Archer
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56 minutes ago, chad72 said:
He got Numero Uno (#1) Pat McAfee's number.
Phew! McAfee’s a good omen…
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7 hours ago, Jason_ said:
I hope so. That's the number I gave him in Madden
I had a disturbing thought. Was Moncrief #10? Maybe Mitchell reminds me of Moncrief, and that’s why I want him to have #10!?
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I’d bet Mitchell take 10. Don’t know why - he just looks like a 10.
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I think we could use that 31-YO OT that we seem to often sign before TC. A fringe roster type. If you think Goncalves is a better IOL fit, then we only have 4 OTs on the roster…
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10 hours ago, Two_pound said:
I've watched 5 Missouri games from last season(South Carolina, LSU, Georgia, Kentucky, and Arkansas). Carlies is going to be very good, maybe even great. He hits like a Mack truck. He is 6-4, 227 and was playing single high safety a lot of plays. He is very fast. Twice in the LSU game he ran down Daniels(on a side note Daniels single handedly won that game for LSU). Carlies clinched the South Carolina game with an interception. He also played in the Cotton Bowl against Ohio State, a lot of guys anymore don't play in the bowl games, they sit out and start preparing for the draft. This guy is easily my favorite pick of this years draft. He will be on the field for plenty off snaps this season. In Ballards press conference yesterday he compared him to E.J. Speed a couple of times. Carlies also looks like an intelligent player on the field so I don't think he will have any problems adjusting to the position change. Thanks Ballard, great job as always. Go Colts!
He was also easily the best draft day interview. Very well-spoken and humble sounding. But, if I’m being fair, there were a lot of terrible draft day interviews this year…
Latu was so euphoric that he didn’t seem know where he was. AD was so ticked off that he could hardly string together a sentence. One of those OL was taking the call in a room with 100 people in it. Simpson was outdoors and distracted…
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48 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:
Respectfully….
I think there’s likely close to a zero point zero chance of only three tight ends.
Because that means no backup for one of the two spots. I think Steichen would insist on two Y’s and two F’s.
We’ve gone with three before. Heck, I could be wrong, but I think we only had three at the end of last year, with Woods on the IR and Ogletree on the exempt list…
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1 hour ago, MacDee1975 said:
Not sure why we'd keep 5 TEs.
I agree - I’ll prolly go with three…
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That DL will have savage competition. I mean, Isaiah Land is very promising, but he’ll have to beat out Dayo or Lewis or something. And Adebawore is going to have to show something to beat out Bryan and the versatile guys (Dayo, Lewis, Laulu, etc.) and Johnson. It’s gonna be interesting to see how it washes out…
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On 3/22/2024 at 3:12 PM, Archer said:
https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=24997&ovl=Missouri
I’m currently high on Jaylon Carlies of Missouri. He played Safety at Missouri, but I see him as a LB conversion. Note that he had a RAS score of 9.08 as a FS, which I can only imagine puts him in the upper 9s for LB. 34 1/4 arms. 4.50 forty. 20bp. 6’3, 227lbs.
Feel like I nailed this one. Makes up for the fact that my favorite fit was Mason McCormick by the end, and we passed him up twice for other IOLs (so I was obviously dead wrong!)…
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49 minutes ago, Dr. T said:
Archer ... with a total of 5 points for nailing perfectly the Jaylon Carlies pick at #151.
Congrats!!
The only other person to perfectly hit on a player for 5 points was Solid84 for picking Tanor Bortolini at #117, but he was deducted a point for predicting a trade back, which was wrong. Ohhh nooo!!!
Other shout outs go to jvan1973 and PureLuck, who both got 2 players right, but in the wrong slots.
I think it was Latu that threw us all off. We never thought we would get him and I think it affected all the picks after that resulting in our worse predictions collectively for the past 25 years of the contest!
Oh well ... next year will be different because Chad72 has agreed to take over this contest (maybe for the next 25 years?) and I am going to retire!
Thanks everyone for doing this every year with me. LOVE YOU ALL and GO COLTS!!
I’d like to thank the academy. I’d like to thank whatever website I was reading when I first heard of Jaylon Carlies, which made me think, “Hmmm, that huge safety might make a fantastic LB for the Colts.” But most of all, I’d like to thank Dr. T for conceiving of and running this contest for so long. I’ve really enjoyed entering and hitting on zero players most years!
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Austin Reed, QB
JamRee Kromah, DL
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Just now, Hawkeyecolt said:
I’m not a fan of paying a center $14 million either. I’m glad Kelly bounced back under Tony S., but at his age and price I would like a center.
Still like McCormick for unspecified future IOL use…
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Yeah, I’ve got my eyes on Tampa and Hicks, but it always seems like teams trade up to get those fallers at the beginning of Day 3. Too much time for GMs to notice the slide. Realistically, I like a trio of RBs for this pick - Guerendo, Tracy, or Wright. Also, I didn’t have any CBs I liked for us after Melton, but I think DJ James wouldn’t be the worst addition to the corps. And finally, I’m sure Ballard likes Goncalves for the role I wanted him, but I hold on to a slim hope that McCormick could be our 4th rounder. My 3rd day mock:
4) DJ James, CB, Auburn
5) Jaylon Carlies, LB, Missouri
5) Trey Taylor, S, Air Force
5) Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy
7) Some small-school, athletic OT
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On 4/24/2024 at 9:49 PM, danlhart87 said:
Colts trade up for Nabers
Latu falls to the 2nd round
Corley gets drafted in 1st
10 OL go 1st round
It hasn’t been that long, but this one has aged terribly!
