The final 53

[Luck4Reich]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

TOUGHEST CUTS: Jihad Ward, Nate Hairston, Krishawn Hogan, Ross Travis, Carroll Phillips

I would hate to to Ward and Phillips go.

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by Luck4Reich

I would hate to to Ward and Phillips go.

Same for Travis. I'm going to be bummed at who is cut for the first time in I don't know how long. Very cool

[Pez]

TE: Doyle, Ebron, Cox, Hentges
(a surprise move might be to trade Doyle and keep Travis or maybe they cut Cox and keep Travis)

I was hoping they would find a way to keep Travis, but trading Doyle for him seems like a non starter, and Cox is developing well as a blocking TE. Hentges is just better, has shown more in card and has longer upside.

Zak Keefer on Hentges:

Two weeks and 11 practices into training camp and the running joke around Westfield is that the kid from Alabama – the blocking tight end who wasn’t supposed to be able to catch – hasn’t dropped a single pass. Not in individual drills, not in 7 vs. 7, not in full-team sessions. His hands are like glue.

[Pez]

I really want to see Grover Stewart have a breakout year.

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by Pez

I really want to see Grover Stewart have a breakout year.

Nice call. If he does (and reports are that he has shaped his body to fit the type of defense we play a la Wilson) this line could be exceptional

I want the Colts to find a way to keep both Hentges and Travis. Keep only three running backs if you need to.. That fourth running back is someone that a waiver wire player would be almost as good as, not true for Hentges or Travis.

[GoBigBlue88]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Nice call. If he does (and reports are that he has shaped his body to fit the type of defense we play a la Wilson) this line could be exceptional

I want the Colts to find a way to keep both Hentges and Travis. Keep only three running backs if you need to.. That fourth running back is someone that a waiver wire player would be almost as good as, not true for Hentges or Travis.

5 TEs is absurd lol. Especially if you're keeping at least 5 WRs, maybe 6.

I get liking Travis and Hentges, but Ebron/Doyle/Alie-Cox are locks. They're going to have to make a decision. Thank God this franchise is finally at a stage where they have to sweat those decisions.

[Chromeburn]

OFFENSE:

QB (2): Luck, Brissett
RB (3): Mack, Hines, Wilkins
WR (6): Hilton, Funchess, Campbell, Rogers, Cain, Pascal
TE (4): Ebron, Doyle, Alie-Cox, Hentges
T (5): Castonzo, Smith, Clark, Barton, (SWING) Haeg
G (3): Nelson, Glowinski, Eldrenkamp
C (2): Kelly, Andrews


DEFENSE:

DE (5): Houston, Muhammad, Sheard, Turay, Banogu
DT (5): Autry, Hunt, Lewis, Stewart, Ward
LB (5): Leonard, Walker, Okereke, Speed, Franklin
CB (6): Desire, Moore, Wilson, Ya-Sin, Hairston, Milton
S (4): Hooker, Geathers, Willis, Farley


SPECIAL TEAMS (3):

K: Vinatieri
P: Sanchez
LS: Rhodes

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

5 TEs is absurd lol. Especially if you're keeping at least 5 WRs, maybe 6.

I get liking Travis and Hentges, but Ebron/Doyle/Alie-Cox are locks. They're going to have to make a decision. Thank God this franchise is finally at a stage where they have to sweat those decisions.

https://www.colts.com/news/ross-trav...tight-end-race

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

5 TEs is absurd lol. Especially if you're keeping at least 5 WRs, maybe 6.

I get liking Travis and Hentges, but Ebron/Doyle/Alie-Cox are locks. They're going to have to make a decision. Thank God this franchise is finally at a stage where they have to sweat those decisions.

I know is seems crazy to keep 5 tight ends but we may wish we did exactly that in a year or so. I think Ebron/Travis's skill set crosses over with our wide receivers skill set. If you look at rb/wr/te as just weapons for the qb to use, other than being what is always been done, why not keep the best 14-15 players period. Let the coaching staff be innovative. Whatever we do it is great that we sweat those decisions now. So much better than scouring the waiver wire for fool's gold.

Having said that I think we end up keeping Travis (his skill set is harder to replicate and seems more of a fit in today's NFL) and hope Hentges makes it to the practice squad