Calling it now

[Tyler Shaw]

Colts with the 24th pick select WR D. Hopkins. Unless one of the other two are there lol

[Dustin]

Keenan Allen.

[MTC]

If we are targeting a wide receiver early in the draft, I'd rather trade down. Only receiver worth a first rounder is maybe Tavon Austin. That's it.

[AntonMcG]

I still believe that the BPA policy dictates that we won't go WR at #24.

[Tark The Shark]

I am calling that we will trade out of the first round.

[Qwiz]

If the Colts draft a WR in the first this board will explode lol.

[throwing BBZ]

I hope there is a pass rusher they want. We need the next one ASAP. It takes time to develope one.

[TKnight24]

Tyler Tyler Tyler, you have it all wrong. We're drafting Matt Barkley. Grigson said Andrew Luck just isn't doing it for us. Barkley FTW

[chad72]

My dark horse call is Johnathan Cyprien, SS, from Florida International. With Bethea a free agent next year, this move makes sense to me from a future perspective, from a leverage and insurance point of view.

 

It also gives Pagano what is called a "Star" safety, the hybrid safety that can handle an LB responsibility in the running game, to play 3 safety looks in a nickel, whether it is 3-3-5 or 4-2-5. This would allow us play no huddle teams without substitution, IMO.

[dbarcawwe]

I am calling that we will trade out of the first round.

that'd be perfect! we would be able to grab Justin Hunter and a pass rusher like Margus Hunt who will still be there because of his age.

[Qwiz]

Tyler Tyler Tyler, you have it all wrong. We're drafting Matt Barkley. Grigson said Andrew Luck just isn't doing it for us. Barkley FTW

Psssh, you guys are trading that first-rounder for Tebow and a disgruntled Bart Scott.

[PrincetonTiger]

rusher or BPA

[bahhummbug]

Tyler Tyler Tyler, you have it all wrong. We're drafting Matt Barkley. Grigson said Andrew Luck just isn't doing it for us. Barkley FTW

What you put on them wings you eating you lost your mind

[TKnight24]

What you put on them wings you eating you lost your mind

[TKnight24]

Psssh, you guys are trading that first-rounder for Tebow and a disgruntled Bart Scott.

Hmm, Irsay said we were getting Gabbert

[Franklin County]

Psssh, you guys are trading that first-rounder for Tebow and a disgruntled Bart Scott.

You wish

[chad72]

Psssh, you guys are trading that first-rounder for Tebow and a disgruntled Bart Scott.

 

No way, we are trading newly acquired Broncos' fax machine (for Cassius Vaughn who ironically came from Denver) for Texans' DBs; both of them get there a tad late, so it is an even exchange  .

[Qwiz]

You wish

Or do I? ;)

[Qwiz]

No way, we are trading Broncos' fax machine for Texans' DBs, both of them get there a tad late, so it is an even exchange  .

Lol you got me there. You win this thread, Chad...but the South is still ours.

[Qwiz]

Hmm, Irsay said we were getting Gabbert

You know what...that wasn't even funny. We were having good humor-filled exchanges in this thread and you have to go and mention Gabbert. The horridness of that player is no joking matter TK.

[TKnight24]

You know what...that wasn't even funny. We were having good humor-filled exchanges in this thread and you have to go and mention Gabbert. The horridness of that player is no joking matter TK.

[tydontlie]

Arthur Brown..calling it.

[bestQBever]

im i the only one here who still has hope that irsay is gonna keep his word on getting a "whopper" wide receiver?

[Dustin]

im i the only one here who still has hope that irsay is gonna keep his word on getting a "whopper" wide receiver?

 

Kravits says the deal is still in play...just waiting for the WR or team to agree to the terms.

[Tark The Shark]

that'd be perfect! we would be able to grab Justin Hunter and a pass rusher like Margus Hunt who will still be there because of his age.

 

I will take your word on those guys, I have no idea who they are.

[21isSuperman]

If the Colts draft a WR in the first this board will explode lol.

man, that's the truth

[WaBWaWWaD]

that'd be perfect! we would be able to grab Justin Hunter and a pass rusher like Margus Hunt who will still be there because of his age.

 

Hunt looks like a beast...Really hope we get him in the 2nd round.

[dbarcawwe]

Hunt looks like a beast...Really hope we get him in the 2nd round.

hell yea! he's 25 but he's such an athlete that he will dominate eventually! 

[needanoline63]

Robert woods

[lollygagger8]

I say we'll trade out of the first round as well.

 

 

 

Then we'll get Tebow for a fullback. lol

[mvbighead]

I still believe that the BPA policy dictates that we won't go WR at #24.

