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20 minutes ago, Dr. T said:
Alvin Kamara at one point was a "no name" I suppose. So my point is that there may be good RBs in this draft that can be a complement to Mack, whose last name is not Barkley. It's now up to Ballard and his scouts to find them.
Not saying you can't find a "good" RB in different parts of the draft. Same logic can be used for CB's, LB's and other positions that vary in depth depending on the draft. My point is that Barkley is a RB that looks to have elite-level talent, not just "good".
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1 hour ago, Dr. T said:
In my opinion, the combo of Ballard and McDaniels would never agree to pick Barkley at #3. Again, Ballard is a moneyball guy and knows that RBs statistically don't have enough value if picked that high. Also, McDaniels prefers offenses with running backs by committee, so we need to find someone to pair with Mack, and that person can be found later in the draft. Remember, Mack is a Ballard pick and showed flashes that he could be something special on his own. As a result, Ballard woud not just chuck Mack to the side for Barkley, who will probably be an every down back. Every down backs get beat up, so that is why the running backs by committee approach keeps the RBs fresh, and that can be important, especially later in a game. I think that Ballard would also consider that picking Barkley at #3 would be a waste of one of his draft picks from last year. So, according to this line of thinking, I could only conclude that Ballard and McDaniels will never pick Barkley at #3. Sorry Barkley fans.
Do you really think McDaniels would take a no name RB over one that is projected to be one of the best RB's to come out of the draft in years? Mack could still easily be a part of the offense as well.
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One of the things that I gathered is that a lot of the players refer to him as a teacher. Ballard emphasized that the next coach would have to be a good teacher of the game as well.
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Some interesting quotes in here:
“Man, he’s so smart,” said Phillip Dorsett, the former Colts first-round pick who was traded to New England in September. “To me, he’s like an offensive genius.”
“The game plan every week is very, very well thought out,” offensive tackle LaAdrian Waddle said. “Everything is laid out perfectly for you.”
“There’s a high standard,” White said. “And you’ve got to do it in practice. If you don’t do it in practice, you’re probably not going to be out there on gameday.”
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1 minute ago, crazycolt1 said:
IMO Barkley will be the #1 pick. He will never reach the Colts. We shall see.
That could be true. At that point, Colts would be wise IMO to try and trade back. I'm sure they will get offers.
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1 minute ago, crazycolt1 said:
You have a point but with a healthy Luck offense wont be a problem. It is the defense that needs a pass rusher to make them even come close to coming out of the bottom of the league.
If you have the chance to add players that are true game-breakers, you add them to your roster. Teams should never really reach for a player of need. Think about it like this. If Barkley goes on to be an elite RB for years to come and Chubb turns out to be just a good but never truly elite player and the Colts had the choice to take either, who should they take?
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15 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:
With all due respect you don't know who the Colts will pick. I agree Barkley is the best RB on the board but that automatically mean the Colts take him. The same thing could be said of Chubb. We get a pass rusher it then in turns makes the whole defense better. It would have a bigger effect on this team than a great RB IMO.
If you look at where the Colts are drafting, Chubb seems like a big reach at #3. Barkley is ahead of Chubb in terms of pure talent and if the Colts want to go BPA, Barkley is the better player and there is a pretty general consensus around that. Plus a great RB will do wonders in an offense ran by Josh McDaniels. If he can turn no name RB's into productive players, imagine what he could with a player like Barkley. It's easy to forget how much more effective the Colts offense was in 2014 when they had Bradshaw in the backfield.
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23 minutes ago, Andrew Luck fan club said:
How is this post still at the top
*Locked
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1 hour ago, crazycolt1 said:
IMO, It's way too early in the game to be positive in who is taken where and when. Things will look a little more clear after the combine. The GMs boards will change from now till the draft time.
Possibly but all I'm saying is that if Barkley is there, the Colts won't pass on him UNLESS they get a king's ransom for that pick in which they should take it. Otherwise, take Barkley.
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No way the Colts pass on Barkley if he's there.
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3 minutes ago, Steamboat_Shaun said:
Total & complete hearsay. There have been zero reports from local or national media alluding to a bloodflow issue, & Holder seems to get the impression that Luck has indeed begun his throwing regimen, something I’m certain he wouldn’t just fabricate.
Dude, he was being sarcastic..
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42 minutes ago, lester said:
A 33 year old leader is not the same person as a 40 year old leader. In terms of understanding one's own self and your own influence over others, 33 years old is not a grown man. Getting there, but not a wise leader. Just not. In terms of professional careers, 33 years old is just getting started...
...yet someone gave him complete control of a billion dollar product. What happened in Denver is on Pat Bolen and and Joe Ellis. But Bolen wanted exciting, different - he wanted a wonder kid who was opposite of Mike Shannahan. He got it. The outcome was foreseeable and predictable.