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I’m going Melton at 46 and hopefully targeting McCaffrey or McMillan later on.
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4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
Ballard is sneaky
True. Ballard did say that scouts met with him informally at the SB or something, but it wasn’t enough contact for Latu to even remember.
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Ugh. But, as always, I’m now his biggest fan. I’ll try to see the bright side of selecting what I considered the absolute last non-ST need on the team.
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9 minutes ago, DougDew said:
This is a good list of players, IMO.
I agree - a lot of players that seem like Colts…
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37 minutes ago, VikingsFanInChennai said:
My sleepers: (meaning, the kind of players coaches would like to have, more than what consensus big board gives credit to them. Some of them might need couple of years to attain their high potential, if drafted into suitable coaching environment, so a lot depends on that. Some of them have injury concerns too).
Most of them are high IQ players or high-effort, high-motor players - two traits I look for from the Drafted players, list is long but I like these guys.. gonna be interesting to see where they land and how it works out for them in long run.
Payton Wilson, LB, NC State
Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest
Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
Maason Smith, IDL, LSU
Christian Mahogany, OG, Boston College
Max Melton, CB, Rutgers
Zak Zinter, OG, Michigan
Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon
Khyree Jackson, CB Oregon
Dylan McMahon, C, NC State (good fit for Browns)
Tykee Smith, SAF, Georgia
Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&M
Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame
Michael Barrett, LB Michigan
Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky
Beaux Limmer, IOL, Arkansas
Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami
McKinnley Jackson, IDL, Texas A&M
Kalen King, CB, Penn State
Justin Eboigbe, IDL, Alabama
Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona
Beau Brade, SAF, Maryland
Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville
Jalyx Hunt, EDGE, Houston Christian (I'm hoping for day 3 Vikings pickup, as Flores could work wonders with him)
Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State
Brennan Jackson, EDGE, Washington State
Delmar Glaze, OT, Maryland
Myles Cole, EDGE, Texas Tech
Kristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa
Javontae Jean-Baptiste, DL, Notre Dame
Jordan Magee, LB, Temple
Myles Harden, CB, South Dakota
Jalen Green, EDGE, James Madison (UDFA Target prospect)
Trey Taylor, S, Air Force (UDFA prospect)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma, EDGE, Charlotte
Qwan'tez Stiggers, CB, Toronto
Sundiata Anderson, EDGE, Grambling State
Daequan Hardy, CB, Penn State (Special Teams, Returner)
Emani Bailey, RB, TCU
As for Vikings, I don't wanna rush to draft QB if the team isn't confident in the guys they could move up in draft range, and I'd like to just draft impact players that build the roster at this point.
Build the team, draft a franchise QB at right time, don't rush and ruin years trying to make someone work out in the NFL.
TLDR. Shoulda asked you who ISN’T a sleeper! Jk!
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2 hours ago, chad72 said:
But Max Melton is 5'11", not 6'0" or 33" arms, one of which you see in all of Ballard's corners.
I think his 32 1/8” arms are what started me thinking about him. Longer than the other top corners. Also, CB loves guys who come to all-star games and impress. He was the 2nd best corner at the SB, next to Quinyon. And 9.65 RAS score. He’s got a lot going for him by Ballard’s standards.
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Adonai Mitchell does not go in the 1st round, and neither does Jackson Powers-Johnson.
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Round 1 - #15 A) Quinyon Mitchell B) Xavier Worthy C) Bryan Thomas Jr.
Round 2 - #46 A) Roman Wilson B) Max Melton C) Ruke Orhorhoro,
Round 3- #82 A) Mason McCormick B) Jalen Hicks C) Cooper Beebe
Round 4 - #117 A) Isaac Guerendo B) Tyrone Tracy Jr. C) Jalyx Hunt
Round 5 - #151 A) Jaylon Carlies B) Jordan Magee C) Myles Cole
Round 6- #190 A) Caedan Wallace B) Garrett Greenfield C) Kimani Vidal
Round 7 - #233 A) Trey Taylor B) Javon Bullard C) James Williams
Trade Tie-Breaker: Decline to guess.
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39 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:
Thats what Jim Nagy from the Senior Bowl said. NIL has basically wiped out day 3 of the draft. UDFA guys are going to get drafted in rounds 5-6.
Yep, he should be in “striking distance”.
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9 hours ago, Defjamz26 said:
You’d have to evaluate Bowers as more than a TE and just simply look at him as a pass catcher. Also I usually tell people that TE is never a need for a team, but more of a luxury. However, if you have a play caller like Steichen that maximizes players potential and likes to create mismatches, a guy like Bowers can be just as valuable.
Trust me I was anti-Bowers a few months ago when it was first proposed but after seeing Zach Hicks break down his Georgia film and show how he’d work in Shane’s offense, I’ve come around to the idea.
I’ll have to search for Hicks’ break-down. I hadn’t seen much tape of Bowers until a couple of weeks ago when I watched a highlight reel, and that was very impressive. I’m just nervous about how hard it seems to be to predict TE success…
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I had Latu figured for 97, since it’s the only ninety number left. However, I just watched the Behind the Colts episode, and Thornton was showing him the locker room and said something like, “We’re still getting the # firmed up, but you should be right about here.” They were at a locker with either 91 (Leo) or 92 (Avery) on it.