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5 hours ago, Shive said:
I view Cook as a luxury pick because of the value of the position, relative to the quality depth in this draft. You'll be able to draft a starter quality RB in the 3rd or 4th round, whereas there's a much steeper drop-off in defensive talent after the 1st round.
Starter quality RB vs. Top tier talent RB is really the question here. Now, if Cook and Fournette are off the board by the time the Colts pick then taking a RB comes off the table. You take Cook because if he's there, he is considered a top 10 talent where the Colts will be picking at 14-15. And as I mentioned previously, RB isn't exactly a luxury pick when Gore is 34 and there is no other RB on the team that doesn't have question marks.
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Why are people perceiving Dalvin Cook as a luxury pick? Gore is at the age where he could fall off a cliff production-wise and there is no formidable option behind him. Cook also is a rare talent that could take a level of pressure off Luck and the offense.
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Couple of things:
1. If Dalvin Cook is available by the time the Colts pick, they should take him. The reason why? He is rated as a top 10 talent while many of the good pass rushers will be off the board by then.
2. Yes, running backs are devalued. This is in an era where having a decent offensive line can make most RB's look serviceable. But here's the thing, the Colts offensive line is still far from great and while Gore is defying the odds, it's a matter of time before the wheels come off.
Take Cook and watch how much more productive the Colts offense becomes.
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Not in the first round. If Dalvin Cook is there, that's the only RB the Colts should justifiably take with that high of a pick.
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Great breakdown. Appreciate you putting the time in to give all the information.
Personally, I think the 2005 team was the best one. Irsay said it himself that the team that year had virtually no weaknesses. I still believe that the death of Dungy's son did something to that team along with the fact that they rested for such a long time towards the end of the season. The offense was so balanced and the defense was consistently good.
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39 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
I think he should wear the black glove from now on.
I wish he would do it in weather games. I feel like his passes seem to lose something in those games and a lot of QB's switched to using gloves and found success (including Peyton who didn't do it for years).
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13 hours ago, 21isSuperman said:
I don't think this is about PEDs use being more scrutinized. I think it's just about the value. DQ's performance is not worth $5 mil at this point, so it makes more sense to cut him than keep him. Even if he didn't get busted for PEDs, this would have been the smart move.
I think he also (somehow) got a vote to be 1st team All-Pro that year
Value was the major part of it but the PED's certainly aided in the team's decision to let him go.
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Sends a couple of messages:
-PED use and things of that nature could possibly be more scrutinized under Ballard than with Grigson.
-Team is looking to get younger on defense.
Solid move.
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15 minutes ago, dgambill said:
So he didn't sign Arthur Jones, Andre Johnson, Hakeem Nicks, Frank Gore, DQ, Laron Landry, Gosdner Cherilus??? These were all top end free agents at their positions the year they came in from FA....and they were just as much a mixed bag as the lesser free agents we've signed like Mike Adams and Langford and Butler, and I think Walden lived up to his contract. Fact is it's hit or miss no matter what...very seldom does FA solve much other than the problem of having too much cap space....solves that issue pretty quickly usually. Typically there are only a handful of FA that hit it big after signing to a new team...and id say a majority are under the radar signings at the time. There are always a few exceptions but let's not act like signing the top 3 free agents on NFLs free agent tracker will just fix everything or even work out.
None of the players you mentioned lived up to the contract they signed other than maybe Gore and Butler. My point is, you have teams like the Broncos who paid for players like TJ Ward, Demarcus Ware and Aqib Talib and got their money's worth from those players. No one said free agency solves all your problems either. I'd just rather see the Colts sign players that can atleast somewhat justify the contract they end up getting. Having a different GM might be the key to that this time around.
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12 hours ago, masnerj said:
I think that there are alot of guys in this league (specifically free agents) that are not stars or atleast aren't household names but are still highly effective and above-average starters. Sites like PFF help quantify ever player's contribution and merit (though I do agree sometimes they are wrong) and can help average fans learn of guys that play well, are young, and aren't gonna break the bank.
I have full trust in Ballard to go after these types of guys rather than going after headline players. I don't think we will be seeing household free agent names coming to Indy year in year out. What I do see are bargain buys, reclamation projects, guys with huge upside, guys that need new scenery, etc. You don't have to go out and buy a Poe or a Berry to call free agency a success.
Grigson tried this approach with guys like Walden, RJF and a few other guys. At the end of the day, you are going to overpay in free agency most of the time. Might as well spend it on a player that will actually live up to contract.
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1 hour ago, COLTS449 said:
Yeah I know because Jenkins, Harrison, and Vernon all sucked this year for NYG. And Talib, Ward, and Ware were really bad for Denver. You just gotta make the right signings bro. Smart signings. Not Laron Landry, Trent Cole signings. For example Nick Perry's value is trending WAY up. That's a smart signing. His best football is the next 5-6 years.
Agreed. And with how the cap works, the Colts HAVE to spend a certain amount of the money they have anyway.
