Carlos Danger
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Most of the OP's guys are still out there, to the best of my knowledge... I'd definitely add Preston Brown to the list at LB...
No way of knowing if we will sign any of them, but I'd still like to get Melvin and Desir back at the right price...
The group of available O-Line players does not inspire much confidence. Cam Fleming could be put to use at our RT spot. Pugh and Mewhort both come with injury concerns (especially Mewhort), but both have a ton of talent.
One consolation is that this year's interior OL draft class is stacked... Guards often perform better as rookies than Tackles... If Indy can get Nelson and Wynn (hopefully in some trade-back scenario) in this draft, the interior OL will have the potential to be truly elite.
I don't really like any of the available DE FAs. My hope is that Basham has a very formative offseason and the switch to a 4-3 helps him out. The guy we just signed sounds interesting. Sheard is a quality starter. Add Chubb and the group looks very nice, but I honestly think that the LB spots are a bigger need at this point.. Ballard ought not hesitate to draft R. Smith if we traded down to 12 and he was available.
As Colts fans, most of us are used to uneventful FA periods. Until 5 or 6 years ago, we barely knew what a FA was. It is a double edged sword, but I'm still crossing my fingers that we don't go into the draft with Morrison projected to start at a LB spot and Moore slotted in as a starting outside corner.
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Nigel Bradham would be a great addition... We have a big-time need for LBs who can cover.
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I'm curious about the contract, but I doubt that signing Keenum takes Denver out of the QB market in the draft. It might make them less likely to trade up, but they are fooling themselves if they think they can solve their QB issues with Keenum alone. He isn't likely to be anybody's idea of a franchise QB, imo.
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Norwell reportedly has narrowed it down to 3 teams... Colts being one of them...
That would seem to imply that Ballard has offered him some serious dough...
Just saying...
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5 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:
I don't know why you think Landry is a lock for before 21.
I'm not even 100% sure he's a lock for the first round? He might be. He likely is. But a lock? Far from it for my money. I project him in the first round, but I wouldn't bet money on it.
You could definitely be right, however, the reasons I think he doesn't make to 21:
1. He's put some phenomenal play on tape. His 2016 season was amazing...
2. I think his strong showing at the combine will show teams that he has fully recovered from the injury that likely hampered his play in 2017. His combine showed evaluators that his 2016 tape is more illustrative of his level of athleticism than last year's.
3. His positional value as an edge rusher all but guarentees he will be overdrafted... I'd be shocked if any teams had any other edges (other than Chubb) ahead of Landry on their boards. The top 5 edge guys are always a threat to go early.
I think he has shown himself to be worth a pick in the top half of the first round... add in his positional value and you have a top 20 lock...
Of course, that's just my opinion... I don't have any special talent for scouting NFL players, so I'm sure your opinion is at least as sound as my own.
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I love Landry and Guice, but Landry is definitely off the board by the 21st pick... I don't see him getting past the Packers pick, if he even lasts that long... I'd be tempted to make bets that he gets picked before Q. Nelson.
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I know it's super far-fetched, but 2 trades and still ending up with the 6th pick is definitely a dream scenario. It is possible, too.
I'd be beside myself, picking Chubb, Fitz, or Nelson at 6 after picking up some extra 2s... That would be the BDB move.
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I was pretty surprised by Hubbard's workout numbers... He's likely to be overdrafted by somebody this year, imo... Hope it isn't Indy in the 2nd.
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3 cone is more important than the 40, by far... For pass rushers, you'd think that the broad jump and vert would be the most telling drill...
I'm used to hoping that great prospects test poorly so they might fall to the Colts... It's really strange to be on the other side of that equation, picking so high. I don't put a ton of stock into combine testing (especially 40 times and bench press), but it's not like they are completely without value.
I wonder if Barkley and Nelson start being mocked to us at #3 more often. I'm still firmly on team trade back (depending on what the offer is, of course) so it still might be a good thing if some prospects test their way out of the top 5... Time will tell, of course.
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Vikings/Cardinals plz...
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2 hours ago, csmopar said:
can they do that after he's tagged?
Ive heard that they can.. Up to a certain date (before the 14th, obviously) has something to do with whether Landry signs it or not... I've also heard that tags usually aren't signed until the last minute in most cases, just in case.
I could be wrong, but I don't think so.. Maybe somebody with more knowledge can edify us.
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I love Landry, but I still think that Miami will rescind the tag and he will be a FA when all is said and done...
If Ballard does trade for him, it would have to be with a longer deal in mind to offset his big # for this season... No reason to rent him for 14mil. before a transitional season where we wont likely compete for a championship.
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Really happy to see that you are bringing this back again this year... This is a great FB forum.
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Harold Landry will probably climb up draft boards, depending on his combine and how many drills he actually participates in.
The more 2016 film of him I see, the more I think he might be the best pure pass rusher in the draft... when fully healthy, of course... I think he's probably a top 10 (non QB) lock after the combine.
