Colts expected to go after Hunter Henry

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[CR91]

Chargers will just tag him again

[Tsarquise]

The Eagles WOULD be in play also...

[CanuckColtsFan]

I've liked him since he got drafted.

[Indyfan4life]

3 minutes ago, CR91 said:

Chargers will just tag him again

I’m not so sure about that. 

[chad72]

If the Eagles are targeting him, can we re-do Ertz's contract and get him for a 4th rounder?

[cdgacoltsfan]

It's going to be tough to land anybody if we don't have a top tier QB

[CR91]

5 minutes ago, Indyfan4life said:

I’m not so sure about that. 

 

You don't get rid of weapons for your young QB. That would be a bad move for Herbert.

[krunk]

I like

[joecolts]

21 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

 

Yes, please!

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

This would be a nice pickup to go with Doyle. Upgrade over Burton.

[DougDew]

17 minutes ago, chad72 said:

If the Eagles are targeting him, can we re-do Ertz's contract and get him for a 4th rounder?

I would think if they landed Henry they would just cut Ertz, no?   

[Shive]

14 minutes ago, DougDew said:

I would think if they landed Henry they would just cut Ertz, no?   

That would be my thought. They'd try to get something for him, but most teams would probably just wait for him to be cut. They're in cap trouble and need to trim some contracts.

[Chrisaaron1023]

I feel like Henry and Doyle are the same character  

[Shive]

4 minutes ago, Chrisaaron1023 said:

I feel like Henry and Doyle are the same character  

I mean, they're roughly the same height/weight (about 6'5", 250), but Henry has longer arms and ran a 4.72 40 vs Doyle's 4.91.

[chad72]

25 minutes ago, DougDew said:

I would think if they landed Henry they would just cut Ertz, no?   

 

If that is the case, dangle a 6th rounder and see if they bite.  

[NewColtsFan]

I’d be good with either Henry or Ertz.   Both would be upgrades over what we currently have. 

[Myles]

I'd be fine if we could sign Mo for fairly cheap and draft a late round TE or sign an undrafted free agent.  

[Duke_Of_NY_A_Number_1]

59 minutes ago, CR91 said:

 

You don't get rid of weapons for your young QB. That would be a bad move for Herbert.

Well, they do have Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Jalen Guyton at WR, and a young TE - Donald Parham (6'8" 237) who they'd use in place of Henry.

[CurBeatElite]

34 minutes ago, Shive said:

I mean, they're roughly the same height/weight (about 6'5", 250), but Henry has longer arms and ran a 4.72 40 vs Doyle's 4.91.

 

I think Henry is definitely a bigger threat to stretch the field than Doyle.  Both big guys, both can catch and block -- but like you pointed out, Henry's got a bigger wingspan and is significantly faster than Doyle.

 

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Here's a quote from Irsay from Colts.com front page: "On where he wants to see improvements/additions outside of quarterback: "I think we need another one or two big playmakers on offense at tight end or wide receiver. I think we have a real interesting mix there. It's amazing when you see 87 (Travis Kelce) and 10 (Tyreek Hill) in Kansas City, the things they do and that sort of thing. It's remarkable. I think we're again, looking offensively for a couple more playmakers.""

[stitches]

That's one I can get behind. I wanted him last year too, but it didn't happen... 

[Superman]

53 minutes ago, Chrisaaron1023 said:

I feel like Henry and Doyle are the same character  

 

Jack Doyle is Steve Rogers, Hunter Henry is Captain America. 

1 hour ago, CR91 said:

Chargers will just tag him again

 

They have $23m cap space, tagging him is about $10m. I don't see that happening. 

[boo2202]

1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:

This would be a nice pickup to go with Doyle. Upgrade over Burton.

Nice addition to go with Mo Allie. More Mo less Doyle please. 

[DougDew]

23 minutes ago, Myles said:

I'd be fine if we could sign Mo for fairly cheap and draft a late round TE or sign an undrafted free agent.  

MAC isn't going to be the guy.  And Doyle never was.  He's a nice chain mover, but not a playmaker.

 

We do need an Ebron type, without the drama and baggage.  It'll take more capital than what you suggest, IMO.

[Myles]

9 minutes ago, DougDew said:

MAC isn't going to be the guy.  And Doyle never was.  He's a nice chain mover, but not a playmaker.

 

We do need an Ebron type, without the drama and baggage.  It'll take more capital than what you suggest, IMO.

Reich never really gave Mo the chance he deserved.   He played great in the limited action he seen on the field.   Good hands, good blocker and has the size.   

[danlhart87]

What kind of contract would he get 

[DougDew]

4 minutes ago, Myles said:

Reich never really gave Mo the chance he deserved.   He played great in the limited action he seen on the field.   Good hands, good blocker and has the size.   

