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14 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

I know the term applies to another sport, but heck I think Ballard did a great job filling the needed positions.  WRs, RBs and the future signal caller.

 

Your thoughts comrades?

I like this draft a lot. The one move I wouldn’t have made was trading down and missing out on Lattimore. Aside from that, don’t think they could have done much better.

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55 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:

I know the term applies to another sport, but heck I think Ballard did a great job filling the needed positions.  WRs, RBs and the future signal caller.

 

Your thoughts comrades?

I think we had a solid draft, but i think it’s far too early to call it a homerun.

 

thing is, when you swing Too hard for just the home run, you often strike out

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The term “starter” has changed over the years but as far as potential “starters”

 

Pittman

Taylor

Blankenship ?

 

  Some depth in the defensive backfield, OL and special teams. And knowing Ballard, he’s not done yet. Eason was a bit of a head scratcher but like csmopar said, it too early to tell.

  

 

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I think it was a really good draft. There are a lot fewer glaring holes in the roster than there were a few years ago, so I think it can be a little tougher to judge. I absolutely love Pittman and Taylor, and I thought Eason was a fantastic calculated risk in the 4th. Lots of other good prospects as well.

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3 hours ago, ColtsLegacy said:

Hold your horses on this "future signal caller" stuff.

Eason was the qb I wanted in the 2nd but even more excited to get him in the 4th.  Nobody is calling him the future because we all know he will have to sit a yr or two to learn at this level.  We Colts fans are all SPOILED as the last 20 yrs had a qb that could step in from day 1 and be ELITE.  I ask you this, what about him do you not like?  Have you watched his highlight vids and what did you come away with?  I liked what I seen and if given time to learn, I cant help but see a Drew Brees type player!  Maybe that's just me and many here can't imagine anything else than a bust but maybe that's because we as fans are not used to a project qb??  Sorry, a Manning or Luck is not walking thru this door anytime soon and we should not worry about the backup position!

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12 minutes ago, BornHoosier said:

Eason was the qb I wanted in the 2nd but even more excited to get him in the 4th.  Nobody is calling him the future because we all know he will have to sit a yr or two to learn at this level.  We Colts fans are all SPOILED as the last 20 yrs had a qb that could step in from day 1 and be ELITE.  I ask you this, what about him do you not like?  Have you watched his highlight vids and what did you come away with?  I liked what I seen and if given time to learn, I cant help but see a Drew Brees type player!  Maybe that's just me and many here can't imagine anything else than a bust but maybe that's because we as fans are not used to a project qb??  Sorry, a Manning or Luck is not walking thru this door anytime soon and we should not worry about the backup position!

didnt need a project qb if we are going for it all this season, too many other needs that could help this season win it all

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1 minute ago, DEFENSE said:

didnt need a project qb if we are going for it all this season, too many other needs that could help this season win it all

I get you but playing Devils advocate, did the Packers need to trade up in the first to grab Jordan Love?  I still hear you but at some point you got to plan for the future & I'm glad it only cost us a 4th!

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1 hour ago, DEFENSE said:

liked the first two, but he was reaching from there on.

 

based on who's draft board?

1 hour ago, DEFENSE said:

didnt need a project qb if we are going for it all this season, too many other needs that could help this season win it all

 

such as?

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5 minutes ago, J@son said:

 

neither of those are positions that required upgrades in order to help us win now.

Nah.... let's look at the 3 position groups in terms of "win now"

 

QB - we're paying the position group more than anyone in the NFL without Eason, and have arguably the best 1-2 combo in the league. JB is not a great starter, but he is a very solid back up. Absolutely no need for another QB to "win now"

 

TE - we really don't have a TE1. You can make the case for Doyle, but he's not a true detached pass catching monster. In a perfect world, he's a TE2 that is balanced between blocking and catching. Burton is more of an H-back or bully slot at his 6-2 height. MAC is a wild card (although I think he steps up this year). Unless MAC emerges, we won't have a RZ freak TE IMO.

