I would like to see the Colts pick Lamp tomorrow if he is still available.

Yes please, in order. Lamp, Cunningham, Wilson, Mixon, Cook.

Edge Tim Williams still out there too ... :cool:

Should definitely find a player that can help at 2.14.

I'm crossing my fingers for Sidney Jones in Rd 3.

I'm guessing it'll be a CB--Wilson/King/Tankersley in order of preference.

Could be a Corner. If we're lucky King, Tankersly, Wilson, even Moreau would be great. Jordan Willis could be in play for edge.

Yeah, I can get wanting some of the other guys but I see no issues here. Granted, his tackling kind of sucks but holy hell do the Colts need DB help and this guy is supremely talented.

Jordan Willis
Rivers
Bowser
Williams

King
Moreau
Tankersly

Malik McDowell

Cunningham

Lamp

I would really like to see pass rush though and I'm really hoping we have a shot at Willis.

Geathers and Hooker have the possibility to be something special. This team has so few playmakers that if Hooker is one who can complain? We have so many holes that we just need to keep adding quality.

Dam was the one "scratching" his head.

You really were on a roll last night!

I was at a Michael W. Smith concert with my wife celebrating our 16th anniversary.

Good time had at the concert and I got home just in time for my son to start ranting about taking a safety over a DT!

His signature phrase? "Ballard said that he was going to build the trenches! Safety is NOT a trench position!"

Good times had by all! :)

Cheers,

CB Quincy Wilson, Florida
CB Kevin King, Washington
CB Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado
CB Sidney Jones, Washington

OLB Jordan Willis, Kansas State
OLB Tim Williams, Alabama
OLB Tyus Bowser, Houston
OLB Ryan Anderson, Alabama

DT Malik McDowell, Michigan State
DE Chris Wormley, Michigan

ILB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt

OG Forrest Lamp
OT Cam Robinson

There are 13 names on the list of guys that I would love to have in the 2nd round. We pick with the 14th pick.

Considering that there are still offensive guys on the board like: Davin Cook, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Gerald Everett, Pat Elfein and JuJu Smith-Schuster, I am pretty confident that we will get someone off that list.

In the top half of the 2nd round, each pick is worth a “spread” of about 10 points.

Trading away our 5th round pick (158 overall; 27.8 points) could move us up 2 or 3 spots to 2-12 or 2-11.
Trading away our last 4th round pick (144 overall, 33.5 points) could move us up 3 spots to 2-11.
Trading away our middle 4th round pick (137 overall, 37.0 points) could probably move us up 4 spots to 2-10.
Trading away our top 4th round pick (121 overall, 52.0 points) could move us up 5 spots to 2-9.
Trading away our 3rd round pick (80 overall; 190 points) puts us at the top of round two (33 overall; 580 points) with getting 50 points back or around a mid 4th round pick.

Worth it if the “right” CB or OLB is sitting just a few spots away from where we pick at 2-14.

Cheers,

FYI, after the Colts chose Hooker, there were no DTs chosen for the remainder of the first round. So, tell your son, his DT choice remains available.

I think Wilson is the only player you can make a strong argument for trading up. Some analysts have him as a top 15 player and his size/ability to press would be good fits for this defense.

Playing around with this a bit more:

CB Quincy Wilson, Florida
CB Kevin King, Washington
CB Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado

Three kids whom I think could all come in and immediately start for us at CB2 as a pretty quality press CB. I prefer Awuzie over the other two by just a tad but all three are high quality kids and fill a HUGE need at CB to pair with our brand new free safety for years to come!

A couple of scenarios:

Colts trade 2-14 and 3-16 (630 points) to GB for 2-1, 4-28 and 6-29 (624 points). Slide back from mid-3rd round for a late 4th round plus pick up a 6th round pick in order to get the choice of our CB.

I don't know if GB would want to trade back again since they did trade out of the 1st round already. Asking them to wait until 2-14 to pick might be a bit much.

