Archer
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You took the words right out of my mouth I don't no what Irsay is waiting for this team is a mess
I'm not sure if you guys have watched a game. The DL is bad? Seriously? You'd be easier to take seriously if you didn't take the strength of the D and call it the weakness...
My scheme comment was an allusion to the fact that we call a lot of throws down the field that require the QB to have the ball in his hands longer than other schemes. More systems in the NFL have a lot of quick 3-step precision passes, which results in fewer QB hits.
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Y'know, we sound like a bunch of whiny, spoiled fans around here nowadays. Bottom line is that the Colts haven't fully clicked yet on offense or defense. However, we have the personnel to be the best offense in the league (even on the OL). If you had to put the slow offensive start on anyone, it would be on Andrew Luck, who hasn't been quite right all year. We've won two of four games despite having a negative 9 turnover differential. That's 2 1/4 turnovers we're spotting opponents ON AVERGE, and we still won two games! The OL has actually been okay...average, I'd say. But the national media and some of the people here like to say it's so bad that Andrew Luck is going to get killed. Anyone who watches the games and casts a critical eye towards the OL should come to the conclusion that Luck has taken a ton of hits due to his scheme, the opponents huge propensity to blitz, and Luck's subborness and willingness to hang on to the ball too long in the hopes that someone will come open.
I only see a couple big ongoing "issues" hanging out there with this team: 1) Ball security (see turnover differential rant above). 2) Luck's injury (of course). 3) Lack of pass rush. Cole got a little pressure early in the year, but yesterday there was little pressure. Maybe it's time to amp Mathis back up into a starting role. I'm really disappointed in Newsome so far. Invisible. 4) CB injuries. Let's face it, going into the season, the outside CB depth chart was something like 1-Davis, 2-Toler, 3-Jalil Brown, 4-D'joun, 5-Butler. Now we seem to be down to Davis and Butler, with street FA Josh Thomas doing better than Butler (for the most part). There have been some brutal shots to what was probably the least deep (shallowest?) part of the depth chart going into the season.
On the other hand, we've fixed some problems that most feel have plagued us for years. Run D - we've been great this year. Sure, Yeldon's stats looked pretty good by the end of the game, but we pretty much stuffed him into the 3rd quarter and his averages were boosted by a couple long runs late in the game. We've stuffed RBsall year without devoting any extra resourses to doing it. Run O - prior to yesterday, we've run the ball well (and no one has run well against the Jags).
My hopes on moves that the coaching staff will make now: 1) Bench Andre Johnson. Last year we played Wayne too long, rather than admitting he'd lost it and feeding Moncrief. I think we won't repeat that mistake: clearly Hilton and Moncrief are fantastic, and Dorsett deserves more reps. It's time. 2) Make Mathis an every down player. I understand the temptation to save him for the playoffs, but we're going to need him starting to get to the playoffs (after all, this was supposed to be the easy quarter of the schedule!). 3) Leave the OL alone. Who cares what the ESPN and other "experts" think, this is a lineup that will get it done (particularly in the run game). 4) Change the scheme slightly to include more quick passes for Luck. The shots down the field are great, but let’s ask him to do more game managing while he’s healing (probably all year).
Rant over...
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I like your methodology - this is what I do every year when I start thinking about the draft. We'll all see it a bit different, of course.
DL: Between Jones and Langford, and a whole host of young and developing NTs, I see a fairly low-level need for a developing 315 lb. DE type player.
C: Are either of them good enough? Probably. No need.
OT: With a major injury to overcome and not playing well hurt last season, Cherilus' successor should be drafted this year, if possible.
I love your take on CB and OLB...a lot of people are missing those ones...
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The only thing I don't understand is the notion that Thomas and Mewhort have the best chance to be the two starters. I've seen this stated by others, and it seems to be quite wrong to me. They've been playing Mewhort at LG in OTAs, and I've never heard it asserted that Thomas would be moved to the other side of the line. So, essentially two LGs would be starting.
To me, Mewhort and Thomas are duking it out for LG, and Thornton and Louis are the RGs. If Thomas starts on the PUP, then maybe Louis starts out at LG to give Mewhort veteran competition...
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He doesn't have to be very good to represent a significant improvement over Satele...
