Colts select Malik Hooker [Merge]

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, JColts72 said:

Who wants a player to develop? We need instant D starters.

Always want a player to develop. No player, none is perfect to NFL standards on day 1. Kid has flaws that are easily fixed with decent coaching. The only concern I have is his hip/hernia

[jvan1973]

2 minutes ago, JColts72 said:

Who wants a player to develop? We need instant D starters.

All rookies need to develop.  Not one player is ready to go today

[deedub75]

3 minutes ago, COLTS449 said:

I cant believe some of you guys don't realize we just STOLE a top 5-6 talent. He's Earl Thomas man. The tackling will improve and we're gonna have a top 5 FS for the next 8-10 years. SMDH

 

Plus you gotta love the name Hooker. LOL. But only a high class Hooker.  

 

He fell to 15 so something is askew. He's a project and Pagano isn't known as a talent developer. 

[stitches]

BPA in action! I love this pick!

[csmopar]

2 minutes ago, needanoline63 said:

Haven't seen much people on here mention his injury history . Bad pick

Must not have read back any..... TONS have mentioned it in the last 20 minutes

[COLTS449]

1 minute ago, chad72 said:

 

There is no sure thing in the draft, that is a load of nonsense. Plus, we are several players away from being a SB contender, so you take the guy with the biggest upside here. That was clearly Hooker at that point.

 

Ballard played free agency for the pass rush with Simon and Sheard, he got pretty much ZERO outside help for the secondary. 

 

Not if we take advantage of all this mess. Get Tim Williams in the 2nd-3rd. Conley in the 3-4. Jourdan Lewis in the 4th. Then we're instant SB contenders. Hell. Maybe Takk falls to 45????

[King Colt]

All I know is all cast members of the NFL Network and ESPN gave this a thumbs down and it was the first thumbs down of all the first 15 picks. Gruden was especially tough on him as he said he was "shocked that he went so early". So the guy was a First Team Al American and our new GM is innocent until proven guilty so I shut up until further notice.

[BlueCollarColts]

Hooker/Geathers are probably your starting safeties from day one.

[adamthyst]

I love Hookers!

[Demun]

Great talent but was this our greatest need? I don't like it.

[tvturner]

1 minute ago, deedub75 said:

 

He fell to 15 so something is askew. He's a project and Pagano isn't known as a talent developer. 

He fell to 15 because 3 teams traded up for a QB, 3 teams went WR, and 2 teams went RB.

He's not a project.

[ColtsUrUs]

Just now, deedub75 said:

 

He fell to 15 so something is askew. He's a project and Pagano isn't known as a talent developer. 

The dude had 7 ints. Who in college last season had that many Picks? You guys are crazy. LOL @ project. 

[tvturner]

Just now, COLTS449 said:

 

Not if we take advantage of all this mess. Get Tim Williams in the 2nd-3rd. Conley in the 3-4. Jourdan Lewis in the 4th. Then we're instant SB contenders. Hell. Maybe Takk falls to 45????

Conley is going Round 1. It's already been reported

[superrep1967]

6 minutes ago, COLTS449 said:

I cant believe some of you guys don't realize we just STOLE a top 5-6 talent. He's Earl Thomas man. The tackling will improve and we're gonna have a top 5 FS for the next 8-10 years. SMDH

 

Plus you gotta love the name Hooker. LOL. But only a high class Hooker.  

 

I hope your right I really do. 

[TimetobringDfence!]

I'm disappointed, another incomplete safety. We just resigned Butler to play safety and have Greene to develop, we needed a CB or ILB much more. Allen, Foster, and Humphries we're on the board. Watch Foster go to New England and dominate.

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, deedub75 said:

 

He fell to 15 so something is askew. He's a project and Pagano isn't known as a talent developer. 

Yeah like tons of teams trading up for mediocre QBs and the run on WRs...... I think because the deep defensive draft this is, it forced teams with offensive skill needs to focus there first

[chad72]

4 minutes ago, stitches said:

BPA in action! I love this pick!

 

I was wanting to change my Conley pick to Hooker in our contest, it was a gut feeling but I did not. I remembered 2011 when I had charted out an article where Boston College and Michigan OTs were the most successful OTs in the league. I did not think Castanzo would fall to us, so Coffeedrinker pointed out why I did not choose a BC OT in the contest. The same feeling happened to me when I was reneging on Conley, could Malik Hooker fall to us? He did and like 2011, I did not place him despite my gut telling me to do so. I am just glad we got Hooker. I did get him in a fanspeak draft though, see other thread.  

[masnerj]

6 minutes ago, JColts72 said:

Who wants a player to develop? We need instant D starters.

 

I never meant he wasn't a "instant D starter." He clearly is. I am just saying don't expect him to be All-Pro out of the gate (though it certainly is possible with how little time it has taken him to become this good). 

 

His instincts are off the charts and its even more incredible considering his limited experience with football. He is a good pick, basically a steal. He is a PLAYMAKER. That is what this defense needs the most. A guy that can come in, make plays, CHANGE GAMES. Ballard is all about those one or two elite traits and playmaking ability. We only had 8, EIGHT, TOTAL picks last year. Good addition.

