2017 Draft Thread

[Coltsalr]

I'm hoping that that takes him off teams 1-14 boards and not ours.

Let's see if Ballard is willing to take a risk on this stuff. As others have mentioned, he's been in the front office when the Chiefs have taken bad boys.

There was also this tweet today:

Stephen Holder‏ @HolderStephen 2h2 hours ago
Going back thru Ballard's presser from yesterday. I'm struck by him saying that no players are off the Colts' board yet. “No, at this point"

I'm assuming he was aware of Foster's urine sample 2 hours ago (probably closer to 2 months ago).

[HoosierinFL]

So according to Foster, the diluted urine was the result of him dealing with a stomach bug and trying to flush his system by drinking a lot of water and gatorade.
OK, so that *might* be true, in which case, he falls to 15 and we get a great ILB.
or, it *might* be an elaborate lie, in which case who knows how it will turn out. He might still end up a great player anyway.

[natagu23]

Goddamit.

Welp....

[apballin]

No fuckin way fournette falls to us

[Puck]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

Ignoring both LB and CB for the first two rounds would cause both Puck and I to have a stroke.

At least we wouldn't be arguing with each other anymore at that point.

I'd find something else to argue with you about

[Puck]

From press conference

Kevin Bowen‏ @KBowenColts

Ballard making it clear that “best player available” is the philosophy. Has been part of teams that took need over BPA before. Was a mistake
12:05 PM · Apr 19, 2017

[Spike]

Draft Lamp and then we are not fucking around with a first round bust. Shit, this is not rocket science.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Spike

Draft Lamp and then we are not fucking around with a first round bust. Shit, this is not rocket science.

Pure hypothetical here, which do you choose at 1.15?

1) 22 year old Robert Mathis
2) 22 year old Jeff Saturday

[natagu23]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

Pure hypothetical here, which do you choose at 1.15?

1) 22 year old Robert Mathis
2) 22 year old Jeff Saturday

We know that there is a guy that plays like Jeff Saturday right now.

You're just hoping that there is a guy that will play like Robert Mathis at 1.15. Im sorry, there is no one that looks remotely close to mathis at 15.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by natagu23

We know that there is a guy that plays like Jeff Saturday right now.

You're just hoping that there is a guy that will play like Robert Mathis at 1.15. Im sorry, there is no one that looks remotely close to mathis at 15.

What if Ballard thinks there is? It's a simple floor/ceiling argument. Frankly, a Saturday stabilizes the OL, but doesn't really move the needle on proximity to a title. After all those years with PM, I don't care about AFC South banners. Swing for the fences and assemble a champion.