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I've watched more of Wiggins. He had a great 40 time at the Combine, but I see receivers get behind him on tape. Trying to figure out if he's taking risks, if he lacks spatial awareness, is it just sloppy transitions... I also see more of the tackling issues.

Who do you think will be the first pass rusher off the board?

Yeah... Someone said a few weeks ago that the Colts' solution at WR can't be 'we got Dulin coming back, he's really good.' And it didn't feel great hearing Ballard talk up Dulin the way he did.

I've been saying the same thing. He's worthy of being picked at #15, so if you really want him, just take him there.

Jared Verse, mediocre shuttle and three cone.

That's fair. And we just did this a couple weeks ago, so I don't know why we let ourselves get sucked back in again. Your perspective does not need validation, so I don't mean to try to judge it. I push back because I think there's a good amount of conjecture involved.

No question Luck and the Colts mishandled the situation. I don't think anyone says differently. And even if he says he finally decided to retire a couple weeks before, he was definitely thinking about it for some time before that. My opinion is that he was in denial, but knew he couldn't keep putting off the inevitable. Even if you read his statements early in camp, you can sense his tone changing. August 1, he says he "absolutely" believes he'll be ready for Week 1. August 5, he softens a little and says "I certainly believe I will, that's a goal." I haven't found any public statements from him after August 5. The retirement was August 24. Two weeks before was August 10, if we want to be exact. Camp started July 25. That's sixteen days, so actually would have been in the third week of camp, again if we're going to take his 'two weeks' estimate super literal. If you want to take everything he said and did after that and hold it against him, I guess that's fine? But it seems like the point is to prove that he intentionally lied and misled the public, and I don't think anything that's come out proves that's what happened. He absolutely messed up, he should have been more forthcoming, warming up pre-game wasn't a good idea, etc. But did he intentionally mislead the public? I don't think what you've presented is proof of that.

You could add some spaces and post it as plain text.

That's not what I see in the ESPN article. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/insider/story/_/id/35163936/andrew-luck-reveals-why-walked-away-nfl It said he decided 'one day during camp.' I don't see where it says he decided the first week of camp. In 2019, the Colts were in camp from July 25 to August 15. The retirement game was August 24. https://www.colts.com/news/indianapolis-colts-release-2019-training-camp-schedule#:~:text=The Indianapolis Colts today released,20 miles north of Indianapolis. In his presser, he said he had decided to retire about two weeks before. https://www.espn.com/blog/indianapolis-colts/post/_/id/24738/transcript-of-andrew-lucks-retirement-news-conference

I still don't see anything. I was having trouble posting a gif yesterday, maybe the site is acting funny?

The Instagram link? There's no interview there.

You got a link to that? That's what I don't remember.

Yeah that's true. I was just pointing out that, unlike those hyped practice squad guys, we actually saw Woods making plays in real games. Not that he's arrived or anything, but we know he can actually play.

Have we seen Woods play poorly? I think he had a pretty good rookie year.

That was supposed to be a gif, but oh well.

This is how I check the board on draft night:

And I think that logic holds up at practically every position for the Colts, except QB, LT, RB.

As they should. And even if they love the current group, that doesn't mean they shouldn't draft Bowers if he's there at #15 and is BPA. I don't think he'll last that long, but if he does, it's hard to imagine that he's not at the top of our board.

And they've dug themselves such a hole that the only viable option they have is to keep pushing the bill out, until some of those contracts expire.

Using restructures is bad cap management. Full stop, bottom line. It's not a good idea, unless your goal is to try to push hard for one or two seasons, knowing that you'll pay for it later. And the Colts have not been in a position where it made any sense to try to push hard for a couple years, so there's been no justification for that kind of reckless cap management. And that's part of the reason the Colts always have cap space in the offseason. As for extensions, I don't know why anyone would think Ballard is slow to give them out. Pittman is the first core level player that the team really wanted to re-sign that played out his entire rookie contract. Everyone else has been extended prior to the conclusion of their final year. Grover, Kelly, Nelson, Leonard, JT, etc.

Irsay didn't have his best year from a PR standpoint, that's for sure.

Bowers can block. He's not going to be the best blocking TE, but against light DEs and LBs, and at the second level, he's more than adequate. He works hard and gives great effort, no doubt about that. There isn't a lot of bad in this cut up, I think that's a misrepresentation. If you watch full games, you'll see him lose some reps. You can't meet with everyone. I think his physical profile is exactly what the Colts target at CB, though.

Another head scratching example, for me: Okay, not good. But... I'm not sure how this affected any specific grade, their team travel grade was B-, 10th in the league. But it's also an example of why I'm skeptical about what some of this stuff means in real life. If a player's car gets stolen because he left his keys in his car, I don't see that as a team responsibility.

Functionally, I don't understand it. Obviously there's something to it, but I don't get why the Chargers wouldn't have access to the game day daycare facility, of all places. If Philip Rivers was still there, this wouldn't be an issue. When you talk about unforced errors and shooting yourself in the foot, this seems like a good example. The Chargers should be able to at least use the onsite facility. If they want to charge the players, that's one thing. But if the facility is there, don't send the families offsite.