one great player

[OLD FAN MAN]

at what position on defense would one great player make our defense a defense to be scared of?

[Superman]

JJ Watt.

 

Other than that, a GREAT ILB would really change our defensive front. Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman, Luke Kuechly, Jamie Collins... 

[NewEra]

I'd say the front 7 is the most important. Unless you had a Bob Sanders/Palamalu/Reed type safety.

A dominant line makes the linebackers and secondary's job easy and let's them be able to fill the hole and make plays. But even Lewis took a step back when their line was going through changes.

[Gramz]

JJ Watt

[Smonroe]

I'd say the front 7 is the most important. Unless you had a Bob Sanders/Palamalu/Reed type safety.

A dominant line makes the linebackers and secondary's job easy and let's them be able to fill the hole and make plays. But even Lewis took a step back when their line was going through changes.

 

Bingo.  Adams had a good year, Landry is below average.  

 

We also need a quality NT.  Chapman/Kerr/Hughes are all average at best and get worn out quickly.  The Pats had no problem moving them all over the field.

[jseg18]

The 5 technique , which is the end in a 3 man front . One that can be stout on the run and stay in one pass rush situations. ( Justin Smith, Watt, Ngata, Keisel, rich Seymour, Kyle Williams type of players!!!!

[BProland85]

Definately a dominant DLman who commands double teams at all times

[backshoulderfade]

definitely A dominant NT.

[Slick_Rick]

I personally think a pass rushing specialist or a monster on the line. I think any time you have to use two or more lineman to block a single player it makes the others around them much better.

[Gavin]

Pass rusher or Corner

[UKColt13]

Probably either a JJ Watt style interior lineman who commands double teams every play and is strong against the run and the pass, or a safety in the style of Ed Reed in his hayday who we could play as the single high safety.

[TKnight24]

Kam Chancellor if Mike Adams plays FS

JJ Watt

Luke Kuechly (Young Player so would grow here)

...... I really gotta stop playing Madden. I have all these players on the

[NewEra]

Bingo. Adams had a good year, Landry is below average.

We also need a quality NT. Chapman/Kerr/Hughes are all average at best and get worn out quickly. The Pats had no problem moving them all over the field.

What's worse is in the NE game chapman was shut down by their back up center 1v1. So then your linebackers are going to have the guards all over them. Was ugly.

Definition of insanity. Doing the same things over and over expecting different results. We need to build from both lines out. But sure enough every single year all you read is how everyone wants all these skill positions. Smh

[wesd2890]

Suh.. would change alot

[ColtStronger]

Definately a dominant DLman who commands double teams at all times

That's what Art Jones is for.  If we had another though, I think our LB's wouldn't have too much trouble getting to the QB's. 

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

For a 3/4 to be very good you need a very good NT or DE

[Luck_Is_Skilled]

Ill go the Not so obvious route.

 

DL: Justin Smith or Dontarie Poe

 

ILB: James Laurinaitis

 

OLB: Robert Mathis

 

CB: Brent Grimes

 

FS: Antrel Rolle (All About the U)

 

SS: Harrison Smith

 

If we had any one of these guys on our roster last year, our defense would have been much better.

[Doctor Mad]

What about Suh?

[throwing BBZ]

Bingo.  Adams had a good year, Landry is below average.  

 

We also need a quality NT.  Chapman/Kerr/Hughes are all average at best and get worn out quickly.  The Pats had no problem moving them all over the field.

 

 I watched every play in slo-mo. Chapman held up fine all game. I did not see the snap count totals but i suspect he had fewer snaps than Jones or Redding as we played so much 4-2. M Hughes, who played very little, slanted his way out of position a couple times but i would expect that was his assignment. Redding was the one who was moved often, and NONE of our inside or outside LB`ers or Safeties filled gaps worth a dodoo.

 We Never adapted to their picks in the passing game. The Manusky/Pagano Scheme was a Vanilla Disaster.

[Smonroe]

 I watched every play in slo-mo. Chapman held up fine all game. I did not see the snap count totals but i suspect he had fewer snaps than Jones or Redding as we played so much 4-2. M Hughes, who played very little, slanted his way out of position a couple times but i would expect that was his assignment. Redding was the one who was moved often, and NONE of our inside or outside LB`ers or Safeties filled gaps worth a dodoo.

 We Never adapted to their picks in the passing game. The Manusky/Pagano Scheme was a Vanilla Disaster.

 

Interesting.  I'm not sure what 'held up' means.  Did he occupy his gap and man, or was he just slanted so they could run by him. 

 

I wasn't pointing him out specifically.  I just didn't see anything from the NT position.  I agree, we obviously didn't have any gap control.

