Jon's Mock 2.0

[COLTS449]

Cut; Toler, Satele, Sheppard

 

Re Sign

Vontae Davis; 4 years 30 Million

Adam Vinatieri; 1 year 2.5 Million

Ahmad Bradshaw; 1 year 1 Million

Joe Reitz; 1 year 1 Million

Josh Gordy: 1 year 1 Million

Sergio Brown 2 years 2 Million

 

 

Free Agent Signings

Paul Soliai; 3 years 15 Million

Arthur Jones; 4 years 24 Million

Karlos Dansby; 2 years 10 Million

Sam Shields; 4 years 28 Million

Jonathan Goodwin; 1 year 2 Million

Travelle Wharton; 1 year 1.5 Million

 

 

Draft

2nd) Jeremiah Attauchu: OLB

3rd) Ed Reynolds: FS

4th) Trade Up) Stanley Jean Baptiste: CB

7th) Kirby Van Der Camp: P

[Caleb3502]

I hope Boomstick gets resigned, but other than that looks good. 

[21isSuperman]

I don't think Reynolds or SJP will be available in rounds 3 and 4, respectively.  I've seen both being mocked in the 2nd round or early 3rd for Reynolds.

[Gavin]

Drafting a Punter is basically throwing a draft pick which we have already done once, you dont draft a Punter when you have a chance to draft a skill player who could make an impact

[COLTS449]

Drafting a Punter is basically throwing a draft pick which we have already done once, you dont draft a Punter when you have a chance to draft a skill player who could make an impact

 

I understand your point, but I look at it like this, you aren't likely to find someone in the seventh that's going to make an impact. So I think if we don't re sign MacAfee, and the best P is there in the 7th we should grab him. His value would more than likely end up being greater than any other player we were to take. JMO.

[Indi Warrior]

I'm sorry, but I just don't agree with a lot of things in this mock. First off, why is everyone ready to throw off Toler so easily? He's got injury problems, but plays just about as well as anybody when he's healthy. 2nd, the FA projections are just way too much. We might be able to afford this firepower today, but not in a few years when we need to resign our key young guns. Surely I'd love to draft Attauchu, Reynolds, and SJB, but I don't see any one of those players being available in their respective rounds.

[bestQBever]

If we end up getting carlos dansby and paul Solai in this free agency then I would take the best CB available in the second round.

[ztboiler]

Drafting a Punter is basically throwing a draft pick which we have already done once, you dont draft a Punter when you have a chance to draft a skill player who could make an impact

Well, we did draft McAfee in the 7th....but that was Polian's regime so we can blame him for that too.  However, if that was a wasted pick, then I guess that answers the question about whether he is worth being resigned or not.

[Manning1887]

Very interesting. The defense seems like it would be much better in this scenario.

 

I am not sure if we could get Wharton on a one year deal that cheap. Despite his age, I have seen him rated as one of the top free agent guards available. I would also be fine cutting ties with Reitz. I think he has been with us for about 3 years now, and has shown only that he is consistent with regards to getting injured.

 

I am completely on board with letting McAfee walk. I just don't see paying $4 million+ on a punter. I think we can get by with a rookie/free agent with a strong leg.

[COLTS449]

I'm sorry, but I just don't agree with a lot of things in this mock. First off, why is everyone ready to throw off Toler so easily? He's got injury problems, but plays just about as well as anybody when he's healthy. 2nd, the FA projections are just way too much. We might be able to afford this firepower today, but not in a few years when we need to resign our key young guns. Surely I'd love to draft Attauchu, Reynolds, and SJB, but I don't see any one of those players being available in their respective rounds.

 

Regarding Toler, Yeah he's solid when he's healthy, but he cant stay healthy. If a player cant stay healthy they should be replaced IMO. We would save 4 or 5 million by cutting Toler, and could sign a better CB for a couple million more than we are paying him. As far as the cap situation, we have money coming off the books after this coming season. (Wayne, Hasslebeck, Redding, etc. we could also cut guys like Landry and Walden, and structure some contracts of new FA where we could release them after a year or two. The cap can be manipulated. Your probably right about the draft, I got a little excited on that part.

