Colts sign OG Zane Taylor and waive Matt Murphy

[HtownColt]

Colts sign OG Zane Taylor and waive Matt Murphy

Jim Irsay listed him as a guard on twitter

Another roster move to mention

Taylor been a practice team player for the Jets,bucs,and eagles in his rookie 2011 season. Was on the active eagles roster for a short period of time last season.went to university of Utah

Utah center Zane Taylor bench pressed 225 pounds 41 times during his campus Pro Day workout, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.

The 6-foot-3 All-Mountain West Conference selection weighed in at 308 pounds.

He registered a 26 1/2 inch vertical leap, a 5.41 in the 40-yard dash and a 7.94 in the three-cone drill., improving on all of his NFL scouting combine numbers. He did eight more reps than he did at the combine.

[Coffeedrinker]

Here's a couple of blurbs about him

Draft ACe

One of the more underrated prospects in this game is Utah center Zane Taylor. He doesn’t have the measurables to be a high pick, but he has a chance to sneak into the late rounds. Given time to develop, he could be a starter down the road.

Yahoo Sports

Notes: Married. Won Utah state championships in wrestling (three), football (one) and shot put and discus (one). Redshirted in 2006. Backed up at right guard in ’07, seeing limited action in eight games. Started all 13 games at center in ’08, tallying 35 knockdowns and 22 cuts. Started all 13 games at center in ’09, posting 16 pancakes and 33 cuts (bowl stats were not kept). Started all 12 games played in ’10, missing the New Mexico game with a knee injury. Team captain.

Positives: Intense competitor. Powers off the ball and plays with aggression. Flashes some violence in his hands. Works to sustain and finish. Good strength — bench-pressed 225 pounds 33 times at the Combine. Good work habits and character. Smart, vocal team leader. The game is important to him. Scored a 30 on the Wonderlic.

Negatives: Sets too tall and is easily knocked off balance. Marginal bend and body control. Clocked the slowest 20-yard shuttle (4.77) and 3-cone drill time (8.15) of any center at the Combine and may lack the agility and quickness to function at center in the pros. Struggles to reach the second level and adjust to linebacker.

Summary: Good-sized, short-area battler with limited quickness and athletic ability and could be best served moving to guard in the pros. Toughness, intelligence and competitiveness give him a chance in a heavy, mauling offensive line such as the Steelers.

NFL projection: Priority free agent.

[dgambill]

Clearly our OL will continue to be addressed moving forward. Looks like a good project to keep our eyes on. Since we have so many question marks and our line is just patchwork it will be important to have plenty of bodies to evaluate.

[21isSuperman]

Clearly our OL will continue to be addressed moving forward. Looks like a good project to keep our eyes on. Since we have so many question marks and our line is just patchwork it will be important to have plenty of bodies to evaluate.

It's especially exciting because Bill Polian has publicly stated that his worst area of scouting if offensive line, but Grigs is a former O-lineman, so it should be an area of strength for him.

[Scott Pennock]

Pagano said the other day after practice that the roster will continue to be tweeked if they saw a better fit out there! Noboday is safe........well except for a select few of course!

[Vinny BoomBatz]

Jimmy Johnson kept taking players off waivers that were better all around players, hence strengthening his team. He's not the only one but he felt if his worst player wasn't as good as a player that was out there(waivers) then he needed to strengthen his team by picking that player up to replace his worst. It was a good philosophy that helped build the 90's Cowboys.

[WSnotch]

I don't want to entire eagles camp bodies. lol

[Smonroe]

Will Murphy rejoin the Blues Brothers now?

[atapcl]

Murphy can not play C and another C was needed. Samson Satele was hurt with a minor injury on the first day of OTAs. Zane Taylor played C in college and can take Satele's reps while he heals. These cuts show that Holmes, Murphy, and Eldridge were probably going to be part of the first cuts anyway.

