2019 NFL Draft Day 1

[smitty46953]

Discuss here

[Luck4Reich]

Very excited for this day. Long wait for us and our pick. Hoping someone falls to us.

[Dam8610]

At what point would you start to consider trading up for Sweat, and what would you be willing to trade to move up? For me, if he's there at 20, I'd offer 26 and 89 to go up and get him. Otherwise stay put and take Tillery IMO. Either way, it's going to be a long wait tonight.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

At what point would you start to consider trading up for Sweat, and what would you be willing to trade to move up? For me, if he's there at 20, I'd offer 26 and 89 to go up and get him. Otherwise stay put and take Tillery IMO. Either way, it's going to be a long wait tonight.

If you want a pass rusher on the interior who struggles against the run, why not wait for Dre'mont at 59?

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

If you want a pass rusher on the interior who struggles against the run, why not wait for Dre'mont at 59?

Jones is not likely to make it to 59, and Tillery is much better against the run than Jones. If I had my druthers, the Colts would get Sweat at 26, Tillery at 34, and the best safety at 59.

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Jones is not likely to make it to 59, and Tillery is much better against the run than Jones. If I had my druthers, the Colts would get Sweat at 26, Tillery at 34, and the best safety at 59.

So I take it you have no concerns about Tillery's scheme fit?

[Coltsalr]

Daniel Jeremiah, Mel Kiper, and Jason LaCanfora all have the Colts nabbing Jeffery Simmons with their first overall pick.

Wondering if this might be an "educated" guess...

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

Daniel Jeremiah, Mel Kiper, and Jason LaCanfora all have the Colts nabbing Jeffery Simmons with their first overall pick.

Wondering if this might be an "educated" guess...

Matt Miller says scouts have been telling him for a few weeks that Abram is the target.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

Matt Miller says scouts have been telling him for a few weeks that Abram is the target.

Here's the thing that I worry about with trying to interpret whether or not the Colts are high on Abram--he isn't a turnover machine and we know that Ballard emphasizes guys who generate takeaways.

Yes, he's a tackling machine and he'd be an eraser, but 3 FFs and 2 INTs in 25 games the last two seasons isn't great. Makes me wonder if they might be higher on more balanced safeties like Savage or Rapp since they've generated more takeaways.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

Here's the thing that I worry about with trying to interpret whether or not the Colts are high on Abram--he isn't a turnover machine and we know that Ballard emphasizes guys who generate takeaways.

Yes, he's a tackling machine and he'd be an eraser, but 3 FFs and 2 INTs in 25 games the last two seasons isn't great. Makes me wonder if they might be higher on more balanced safeties like Savage or Rapp since they've generated more takeaways.

Agreed. I would be mildly disappointed with Abram at 26, because I want a safety who is just as proficient in 2-deep as he is coming down into the box.