Starting to think that Ballard is throwing darts now :cool:

Apparently Speed is a QB who converted to LB and worked out for teams at WR.

So just your typical question of whether a guy is a WR or a LB for your team.

Is that all? No big deal.

Hoping he gets absorbed into the locker room and reaches his potential. I think our locker room can fix some of those problems, especially when it's a rookie who feels like he is given a second chance and this is it.

Quick Hits
•Speed (6-4, 224) recorded 231 tackles, 36.0 tackles for losses, 11.5 sacks, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions and forced eight fumbles.
•He comes from Tarleton State, which is a Division-II school in Stephenville, Texas.
•Had an impressive pro day showing off 4.60 speed in the 40-yard dash and 6.9 in the three-cone drill.
•Was arrested on two counts of organized crime in 2018.

Fit with the Colts

There isn’t a lot known about Speed, but if those pro day numbers are true, he fits the Colts defense. He seems to be a bit undersized but had solid production at the Division-II level.

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2019/...tant-analysis/

Kevin Bowen‏ @KBowen1070 · 25s25 seconds ago

EJ Speed says he’s a WILL linebacker.

He doesn’t want to talk about his past felony charges. Said he didn’t need to sell himself to teams off the field.

Speed on him as a player: “It’s like a fetish to me for making spectacular plays that I feel like no one else can make.”

:cool:

Speed is a scouts pick. There was a scout pounding on the table for him and convinced Ballard that the kid is worth the pick.

Yes, must have been :cool:

LB corps getting crowded. Wonder how many they'll carry / who doesn't make the cut.

WILL: Leonard, Speed?

MIKE: Walker, Okereke, Franklin?

SAM: Banogu, Adams?

And still have Moore/Thomas, who you figure they liked last year.

I'm more than willing to give the kid the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the arrest. I believe Ballard does his due diligence and would not put his locker room in jeopardy for a 5th round pick. Ballard clearly wants an improvement on defense I hope he is going about it the right way