Colts trade 2-14 and 3-16 (630 points) to SEA for 2-2 and 4-4 (632). We would probably have to thrown in a future 6th round pick in order to exceed the point value in 2017 but whatever. Slide back 31 spots from 3rd to 4th round in order to move up 12 spots in the 2nd round.

I think either of these scenarios are very doable if Ballard has 1st round grades on any of those CBs.

If we miss out on those CBs, I expect a veteran CB to be signed by the end of the weekend.

Cheers,

Ummmm, Jonathan Allen would have played the DT role for us. That is who my son wanted.

Cheers,

Pass. I think they'll get one of those corners without having to move down from 3.16.

It is crazy he is still available. Ballard has some very good options tonight.

Hahaha well draft isn't over yet.

I want Willis, after that I'm worried the pass rush might get a little murky. But there are lots of solid options. Should get a solid pick in the third too.

My hope is that either Ryan Anderson or Trey Henderson are still there in the 3rd round for OLB. Either would be a good choice.

CB in the 2nd round, I hope. If not, we should be signing a vet to start for 1 year before the end of the 2nd round.

Cheers,

I appreciate your work on here -- you do an excellent job!!! -- so not trying to crap on it, but ... Kevin King is the definition of a project CB. Not an immediate starter at all.

so was Green last year, your point being ??

My point being sherck was saying King should be a target for an immediate starter at CB. He is not an immediate starter at CB. Colts could do much better than King in Round 2.

Someone like King, IMO, is Round 3 material.

Ok

I actually really strongly agree about King. He is measurables, that's it. Don't want him.

You are gonna fight this BPA thought all the way to the end aren't you?

If Lamp is still there at 2.14, he'll likely be BPA. I imagine you'd be alright with that.

I'm always good with BPA. after watching the 1st unwind I didn't want the to take Lamp. I was leaning toward Allen. I'm thrilled with Hooker It helps out 2 positions But he was only a 2 yr player with one great yr. hopefully he hasn't shot his load already. Adding Allen would have made this a very hard to run on team.

Read an article that Hooker was the top player on Ballards board. He almost didn't even put him on. But liked him so much he brought him in for a visit just in case he fell. It was never a decision once he was available. He was the pick

I'm interested to know how much weight Ballard is giving to Pagano's scheme in evaluating players. Having that ball hawk in the back is vitally important, and that importance could very well move Hooker to the top 2-3 players on Ballard's board coming in.

Always fun to look back

Sometimes I look back at my comments and shake my head, but not in this case.

My comments last yr are pretty much what I am still saying. BPA is who Ballard will take and I wanted Lamp and now want Nelson.... I didn't get Lamp and I am not getting Nelson this yr either.

Funny how many were wanting Cook and Dixon... assuming the same ones wanting Barkley this yr. Other things that haven't changed... Dam wasn't happy they selected anyone other than who he wanted.... even though it was a higher rated player.... Sherck was/is still picking positions and not players for each selection and of course Omaha is still a dick.

I do think that Ballard might have been drafing knowing Pagfuck would not be here now. Basham might work out pretty good as a 4-3 backup DE

I'll give it to Smitty he had Hooker in his picks.... I still can't figure out how he correctly picked every player to be drafted ahead of time ;)

I was surprised by Hooker because of the injury risk. He spent most of his first year on IR.

He was more prone to getting an ACL injury than everyone else that it has happened to?

Regarding Cook/Dixon, I am absolutely on board with drafting a RB with one of the 2nds or the 3rd this year. Really good value there in mocks.

Agree Guise Michele or Chubb should be there.

Kerryon Johnson as well.

He played the prior year with a labrum tear and a sports hernia.

Or Ronald Jones. Or Rashaad Penny.

Just so many good options.

Hooker had a better rookie year than Allen and Harris. Allen also hit IR and Harris was a non factor.