Competition!

This is what Ballard has been preaching all along. Just keep acquiring good players and let them battle for starting spots and roster spots.

Good problem to have

Zak Keefer‏Verified account @zkeefer

Colts owner Jim Irsay, as per tradition, has stopped by the media room during the Saturday of the draft. "We have something special going with a lot of young guys .... minus (Adam) ... and we're adding to that."

:cool:

Guy has an RAS of 9.2. That is freakishly high. He fits his namesake. Seems he is looking for the best athletes he can find. His 10 yard, 20 yard, and 3 cone are all elite at 6'4. If you want speed in your LB, that is exactly where you want him to have it.

https://twitter.com/MathBomb/status/...15023231815686


https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/sta...13390083076101


I think Ballard's method is just choose the guys with coolest names.

Available from my board: :cool:

Kelvin Harmon WR NC State
Emanuel Hall WR Missouri
Rodney Anderson RB Oklahoma
Anthony Johnson WR Buffalo
David Sills WR West Virginia
Elijah Holyfield RB Georgia
Beau Benzschawel OG WISC

Gerald Willis DT Miami
Isaiah Buggs DT Alabama
Te'von Coney LB Notre Dame
Terrill Hanks EDGE New Mexico State
Jalen Jelks EDGE Oregon
Tre Lamar LB Clemson
Kris Boyd CB Texas
Saivion Smith CB Alabama
Daniel Wise DT Kansas
Jordan Brailford EDGE Oklahoma State
Terry Beckner DT Missouri
Carl Granderson EDGE Wyoming
T.J. Edwards LB Wisconsin

I've never looked into RAS until just now. Looking up several other picks who were compiled by that guy you linked shows that it looks like a fancy stat that doesn't really say much about whether or not they are a football player but its more of a number saying how likely it is that someone could've competed in the Olympics. First round picks sometimes are in the 5-6 RAS range, fifth rounders can have a 9.5 RAS. :rolleyes:

If there are 2 things that Ballard seems to value in his picks is that RAS score and he's always mentioning how guys played and practiced at the senior bowl.

As a side note, Gerald Willis had a terrible RAS score. I wonder if he's even on Ballard's board?

Joel A. Erickson‏Verified account @JoelAErickson

Irsay says Quenton Nelson wants the number of every player drafted so he can call them and tell them "what it means to wear the horseshoe"

:cool:

There's your leadership

His first name is Elbert.