[Gavin]

It's especially exciting because Bill Polian has publicly stated that his worst area of scouting if offensive line, but Grigs is a former O-lineman, so it should be an area of strength for him.

couldnt tell that was his worst area of scouting by the way he picked defensive tackles lol

[Gavin]

hmm http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81ec9c7a/2011-combine-workout-Zane-Taylor here is Combine highlights

[21isSuperman]

couldnt tell that was his worst area of scouting by the way he picked defensive tackles lol

I can't remember if he said both lines or just offensive lines, but I do remember offensive line was in there.

[Gavin]

I can't remember if he said both lines or just offensive lines, but I do remember offensive line was in there.

Ill throw defensive line in their for him

[Gavin]

http://ssvolleyball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=68990#bio looks like he was a good blocker and very physical and also played defensive tackle but seems that was in high school

[LINDE]

As a lifetime Utes fan, this makes me smile. Zane is a beast!

[21isSuperman]

Ill throw defensive line in their for him

I'd say DT. He has had decent success with DEs. Nothing spectacular, but not terrible

[jimirsaysdog]

a solid practice squad guy to have.

[bahhummbug]

Murphy can not play C and another C was needed. Samson Satele was hurt with a minor injury on the first day of OTAs. Zane Taylor played C in college and can take Satele's reps while he heals. These cuts show that Holmes, Murphy, and Eldridge were probably going to be part of the first cuts anyway.

McGlynn can play C

[atapcl]

McGlynn can play C

Yes McGlynn can play C but not at the same time he is taking G reps. The Colts have enough players to run 3 sets of OL but with Satele on the sidelines they needed another C to run 3 sets. They could have moved Hicks to C since he wants to play that spot anyway but he has no college experience doing it. The more sets of linemen they run the more reps people can receive and the faster they can learn the offense.

[dgambill]

I'd say DT. He has had decent success with DEs. Nothing spectacular, but not terrible

I am not a Polian apologist but lets be honest. He wasn't drafting DTs at the top of the draft. They had a small priority on this team. Not saying they shouldn't have taken one earlier but most of our guys at DT were taken later. He did alright with Mathis and Freeney and did he draft Raheem Brock who was a solid contributer at DE right? I think Moala has been a disappointment where we took him. I think that everyone is going to have a weakness at evaluating one position or another. Polian rarely drafted a DL in the first 3 rounds and usually tried to bring in players outside the organization that had proven themselves like Mcfarland and Simon but those moves just didn't really pan out. He had plenty of other successes but I would say both lines weren't his forte at least here in Indy.

Yes McGlynn can play C but not at the same time he is taking G reps. The Colts have enough players to run 3 sets of OL but with Satele on the sidelines they needed another C to run 3 sets. They could have moved Hicks to C since he wants to play that spot anyway but he has no college experience doing it. The more sets of linemen they run the more reps people can receive and the faster they can learn the offense.

This is important to realize. Many of these moves are being made to give us depth at positions that allow us to run camp. Did we need another QB? NO. But we only had 1 that could actually practice because of injuries and school. So we had to sign another to allow us to run our drills and keep everyone else working. Clearly people that have been cut were in the plans to be cut all along but probably just later. We are making moves right now to make camp work...not really related to roster evaluations imo.

[Coach_Clancy]

great, another midget, too short and too light. oh heck, what does it matter? we don't run the ball anyway......

[Coffeedrinker]

great, another midget, too short and too light. oh heck, what does it matter? we don't run the ball anyway......

How exactly is 6'2" 309lbs a midget or too short and too light?

[RomanianColtsFan]

Let's admit, with a lot of guys from practice squad or other avenues on the roster right now there is a lot of room to try different players. There are players on the Colts roster right that I don't even know how they got there and where they came from.

[Superman]

How exactly is 6'2" 309lbs a midget or too short and too light?

He's not 6'5", 340 pounds, that's how.

/sarcasm

[needanoline63]

Dude is pretty strong, better translate that % to the field if he hopes to stick around

[needanoline63]

McGlynn can play C

I'd rather have a center shorter then 6'5. Samson Satele should do fine.