[GoColts00]

Drafting a Punter is basically throwing a draft pick which we have already done once, you dont draft a Punter when you have a chance to draft a skill player who could make an impact

 

A punter who can put the ball inside the 20 consistently is an impact player, IMO. When we played San Diego several years ago in the playoffs, Mike Scifres kept punting the ball Deep into Colts territory, which had a Big impact on that game. I don't think there are very many true impact players at the bottom of the 5th Rd or 6th/7th Rounds. There are some, but not many.  Cody Webster, Purdue would be a late round Punter that could be an impact player for very little $.

[Defjamz26]

I'm sorry, but I just don't agree with a lot of things in this mock. First off, why is everyone ready to throw off Toler so easily? He's got injury problems, but plays just about as well as anybody when he's healthy. 2nd, the FA projections are just way too much. We might be able to afford this firepower today, but not in a few years when we need to resign our key young guns. Surely I'd love to draft Attauchu, Reynolds, and SJB, but I don't see any one of those players being available in their respective rounds.

 

Yeah but Toler is average. It's not a tremendous upgrade over Cassius Vaughn. Average doesn't win in this league. We need another good or great corner to pair with Vontae. And SJB would be available in the second. Reynolds as well, although I'd rather have Ward or Bucannon.

[Track Guy]

I don't think we're gonna pull both Jones and Soliai. I think it'd be more realistic to pick 1. And while our O-line would be okay for next year, we'd be back to the drawing board after that. Which is fine I guess, but not ideal to me. 

[NewColtsFan]

Drafting a Punter is basically throwing a draft pick which we have already done once, you dont draft a Punter when you have a chance to draft a skill player who could make an impact

 

Didn't we draft Pat McAfree??

[Gavin]

Well, we did draft McAfee in the 7th....but that was Polian's regime so we can blame him for that too.  However, if that was a wasted pick, then I guess that answers the question about whether he is worth being resigned or not.

No it dont, we dont have to waste a 7th on him again, he is already here, of course he should be resigned however. He is one of my favorite players. I'd hate to see him leave, But its pretty easy to find some undrafted Punter just waiting to get a call, If your asking if I would use a 7th rounder in a redraft again with a chance to get Mcafee....No of course not, you dont pass up a chance to get a skill player who has a real chance to be on the field alot more then Mcafee ever will be, For all we know we could have had Mcafee as an undrafted FA, he went 222 out of 256 in 2009...Alex Boone, Micheal Bennett, Arian Foster all went undrafted that year

[ztboiler]

No it dont, we dont have to waste a 7th on him again, he is already here, of course he should be resigned however. He is one of my favorite players. I'd hate to see him leave, But its pretty easy to find some undrafted Punter just waiting to get a call, If your asking if I would use a 7th rounder in a redraft again with a chance to get Mcafee....No of course not, you dont pass up a chance to get a skill player who has a real chance to be on the field alot more then Mcafee ever will be, For all we know we could have had Mcafee as an undrafted FA, he went 222 out of 256 in 2009...Alex Boone, Micheal Bennett, Arian Foster all went undrafted that year

 

Your point is completely valid, and I think there are GM's that share your philosophy.  Personally, I'd spend a 7th on McAfee everytime to have him on the roster for 500K instead of 3M.

[BOTT]

I don't think Reynolds or SJP will be available in rounds 3 and 4, respectively.  I've seen both being mocked in the 2nd round or early 3rd for Reynolds.

I have seen Reynolds mocked anywhere from the 3rd to the 6th

[21isSuperman]

I have seen Reynolds mocked anywhere from the 3rd to the 6th

Interesting.  I guess the range will narrow down in the next couple of months as more scouting and analysis is done.  I would be ecstatic if both Reynolds and SJP were available for us to draft

[indyman411]

I did a mock again at the simulator.  Here's what I got, what do you think?

