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Unless things starts to get better and we go on a win streak, which at the moment isn't likely, though we have a pretty "easy" schedule for the rest of the season. 

 

There is one thing we could hope for this, besides a miracle, is to finish with a worse record than the Giants, and pick before them in the 2019 draft.

 

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They need a QB to replace Eli. 

Other teams that could be interested in a QB would be Denver Broncos,  maybe the Oakland Raiders and possibly Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay.

 

As of right now, only Justin Herbert - QB from Oregon and Drew Lock from Missouri are valued as potential 1st round picks, which makes this draft very thin for the QB class.

 

So by finishing worse than the Giants, the Colts could sit with a strong hand come draft time, IF - and that's a big IF, two teams would wan't to go into a bidding war for Justin Herbert and make a trade to get him.

 

Of course I wan't the colts to win, and win now, but I'd rather have a top pick, and preferably more picks than finish with a better record, say 5-11 or 6-10 and sit at a position in the draft, where we have no leverage in a possible trade scenario. 

 

The Giants will be the one team to watch, compared to our own record this season, If such a scenario should play out.

 

Regarding the Raiders, Broncos and Jaguars, I'm not sure they would necessarily pick a QB as the Giants would, If they were to finish with a worse record than us, and I don't think that either of the Broncos and Jaguars will finish below the Colts.

 

Yes it's early and still 10 games to go, but whats your take on this?

 

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i Think the QB prospects are weak and none may even go top 10 IMO. However, the DL, CB and OT positions look somewhat loaded in what some scouts are calling a weak class. Barring some huge run by the Colts, they’ll be drafting 3-10 Range I think and should have alternatives be it make selection or trade down. Personally, I’d stay put or move down very little like last season. Still to early though.

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16 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

The QB class is very weak which will make Brissett a very hot commodity.   Reportedly Gruden is not happy with Carr and Bortles is the worst QB in the league.  I think they will be in the market. 

I think Brissett has a year left on his contract and like you said the Giants and Raiders will be or at least should be looking but I have heard some of the TV people say both may stay put but I find that hard to believe. The Titans have to worry about the QB as well in terms of his nerve injury not showing much improvement as he is in constant pain. 

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4 hours ago, MPStack said:

i Think the QB prospects are weak and none may even go top 10 IMO. However, the DL, CB and OT positions look somewhat loaded in what some scouts are calling a weak class. Barring some huge run by the Colts, they’ll be drafting 3-10 Range I think and should have alternatives be it make selection or trade down. Personally, I’d stay put or move down very little like last season. Still to early though.

 

I really hope Ballard takes full advantage of this DL, OT, and DB class. I also think the WRs are much better than last year's which bodes well for us. 

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26 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

The QB class is very weak which will make Brissett a very hot commodity.   Reportedly Gruden is not happy with Carr and Bortles is the worst QB in the league.  I think they will be in the market. 

 

We can't trade Brissett to Jax. Now if another team outside of the division offers up a 1st round pick, or very early 2nd,  I'm all for dealing Brissett, so long as Luck continues to progress and get back to form. 

 

We definitely should entertain trade offers for Brissett before he is able to walk in free agency and wants to start elsewhere. 

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8 hours ago, BProland85 said:

 

We can't trade Brissett to Jax. Now if another team outside of the division offers up a 1st round pick, or very early 2nd,  I'm all for dealing Brissett, so long as Luck continues to progress and get back to form. 

 

We definitely should entertain trade offers for Brissett before he is able to walk in free agency and wants to start elsewhere. 

 

I don't think we get a 1st for Brissett. 

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Two teams that have two first round picks off the top of my head are Oakland (for Khalil Mack from Bears), and Packers (from Saints for drafting Davenport). 

 

So, our game vs Oakland could end up being some twisted tie-breaker of some sorts. If Oakland does slightly better than us and is in the Top 10, there is a chance if they pick behind us a couple of spots that we can move down and gain picks. I can see them wanting Nick Bosa badly enough.

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