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Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88
Really, at this point, if the whole idea is that the Colts are investing heavily to protect Luck, they may as well find a RG and/or RT. It doesn't make sense to spend the 6th pick on a guard and leave 2/5 of your line totally inept.
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Agree here.
I would not have taken a guard at #6. I would've taken Barkley over Nelson. And don't get me wrong, I think Nelson will be a very good player at worst. He's the most-hyped interior OL I can remember in a long time, he played great at ND. But outside of long-snappers and specialists I don't think there's a position in football that affects the entire team less than guard. I think the smarter pick would've been to get one of the top ILBs.
But the pick is done, we have Nelson now and he should be our best OL from day one. As GBB mentioned, you can't stop there. Get Hernandez or Williams early and really go all in on having a top NFL OL. You can't burn that high of a pick on a guard and then just leave uncertainty (Mewhort) or worse (the rest of our guys) at two other positions.
Get another high-end OL, then just take the best defensive players the rest of the way. There are still good players like Maurice Hurst, Harold Landry, Rasheem Green, Josh Jackson, Malik Jefferson, Lorenzo Carter, and BJ Hill available. Throw Shaqueem Griffin in there too.