Archer
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I think McClaughlin will be our kicker next year if he can make a favorable impression during the rest of this season...
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Not a lot of draftniks are rating any kickers (not even Blankenship) as draftable this year. I guess teams like us who had kicking struggles all year might pull the trigger in the 6th or 7th if they're really worried about it. But, seriously, even before we just signed McClaughlin the other day, I had us signing him, Cole Hedlund, and a rookie undrafted, and having a good, old-fashioned kicking competition.
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Maybe he was watching K Dominik Eberle, lol....
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On 11/16/2019 at 9:44 PM, chad72 said:
With Quincy Wilson possibly on his way out, I feel we may go CB by Day 2, just a gut feeling.
Y'know, I'm not that down on Wilson - definitely hasn't lived up to his draft status, but that doesn't mean he doesn't has value on his rookie contract. Plus, I'm really high on Marvel Tell at this point, and I'm pleased with Shak Taylor too. So, I thought I'd let Tell, Wilson, and Taylor duke it out for CB depth positions, also knowing that many teams see Blackmon as a CB (and just our type of CB too) and Milligan can serve in a lot of sub-packages... However, you can never have too many CBs, and an early CB pick will seldom be totally wasted...
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Predicting we just miss the playoffs (which changes if we win the next two):
1) Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
2) Ben Bredeson, OG, Michigan
2) Devonta Smith, WR, Alabama
3) Hakeem Adeniji, OT, Kansas
4) Mitchell Wilcox, TE, South Florida
5) Julian Blackmon, S, Utah
6) McTelvin Agim, DT, Arkansas
6) D.J. Wonnum, DE, South Carolina
7) Jacob Knipp, QB, Northern Colorado
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I think it’s entirely plausible that we don’t select a QB next year, and I really don’t expect one in the first two rounds (though it wouldn’t shock me if we grabbed one in Round 2). I really think Brissett has done nothing to dispel the notion that he’s our franchise QB going forward, and a good GM doesn’t fix what ain’t broke. However, Ballard can’t be overly comfortable with Hoyer either. Depending what he thinks of Kelly (with much better intel than we have), I think this is on our mid- to late-round radar, with the realistic possibility of just adding a priority UCFA for TC...
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33 minutes ago, Archer said:
Dublin is still active...
Dulin - durn autocorrect.
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Dublin is still active...
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I’ve been watching Bredeson the last few weeks, and I’m impressed. He’s clearly a big, strong guy, but he also hits people on the move. He’s also been a reliable mainstay - three-year starter, the last two as a team captain. He’s officially on my mock, possibly as early as our second 2nd rounder...
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8 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:
i dont see it as a need , the upgrades i see are d-line wr and defensive back.
I agree, but I have OL depth pretty high on the list. LeRaven looked terrible in PS, and his contract is up after this year. Andrews looked serviceable at C, but very bad at OG. Only good one is Haeg, and his contract’ll be up before the draft. If we get OL injuries in the 2nd half of the season, it ain’t gonna be pretty. I’d like to get an OG to compete with Glowinski, and keep an eye open for a LT successor...
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These mock draft tool websites (fanspeak, first-pick) seem to have LB as a big need for the Colts. Call me crazy, but I don’t see it as a need at all. Walker and Leonard are studs, Okereke has been a very pleasant surprise, Speed looked great in pre-season, and Franklin and Adams can play. Plus, we typically only have two LBs in there, and nobody’s contract is up after the year. What say you?
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A couple other guys I’ve had on my mocks:
Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn. Costanzo has a couple more years as a franchise LT IMO, but I’m thinking about succession. Wanogho is raw, but has all the athletic tools to be special. Two years of technique work by a teaching OL coach should make him a good investment.
Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF. A big, athletic junior who has exploded his last 5 games. Very productive. 2nd rounder at this point.
Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana St. Big, long DE with a relentless motor. Not the quick-twitch Turay/Banogu type. More the Sheard type. 4th rounder, maybe.
Julian Blackmon, DB, Utah. 6’1”, 204 lbs. Not sure where his stock comes out, but he was a 2nd team all- conference CB last year before very successfully transitioning to FS this year. Very versatile.