 

 

 

59   ILB SHAYNE SKOV  STANFORD

 

90   CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTE  NEBRASKA

 

154  DT DEANDRE COLEMAN  CALIFORNIA

 

187  DE AARON LYNCH  USF

 

209  C JAMES STONE  TENNESSEE

 

218  CB RICARDO ALLEN  PURDUE

[COLTS449]

I did a mock again at the simulator.  Here's what I got, what do you think?

 

 

 

59   ILB SHAYNE SKOV  STANFORD

 

90   CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTE  NEBRASKA

 

154  DT DEANDRE COLEMAN  CALIFORNIA

 

187  DE AARON LYNCH  USF

 

209  C JAMES STONE  TENNESSEE

 

218  CB RICARDO ALLEN  PURDUE

 

I love it. If we come out of this draft with Skov and Baptiste, that would be awesome.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Draft

2nd) Jeremiah Attauchu: OLB

3rd) Ed Reynolds: FS

4th) Trade Up) Stanley Jean Baptiste: CB

7th) Kirby Van Der Camp: P

 

Yeah, I would be FURIOUS if that ended up being our draft.

 

Considering Grigson hasn't disappointed me yet, I doubt that'll be how ours plays out.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

And people....let go of this nonsensical fantasy that Greg Toler could possibly get cut.

 

THAT is NOT going to happen.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

If we end up getting carlos dansby...

 

Considering his old D coordinator is now in Tennessee, I'd see that being a likely landing spot for him.

[Briggs32]

Cut; Toler, Satele, Sheppard

 

Draft

2nd) Jeremiah Attauchu: OLB

3rd) Ed Reynolds: FS

4th) Trade Up) Stanley Jean Baptiste: CB

7th) Kirby Van Der Camp: P

 

 

I could live with this.  I'm becoming a bigger fan of Attauchu.  I'd go for a different player looking for depth in the 7th.  Other players I could live with are Jarvis Landry, David Yankey, Kelcy Quarles, Marcus Smith, or Kenny Ladler.  Landry and Yankey could very well be gone but could also fall to us, especially Landry, due to depth.  I'm really not high on drafting a WR with the return or Wayne and Allen to our passing game, but we don't know how Wayne will come back at his age and Landry would be a great replacement.  He is very close to Wayne in terms of physical traits and is one of the best route runners and has very good hands.  

[canadiancolt1298]

First mock

 

RESIGN 

 

Ahmad Bradshaw

 

Joe Reitz

 

Pat Mcaffee 

 

Vontae Davis

 

Sign 

 

Evan Dietrich Smith  C

 

Arthur Jones DE 

 

James ihedigbo S

 

 

draft

 

2nd round : CB Stanley Jean Baptiste Nebraska 

 

3rd round : ILB Shayne Skov  Stanford

 

5th round : WR Paul Richardson  Coloarado

 

6th round Deandre Coleman DL California

 

7th round Zach Fulton T/G Tennessee

[COLTS449]

First mock

 

RESIGN 

 

Ahmad Bradshaw

 

Joe Reitz

 

Pat Mcaffee 

 

Vontae Davis

 

Sign 

 

Evan Dietrich Smith  C

 

Arthur Jones DE 

 

James ihedigbo S

 

 

draft

 

2nd round : CB Stanley Jean Baptiste Nebraska 

 

3rd round : ILB Shayne Skov  Stanford

 

5th round : WR Paul Richardson  Coloarado

 

6th round Deandre Coleman DL California

 

7th round Zach Fulton T/G Tennessee

 

Ihedigbo may not be a bad option, but it always worries me when a guy is average at best for six years, then has one big year. I think Paul Richardson will be a 3rd rounder too. I love your first two picks.

[FalseStart]

2. Swanson C

3. Moses RT or Jackson G or Murphy OLB

5. Linder G or Smith ILB

6. Allen DT or Sutton OLB

7. Coleman DT