 

I still believe you can't determine who the BPA is until you've seen who has gone at picks #1-#23.

[jvan1973]

I still believe you can't determine who the BPA is until you've seen who has gone at picks #1-#23.

very true, you can't know who the best player available is until you know who is still available

[AntonMcG]

I still believe you can't determine who the BPA is until you've seen who has gone at picks #1-#23.

 

Not this again....

 

Obviously this is my opinion and it based on my own uneducated projections on what I think Grigson does and how I think he will rate players.

[mvbighead]

Not this again....

 

Obviously this is my opinion and it based on my own uneducated projections on what I think Grigson does and how I think he will rate players.

 

My point, in this thread only, is that you CANNOT determine who the BPA is until you know who is there.  For all anyone knows, every team could pass on Tavon Austin because of his stature (5-8 180), despite being billed by many to be a top 15 talent.

 

Your suggestion that the BPA won't be a receiver suggests that you know who will be picked in slots #1-#23.  The reality is, no one knows exactly what will happen with the pick ahead of them, thus the reason that the Browns traded up 1 pick to draft Richardson despite knowing that the Vikings were going to draft Kalil.

 

Again, BPA is a tried and true philosophy in many respects, but you can't claim nor suggest that the BPA at #24 won't be a receiver.  You have no idea who is going to fall in this draft, nor how Grigson has anyone valued.  There might be a pass rusher that "falls" to 24, but the reality will be that he fell for one reason or another.  Perhaps Grigson doesn't have a reason for him to have fallen that far, and selects him.  Or perhaps, he, like other GMs, found a character flaw that suggests that despite having top talent, he doesn't have the mental makeup or desire to be worthy of that selection (think Tony Ugoh).

 

I'm just saying that projecting a BPA #24 picks down in the draft is truly foolish.

[JoKeR]

I' ll be surprised if we pass on a tall WR in the 1st round.

[mvbighead]

I' ll be surprised if we pass on a tall WR in the 1st round.

 

Tall?  Meh.  We want talent.

 

Rodney Smith should be passed on in the first round, and he is one of the tallest receivers at 6-5.  If you're referring to a talented big body guy like Hopkins, I could see your point.  But I'd think height is one of the lowest possible factors on who we're considering in the first.

[JoKeR]

Doesn't have t o be the tallest WR, just a tall WR. ( over 6-1 )

Size + speed + talent matters.

[AntonMcG]

My point, in this thread only, is that you CANNOT determine who the BPA is until you know who is there.  For all anyone knows, every team could pass on Tavon Austin because of his stature (5-8 180), despite being billed by many to be a top 15 talent.

 

Your suggestion that the BPA won't be a receiver suggests that you know who will be picked in slots #1-#23.  The reality is, no one knows exactly what will happen with the pick ahead of them, thus the reason that the Browns traded up 1 pick to draft Richardson despite knowing that the Vikings were going to draft Kalil.

 

Again, BPA is a tried and true philosophy in many respects, but you can't claim nor suggest that the BPA at #24 won't be a receiver.  You have no idea who is going to fall in this draft, nor how Grigson has anyone valued.  There might be a pass rusher that "falls" to 24, but the reality will be that he fell for one reason or another.  Perhaps Grigson doesn't have a reason for him to have fallen that far, and selects him.  Or perhaps, he, like other GMs, found a character flaw that suggests that despite having top talent, he doesn't have the mental makeup or desire to be worthy of that selection (think Tony Ugoh).

 

I'm just saying that projecting a BPA #24 picks down in the draft is truly foolish.

 

I am not doing this again because you are just too much to handle with your constant repetition of the same point whilst ignoring what I say.

 

If I was coming up with MY mock draft, and if I was coming up with MY big board, I would predict that WR will not be BPA at #24. Why would mock drafts and top 50/100 player articles exist if not to attempt to project what will happen in the draft? You can predict things based on the schemes of the teams ahead on you, past experience of drafts, players with injuries, undersized players etc etc etc. These predictions may not materialize, but at least they have basis.

 

How is your argument that Austin could drop, any different from the argument that as pass rusher could drop? (Don't answer that, it's a rhetorical question)

[USAFHoosier]

IF a receiver is taken it will be Hopkins or Hunter.  Austin is a slot guy, Woods blows compared to Hopkins and Hunter, Patterson will be gone, and Hopkins and Hunter are both better than Allen now and have better upside.  In the end Patterson and Hunter will be the best receivers in the draft followed close by Hopkins.  And yes my crystal ball told me.

[James]

Marquess Wilson will be the best receiver in this draft class. Had an avarage season in 2012, but in 2011 he had 12 TDs and 1388 yards.

He can be had in the 4th, maybe 3rd round. Go defense in the first.