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It’s becoming Marvin Wilson, DT out of Florida State. He’s a 6’5”, 311 lb. former 5 -star recruit, who specializes in pass-rush, but he holds up against the run better than our 280 lb. under-tackles. I started out on the jock of Javon Kinlaw of South Carolina, and he would really work too. I think his up-the-field game is exactly what we want with our under-tackles, but our in-season moves make me think we want to pair Autry or Lewis with a bigger guy who can anchor against the run, like Wilson. Now, I’d be willing to bet that Kinlaw is every bit as big as Wilson, but I think that Kinlaw’s game is 100% fly up the field, and 0% sit back and play the run...
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12 hours ago, MPStack said:
At this point, I see him not on the 2020 roster.
Dude is just to fragile.
You’re definitely correct, but he brings needed leadership this year. A great dude. Next year, Kenny Moore and Willis are the leaders of that secondary. Should work...
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Brady is a reasonably accurate QB aided by what is euphemistically called “superior intelligence”. Given that we don’t know just how much his performance has been helped by the team’s proven cheating, I would have a hard time putting him ahead of any of those legitimate QBs deserving of top 10 consideration...
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I feel like you can’t solve this one with Xs and Os. Each team is in a defensive pickle. Colts: how do you slow down a red-hot Watson and a Top-5 rushing attack at the same time? Texans: how do you stop TY from killing you (which he always does), while still keeping enough guys in the box to keep Nelson/Mack from killing you? So, what happens? My money is on the Colts, because they are the mentally tough team. Houston has been terribly inconsistent under O’Brien, and I think they’ll lay an egg against a rested Colt team...
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On 10/10/2019 at 10:22 AM, coltsva said:
Patriots should be 8-0 playing total garbage teams plus Buffalo and Cleveland and whatever they are. Then they have a stretch of games vs Ravens, Eagles, Cowboys, Texans, Chiefs.
I’ll reserve judgment on their invincibility until after those 5 games.
Yeah, they can only play the team’s they’re scheduled to, but they’ve only played garbage teams (plus Buffalo). Looked none too dominant vs. Buffalo or NYG, even though they jumped out to a 21-point win against the Giants at the very end. I think that playing Mia., NYJ, Pitt., and Wash. has been great for their D’s stats. They’re doing ehat a good team should (mostly) against vastly inferior teams, but there’s no way to know how good they are until they play someone decent...
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12 hours ago, CurBeatElite said:
As @Stephen said, Funchess will be back. I think expectations are sometime between weeks 8-11... so we should have him at least the last 1/4 of the season.
Well, I hope that does happen...
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Y’know, no one really stepped up at WR when we lost TY, but I wouldn’t really panic over it. Doyle’s stepping up big time, and we’re starting to mix in Cox. Cain’ll have a productive day sooner or later, and Pascal and Rogers can play a role. Disappointing that Fountain and Funchess looked so good, but won’t play at all this year. Still, Reich and Siriani will find away to move the ball. (On a side note: Eberflus will probably be a head coach next year.)
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Alright, my main observations from the season are this: 1) We’ve won with the OL mainly, and yet our OL depth is disturbingly poor right now. I really don’t want to see Andrews or LeRaven in there. I suspect that once we get some OL injuries, we’re gonna have a really hard time winning. 2) When the run defense struggled, Ballard started fiddling with the DTs. Ward brought nothing different than Autry or Lewis, and he was replaced by someone who was a little more solid (but still quick). So, I’m guessing that we’ll try to find a better DT early in the draft of a more appropriate size and shape to help against the run. 3) No one is stepping up at WR now that Funchess is out. Cain has been invisible, and Parris hasn’t taken on a big load. Plus, Ebron is slumping, having dropped at least three in Week 4. Still, we have a lot of young WRs and TEs that we’re developing, and drafting more young-uns to try to fix the problem doesn’t seem right. I’m gonna guess we give Funchess a Mulligan (or sign a different veteran WR), resign Doyle and Cox, let Ebron walk, and take next year to see what Campbell, Fountain, Cain, Hentges, and Dulin can become. 4) Hooker gets hurt a lot, and this year we feel that moving Willis to FS and starting Geathers at SS is the best option we have with Hooker out. Hasn’t been working too well on 3rd down. I’d hoped that Odum could be the FS depth, but Ballard doesn’t think so. We need a better back-up FS.