He can do more, but I don't think Mo will ever be the Ertz/Henry player Frank is looking for.  He has a better chance at getting more PT by filling Doyle's spot in a year,  JMO.

[Myles]

Just now, DougDew said:

He can do more, but I don't think Mo will ever be the Ertz/Henry player Frank is looking for.  He has a better chance at getting more PT by filling Doyle's spot in a year,  JMO.

You may be right.    I just still think he has that diamond in the rough quality going for him.  After the second game of the season when he was targeted 6 times and caught 5 for 111 yards, he was not targeted much in other games. 

I would also welcome Henry if we didn't have to pay too much.   He's probably looking for his career pay day.      

[CR91]

1 hour ago, Superman said:

 

They have $23m cap space, tagging him is about $10m. I don't see that happening. 

 

Doesn't mean they can't tag him til they work out an extension

[The Peytonator]

He’s not been overly impressive after his injury that caused him to miss 2018. He had potential but hasn’t lived up to it, even in the Rivers’ offense that loved to target the TE. It would be a big meh for me and I hope we wouldn’t get into a bidding war to get him. Much rather get into one for Kenny Golladay since Stanford likes him so much. 

[Stephen]

2 hours ago, The Peytonator said:

He’s not been overly impressive after his injury that caused him to miss 2018. He had potential but hasn’t lived up to it, even in the Rivers’ offense that loved to target the TE. It would be a big meh for me and I hope we wouldn’t get into a bidding war to get him. Much rather get into one for Kenny Golladay since Stanford likes him so much. 

If only there was a marvin Harrison  like wr to draft

[crazycolt1]

10 minutes ago, Stephen said:

If only there was a marvin Harrison  like wr to draft

But it seems like most want that 6'4" WR that can run like the wind? 

Cole Beasley (5'8") type player would be fine with me. 

 

[harrisoncolts88]

There might not be a Marvin Harrison type player to draft but I do think there is a Tyreek Hill type player in the draft. Come forward Mr. Kadarius Toney.

[Moosejawcolt]

6 hours ago, Chloe6124 said:

 

Lazy reporting. Eagles r in cap hell

[richard pallo]

6 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Lazy reporting. Eagles r in cap hell

So true.  I guess that makes us the frontrunner AGAIN!

[John Waylon]

I don’t feel like we use tight ends in a dedicated enough fashion to go out and spend a ton on Henry. I mean Rivers throws to TEs more than most other QBs, but Doyle, Burton, and Mo were never really featured as a part of the offense, and all ended up with very pedestrian numbers. Mo led the way with 31 catches for 394 yards. Doyle and Burton finished with 23 and 28 catches for just 250 yards. 
 

I just don’t want to see us sign him to a big contract and then he gets lost in the hodgepodge of this offense where we don’t actually try to take advantage of his skill set.  

[The Peytonator]

38 minutes ago, Stephen said:

If only there was a marvin Harrison  like wr to draft

Both Bama receivers have a Marvin level of potential but we have no chance of getting either, especially after we use our first for Stafford. I don’t think we have to draft one high either. Robinson or Golladay has to be a target in free agency in my opinion. 

[Stephen]

2 minutes ago, The Peytonator said:

Both Bama receivers have a Marvin level of potential but we have no chance of getting either, especially after we use our first for Stafford. I don’t think we have to draft one high either. Robinson or Golladay has to be a target in free agency in my opinion. 

Yea like chase from lsu to but all will be gone

[DougDew]

22 minutes ago, John Waylon said:

I don’t feel like we use tight ends in a dedicated enough fashion to go out and spend a ton on Henry. I mean Rivers throws to TEs more than most other QBs, but Doyle, Burton, and Mo were never really featured as a part of the offense, and all ended up with very pedestrian numbers. Mo led the way with 31 catches for 394 yards. Doyle and Burton finished with 23 and 28 catches for just 250 yards. 
 

I just don’t want to see us sign him to a big contract and then he gets lost in the hodgepodge of this offense where we don’t actually try to take advantage of his skill set.  

I agree, but I think its because we don't have that TE on the roster.  "Frank" used the TE a lot when we had Ebron.  Henry is close to that, and I don't think there is that type in the draft where we'd want to pick one.  

 

Freiermuth is rated highly, but he's still more of the Doyle type.

 

Last night I was looking at college TEs of all things, and was looking at a guy for the 4th, Kenny Yeboah of Ole Miss.  Seems more like the non-blocking receiving TE Frank uses like Ebron, Burton, and Ertz.

[KelownaColtsFan]

Seems odd that our top FA target is a TE when we don't currently have a QB......