What running back after Barkley is a good fit later in the draft?

[horseshoecrabs]

We probably won't get Barkley,  but we do later in the draft need another running back.  Who would be everyone's 2nd option later in the draft to choose as a good fit for the Colt's?

and at what point should we pull the trigger, to get our 2nd choice before he is gone? 

[BProland85]

I like Penny or Michel in the 3rd. Both would be great fits. 

[ClaytonColt]

3 minutes ago, BProland85 said:

I like Penny or Michel in the 3rd. Both would be great fits. 

Definitely Penny. I'm less sold on Michel.

[Shadow_Creek]

6 minutes ago, ClaytonColt said:

Definitely Penny. I'm less sold on Michel.

Don't forget Guice. He definitely has lots of talent

[NewColtsFan]

9 minutes ago, BProland85 said:

I like Penny or Michel in the 3rd. Both would be great fits. 

 

Other than Barkley,  these might be my two favorites...

 

But I expect both to be gone in the 2nd.

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Guice = fast and tough but he will be gone in Round 1 IMO. Michel = fast and averaged 7.9 a carry for 1227 Yards. 7.9 is tough to overlook. I think he may be a better than Nick Chubb. Nick had a pretty bad injury and Michel is faster.

[Architects08]

Some dude in the 4th or 5th round that won't amount to anything. 

[horseshoecrabs]

If we don't use our 2nd round pick on getting any of  them,  these guys probably will be gone. 

[horseshoecrabs]

If we get a chance to trade down #3 and score another draft pick early,  then that could be an option for us 

[BOTT]

8 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

If we don't use our 2nd round pick on getting any of  them,  these guys probably will be gone. 

That's fine. I wouldn't use a high 2nd on any of them. Really like Penny though.

[horseshoecrabs]

Bott  I think your opinion on running backs early in the draft has been well documented lol

 

[FalseStart]

Guice in the second would be a nice addition.  Probably will not make it past pick 20-25.  Otherwise, I don't see a RB pick until round 3-5.  Too many needs elsewhere and Mack is pretty good. Ronald Jones is somebody to keep an eye on as well.

 

 

[twfish]

Nick Chubb is my dude. He's been second to Cmack for my favorite college back in the past few years. Pairing him with mack..... Oh my lord

[Colt Overseas]

Guice if he is at the top of the second round and Penny if he is at top of the third round. Guice would be a player that would attract Reich because he is very like Ajayi in his running style; hard runner, direct, violent. Have him in a RBBC with Mack and Jones/Turbin and you have a nice variety of weapons in the backfield. Weapons similar in type to what he had with the Eagles actually.

 

I think Penny is going to be the next really good RB to come out of the mid rounds like Hunt last year and Howard the year before. Is an every down back, great college production and measured and tested well at the combine.

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Guice if he's there in 2nd but probably wont be. If Ballard is successful at trading down and getting a haul maybe he could use some ammo and trade up a wee bit to get him.

But more likely Michel, Jones who I wouldn't mind. 

[horseshoecrabs]

Ballard did say he wanted to go younger at  the RB position  and by releasing Gore he must have something in mind. 

[HectorRoberts]

I like guice or penny, but I’m not totally against seeing what Mack can do in a full time role

[BOTT]

21 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

Bott  I think your opinion on running backs early in the draft has been well documented lol

 

Well, if the colts didn't have Mack using a high 2nd on a rb might be worth a conversation.

[BPindy]

If we pick up an extra 2nd I would take Guice or Chubb if either are there. If not I don’t want to use our 2nd on an RB

[Hoose]

15 minutes ago, Colt Overseas said:

Guice if he is at the top of the second round and Penny if he is at top of the third round. Guice would be a player that would attract Reich because he is very like Ajayi in his running style; hard runner, direct, violent. Have him in a RBBC with Mack and Jones/Turbin and you have a nice variety of weapons in the backfield. Weapons similar in type to what he had with the Eagles actually.

 

I think Penny is going to be the next really good RB to come out of the mid rounds like Hunt last year and Howard the year before. Is an every down back, great college production and measured and tested well at the combine.

This is what I'm thinking too. The Colts are likely to trade back and get at least on more second rounder and possibly a third as well. One of those picks, or their own, can be used to get one of these RBs, hopefully Guice or Penny. . Honestly, it would not shock me to see the ND guard Nelson as the first pick in a trade down scenario, with a LB and RB taken in the second round. 

[IndyScribe]

Guice or Penny.

