Roster holes

[ChaosTheory]

I think it's DT depth by far. Our starters are an upper echelon duo, and we have one of the steepest drops when either goes out, especially Grover.

RG doesn't worry me that much. I really like Goncalves (and I think Sporano loves him), so I expect him to on the right side with an outside (low) shot of he and Smith swapping. Between Tucker and Pinter, I'm not panicked. They add guys, too.

Same with LB. After like Schwesinger... I wasn't all that interested in the class. They also mentioned that Anarumo eliminates the third LB spot. And they've clearly indicated they're ready for Carlies and I'm ok deferring since they've put out a pretty steady stream of LBs over the years.

DT is bigger

[ukcolt]

I am comfortable with Lewis, Adebawore, Gallimore, being able to spell Buckner to some extent without the level dropping off too much. But we need production from Gallimore and the new 6th rounder when they are stepping into Buckners role and this is where i suspect we will still see a big drop off.
We should expect to see some drop off, you can't have the level of talent that Stewart and Buckner have as depth, but they need to be able to hold their own.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

I think it's DT depth by far. Our starters are an upper echelon duo, and we have one of the steepest drops when either goes out, especially Grover.

RG doesn't worry me that much. I really like Goncalves (and I think Sporano loves him), so I expect him to on the right side with an outside (low) shot of he and Smith swapping. Between Tucker and Pinter, I'm not panicked. They add guys, too.

Same with LB. After like Schwesinger... I wasn't all that interested in the class. They also mentioned that Anarumo eliminates the third LB spot. And they've clearly indicated they're ready for Carlies and I'm ok deferring since they've put out a pretty steady stream of LBs over the years.

DT is bigger

Don't disagree that DT depth is a need, but I think LB is more of a need. Even if Franklin rebounds and Carlies is ready to take over as the off ball LB, our depth there is horrific. Looking at the depth chart now and behind Franklin and Carlies we have 7th round rookie who's being converted from S and a handful of PS guys. At DT we have Gallimore, Ade Ade, and now Tim Smith. Not great by any means, but better than PS guys.

Edit: Forgot Lewis can move inside on passing downs as well.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Don't disagree that DT depth is a need, but I think LB is more of a need. Even if Franklin rebounds and Carlies is ready to take over as the off ball LB, our depth there is horrific. Looking at the depth chart now and behind Franklin and Carlies we have 7th round rookie who's being converted from S and a handful of PS guys. At DT we have Gallimore, Ade Ade, and now Tim Smith. Not great by any means, but better than PS guys.

Edit: Forgot Lewis can move inside on passing downs as well.

I suppose my thinking is more along the lines of A.) DT being more impactful overall, and B.) ideally, with only two LB spots, depth is less of a concern (not a non-concern) and Franklin/Carlies won't rotate anywhere near as much as Buckner and Grover have to.

And again, I'm good with the track record at LB overall so that plays into it.

Also, you remind me that the lead scout for Tuimoloau basically ID'd him as a Dayo role. So he'll kick inside on certain packages, too.

[ukcolt]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Don't disagree that DT depth is a need, but I think LB is more of a need. Even if Franklin rebounds and Carlies is ready to take over as the off ball LB, our depth there is horrific. Looking at the depth chart now and behind Franklin and Carlies we have 7th round rookie who's being converted from S and a handful of PS guys. At DT we have Gallimore, Ade Ade, and now Tim Smith. Not great by any means, but better than PS guys.

Edit: Forgot Lewis can move inside on passing downs as well.

We could see similar development from Segun Olubi that we have seen from the likes of Franklin, Speed etc in the past. It would not be a surprise to see the Colts acquire Germaine Pratt from the Bengals either.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

We could see similar development from Segun Olubi that we have seen from the likes of Franklin, Speed etc in the past. It would not be a surprise to see the Colts acquire Germaine Pratt from the Bengals either.

I'd be a fan of that trade.