 

I think your last sentence hits it on the head.  We were totally out coached in that game.  I really don't think the Pats are 40 points more talented than us.  The second half clearly showed which team knew how to make adjustments and gameplan the other teams weaknesses.

[1959Colts]

We need a dominating ILB most.

[aaron11]

you could pick almost any position and be right. to those that say ILB though i will argue this.  jackson and freeman were soild if not speical this season.  they get burned a bit too much on passing plays but so do most ILBs.

 

this question is really all about finding the biggest weakness on this team and filling it with a star player.  i dont know if NT is our biggest weakness but it has to be close.  a great NT over the average/bad guys that we have could make the biggest possible impact

Edited January 30, 2015 by 21isSuperman

[1959Colts]

 

you could pick almost any position and be right. to those that say ILB though i will argue this.  jackson and freeman were soild if not speical this season.  they get burned a bit too much on passing plays but so do most ILBs...

 

Well, you disagree with me, but I'll disagree with you.

In my opinion, Freeman and Jackson both miss way too many tackles and get pushed around by the other teams O-linemen.

Jackson is due to earn 5.5 million for 2015. But he can be cut without much affect on salary cap.

I would think 5.5 mil would make him one of the leagues highest paid ILBs? Way too much to pay a mediocre player. Find someone who can hit.

[aaron11]

 

 

 both miss way too many tackles and get pushed around by the other teams O-linemen.

 

thats where a better NT would come it. in a 3-4 it should be the D line and the edge rushers getting hit by the Oline.  they should barely be able to get to the ILB let alone push them around.

 

3-4 ILBs really arnt big enough to take on Oline men

Edited January 30, 2015 by 21isSuperman

[bertjones#1]

ILB or Safety ... Jackson and Freeman do get pushed around to easy. Would love a Jamie Collins type LB.

[Corndog]

ILB first, then NT.  

[ProblChld32]

I'd Say a Dominant ILB, NT or S

[Dark Superman]

JJ Watt.

 

Other than that, a GREAT ILB would really change our defensive front. Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman, Luke Kuechly, Jamie Collins...

Are all of these guys free agents? Not including Watt of course.

[Superman]

Are all of these guys free agents? Not including Watt of course.

 

None of those guys are free agents. I was just saying a LB like those guys.

[shakedownstreet]

if we get a new mascot we'll go on a dominant vengeance the likes of which has never been seen!

probably win about ten superbowls

[Dark Superman]

None of those guys are free agents. I was just saying a LB like those guys.

Gotcha.

I can't remember the last time the Colts had a dominant ILB.

Mike Peterson was pretty decent from what I remember.. But I could be wrong.

[DougDew]

Playing strictly a 34 D, the pass rushing OLB who can also set the edge and disrupt the running game is the most important position. The Lawrence Taylor/ Terrell Suggs position.

NT is probably second most important. Ngata/Wilfork

The Colts players at those positions are not the kind we need, IMO.

[COLTS449]

I'll list a few different options but IMO it would need to be in the front 7. Then we could worry about the secondary after words. JJ Watt at DE, Dontari Poe at NT, Justin Houston at OLB, or Luke Kuechly at ILB. My one pick would have to be Watt though.

[JR Indy]

If the Colts could go back in time and sign Bob Sanders (of course in his prime).  This defense, the one that got clowned in New England, would be top 5 in the league.  No way Blount would rush for 140 to 150.  If Bob would have played Blount numbers would look more like rush 20 yards, 2 fumbles, and left the game due to injury.  Is a safety like him in the draft I don't know?  But if there is the Colts need to get him quickly.  Yea he was hurt alot, but when he played. Remember that crazy run the Colts went on in 2006. No way they do it without him.

Edited January 31, 2015 by 21isSuperman

[21isSuperman]

If the Colts could go back in time and sign Bob Sanders (of course in his prime).  This defense, the one that got clowned in New England, would be top 5 in the league.  No way Blount would rush for 140 to 150.  If Bob would have played Blount numbers would look more like rush 20 yards, 2 fumbles, and left the game due to injury.  Is a safety like him in the draft I don't know?  But if there is the Colts need to get him quickly.  Yea he was hurt alot, but when he played. Remember that crazy run the Colts went on in 2006. No way they do it without him.

[mintor]

fa -  Pass Rusher  with a nt . be rank top 5 in nfl .

[CanuckColt]

Suh.. would change alot

Yeah, Suh would be a force on D...and he is big enough to play 3-4 DT at 6'-4"/304lb.

Do we want to pay him like JJ Watt?

 

As long as we get 1 or 2 impact players, I'm happy.

I am so sick of having us overpay 3 or 4 mediocre FAs who turn around and under-perform over and over and over.

[csmopar]

What about Suh?

No. just too risky and demands too much money