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Easy, easy call. Brooks all the way. I think the projections are backwards, though. Brooks in the second (or very early third). Loston in the 4th.
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And I see where you're coming from. It was exciting to see him make it after all these years, and I don't remember ever having a Colt with 5 pre-season sacks. Easy to fall in love with a guy like that. Something tells me we'll be enjoying Cam Johnson quite a bit once he hits the field...
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I disagree, man. I see this as a profit-taking similar to the Patriots developing Matt Cassell and trading him for a draft pick. Realistically, while we were all impressed by Rayford's work against 2nd and 3rd team OL, he's still just a developmental pass-rusher. And his sacks seemed to be similar: OT is pushing him safely around the QB, but with his length, he reaches out and pulls the QB down with one hand. If he were a starter that opposing team's starting OL were preparing for, would he be able to do that? Answer: not until he developed an inside move that linemen had to respect. Plus, there are the issues that his knees would be exposed as an OLB (there's a reason there aren't many 6'7" OLBs) and that he's a 27 year old rookie. A lot of water has to pass under the bridge before he can contribute, and Cam Johnson was a more complete player. Really good move, especially if we got more than a 7th rounder for Rayford.
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Not too big on Ijalana - he's not the same able-bodied athlete as when he arrived in Indy. Justin Anderson, however, intrigues me. Looked like he was playing RT at the OTAs, and the versatility to play RT or RG might be the factor that gets him the final OL spot. I don't believe that McGlynn brings versatility (he was horrible at center last year, and now we've got Donald Thomas or Khaled Holmes to better back up the position). Barring injury, the 9th OL spot seems to me to come down to a competition between McGlynn and Anderson...
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"OG- Thomas-3 Reitz-3
OG- Ijalana-4 McGlynn-2.5
not a major need area, could be updraded"
You missed something in this area, IMHO. Thomas is a 3, but Reitz is probably a 2 due to injury concerns. Ijalana is a pretty definite 1 - two reconstructive surgeries in two years, and he's done. McGlynn's a definite 1 - he did nothing well last year except stay healthy. Justin Anderson might get a 2, but this is the #1 area of need!
Also, "DE-Moala-3 Jean-Francois-2.5
DE-Redding-3 Nevis-3
I think this is the biggest need area, a dominant-play making-elite DE/OLB type." Did you notice the Colts have three solid players and one who's better than adequate, and you still call this the biggest area of need? That doesn't quite add up! -
Doesn't seem to be that great of an OL year to me, particularly at our #24 slot. Cooper, Warmack, and Lane Johnson (all guys I previously thought could fall to us) will be long gone by the time we pick. Menelik is too much of a project to take at #24, despite his obvious physical talent. Anyone who takes him will see a rocky rookie year, followed by a year of competent play before him becoming a top quality RT. And that's sort of a best-case scenario. Fluker's a big road grader who will probably always be a pass-blocking liability at RT. I also don't think Larry Warford's worth our 1st. He's going to be a solid OG for years, but talent-wise he's basically mid-2nd rounder. Barrett Jones is an interesting one not mentioned yet. His versatility might make him semi-worthy of our 1st rounder. He was moved from OG to LT as a Junior, and he won the Outland Trophy for the best college OL. Then, he moved to Center as a Senior, and won the Rimington Award for best college center (in his first year at the position). He doesn't have the athleticism to become an elite pro lineman, but he clearly has a talent for blocking and could improve our line. He'd improve the depth of the line, because he could be effectively moved around the line in case of injury.
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I wouldn't rush Satele back, and I'm not sure Shipley gives up the center spot when Samson's healthy. I thought he did well, and he's stouter than Satele. Link is definitely much better than Olsen, but I'll be happy when Reitz is back. Justice and Costanzo were rocky, but that probably had more to do with how well the Pack brings guys around the edge. We also benefitted a lot from Raji being out of the middle...
Colts/jags- gutty win and issues still everywhere
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Not to belabor the point, but I just looked at PFF's game analysis for the Colts this week, and three of the top five rated Colts were OL (Mewhort, Thornton, and Costanzo, in that order), and the other two were DL (Langford and Anderson). Yet you feel these are our weaknesses...