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44 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:
I think it's safe to say there won't be.
One of Ballard's strengths was his apparent ability to put a good staff around him though, I remember reading that a few days back. I hope he gets his chance if he doesn't feel this staff is good enough.I also wonder if by "staff", it was meant for his scouting and front office people and not coaching staff.
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10 minutes ago, csmopar said:
I'm just curious if we win the Superbowl next year or the year after, what Grigson fanboy Dakich is gonna have to cry about?
Something on the lines of "this was Ryan Grigson's team blah blah blah".
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Absolutely terrible news and a sad loss. Rest in peace.
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So in watching the Colts interview with Ballard, I found where he said that he isn't going to dictate schemes or other things to the coaches. This appears to be a change from what we saw with Grigson who was rumored to be meddling in coaching decisions at different points.
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5 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:
One thing I have faith in after watching the press conference, Ballard will become very familiar with the team's problems when he watches all 16 games.
He was mostly just talking about players when mentioning watching the games, but I think he'll catch on quickly to our lack of preparation, lack of consistency from half to half, and some very key coaching blunders.
At the very least I think we have somebody who will figure out the issues with both the players and coaches, and he'll have viable ways to fix them. Not to mention he'll handle it in a much friendlier way than Grigson apparently would.His level of humility was refreshing for sure. He sold me within the first five minutes of him talking.
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Absolutely love this hire. All signs from various reports and the like show the Colts got a good one. I think the big underrated thing to watch for is the culture change.
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On 1/28/2017 at 8:20 PM, dw49 said:
You mean like no longer seeing games like the one where NE ran the same play (for 60 minutes.. never stopped it) with Jonas Grey in 2014 37 times for 201 yards and 4 TD's ?
I thought I had that whiped away from my memory until just now.
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1 minute ago, csmopar said:
interesting.... but by the looks of things on this site, if we don't get ballard, the forum will implode
Honestly, I think most of the people on here would want either Patton or Ballard.
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13 minutes ago, Ja'Crispy said:
Let's be honest, who has this guy drafted that has made an impact for us? Nobody. Terrible.
And all of the playmakers on the team were from the previous regime!
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5 minutes ago, bababooey said:
I kind of wish they wouldn't be so open about this. They stayed quiet for 3 weeks then finally fired him but now they are telling us everyone that is interviewing, saying when they are done, posting info about each person. It's like the bachelor. Unless Irsay is trying to gauge the fan's opinions now that he doesn't have his son that he never had by his side anymore.
I think you're reading too much into it. Letting the public know about their GM search isn't top secret information by any means.
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48 minutes ago, Tmoney said:
I'm a fan of Ballard and Paton. Both have contributed to great personnel moves in their respected organizations. But I'm surprised Elliot wolf is only at 10%!?! I mean talk about a young prodigy, son of a hall of famer to the same craft, he's breed for this. Of course he probably could wait it out in green bay and get there GM job but who knows how long that'll take. If he's chompping at the bit, ready to take control of his own franchise I welcome him with open arms. With these 3 plus the Seattle squad, I pray we dont go with jimmy raye III. I know Ryan had the final say in everything, doesn't mean jimmy Raye wasn't consulting with him. Sure I bet they disagreed sometimes and Ryan might have just ignored some of Jimmy's opinions, but I really doubt that the exec of football operations doesn't have a single finger print on this laughing stock of a roster. I really don't even care what his resume looks like be4 indi, becuz since he's been here he hasn't done a thing to help this team succeed.
I think the main issue people have with Elliot is his age. Some fans also might be scared away by the idea of a son-prodigy type GM after what happened with Chris Polian.
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8 minutes ago, ManningGM said:
Pretty sure Irsay is looking for a GM that can maximize the potential of this team for the long-term, not if they're going to be buddy-buddy with Pagano....
Chuck is probably gone after this hire anyways. Same thing happened to Caldwell.
Different circumstances from the Caldwell situation.
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1 minute ago, Fisticuffs111 said:
Yeah, I agree, I think the way he was talking he seemed like he'd all but made up his mind.
Which is why, before all these interviews got announced at least, I thought this GM search would be kind of just for show. But to me it seems likely that he is truly looking for a GM, just one that will take on Chuck for a year.And given the other prospective GM positions that are out there, having Pagano as the coach for one year isn't that bad of a deal.
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Look, I completely understand the defense needs fixing. But why would the Colts spend a pick on a defensive player that they may be reaching early for simply because he's a defensive player? In that situation, you take the best player available and by most account's that I've read, Cook would be the best player if he is indeed available.
I typically agree with that notion taking a RB in the first round isn't justifiable. However, Cook and Fournette are fairly ahead of the other RB's in this class and if either one of them are available, you take them.
Because he's a premium talent. You're looking a top 10, possibly top 8 player who would be available to you at 14/15. You'd be getting a high return for the draft pick slot you're in.