[richard pallo]

If we don't sigh Lewis, Hyde or McKinnon in FA then I think RB will be an early pick.  If we trade back with Buffalo then I can see Giuce, if he's there, with one of their 1st's and an ER with their second 1st.

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

I like Guice and Penny I would be happy with either one!

[Defjamz26]

I’m all about going for defense and an OG in the first 3 rounds. But, Guice at the top of the 2nd would be hard to pass up.

 

If we’re talking later than that then Nick Chubb, Kalen Ballage, and Rashad Penny are good options.

[OffensivelyPC]

I guess I will again have to turn the forum's focus on a back no one is talking about that has a good shot as a major contributor.  Last year it was Alvin Kamara.

 

Surprised no one is mentioning Kalen Ballage. You want a 3rd-4th round guy that can contribute on all 3 downs, Kalen is your guy.  You dont want Ronal Jones or Kerryon.  Im not high on Guice, but I see the appeal. 

[Scott Pennock]

Royce Freeman in the 5th or later

[Bluefire4]

I'm very high on Kerryon Johnson and think he would be the best fit that we could get at the best value.

[Defjamz26]

59 minutes ago, OffensivelyPC said:

I guess I will again have to turn the forum's focus on a back no one is talking about that has a good shot as a major contributor.  Last year it was Alvin Kamara.

 

Surprised no one is mentioning Kalen Ballage. You want a 3rd-4th round guy that can contribute on all 3 downs, Kalen is your guy.  You dont want Ronal Jones or Kerryon.  Im not high on Guice, but I see the appeal. 

I mentioned Ballage. But Ronald Jones is the same type of back as Mack. Kerryon doesn’t seem to have a standout trait.

[OffensivelyPC]

3 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

I mentioned Ballage. But Ronald Jones is the same type of back as Mack. Kerryon doesn’t seem to have a standout trait.

I was just facetiously tooting my own horn

[shasta519]

I want Sony Michel. He has nearly everything I want in a RB. He is decisive and has good vision, burst and power. And his second gear means he is likely going to be a chunk yardage machine in the NFL. He can also pass block well. And he didn't have as much usage as other RBs in college. 

 

He's not as prolific in pass-catching as I would like, but he can do it...and with proper coaching should get better.

 

I have no problem with taking him early on day two. 

[w87r]

Nice Topic. There is a lot of good comments.

 

I agree with most what everyone is saying in here.

 

If Barkley is there at 3 you take him.

If we trade back and pick up a 2nd round pick.

(1st) 2nd round pick- Guice, Michel

(2nd) mid-late 2nd round pick- Penny, Jones, Johnson

3rd round pick- Chubb, Hines

4th round- Ballage, Freeman, Kelly, Walton

5th -7th- Josh Adams, Bo Scarbrough, Wadley

 

I think that is in the general range for a lot of those guys. I think you have to consider the players above at those selections. Obviously in the (2nd)2nd round pick scenario we dont know where that pick might lay, so those guys are mid to late 2nd round range. Wouldn't want them at say NYJ 2nd round pick spot.

 

I would love to get Guice or Michel. In the 2nd round.

If no extra 2nd I  would hope for Chubb, Penny in the 3rd.

Hines, Ballage and Freeman are intriguing though in the mid rounds

 

I really like Jones but feel he is too similar to Mack. Although, I think Jones is a more complete back.

[Dark Superman]

Penny, Guice, Chubb.

[CopenhagenColt]

Chubb's my guy. I would love to have him.

[T Hamby]

Bo Scarborough in the 4th or 5th!  

 

Id like N. Chubb or Ballage too.   

[horseshoecrabs]

Hey I think Mack has the potential to be a player for the Colts, but I think that a more dominate work horse is the key in a rotating  running back/ receiving type  back for the Colts, since we will let go of Gore, we will need  a durable running back to fit  that need.

 

[WarGhost21]

Here's someone nobody has mentioned: Jaylen Samuels

[horseshoecrabs]

And Yes, Yes  we need a lot of players in OF line and  DF but we also need some more OF skilled players at the elite level.

[horseshoecrabs]

Hey think about it . when philly had  Chip Kelly, he completely stripped the Eagles of their talent they had. Look how fast they rebounded and won a Super bowl in so little time after that fiasco. Rebuilding does not have to take that long a time to be relevant . Modern time rebuild can be fast if done right

[Coltfreak]

7 hours ago, twfish said:

Nick Chubb is my dude. He's been second to Cmack for my favorite college back in the past few years. Pairing him with mack..... Oh my lord

 

Who is CMack?

[twfish]

10 minutes ago, Coltfreak said:

 

Who is CMack?

Christian McCaffery