Colts resign Marcus Johnson (merge)

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

This makes me very happy. 

 

 

[Virtuoso80]

 

[James]

What does that mean for WR in the early rounds?

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

This makes me happy. He showed up last season and can be a very good deep threat.

[Virtuoso80]

Mods, looks like two of us posted at the same time . Could you merge the posts? Thanks in advance.

[PureLuck]

4 minutes ago, James said:

What does that mean for WR in the early rounds?

 

Absolutely nothing. 

[danlhart87]

4 minutes ago, James said:

What does that mean for WR in the early rounds?

I bet we don't take one til 3rd or 4th and people lose their minds 

[NannyMcafee]

Sees 2 of the same topic at the exact same time. 

 

[James]

5 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:

I bet we don't take one til 3rd or 4th and people lose their minds 

4th... Would be wild if the Colts waited that long.

[danlhart87]

Not really this class will have late round gems

[Myles]

Good to see.   I don't think it affect us taking a WR in the 2nd unless we take a TE in the 2nd.

[PureLuck]

4 minutes ago, James said:

4th... Would be wild if the Colts waited that long.

 

I could see it - Ballard is going by his board and not by need - if he waits until round 4, so be it, but he will add some talent through the draft at WR. And the signing of Marcus Johnson will have 0,00 impact on what's happening during the draft. I like Johnson as a depth signing though. Probably WR 4 right now behind Hilton, Pascal and Campbell - Fountain should be ahead of him talent-wise, but who knows after not being on the field the last 2 years.

[Korey]

Has potential but we shall see. 

[csmopar]

11 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:

I bet we don't take one til 3rd or 4th and people lose their minds 

people are going to lose their minds no matter what. We could redo the 1998 draft and 50% of the people on this form would want us to trade back and NOT draft Peyton.

[John Waylon]

 

Meh. Still hoping we go WR early because Johnson is little more than a prospect as a 3rd on the DC. 

[jameszeigler834]

28 minutes ago, James said:

What does that mean for WR in the early rounds?

Nothing cause he isn't that great...

[DougDew]

IMO, the only decision that Ballard has made this offseason that impacts the draft is the Buckner trade.  We are no longer in the market for an elite IDL. 

 

I'm not sure that even the Rivers signing will impact our QB draft strategy beyond what we would normally do with the 34th pick and beyond.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

11 minutes ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Nothing cause he isn't that great...

He is pretty good. Another deep threat who is excellent at tracking the ball. The only game where Jacoby actually threw up 50/50 balls was in Tampa and he actually went up and got them. If he makes the team he will be a good 50/50 guy fit Rivers. But it won’t stop us from taking one at 34.

[PeterBowman]

28 minutes ago, csmopar said:

people are going to lose their minds no matter what. We could redo the 1998 draft and 50% of the people on this form would want us to trade back and NOT draft Peyton.

yep that's one of life's guarantees. Death, taxes, and people complaining about what's done in the draft. 

[Yoshinator]

27 minutes ago, csmopar said:

people are going to lose their minds no matter what. We could redo the 1998 draft and 50% of the people on this form would want us to trade back and NOT draft Peyton.

Yeah... I seriously doubt it. Everyone on this forum would be happy to get Burrow at this point, let alone Peyton.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[pgt_rob]

Good depth signing I suppose. He's an undrafted WR that caught 17 balls for 277 yards last season. 

[Mr.Debonair]

Team loves mediocre WR play

[MPStack]

 

53 minutes ago, csmopar said:

people are going to lose their minds no matter what. We could redo the 1998 draft and 50% of the people on this form would want us to trade back and NOT draft Peyton.

Trading back, seems to be an obsession for many. 
 

The bulk of the mocks on this forum have trades.

 

100% agreed 

[Four2itus]

I have liked Johnson since he was first signed. Very curious to see if he can gain the rapport with PR necessary to be trusted in pressure situations. 

[UKColt13]

Good. He looked good in limited time. Injuries hurt him a lot. 

[CurBeatElite]

44 minutes ago, Mr.Debonair said:

Team loves mediocre WR play

 

We've got TY, who when healthy is solid.  Jury's still out on Campbell.