 

OT - after AC and Braden, who is there? If either get hurt, we're likely in huge trouble. Clark??? nope. Lang and Donnal??? UDFA???

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I liked trading #13 for Buckner. I like Pittman. I think Taylor would have been a great pick for another team but not so much for the Colts.

 

Mack is just lke Taylor IMO. Size, speed, burst. Clones. Wilkens, who has averaged 5.8 yards per carry, is now pitched to the curb. 

 

Taylor is very good, but redundant.

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10 minutes ago, EastStreet said:

Nah.... let's look at the 3 position groups in terms of "win now"

 

QB - we're paying the position group more than anyone in the NFL without Eason, and have arguably the best 1-2 combo in the league. JB is not a great starter, but he is a very solid back up. Absolutely no need for another QB to "win now"

 

TE - we really don't have a TE1. You can make the case for Doyle, but he's not a true detached pass catching monster. In a perfect world, he's a TE2 that is balanced between blocking and catching. Burton is more of an H-back or bully slot at his 6-2 height. MAC is a wild card (although I think he steps up this year). Unless MAC emerges, we won't have a RZ freak TE IMO.

 

OT - after AC and Braden, who is there? If either get hurt, we're likely in huge trouble. Clark??? nope. Lang and Donnal??? UDFA???

 

OK and what TE was available when we picked Eason that would have been that RZ freak TE? Btw doesn't Pittman help in the RZ area? 

 

Same question about OT. who was there when we picked Eason that you would have taken to beat out Clark for this season? 

 

I agree we needed OL depth and they brought some in. But unless you think there was an OT that was still available that would have instantly been better than our current backups then they likely wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. If castonzo/Smith stay healthy (a big if, I know) , then a drafted OT wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. 

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5 minutes ago, TrueBlue12 said:

I liked trading #13 for Buckner. I like Pittman. I think Taylor would have been a great pick for another team but not so much for the Colts.

 

Mack is just lke Taylor IMO. Size, speed, burst. Clones. Wilkens, who has averaged 5.8 yards per carry, is now pitched to the curb. 

 

Taylor is very good, but redundant.

 

You may be the only person on the planet that thinks mack is just like taylor

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6 minutes ago, J@son said:

 

OK and what TE was available when we picked Eason that would have been that RZ freak TE? Btw doesn't Pittman help in the RZ area? 

 

Same question about OT. who was there when we picked Eason that you would have taken to beat out Clark for this season? 

 

I agree we needed OL depth and they brought some in. But unless you think there was an OT that was still available that would have instantly been better than our current backups then they likely wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. If castonzo/Smith stay healthy (a big if, I know) , then a drafted OT wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. 

On TE, in general, I wouldn't have waited till the 4th. Personally, I would have taken TE before RB or S. At worst, I would have moved up a a few spots in the 4th to take Albert O. He's definitely a freak. Asiasi is also a good prospect. Still can't believe Trautman lasted till 3-41.

 

OT, would have taken that before 4th too. Cleveland late 2nd would have been nice. Josh Jones lasting till 3-8 is surprising to me. Niang at 3-32 too. Available at the pick though, I would have taken Wanogho in a heartbeat. Still can't believe he fell as far as he did given all the grades.

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I think it looks a very solid draft. 

 

But don't we have this every year where the outlook on the draft immediately after is uber positive?

 

If you look back to the same time last year there will have been people gushing about Rock, Okereke, Banogu and especially Campbell?

 

Shall we just wait and see a little bit? 

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1 hour ago, EastStreet said:

On TE, in general, I wouldn't have waited till the 4th. Personally, I would have taken TE before RB or S. At worst, I would have moved up a a few spots in the 4th to take Albert O. He's definitely a freak. Asiasi is also a good prospect. Still can't believe Trautman lasted till 3-41.

 

OT, would have taken that before 4th too. Cleveland late 2nd would have been nice. Josh Jones lasting till 3-8 is surprising to me. Niang at 3-32 too. Available at the pick though, I would have taken Wanogho in a heartbeat. Still can't believe he fell as far as he did given all the grades.

