2008 Colts OT Review

by shake n bake on Feb 11, 2009 12:12 PM EST Comment 5 comments

Profiles

There are a lot of elite OT's in the draft, but a lot of teams are looking for an OT early and the quality drops off bigtime after the best handful (MtD has 6 1st round graded OTs, 0 2nd and 3rd round graded OTs. Walter Football ranks 4 OTs as top 10 picks)

Rank	Mocking the Draft	New Era Scouting	WalterFootball	DraftCountdown	Scout.com
1	Micheal Oher* (Ole Miss)	Micheal Oher (Ole Miss)	Andre Smith (Alabama)	Eugene Monroe (Virginia)	Michal Oher (Ole Miss)
2	*Eugene Monroe (Virginia)**	Andre Smith (Alabama)	Eugene Monroe (Virginia)	Jason Smith (Baylor)	Eugene Monroe (Virginia)
3	Andre Smith* (Alabama)	Eugene Monroe (Virginia)	Micheal Oher (Ole Miss)	Andre Smith (Alabama)	Andre Smith (Alabama)
4	Phil Loadholt* (Oklahoma)	Jason Smith (Baylor)	Jason Smith (Baylor)	Micheal Oher (Ole Miss	Jason Smith (Baylor)
5	Eben Britton* (Arizona)	Eben Britton (Arizona)	Eben Britton (Arizona)	Eben Britton (Arizona)	Phil Loadholt (Oklahoma)
6	Jason Smith* (Baylor)	Phil Loadholt (Oklahoma)	William Beatty (UConn)	William Beatty (UConn)	Eben Britton (Arizona)
7	Fenuki Tupou (Oregon)	William Beatty (UConn)	Phil Loadholt (Oklahoma)	Phil Loadholt (Oklahoma)	William Beatty (UConn)
8	William Beatty (UConn)	Troy Kropog (Tulane)	Troy Kropog (Tulane)	Jamon Meredith (South Carolina)	Alex Boone (OSU) [ranking from: ?]
9	Augustus Parish (Kent State)	Jamon Merideth (South Carolina)	Fenuki Tupou (Oregon)	Troy Kropog (Tulane)	Xavier Fulton (Illinois)
10	Alex Boone (OSU) [ranking from before he was arrested]	Fenuki Tupou (Oregon)	Jamon Meredith (South Carolina)	Jason Watkins (Florida)	Jamon Meredith (South Carolina)

*=First round grade.

If a 1st round caliber OT falls to them, in the late first it'll will be hard to pass him up. A 1st round rookie OT could start at guard as most Colts OTs do early on, or with a good performance in camp push Diem back to the inside or onto the bench/street.

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Mocking the Draft needs to update their rankings

Because they suck right now, frankly. Oher #1, Loadholt #4, and Jason Smith #6 particularly stand out.

by project geo on Feb 11, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

it's spliting hairs

all 3 of them are graded as first rounders.

and two of the others have Oher #1

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I take this parachute off
I might fall and die
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by shake n bake on Feb 11, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dan just posted his Oher scouting report

http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2009/2/11/753280/scouting-report-michael-oh

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I take this parachute off
I might fall and die
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by shake n bake on Feb 11, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Parrish

What’s he, a third-fourth rounder?
I’m sure the Colts could nab him and take Boone with their last pick, or just sign him as a free agent.

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by J-Gao on Feb 11, 2009 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Boone really struggled this past season, and I’m sure the off-the-field issues won’t help his draft stock, much. He may end up being a 6th to UDFA pick, but I’m not sure he’s worth it at this point. I think the Colts have enough young, inconsistent tackles on their roster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmGdAPjcgaM&eurl=http://www.only17points.com/&feature=player_embedded

by Nideak on Feb 12, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs