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[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by smitty46953

Jason La Canfora‏Verified account @JasonLaCanfora · 24s25 seconds ago

Dontari Poe is in Atlanta and will meet with the Falcons in the AM

@JosinaAnderson
I'm told DT Dontari Poe is in Atlanta already. Was greeted by number of fans. He's having dinner tonight with the HC & #Falcons brass. (last night)

[Puck]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

@JosinaAnderson
I'm told DT Dontari Poe is in Atlanta already. Was greeted by number of fans. He's having dinner tonight with the HC & #Falcons brass. (last night)

If it's not a numbers thing. He is going to sign with Atlanta. He wants a prove it deal and with that D he will make himself look a lot better.

I'd bet he signs with Atlanta today

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by Puck

If it's not a numbers thing. He is going to sign with Atlanta. He wants a prove it deal and with that D he will make himself look a lot better.

I'd bet he signs with Atlanta today

I guess it's going to be either Poe, or a draft pick playing NT for the Colts this year.

[sherck]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

I guess it's going to be either Poe, or a draft pick playing NT for the Colts this year.

I would not count Parry out yet. It will depend on how the legal proceedings go.

But, honestly, I would like the Colts to get two "true" NTs and let Parry (if we retain him) move out to 5-tech DE as I think he has the burst to be effective out there. He is not the proto-typical body type for it but he has given very good service over his first two years in the league.

But, if I am rubbing my crystal ball, I think Parry is gone.

Chees,

[ukcolt]

I disagree regarding Claiborne, i think that he could excel in a man cover system, and that might be exactly what he needs to fulfill his potential. He is actually a fairly aggressive tackler in run support. His biggest issue is that he hasn't been able to stay healthy. He has speed to burn, and his best days could well be ahead of him if he could put together an injury free season.

Alterraun Verner i think would be another nice pickup as the third corner, not as a starter, although i suspect that he would hold his own as well as any No. 2 that we have had in the last few years, but that isn't saying too much.

The rest i do agree that there are meager pickings, but we have to bring in someone to compete and we do still have plenty of cap space left. Claiborne signed a 1 year $3m contract last year and hopefully could be had for something slightly more than this once again. I would also imagine that Verner isn't likely to break the bank in the $3m range. This would still leave us with enough money to compete to sign Poe, assuming we are still interested in him.

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by sherck

I would not count Parry out yet. It will depend on how the legal proceedings go.

But, honestly, I would like the Colts to get two "true" NTs and let Parry (if we retain him) move out to 5-tech DE as I think he has the burst to be effective out there. He is not the proto-typical body type for it but he has given very good service over his first two years in the league.

But, if I am rubbing my crystal ball, I think Parry is gone.

Chees,

If Parry escapes ( no pun intended) jail time, I think he will be jettisoned.

[Wyatt]

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[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

I disagree regarding Claiborne, i think that he could excel in a man cover system, and that might be exactly what he needs to fulfill his potential. He is actually a fairly aggressive tackler in run support. His biggest issue is that he hasn't been able to stay healthy. He has speed to burn, and his best days could well be ahead of him if he could put together an injury free season.

Alterraun Verner i think would be another nice pickup as the third corner, not as a starter, although i suspect that he would hold his own as well as any No. 2 that we have had in the last few years, but that isn't saying too much.

The rest i do agree that there are meager pickings, but we have to bring in someone to compete and we do still have plenty of cap space left. Claiborne signed a 1 year $3m contract last year and hopefully could be had for something slightly more than this once again. I would also imagine that Verner isn't likely to break the bank in the $3m range. This would still leave us with enough money to compete to sign Poe, assuming we are still interested in him.

No to both corners

[sherck]

Okay, after having gotten (rightly) spanked by posting a bad list of NT draft prospects, I did a little more research.

Unfortunately, this appears to be a pretty bad draft class for 3-4 NT prospects. Combining NFL.com, ESPN, CBSportsline and Walter Football, I come up only three guys whom somebody out there thinks are draftable:

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, USC...........6’1”, 331 lbs, 5th / 6th projection
Josh Tupou, Colorado...............6’3”, 362 lbs, 7th / UDFA projection
Grover Stewart, Albany State....6’4”, 347 lbs, 7th / UDFA projection

The hit on Tu'ikolovatu as the crème of the crop, besides his name, is that he is 26 years old due to having injury issues and taking 2 years off for mission (I assume he is Mormon).

All three are pretty limited as pass rushers so they are pretty much all two down players. All three are said that they can "anchor" and pile up a double team block which is their primary role. However, they need to INVITE the double team as if you only single block them they rag doll the OC and then go disrupt the play. I don't know that any of these guys can do that.

The rest of the 3-4 NT prospects are all projected to be picked up as UDFA:

Eli Ankou, UCLA................................6’3”, 331 lbs
Josh Augusta, Missouri.......................6’4”, 360 lbs
Isaiah Golden, McNeese St.................6’2”, 325 lbs
Roderick Henderson, Alabama St.........6’0”, 354 lbs
Nick James, Mississippi St..................6’4”, 325 lbs
Tyrique Jarrett, Pittsburgh..................6’3”, 335 lbs
Justin Shanks, Florida State................6’2”, 344 lbs
Jon Taylor, Southeastern Louisiana......6’5”, 348 lbs

Signing Poe and drafting someone as the backup is BY FAR the best option. Having to start two low round draft picks is not ideal.

Cheers,

[smitty46953]

My Wish List from remaining Free Agents ...

Johnathan Hankins DT
Zack Brown LB
Kevin Minter LB
Darius Butler S/CB
Morris Claiborne CB