 

This draft has a bunch of depth on the edge and CB. The board wasn't that great for CB or Edge. Ballard stuck by his word: Best Player Available. We will be fine, plenty of time in the draft to pick up a starter at CB. 

[ColtStronger]

Ballard did say, he would make picks that may not be that popular.  Also, at positions that may not be of high need.  I certainly have mixed feelings, but got to trust him, I suppose!  With Geathers/Green, and Butler moving to S, I definitely would've wanted to trade up and get Lattimore or Barnett.  Or even D. Cook!  Hooker is a very talented player, so I suppose it is okay, but definitely not an IDEAL pick...

[Jackie Daytona]

14 minutes ago, superrep1967 said:

He's definitely a project to get up to speed. 

He needs to improve, like all rookies, especially his tackling form, but Hooker is far from a prjoect player, he is a Day one Starter at FS, Butler goes back to the slot......  Green backs up and plays ST's

[Jdubu]

6 minutes ago, chad72 said:

If run D is improved, teams have to throw on us. If you are expecting a free safety to be your best tackler, there is something clearly wrong with that defensive philosophy, my dear fellow fans!!! Deion Sanders wasn't a great tackler either, but he could cover. Instead of a jack of all trades, we got someone very good at playing center field. 

The voice of reason. I like it!!!

[bananabucket]

Dream pick.

[ColtsUrUs]

Just now, King Colt said:

All I know is all cast members of the NFL Network and ESPN gave this a thumbs down and it was the first thumbs down of all the first 15 picks. Gruden was especially tough on him as he said he was "shocked that he went so early". So the guy was a First Team Al American and our new GM is innocent until proven guilty so I shut up until further notice.

 

I don't trust anything Gruden says. He was giving two great teams when he coach and didn't build anything. He's just a personality point black period. 

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Boomstick1 said:

Conley is going Round 1. It's already been reported

Patriots probably lol

[COLTS449]

1 minute ago, Boomstick1 said:

Conley is going Round 1. It's already been reported

 

Na.

[bababooey]

7 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Plenty of draft gurus had hooker inside the top ten.  

My brother is a Jets fan and loves the pick 

[21isSuperman]

17 minutes ago, ColtsBleedBlue said:

Wanted Reuben Foster, Yet We Got A Guy Who Had Two Surgeries

You don't like Hooker because he's had surgeries, but wanted Foster?  I really like Foster too, but that reasoning doesn't make sense

[Jackie Daytona]

27 minutes ago, ColtsBleedBlue said:

Wanted Reuben Foster, Yet We Got A Guy Who Had Two Surgeries

you must mean Lattimore?  Haven't seen anything about Hooker and injury issues, ok he had hip surgery and a hernia, but nothing expected to be chronic, he played behind all americans early in his career, so less wear and tear than most his age, even if inexperienced.....

 

[Synthetic]

 

Great pick, that's who I was hoping the Saints would've selected. 

 

Ballard is doing a fine job thus far reversing the damage that Grigson caused to this team. 

[superrep1967]

Just now, Shafty138 said:

He needs to improve, like all rookies, especially his tackling form, but Hooker is far from a prjoect player, he is a Day one Starter at FS, Butler goes back to the slot......  Green backs up and plays ST's

 

Yeah, You'll have him and Geathers together maybe a very solid combo. 

[New Zealands #1 Colts Fan]

5th highest grade of every single player in the draft on nfl.com . top four highest grades went 1st 3rd 4th 17th

[richard pallo]

I didn't see this pick coming but I trust Ballard.  You can't teach instincts and we practically ran in with the pick so so much for trading back.  Looks like a playmaker and day 1 starter.  I think it's going to prove to be a great pick. 

[Fx Stryker]

My sister graduated high school him. So there is that. Still think we could have drafted a more pressing need.

 

Especially since he's a one year wonder.

[OffensivelyPC]

10 minutes ago, superrep1967 said:

Some of us might like me. 

ESPN paid college player to join UCONN and when it blew up the cast them off like lepers. ..espn dont matter.

[VaAllDay757]

I can't wait for the 2nd round smh

[Jackie Daytona]

14 minutes ago, COLTS449 said:

Screw what ESPN or NFL Network say.  Come on brothers. Hooker's a premier ball hawking FS. One thing we've been lacking for years. Now lets get Tim Williams, Joe Mixon, Gareon Conley, and Jourdan Lewis and like I said......ITS FREAKING ON. 4 1st RD talents, and 1 2nd RD talent. Immediate SB contenders.

how are we gonna get 3 dudes who will all be gone by the end of the 2nd? lol

[waka waka]

 

[21isSuperman]

One of the biggest knocks on Hooker is his lack of experience.  There's nothing he can do about that now.  All he can do is play and get as many reps as possible.  He has a DB-minded head coach to work with him, and he has some Earl Thomas-like abilities.  If Geathers stays healthy, Hooker and Geathers could be a QB nightmare for years to come

[OffensivelyPC]

I was hoping for Barnett, but Hooker is a baller. Not my favorite pick, but i cant complain. Got a good center fielder.

[Fx Stryker]

2 minutes ago, Shafty138 said:

you must mean Lattimore?  Haven't seen anything about Hooker and injury issues

He had hip and hernia surgery.