WR (49%) DB (46%) QB (27%) DL (26%) RB (25%)
3rd Round - OL (40%) TE (39%) LB (34%) DL (27%) WR (25%) DB (24%) QB (17%) RB (16%)
4th Round - DL (37%) TE (33%) OL (29%) LB (16%) WR(12%) DB (11%) RB (11%) QB (8%)
5th Round - TE (32%) DB (17%) WR (16%) OL (16%) DL (13%) RB (9%) LB (4%) QB (0%)
6th Round - TE (26%) OL (16%) DL (13%) WR (9%) DB (8%) RB (6%) LB (5%) QB (0%)
7th Round - DB (11%) OL (9%) QB (6%) WR (5%) DL (3%) LB (2%) RB (0%) TE (0%)
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29 minutes ago, DougDew said:
We'll have first shot at the second tier of players, IMO. Good in one way, bad in other ways. Unless there is one player being targeted at 15, trading down a few slots gets you the same level of player, IMO.
Once u get past a certain pick in the 1st the rest are 2ne rounders. Interesting that Lombardi has 12 1st rounders and Ballard had between 19-21
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38 minutes ago, PRnum1 said:
Ok for the Colts "Cluster" at 15. Ballard will stay put at 15
WR
BTJ
AD Mitchell
CB/Safety
Arnold
Q Mitchell
Dejean
Edge
Verse
Latu
Chop Robinson
One of these guys will be a Colt tomorrow night.
If he trades down, I could see him getting Cooper and Arnold.
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From the postion we pick, I would target Mitchell. He may take a trade up but he is the guy I get with my 1st pick.
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21 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:
Worth remembering it is lying season.
Absolutely driven by agents. That is the one trade up I could live with. This team needs a legit man corner to make this D more diverse. I still say based on Ballard's comments, he is going to stock the D for Gus and give him a chance.
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5 hours ago, Solid84 said:
There're a couple of things that seems off about this to me.
1) The Colts moving up in the 1st.
2) Moving up for a CB after Ballard just spent the pre-draft presser complementing the CB group.
I have said that if the Colts trade up it would be for Mitchell and not wr.
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4 hours ago, ColtStrong2013 said:
that’s not what has been reported. They are one of the teams that view him as a corner. Maybe that is why he has a 1st round grade on their board, whereas at free safety, maybe he doesn’t.Actually, I think the Colts would have him rated higher as a safety than a corner. He is a typical zone corner, any those start coming off the board in the 2nd. He is probably seen as the highest rated safety even though he played mostly of career as a corner. It isca weak safety drafted, so he could come off the board in the 1st.
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3 hours ago, jvan1973 said:
So why question it? It doesn't really matter to anyone but him and his family
Agreed. However everything that comes out of his mouth should should be taken with a grain of salt.
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16 minutes ago, Smonroe said:
I guess it depends on your definition of “first round grade”.
IMO, it’s someone they believe can start day one and make a positive impact on the game.
Ballards #1’s have been Hooker, Q, Buck (in a way), Kwity and AR. Pretty good track record when you think about it.Hooker. Didn't love up to hype. Nelson easy pick as generational. Buckner was 49ers pick and we traded for him. Paye has been a disappointment. AR looks good but needs time.
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1 minute ago, Stephen said:
Unless they turn DeSean into free safety
He has a lot of versatility and a lot of teams see him as a safety and the highest safety on the board. I believe the Colts view him as both. He could very valuable going into the season. If the corners don't play well, you could try him at one of the corner spots. If the corners look good, you can slide him to safety. U could slide him to what ever position is needing it the most. . To me he is a late 1st rounder mostly 2nd. He could get drafted in the 1st to play by most teams. If you are drafting him to play corner, he to me is a 2nd rounder
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3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:
Why is Justin Simmons still a FA?
Exactly!! The market has spoken and most likely Simmons and his agent overvalue his worth. One thing we know about the NFL, they will overpay. They go hard the 1st day and overpay and most teams spend their money. The money is usually gone and the dust settles. Got this from PFF who most people love on this site.