None of this means Josh McDaniels is the same person he was in 2009; and the Colts organization is so much the better for it. What we are getting is a head coach who knows what he is getting himself into. Who is still young enough to craft a lengthy legacy with the team. He is still a young coach with a brilliant football mind, but who has already had his failure as a head coach. Thank GOD we aren't wasting this opportunity on any other brilliant football mind who has never been in charge of the whole team before. We tried that last time.
I hire people for a living. And Josh McDaniels to the Colts is what we call, "a good fit."
Just wanted to quote you because this is really good.
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21 hours ago, krunk said:
I think the Pats are being given too much credit. That Jax team is pretty good. A better team than Tenn. They will do a much better job defensively than Tenn. A much better secondary and lets not forget they had 55 sacks this year. They will definitely harass Brady. Will boil down to Bortles as usual, but hes been playing much better ball. I can actually see Jax possibly getting a win. Doesnt mean a whole lot but Jax beat them in the preseason. They didnt have much answer for Fournette. I could see Jax putting up a great fight if they play clean and tough ball. I'm not going to just write them off in the blowout category just yet.
Depends on how effective Fournette will be with his injury and if Bortles plays out of his mind. It would be one of
the biggest upsets in league history if they won though.
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1 minute ago, Shafty138 said:
so, with this development, I must ask..... HAVE WE REALLY LOOKED CLOSELY ENOUGH AT CHRIS BALLARD? lolol sorry...... I had to.
Nah, fire him and bring Grigson back!!!!111
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2 minutes ago, csmopar said:
Huh?
I wouldn't celebrate just yet. Nothing is official until the ink dries
Oh it will be. Just wait
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(Immature post below)
Lol at Titans fans everywhere.
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11 minutes ago, Superman said:
We don't know what their coaching staff was doing, but there have been comments from the players over the last couple months, including after the Chiefs comeback, that the coaching staff was overly conservative and not coaching to Mariota's abilities. I got the impression that he kind of took things over in the second half of the Chiefs game, and that's how they always want to play, but Mularkey was holding them back.
And look at Deshaun Watson's similar limitations as a pro passer. But the Texans used him in a way that played to his strengths, rather than stifling him. Both of them will have to develop to have sustained success, but I think both of them have the tools and the smarts.
As for footwork, what I mean is I think his footwork isn't going to hold him back. He's still working on it, for sure. Hopefully for him he doesn't stall out, like Cam Newton has.
In terms of their coaching staff, it's not that hard to tell what they were trying to do if you look at what Mariota was doing in college vs. what he's been asked to do at the pro level. We can speculate that Mariota started taking control over things in the second half but we may never actually know. What we do know is that he's not asked to do a lot which to me points back to how he wasn't asked to do a lot at the college level either.
Now, does he have the ability like Watson to develop into a good passer? Sure, a lot of QB's have that ability. It just depends on coaching and other factors as well. For me, the jury is still out on him being a "good" QB.
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4 minutes ago, Superman said:
He's not refined as a pocket passer, but he can make all the throws. His footwork is sound (which is the biggest issue with spread style QBs). When he's healthy, he's a ridiculous dual threat weapon. And he's had zero effective pro style coaching.
I'm projecting that he'll develop more on some NFL throws, second level stuff across the middle, working progressions, etc. But even if he doesn't, he's on a completely different level from Brissett. His floor is probably Brisett's ceiling.
A lot of QB's can make all the throws. His footwork isn't obviously as bad as Bortles is but I've seen a number of throws he's missed due to bad footwork. I'll give you that he's a good dual threat option and hasn't had pro-level coaching yet.
However, I believe part of that reason is that he still lacks in his ability to work through progressions and reads. This has led to Tennesee to running an offense that plays to what he already has a passer and not in a way that helps him progress. Part of its the Titans system, part of its his presently limited ability as a QB IMO.
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Just now, Superman said:
Mariota >>> Brissett, and we all know it. Maybe he's overrated as the next great QB, but he's very good. And that's with pretty much awful coaching the last three years. Wait until he gets a good coordinator...
While I agree that Mariota is better than Brissett, Mariota is a very overrated QB in my opinion and plays in an offensive system that does not ask a lot of him and has benefited from a solid running game pretty much throughout his career.
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Just now, MightyLucks said:
and we can all reeellllaaxx
whewwwwww
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1 minute ago, Virtuoso80 said:
Beat me to it dang it lol.
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This reeks of a Brad Wells rumor...
Kiper Mock Draft 1.0 + McShay Reacts (Colts)
in NFL Draft, Scouting, and Free Agent Talk
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You say that like the Colts aren’t going to have draft rounds 2-7 and a huge amount of cap space available to fix the team’s defensive issues. Not to mention coaching that likely will better as well.