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The thing about all of those mocks is that some of the players you have the Colts landing in the 2nd, 3rd, even 4th will be long gone before our picks in those rounds. While it would be great to land 1st-2nd round talent with the first 5 picks, it just isn't gonna happen.
The more I read in columns by guys that know Ballard/Reich far greater than me, the more I believe that they won't end up taking a WR until the 3rd st the earliest. Ballard is gonna go defense early and often, and this is the perfect draft for that. I could see them landing one of the stud DL in the 1st, with all of the QBs that are likely to be selected way too early, then either Onumariye or Baker at CB with the 1st in the 2nd, then either a S or LB with the other 2nd. Ballard just hasn't ever been known to be aggresive when it comes to the WR position, and the odds of him starting now are slim. That being said, I'd love to see him take a Hakeem Butler, Kelvin Harmon, or DK Metcalf with on of our first 3 picks, but if I had to bet it won't be addressed that early. I think they have a lot of faith in the young WRs already on the roster. They see these guys day in and day out, so realistically they have more perspective than all of us armchair GMs have combined. I see them keeping Inman and hoping Fountain ir another of the young nucleus develops into a reliable #2.
Hopefully they do land a Benny Snell in the middle rounds, we need a tough RB that can be used in short yardage or goal-line situations. I'm obviously a biased ND fan (sadly...thx Clemson) but would love for the Colts to add Dexter Williams from ND. He could most likely be had in the 6th round or so, and oozes with NFL RB traits. He's tough, has strong legs, and is a downhill runner; watched him break several really impressive runs this year.
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11 hours ago, Matthew Gilbert said:
Martez Ivey is a statue at OT. Dude goes from 5 Star recruit to late round pick at best.
That's why the star system is flawed. Jerry Tillery, TeVon Coney, and Julian Love...none were 5 stars. Heck, Q Nelson was a 4 star, and he's an absolute monster. It's a bunch of old dudes that do their best to determine whether a player will pan out or not. I'd say there's just as many 5-star busts as there are 3 and 4 stars that turn out to be great NFL players. Nelson was rated by ESPN (a joke, I know) as the 10th best player at his position lol, and according to them there were 154 players better overall. Rivals had him at like 14 or 15, so they at least tried to get it right, but the 247 Composite was still way off at #54 overall.
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2 hours ago, FalseStart said:
Nope. If everyone is going QB, DL, Edge, BPA...then a few BPA at positions of need will be ripe for the picking at pick 26 and pick 34. Should probably go Defensive...unless a Greg Little OT falls to 26th pick.
Namely WR, but I'd imagine with the concentration being on the positions you highlighted, most of the quality otherwise first-round talent at WR should slip to us for one of the selections in the 2nd. I've seen a lot of mocks with the Colts selecting multiple really solid WRs. That would be interesting, but other defensive needs would have to have been filled via FA or trade. Would love to land 2 out of Butler, Metcalf, Harry, Brown, Arcega-Whiteside, Harmon, and Deebo Samuel's.
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The WalterFootball Mock has the Colts taking WR DK Metcalf, ILB Mack Wilson, WR Nkeal Harry, then RB Mike Weber lol...no. Never gonna happen. Offensive skill players with 3 of our first 4 picks? Does this guy know Chris Ballard? Lol. I'm not opposed to them drafting offensive players obviously, but that's a little much, and there's zero chance that Harry makes it into the 3rd round.
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Would love to acquire an RB with Fournette's skillset, but the durability issues are a huge red flag.
Of the guys that you listed, the only two that I think will actually have availability are Britt and Parker. They're both chock full of unrealized potential, but the odds of an Ebron-type scenario working again are on the slim side. There will be a ton of WR talent that falls into the 2nd and 3rd rounds; talent that otherwise may have been graded 1st round, if it weren't for all of the defensive players eligible this year. That being said, I'd be fine signing ONE of Britt/Parker (preferably the latter), letting them hopefully blossom with a WR we select with one of our 2nd rounders. Hakeem Butler, Metcalf, Harmon, or AJ Brown of he falls far enough.
Most mocks I've seen though have the Colts going DL 1st, then CB, then WR...and that seems the most likely scenario given Ballard's philosophies.
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1 hour ago, Colts_Fan12 said:
I agree I love glow but I'm not going over board to keep him and geathers it's hard to rely on so I wouldnt pay him a ton either plus we should honestly be looking to upgrade the SS spot
Speaking of upgrading the SS spot, hopefully they look at Collins or Clinton-Dix. I think both guys would be good additions to the secondary. I'd prefer Collins, but I'd imagine they'll be similarly priced.
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My bad guys, I was definitely thinking of Christian Wilkins. Clemson has too many NFL-bound DTs lol, its confusing. Word on the street tho is that Dex is attempting to lose 10-15 lbs to add more speed to his game, so possibly a 1T-3T double whammy? He will never be fast enough for 5T, but who's expecting him to be?
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I'd be 108% okay with Dex Lawrence, the dude is a monster. He's that 3T that the Colts need, so why not. The odds that Ballard doesn't address the defense with that 1st pick are are somewhere around 0%. I really like Montez Sweat, feel like he's gonna be a great player at the next level.
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A lot of those guys are gonna fall according to basically every mock I've seen. Most mocks have 3-4 QBs going in the first and multiple WRs, that should push one of the DL/OLB prospects down to 26 hopefully. As an avid Irish fan, Jerry Tillery is an absolute animal. He reminds me of Q Nelson in that he just doesn't stop, he has an insane push/motor. Would be a great addition, imo.
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Simmons would be great, or Montez Sweat. With the ridiculous amount of DL talent, and the abundance of teams willing to bite on way-overvalued QBs, surely one will fall to 26? Would allow us to snag a pretty solid WR with our 1st in the 2nd, or even possibly land the CB from Penn State (can't pronounce/spell his name lol). It's gonna be one of the more entertaining offseasons, as a whole, in recent memory.
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Hopefully some of the bigger defensive players, Clowney, Ford, Mosley hit FA. I'd way rather make a run at several of those guys than AB or Lev. It would give Ballard more ability to go after offensive skill players in the draft if we squared away some of the defensive holes in FA. It's gonna be an extremely memorable off-season boys!
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He was 2nd in the league in at least 2 major statistical categories, and that's with a below average receiving corps. If they'd just get him another weapon or two, he has the ability to put up Mahomes numbers. While I don't want AB necessarily, they should definitely draft a WR in the first 3 picks, and possibly acquire the WR from the SD Chargers or even Golden Tate if the price is right. I read somewhere that Tate had a considerable amount of forced missed tackles, with consistency, the last 4 years; his YAC ability paired with a draft pick would be great for Luck.
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With the 26th pick of the 2019 NFL draft, The Indianapolis Colts select.....
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Would be great if Simmons fell to 26, but the kid is oozing with Pro Bowl potential, so most will probably ignore character issues and take him early. If Polite, Josh or Zach Allen, or Dre'Mont Jones are there, I think they'd all be solid additions. I think there's very little chance Ballard goes WR with that pick. I've seen a lot of mocks with them taking Onumariye and Baker, but I don't think they will ignore edge rusher, and as someone else mentioned above Julian Love will be available a little later, and he was arguably the best corner in the country collegiately.