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I see a double trade down as a real possibility, though probably not with Cleveland...
I could see Ballard trading to 5 or 6, then trading eith Buffalo for their 2 1st rounders and a 2nd... we need lots of depth all over.
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Its a non exclusive tag, right?
I think they are just temporarily tagging him to find a trade partner. They will probably rescind it and he'll be a FA if they don't find one.
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I really like Melvin's game...
Can't help but wonder if Ballard's comment about mid tier players ect. wasn't influenced by this upcoming negotiation.
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Looks like Carolina isn't going to tag him, which makes sense...
Has any guard ever been franchise tagged? ... Seems unlikely as the league doesn't differentiate between OL positions for tagging purposes. Why would you tag a guard for (basically) an average of the top 5 LT's salaries? It would cost Carolina 14+mil. next season to tag Norwell and probably alienate him at the same time... For a guard, it seems the best course would be to kiss some serious butt and pray that you can negotiate a home discount... Or extend him before this type of situation occurs.
I'm fine with overpaying for Norwell a little as a Colts fan... Might be different if there were comparable options (regarding FA guards) or if our need wasn't so dire at the position.
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I chose "trade back and try to get Chubb", which would be a great outcome, but there are tons of great possibilities with the #3 pick, especially in a trade...
I won't be upset at all if Ballard addresses OG in FA, then trades back with the Bills and gets O. Brown to play RT and then uses the other 1st round pick on J. Jackson, D. James, or H. Landry...
Probably have 3 picks in the 2nd in that scenario, as well. If Browns and Giants stay put and draft QBs, Indy's pick should net much higher than typical value (chart value, anyway).
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Okorafor is not going to be underrated on draft day, imo... It's going to blow people's minds how high some of these OTs go...
I fully expect 1 or 2 OTs to be taken BEFORE Q. Nelson, as crazy as that may sound, considering that Nelson is easily the best lineman in the draft. It's just the nature of the beast...
Teams would rather draft a decent college LT who they plan to convert to RT than draft a great guard in the top 20. I'm not saying that Nelson lasts to pick 20, just that OTs will be overdrafted as they always are because of positional value and that a couple will probably go higher than anyone has them mocked.
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Tell you what... Im not sleeping on Brad Kaaya, either... Heard lots of good things.
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10 minutes ago, IndySouthsider said:
Isn’t that good? Everything I read the Bicep cam be fixed
Dunno if "good" is the right word, but, if he needed the bicep surgery, he could get it any time in the next couple months and should still be healed in time for TC (according to reports).
It is better than the shoulder still not being healed, for sure.
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I think GB will cut Cobb...
Nelson, while old, has already stated that he will restructure and take less money to stay in GB. Plus, he's better than Cobb. I think they use him as a stop gap this, and maybe next, year.
I'd take Cobb, but it would have to be a pretty cheap deal... His play regressed before AR was hurt, iirc.
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40 minutes ago, Smitto said:
“As if he’s not busy enough scooping in the NFL, analyzing Bellator 194 (tomorrow, 9p) & being a pop... @JayGlazer hopped on @TikiAndTierney and told us that Andrew Luck’s shoulder is okay, but it’s his bicep that is the issue now #Colts”
Thats from Tiki Barbers twitter account... Haven’t said much on the luck situation on here and I expect him to come back. However I’m ready to move on if he needs more surgeries.
There was a slew of articles that came out on Dec. 17 all saying basically this same thing... "Bicep" "might need another surgery" then there were rumblings of a consortium of doctors (that hadn't treated Luck) concerned that he may need another surgery, but this time on the bicep... That has continued until today with this Tiki/Glazer thing today.
I realized when I read the tweet today that this likely wasn't new info...
and that Ballard and Luck have both said explicitly that they don't think he will need another surgery since the bicep stories started popping up.
I'm not saying that there isn't truth to any of it, just that Glazer didn't seem to break anything that hasn't been reported over the last couple months. Admittedly, I didn't listen to the show.
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People who are saying we won't get Chubb or Barkely or whoever don't seem to realize that the likelihood of ALL top 5 picks being QBs is very high... Above 50% to be sure. Edit: Now realizing the huge oversight on my part that Cleveland is probably less than 50% likely to trade away #4... It could happen, but I actually doubt very much that they do.
If the Giants arent choosing a QB (even though they should and probably will) they will likely trade out of #2 to a QB needy team... My guess is that (edit: almost) everybody will be there at #6...
Im doubting Barkely even gets picked in the top 10, to be honest... There are holes in his game and the positional value thing, too. I definitely don't want him at #6 with Chubb and Nelson likely still on the board. I don't think it's a given that he's better than Guice in most teams' evaluations. (Edit: sticking by this... I think the Browns stay at #4 but won't pick Barkely, which undermines the entire point of my original post, but, as I said, I had subconsciously discounted the fact that Cleveland probably doesn't want to add picks and would rather draft a blue chip prospect at #1 or #4)
sorry for the hasty post and sloppy thinking...