Colts signing Justin Houston

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Butter

KC is switching to a 4-3 I thought that is why they shipped Ford to SF and cut Houston.

That and they’re planning ahead for their cap charges on extensions for Hill and Maholmes. They can’t afford every one of their good players.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Not a WR. Also, Polian is the one who said that the 3-cone was one of the few tests that he considered useful in evaluating a WR.

He said this at a time when he was discussing the drafting of Dallas Clark and how Clark had a 3-cone drill that was comparable to some of the better WR's.

Now, let's stop derailing this thread any further.

Polian has actually said it was also the one of the best tools for pass rushers also and he would not draft a guy below a certain time. Can’t remember what the time was though.

[smitty46953]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

And with an extra pick at 34 + 8 solid players already on the DL, Ballard has the luxury to take Simmons.

I could definitely understand grabbing Simmons at 26. Just a gut feeling that Ballard will pick someone who can contribute this year at 26 & 34.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Butter

KC is switching to a 4-3 I thought that is why they shipped Ford to SF and cut Houston.

Maybe, but the Colts would never have let a great pass rusher go just because they changed defenses. I mean, we had Dwight Freeney and – oh, wait…

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Chaka

Maybe, but the Colts would never have let a great pass rusher go just because they changed defenses. I mean, we had Dwight Freeney and – oh, wait…

I know, the parallel is strong there.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

I follow the logic, but I think he was booted because he's an OLB and was null in coverage for them. His pass-rush ability -- though more power than speed now -- is still ++++.

I'm glad to hear you say that. I want to like this signing, but I just get an uneasy feeling about it. If Washington had made this signing, would it deserve as much praise? I suppose I'll reserve judgment until I see the contract terms.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Ahem Trent Cole. Let’s just hope he and Houston have little in common.

Still this is the kind of stuff I’m talking about. We have some funny money for a few years. Short term deal, if it works awesome. If it doesn’t, used up some short term available cap. That was just going to sit there anyway.

This is a completely different situation. Cole was going into his age 33(!) season when Grigson signed him and had clearly run out of gas completely. Houston is going into his age 30 season, has been more productive than Cole, and has had 18.5 sacks in the last 2 seasons.

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

I don't have many draft TAKES because I don't watch a TON of CFB. But 1 of the maybe 3 takes I have is that Jeffrey Simmons can be special. Just from combo of what I've heard and what little I've seen.

Would take Simmons at 26 in a heartbeat.

Afraid the Raiders will get him at 27? I'd prefer to take him at 34, and I think he could end up having a Jaylon Smith or Myles Jack type of impact, both players who were selected early in round 2 despite being considered top 15 talents before knee injuries.

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

And with an extra pick at 34 + 8 solid players already on the DL, Ballard has the luxury to take Simmons.

Also, with 8-10 month recovery time from ACL, Simmons could be back in November.

It’s not a foregone conclusion that he’d redshirt.

That said, with his past, I’m not sure he’s not off Ballard’s board entirely as a guy that “doesn’t fit the culture.”

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Chaka

I'm glad to hear you say that. I want to like this signing, but I just get an uneasy feeling about it. If Washington had made this signing, would it deserve as much praise? I suppose I'll reserve judgment until I see the contract terms.

Why the fuck do the contract terms matter at this point?

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

I was a little miffed Colts weren't in on Ford, but this mitigates it completely. Ballard is killing this offseason.

Wasnt ballard part of the chiefs when they drafted ford?