[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I don't see any "hate" for Ballard, just quibbling over preferences. I understand what he did, Day 2 made Day 1 make a lot more sense, and I hope he picked the right guys. Positives from this draft for me are that the offensive line should be solidified for the next 2-3 years, the front 7 got some athletes, and so did the skill positions. Negatives to me are that the defense still requires a star and a captain, and I think Edmunds could've become that guy and the Colts could've traded down and leveraged even more picks out of what was by all accounts a loaded draft class to fill more holes, and Ballard picked a long, trait filled DE to be the pass rusher in Turay and a bigger, also long and trait filled DE to play the power end position in Lewis, and I think Lorenzo Carter and Rasheem Green would've filled those roles better, respectively. Time will tell on that last part, but obviously I hope Ballard got it right. I also don't know that the Colts will get another chance at an Urlacher type like Edmunds, but I'm certainly hoping they're looking at pass rush and MLB as top priorities moving forward, though I can't see how they wouldn't.

Just curious, but your post got me thinking about who might be coming out next draft that may be the guy you say we need to get. We have an extra 2nd rounder and they say the draft class is projected to be stellar.