Colts select Khaled Holmes, C from USC (4th Round)

[Andy]

I kinda like this pick. He can play inside, and is good depth for now.

 

Got killed by Lotulelei, but played very well vs everyone else.

 

Thoughts?

[CR91]

thoughts

[Coltsjd55]

cant believe we passed on Quinton Patton what are the chance he will be there next round

[Smonroe]

Definitely a position of need.  I'll leave it to our west coast fans for analysis.

[ALuck>RG3]

Wow first pick I hated. I wanted patton or Franklin or Williams or poyer

[GOCOLTS_ROLLTIDE]

cant believe we passed on Quinton Patton what are the chance heck be there next round

we don't have a pick next round

[Psyren]

Wow.

Just wow.

Quinton Patton falls right into our laps, only to do this.

[UKCOLT17]

cant believe we passed on Quinton Patton what are the chance he will be there next round

we dont pick next round lol which is great

[CR91]

cant believe we passed on Quinton Patton what are the chance he will be there next round

 

doesnt matter. we're not picking to the end of the 6th

[LUCKy]

Love it! Position of need and my wife's family are huge SC people and I've watched him for four years in person. Always been a leader and one of the most talked about players here. Him being a center and not a flashy position in LA and being so discussed says a lot.

[arkana04]

Hate it 

[Albaby]

I honestly thought they would go with a DB

[MTC]

Again, another play to help protect Luck. He may be considered as a reach but the centers will get picked fast and furious.

[NewColtsFan]

Holmes was hurt when USC played Utah....   that's why Star had his way with him.

 

The kid probably shouldn't have been playing....   but all USC had as a back-up was a RS Freshman who wasn't ready.

 

Holmes is a good kid....

 

That said....    I didn't see this pick coming....

 

The Colts must have REALLY liked him....

[Coltswarriors]

Hmm, interesting. Didn't expect it really. We have Shipley/Satele for center. However, depth on the oline is never horrible.

[IndyColtScout]

I like both our OL. We really made it a priority to improve there. Cherilus Thomas Thornton Holmes that's damn near a possible all new line there & maybe just maybe Ijalana stays healthy that's an extra pick.

[Smonroe]

Wow.

Just wow.

Quinton Patton falls right into our laps, only to do this.

 

WR is not a position of need.  Do you really think he'd be anything more than our 4th WR, if that?

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Love the selection....mostly because its oline....but partly because its not a CB. ;)

[Balzer40]

Too small IMO. Most scouting reports say he should be limited to zone blocking scheme's and got manhandled by bigger defenders. We did not need a center. 

[Coltsjd55]

we dont pick next round lol which is great

great lol even better i dont like this pick what are chances he starts right away or even contributes, why not take a WR how can make plays and learn behind Reggie and it would have been a steal in the 4th round

[Smonroe]

Holmes was hurt when USC played Utah....   that's why Star had his way with him.

 

The kid probably shouldn't have been playing....   but all USC had as a back-up was a RS Freshman who wasn't ready.

 

Holmes is a good kid....

 

That said....    I didn't see this pick coming....

 

The Colts must have REALLY liked him....

 

At the very least, we'll have decent competition for that Center spot.  If Satele is odd man out, I wouldn't mind that one bit.

[chad72]

At least I got one of my picks in Dr.T's contest, right, Khaled Holmes - http://forums.colts.com/index.php?/topic/17552-dr-ts-annual-colts-draft-contest/

[Deathiltis]

Solid pick. Grigson said you could never have too many lineman, this pick backs up what he said. So what if we have passed on Patton, this isn't the last draft ever. WR is not a big need and if it is a need next year we may use our 1st pick on one. No need to russle your jimmies.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Not sure he beats out our current guys. Any versatility?

[MFT5]

To put it mildly I didn't like the pick but *shrugs*

[HtownColt]

Everybody wants the skill position, but we were weak in the trenches on both sides of the ball and that's what needed to be addressed and we are. Grigson and Pagano know what this team is missing and they are going after it

[Psyren]

Wow.

Just wow.

Quinton Patton falls right into our laps, only to do this.

WR is not a position of need. Do you really think he'd be anything more than our 4th WR, if that?

Well itd be nice to have a another wr.

We did not need a C at all. Dont think he can overtake Satele or AQ.

[Smonroe]

Too small IMO. Most scouting reports say he should be limited to zone blocking scheme's and got manhandled by bigger defenders. We did not need a center. 

 

Seriously?  You did see Satele play, right?  I like Shipley but he could hardly walk in one of the games I went to.

 

Center is definitely a position that needs upgraded.  I'm not saying Holmes is it, but he may be better than what we have now.

[Nobody]

Holmes is extremely weak, whose strength is his athleticism. Unfortunately he runs a 5.3.

[austriancolt]

don't be surprised if they take another Offensive Lineman with one of our latest picks. Watch out for Luke Marquardt!

[Andy]

Must have another guy helping if he goes against NTs.

 

Gets killed by them, but dominates sub300 DTs.

[ColtsLegacy]

Could this mean bye-bye Satele?

[Bleedin Blue]

WR is not a position of need.  Do you really think he'd be anything more than our 4th WR, if that?

Exactly. Even in the fourth round you're not drafting for the fourth guy in the lineup. Unlike years past, this coaching staff sees protecting Luck as the top priority. I can't argue with that!

[HarassedOffTheSite]

I don't understand...Grigson was emphatic when he said he'd never start a rookie Olineman?! -grin-

[BlueCollarColts]

would have liked Patton, but don't view it as a big loss, we got Heyward-Bey, Wayne, and Hilton, Allen, and Fleener, we have enough weapons

[BProland85]

Theres a 2 part explanation why I dont like this pick. One, it just seems as though we are copying what the Titans are doing, except with worse players. (They got Levitre, we got Thomas, they got Warmack, we got Thornton, they got Schwenke, we got Holmes).

 

2, center should have been a postion we were solid at with both Satelle and Shipley. Now this pick shows that they were wrong about Satelle, and that was wasted money.

[Smonroe]

Well itd be nice to have a another wr.

We did not need a C at all. Dont think he can overtake Satele or AQ.

 

Disagree about C, see my other post.

 

As far as WR, I'm not sure we'll find one better than Brazil, Whalen or Palmer.   Now if he's a KR specialist, that's a different story.

[Bluefire4]

They must like they're CB group. Maybe they think cassius can improve this season if someone gets hurt and he plays as a nickel corner. We did win 11 games last year.. I still feel like we'll take a corner, but now we have three picks left and there are the options of CB,WR,S,OT,RB

[Gavin]

Too small IMO. Most scouting reports say he should be limited to zone blocking scheme's and got manhandled by bigger defenders. We did not need a center. 

we will be running more Zone this year then last year, and if Holmes improves kiss Mr. Head Bob goodbye

[GOCOLTS_ROLLTIDE]

WR is not a position of need. Do you really think he'd be anything more than our 4th WR, if that?

confused. .. If we are going bpa we shouldn't be getting guys that clearly aren't bpa so if a wr is bpa why not take him need or not. ... let me be clear I have no problem getting oline help at all.. Just not at the expense of missing out on a better talent