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    Collts @ Seahawks Preseason Game Night Thread

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    Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

    Last year the mics were messed up more than once

     

    I can understand having a bad day, but this crew is batting about .500 in preseason games. 

     

    It's terrible. They should be ashamed of their work. Venturi is a good analyst and deserves to be on a team with a better technical crew.  

     

    On the bright side, their commercials are coming through crystal clear....

    Lots of people will be retracting their statements about Darius Leonard.

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    On 5/9/2018 at 11:56 AM, Nadine said:

    I've removed everything from your op that wasn't a shot at everyone on the board for being stupid.  There wasn't much left

     

    Darius Leonard is not someone to doubt. 

     

    People can feel free to keep doubting him, but he will prove them all wrong. His DNA is different than most humans. He has intangibles that many people don’t even know exist. 

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    Lots of people will be retracting their statements about Darius Leonard.

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    30 minutes ago, Peterk2011 said:

     

    That's what matters for me. I hope you are right man! Honestly, the fact that he was the last one off of the top tier of LB's did not justify the pick for me. The Colts had (have) so many needs, they could pick a CB, WR, RB, ED, DI, OT etc., and not forcing a LB if there are better prospects out there. So the only thing justifies this pick is if Leonard was the best overall talent on Ballard's board. If he is indeed that good, I am fine with the pick!

     

    I personally think Leonard is a better prospect than Vander Esch. I had Leonard as my 4th best off ball linebacker, for a while. I think at one time I even had Leonard as my third best LB. The top 3-5 LBs were razor thin close.

     

    The top 2; Obviously the big dog was a top 10 pick, and the freak was going top 20. 

     

    The the only reason Leonard went after Evans is because of the quality of competition. I would personally choose Leonard over Evans for our defense. 

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    Lots of people will be retracting their statements about Darius Leonard.

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    42 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

    I think it’s funny how analysts tried to paint him as some small school high risk player. During the offseason process, no one got more hype and stock than Leonard. He looked great at the Senior Bowl and impressed everyone with his coverage skills. He was on almost every underrated draft prospects list and was a top 5 ILB in more than a few classes. The Colts did not reach for him. He would’ve come off the board soon. Fred Warner ended up going high too, which tells me we pulled the trigger at the right pick. He’s a day one starter IMO.

     

    Bingo! We have a winner. :D 

     

    Lots of people will be retracting their statements about Darius Leonard.

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    1 minute ago, chad72 said:

     

     

    Let me refresh your and other folks' memory regarding Kelvin Hayden :) :

     

    http://draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=54052&draftyear=2005&genpos=

     

    He was rated a round 5-6 kind of guy and then started making plays for us after being selected in round 2. Polian was drafting for Dungy's system and a hallmark of a good GM is understanding the type of players his coaches want for their system. When Polian drafted Bethea, Robert Mathis etc., a lot of us did not know who they were. We knew pretty soon and then the whole NFL knew. He knew Tom Moore's system as well to recognize skill position players that would fit. Polian did similar things for Marv Levy too. 

     

    I will never doubt these GMs who spend countless hours on scouting for a system their coaches want to run. I have more positive vibes for system fits with the players Ballard drafted w.r.t defensive players. He was obviously compelled to fix the OL with a round 1 and round 2 pick, that should tell us all what he felt about the current guards.

     

    However, didn't want to start this post on a negative. If you believed in Darius Leonard so much, why did you not back it up with your entry in the Colts Draft Forum contest :) ? You pegged him at Round 3.

     

     

     

     

     

    That was strategic. I thought he would be gone before 36/37. I put him as option B in the third just in case he fell to us. 

     

    Had I known he would be there at 36 then he would have been my A choice at 36. 

    Lots of people will be retracting their statements about Darius Leonard.

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    4 minutes ago, dodsworth said:

    Ok, I was one of the posters that said his highlight tape

    didn't look all that impressive, much like Grover Stewart's

    tape last year.

     

    Our 7th round linebacker's highlight reel looks every bit 

    impressive as our 2nd rounder. Like a previous poster 

    responded to me that the scouts don't only look at 

    highlight tapes, but one would think that if they are NFL

    Caliber then there should be ample footage of big plays.

     

    The truth is that you cannot come to good conclusions by watching highlight reels. Any player can look great if you only see their best plays. 

     

    You have to to watch all the plays. Is the player always around the ball? Check! Does he make all the tackles that he should? Check! Did the player have the ability to disengage blocks and make the tackle? Check! Does the player have good awareness in coverage? Check! Can the player line up in the edge and rush the passer? Check! Can the player disguise blitzes up the middle? Check! 

     

    You start with basic questions and then work into the more detailed assessments. Darius Leonard was tremendous in my evaluation. I think he is going to shine as a WILL in our system. He could possibly even play MIKE in special packages or even full time down the road. 

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