So, my off-season goes like this:
Re-Sign: Doyle, Cox, Haeg, Funchess, Pascal
Let Walk: Ebron, Geathers, Sheard, Rogers, Clark, Andrews
Draft:
1) Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa. Concerned about both OL depth and LT succession, this is a perfect solution. He plays RT, but has been flopping to LT for some drives this year and is looking elite there too. Some scouts point to additional work he needs in pass pro, but he’s beyond studly as a run blocker. I see him starting at RT, us moving Smith in to RG, and Glowinski (the weak link so far this year) moving to the prime interior back-up role. Then, three years from now (or whenever Castonzo retires), Wirfs goes over to LT.
2) Marvin Wilson, DT, Florida St. Originally had Javon Kinlaw from S. Carolina here, but he’s an up-the-field disrupter much the same as Autry and Lewis. Marvin has the reputation of being a great pass-rusher, but just “good” against the run. Still, he’s 6’5, 311, and “good” is an upgrade from our 290 lb. DTs.
2) Shaun Wade, DB, Ohio St. He’s played way more CB than S, but he’s a good versatile option to getting a better back-up FS. He’s a good tackler, he has ball skills, and he has experience in all kinds of coverage. At 6’1, 194, he could have a future at CB if not needed at Safety.
3) Gage Cervenka, OL, Clemson. Did I mention I was concerned about OL depth? Cervenka flopped from the DL to the OL in 2017, became a starter the next year, and now he’s a stud. He was a 4-time state champion wrestler in HS (wow), so he understands leverage, technique, hard work, and conditioning. He’s also extremely strong (43 reps, 680-lb squat, etc.) and quick (4.41 short shuttle). He has played C and OG. A little of a projection, but I want someone with these intangibles and this skill set developing as the back-up center.
4) Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir Ryne. He has the attention of scouts, as he’s made some freak lists. 6’2, 215, supposedly runs a 4.41 forty, 40” vertical, 6.70 3-cone, etc. He’s always around the ball (at a low level of competition), and is a fantastic punt-returner.
5) Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana St. Interesting story – wasn’t playing at U-Dub, so he followed his position coach when he became the head coach at Montana St. In four games this year: 29 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and 3 other TFLs. 6’5, 260, he seems to win with strength and motor. Having been to his home town, he’s probably a simple, hard-working bumpkin, which could be a welcome addition to the locker room.
6) Michael Ojemudia, CB, Iowa. Just keeping the CBs coming. I don’t have much of a guess about the future of Quincy or Tell, and Desir is getting up there in years.
6) Sean McKean, TE, Michigan. The TE room is filled with well-rounded players – this is a shot at more of a move guy for depth.
7) Dominik Eberle, K, Utah St. Just a guess (sniff) that Vini will retire…
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Very interesting theory, but I think Andrew’s a bit of a straight arrow for that. I don’t believe it. If it were true, though, we have some pretty good actors in the front office, owner’s box, etc...
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Easy one: Art Schliester.
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Easing him in after his injury. I’m guessing we have certain plays at each level of the field designed for him, and we’re gonna wait until the D is right and we need a splash play before we put that tape out there. It may be his second or third year before he’s running a complete route tree ala TY...
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Tragically, I was unable to watch much of the game yesterday, as I was driving during the game with my wife doing substandard play-by-play while watching on a cell phone. But I caught Muhammad being carted off and the remark that it was “more bad injury news for the Colt DL”. I also saw the Tweet that Tyquan left the game. Was there anyone else of note. (The TY injury is the only thing I can find through google searches...)
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I’m thoroughly in the third camp, and I arrived at the same late QB. My current mock tries to use day 1 & 2 to address the three biggest needs IMO: another premium WR option, a 2nd NT option to platoon with Grover (so Ballard can realize his goal of having 8 starters on the DL), and OL depth (man, we’ve been fortunate this year in that area.)
1) Alex Leatherwood, OL, Alabama (pushing RG Glowinski to the bench, hopefully)
2) DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
2) Neville Gallimore, DT, Oklahoma
3) Hakeem Adeniji, OT, Kansas
4) Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana St.
5) Julian Blackmon, DB, Utah
6) Mitchell Wilcox, TE, South Florida
6) McTelvin Agim, DT, Arkansas
7) Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M