 

OK, and I have no problem with any of that. But since you're talking about picking both prior to the 4th round, they don't have anything to do with the pick used on eason :)

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I don't like the draft. I love Buckner and Pittman both fill needs and will help the team. Taylor is somehow a luxury pick in my eyes as RB wasn't a huge need. I mean its nice to have him but trade down an take an OT like Josh Jones while adding more picks would have been my choice as we don't have any quality depth on the Tackle position with Castonzo going to retire soon. Blackmon, Eason, Windsor, Pinter... not a fan of them. I give it a C- and hope Ballard will prove me wrong.

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9 hours ago, w87r said:

I think we hit a HR for sure.

 

Louis Riddick on ESPN when they were signing off, said he thought Colts had best draft, if including Buckner.

Yeah I gave our draft a B+ which is very good but if you include the whole off season = the Buckner trade and the Rivers signing I give us an A which is great.

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5 hours ago, J@son said:

 

OK and what TE was available when we picked Eason that would have been that RZ freak TE? Btw doesn't Pittman help in the RZ area? 

 

Same question about OT. who was there when we picked Eason that you would have taken to beat out Clark for this season? 

 

I agree we needed OL depth and they brought some in. But unless you think there was an OT that was still available that would have instantly been better than our current backups then they likely wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. If castonzo/Smith stay healthy (a big if, I know) , then a drafted OT wouldn't have done anything to help us win this year. 

I agree with this. On day 3 you rarely get substantial win-now pieces. Eason is not win now, but drafting Eason in the 4th is more win-now than trading up for Love and losing one of the 2nds and the 3d most likely for a player who wouldn't play this year, or taking Hurts in the 2nd. I posted last week that I thought we would be in precarious position with no QB under contract for 2021 and especially no potential future QB under contract if we didn't draft a QB. I think drafting Eason in the 4th is a good balance between win-now(still draft players on day 2 that will help now) and draft fot the future(I think Eason is a very good flyer to take on day 3, you rarely get players with similar traits and pedigree in the 4th). 

 

With that said I thought there were some TEs that we might have gotten in the 5th or 6th that could help. But the same can be said about the OL - there were players like Muti, Tega Wanogho, Driscoll, Onwenu, etc. In other words - the Colts still had the chance to draft OL and TEs later in the draft but chose not to. Probably they didn't think they were that much of a win now or win ever players, anyways.

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I really like that we got, IMO, 3 first round talents with our first 3 picks (including Buckner). After that I like the positions we addressed, but I have to admit  that despite my off season research I know very little about most of the guys we picked. I'm going to have to take an "In Ballard We Trust" approach on them for now, but I can see the potential on some of them. And Eason was a solid pick. I would have been okay with him in the 3rd, yet we got him in the 4th. Here's to hoping he makes strides here. I don't think we had the greatest draft, but I do think we got significantly better in some areas this off-season. Particularly on the d-line and hopefully in the pass catching department. If Pittman produces we're in great shape there. If Burton is healthy and contributes then we're already better off at TE than we were last season, even if we could have done better.

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This draft was awesome to say the least. One sneaky, undercover, and very under rated move the Colts did. That might be one of the top 5 moves this offseason was bringing in the fullback from Pittsburgh.

With Roosevelt Nix, Jonathan Taylor, and Big Q. They will be closing many games out this year.

With Phil Rivers and this receiving room. Slow starts should be a thing of the past.If Pittman comes in hungry and motivated. I can’t see how one CB will stop him

 

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6 hours ago, EastStreet said:

 

OT - after AC and Braden, who is there? If either get hurt, we're likely in huge trouble. Clark??? nope. Lang and Donnal??? UDFA???

Clark played much better last season.  Not all pro by any means, but he wasn't embarrassing himself out there.  And there will be plenty of guys available at cut down days we can find depth

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