"It’s important to Julian Blackmon is a good player, but the free agent is far from perfect. His 68.3 PFF grade made him the 38th-best safety out of 95 eligible players, but that’s largely due to his coverage abilities. The safety missed seven tackles last year, finishing the season with a below-average 59.2 grade against the run.
If teams are looking for a box safety, Julian Blackmon is not the free agent they should be targeting. However, in today’s pass-happy NFL, you need a player who can discourage deep shots" What i find alarming from this is Blackmon's strengths are suppose to be against the run and weakness against the pass lol
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3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:
Its incredible the insight you have on the NFL market and how it works.
So disagree that the market dictates your value to the league and even inflates it on the 1st day? If he was seen as a legit starting SS by the league, I am sure he would have been offered an extension by the Colts and/or another team. Its pretty simple actually. I honestly dont know why people on here are opposing my views on Blackmon. He is just a good safety and that is it. Due to injuries and play, he has not established himself as anyting other than slightly average.
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2 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:
I always love when you explain football to me as if I’m new to the sport and new to the Colts! Talk about LOL?!?
Haven’t you heard the term “pillow contract” ??? It implies a nice soft place to land for a short period of time — one year. A good thing, not a bad.
But many players don’t want a multi-year deal coming off a off-season where they don’t get the offers they expected to. So they do a 1-year pillow contract so they can give themselves a chance to have a good year and then cash-in big a year from now.
And I always love when you ignore what I wrote in the previous post so I’m forced to turnaround and repeat my comments with the hope they finally register. It’s a very Moose-thing you do.
The open market dictates your value in the league. If Blackmon has a great year and can prove he is the guy, then I am sure it will warrant an extension by the Colts and/or another team.
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11 minutes ago, Stephen said:
Definitely not it is an offensive league we need atleast one weapon for Richardson that is good enough to beat out pierce. Not sure we will find that in the third
In an offensive league wouldn't it be prudent to have some sort of a defense? Do you plan on out scoring teams 37-35 every game? Plus like i have said in other posts. You go all pass happy and you will leave Richardson open up for injury if you are passing all day . This team paid Taylor big money and I expect this team to still be run centric and I think that is going to surprise people. Protect the defense by burning time and keeping them off the field. You score, they score, you score, they score and its a vicious cycle lol.
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4 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:
FWIW: sometimes when a player like Blackmon gets a one year deal it’s the players call as much if not more than the front office. The player believes in themselves and are wanting a one year deal so they can go back into free agency sooner. They view a multiyear deal as below market value. Blackmon’s deal has a base plus incentives. It’s not an insult.Plus, you dont think that Ballard would have been pushing for a long term deal if he was a play making safety? Signing players to an extension is seen as a sign that as a GM, you made a good pick because the player made it to a 2nd contract. I dont consider a one year deal a second contract plus Ballard boasts that you want to make the effort to keep your guys. Plus, if Blackmon was worth it, another team would have signed him to a deal. The interest wasnt there and he came back to the Colts
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4 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:
FWIW: sometimes when a player like Blackmon gets a one year deal it’s the players call as much if not more than the front office. The player believes in themselves and are wanting a one year deal so they can go back into free agency sooner. They view a multiyear deal as below market value. Blackmon’s deal has a base plus incentives. It’s not an insult.Players dont want to play on a one year deal. If he was seen as a valuable safety, the Colts would have signed him to a long term extension. There is no doubt that Blackmon wanted one as well, but he has not proved anyting that would warrant a raise and/or a long term deal. Look at the players they resigned to extensions this year. The ones they signed long term, were seen as no brainers by the front office. Blackmon is not a stellar safety. When you listen to Blackmon's comments, I never get the sense that he wanted to a one year deal.
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Colts have the 15th pick in the draft. (MERGE)
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God wrs are so expensive.