 

I think the team wants better than 'mediocre WR play', but between Pascal, Johnson, Dulin, Fountain we'll probably be cutting 2-3 guys who will wind up playing on another team.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, CurBeatElite said:

 

We've got TY, who when healthy is solid.  Jury's still out on Campbell.

 

I think the team wants better than 'mediocre WR play', but between Pascal, Johnson, Dulin, Fountain we'll probably be cutting 2-3 guys who will wind up playing on another team.

I bet Dulin doesn’t make the team. Pascal will go back to KR since he won’t be the number one WR. Johnson is good depth. 

Ty, Campbell, pascal, draft pick, fountain, Johnson. That looks like a good group of six to me.

[pgt_rob]

TY Hilton = #1 WR

Campbell = TBD (Possibly a 2 WR?)

Pascal, Johnson, Fountain = WR 3's

 

We need better receivers on this team.

[buccolts]

2 minutes ago, pgt_rob said:

TY Hilton = #1 WR

Campbell = TBD (Possibly a 2 WR?)

Pascal, Johnson, Fountain = WR 3's

 

We need better receivers on this team.

Better QB play will help.

[Myles]

1 hour ago, pgt_rob said:

Good depth signing I suppose. He's an undrafted WR that caught 17 balls for 277 yards last season. 

Looking deeper, he played in 6 games.   Expand the stats and he could have had 45 catches for 736 yards.  With JB as QB.  He's not a stud, but he is a great depth piece.

[jameszeigler834]

1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:

He is pretty good. Another deep threat who is excellent at tracking the ball. The only game where Jacoby actually threw up 50/50 balls was in Tampa and he actually went up and got them. If he makes the team he will be a good 50/50 guy fit Rivers. But it won’t stop us from taking one at 34.

 

10 minutes ago, Myles said:

Looking deeper, he played in 6 games.   Expand the stats and he could have had 45 catches for 736 yards.  With JB as QB.  He's not a stud, but he is a great depth piece.

I think we still need to take one or 2.

[jameszeigler834]

1 hour ago, Superfly said:

 

Trading back, seems to be an obsession for many. 
 

The bulk of the mocks on this forum have trades.

 

100% agreed 

No that year we had to draft him or this team would be the laughing stock of the league for probably the next 15 years.

[Myles]

1 minute ago, jameszeigler834 said:

 

I think we still need to take one or 2.

I think I'd prefer 1 in the 2nd round and a TE.   Late round WR's may have a ceiling of Johnson or Pascal.  

[jameszeigler834]

1 hour ago, pgt_rob said:

Good depth signing I suppose. He's an undrafted WR that caught 17 balls for 277 yards last season. 

Ya Chester Rogers territory.

Just now, Myles said:

I think I'd prefer 1 in the 2nd round and a TE.   Late round WR's may have a ceiling of Johnson or Pascal.  

Pascal has a far higher ceiling than Johnson.

[jameszeigler834]

1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:

 

I was disappointed Cain wasn't able to do more here but it is what it is hope he is able to find a role in Pittsburgh.

[GoColts8818]

I thought he showed some promise last year.  I liked him but I don’t think he’s a starter WR but I do think he shows promise as a roster guy.

[Myles]

 

2 minutes ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Ya Chester Rogers territory.

Pascal has a far higher ceiling than Johnson.

I can't argue that.  I don't think the gap is too big though.   My point is that I don't want to see the Colts draft a WR in the 5th-7th round.   Unless of course someone with great potential is there.  I wouldn't want to see them draft a comparable player to compete with Johnson, Pascal and Fountain.

[Kyle]

2 hours ago, DougDew said:

 

I'm not sure that even the Rivers signing will impact our QB draft strategy beyond what we would normally do with the 34th pick and beyond.

I'll go 1 step further...  when you draft a QB in the 1st you expect him to play right away.  We traded out of the 1st...  qb taken in the 2nd and beyond, can learn from a vet for a year or 2.  we signed a vet with a year or 2 left in the tank.  Might be a guy we really like in the 2nd round but my money is on us taking someone like Jalen Hurts in the 3rd to sit behind rivers for a couple years then take over.  

Either rivers is solid and a qb can sit behind him, or he sucks and we tank the year for Lawrence