Colts Sign NT Hankins 3 years, $30MM, $14.5MM G

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by Forrest Blue

Gotta hope it's always flexible on the back end..

I'll be here all week...

gotta love a hole weak

[GoBigBlue88]

Really thrilled about this signing. Was not looking forward to Ballard having to draft a NT this year.

Honestly, if there isn't a game-changing LB/EDGE/boundary CB player at 15 (I think the difference between bottom half round 1 pass-rushers and rounds 2-3 available pass-rushers will be minimal at best), I think this puts Colts back in play for RB again in 1st round. I'll stick to that. Haters gonna hate.

[Puck]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Really thrilled about this signing. Was not looking forward to Ballard having to draft a NT this year.

Honestly, if there isn't a game-changing LB/EDGE/boundary CB player at 15 (I think the difference between bottom half round 1 pass-rushers and rounds 2-3 available pass-rushers will be minimal at best), I think this puts Colts back in play for RB again in 1st round. I'll stick to that. Haters gonna hate.

Exactly

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Really thrilled about this signing. Was not looking forward to Ballard having to draft a NT this year.

Honestly, if there isn't a game-changing LB/EDGE/boundary CB player at 15 (I think the difference between bottom half round 1 pass-rushers and rounds 2-3 available pass-rushers will be minimal at best), I think this puts Colts back in play for RB again in 1st round. I'll stick to that. Haters gonna hate.

Ooooh, a running back? Omaha is gonna eat you alive.

And rightfully so, I might add.

No RB in the 1st round.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Really thrilled about this signing. Was not looking forward to Ballard having to draft a NT this year.

Honestly, if there isn't a game-changing LB/EDGE/boundary CB player at 15 (I think the difference between bottom half round 1 pass-rushers and rounds 2-3 available pass-rushers will be minimal at best), I think this puts Colts back in play for RB again in 1st round. I'll stick to that. Haters gonna hate.

There should definitely be an impact defensive player at 15.

You can get a rb later. It isn't that big of a need this year. Quality backs can be had later just like your argument with pass rushers.

We need to get a great defense. The offense can win with less at the skill positions with a guy like Luck

[GoBigBlue88]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

There should definitely be an impact defensive player at 15.

I think there's our assessment of impact player, then Ballard's. So I would hope so. But I think less players probably hit the cross-section of playmaker for this defense than most fans project.

(That said, at least at CB, I sure would hope so. I'm not optimistic about EDGE or ILB at 15. But CB seems like it should happen, right?)

Long way of saying I'd rather have a dynamic young RB/slot WR/return specialist talent than a slightly better Greg Toler or something.

[Butter]

I would rather go OL than RB/WR at this point.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

I think there's our assessment of impact player, then Ballard's. So I would hope so. But I think less players probably hit the cross-section of playmaker for this defense than most fans project.

(That said, at least at CB, I sure would hope so. I'm not optimistic about EDGE or ILB at 15. But CB seems like it should happen, right?)

Long way of saying I'd rather have a dynamic young RB/slot WR/return specialist talent than a slightly better Greg Toler or something.

Well of course. But only time will tell us that. We can only go with the on paper version.

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

I think there's our assessment of impact player, then Ballard's. So I would hope so. But I think less players probably hit the cross-section of playmaker for this defense than most fans project.

(That said, at least at CB, I sure would hope so. I'm not optimistic about EDGE or ILB at 15. But CB seems like it should happen, right?)

Long way of saying I'd rather have a dynamic young RB/slot WR/return specialist talent than a slightly better Greg Toler or something.

Reuben Foster might very well be there at #15 for us. I heard McShay say last night that don't be surprised if both Redidck and Jarrad Davis are gone before Foster. That would likely lead to him lasting to #15.

I don't really consider either Reddick/Davis impact players in the same mold. I'm fine with drafting Reddick at #15, but with Davis, I'd rather trade back into the 20's and grab either him or Zach Cunningham there, rather than reach for him a bit at #15.

I think that of all the pass rushers that I do like (Barnett, Tim Williams, Charles Harris, Carl Lawson) that there's a fair chance that at least one will be there in Round 2.

[GoBigBlue88]

Originally Posted by Butter

I would rather go OL than RB/WR at this point.

This OL class sucksssss.

Also I don't get why people don't think RB is a need. It's maybe not the same need as CB or LB, true, but it's a need, and bigger need than OL at that.