Colts 2nd round pick: Fili Moala DT, USC
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
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PrintThe Colts traded up 5 spots to take USC DT FIli Moala 56th overall.
Update: Like the vast majority, I like the pick a lot. If Polian was willing to give up a 5th rounder to make sure they get him then I'm sold. Moala will be an athletic NT to play along side the undersized Foster/Dawson combo.
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wow
19 yes’s and 0’s across the board
"If you don't [draft me], I promise you I'll come back and kick your ass for the next 15 years."
Everyone loves this pick!
I am so excited. I never thought I could be so excited about a SUC player but I am. I think he could be a starter from day 1 across from Foster.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
If anyone hates this pick they hate Polian
And I will be damned if I can stand by and let someone hate Moala.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
almost positive he'll get another one just by a quote he made yesterday
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope it's King
King at UT and Moala at NT would be awesome.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
That's it
I was just wondering who was that player that I wanted badly. I remember I wanted Marcus Howard last year and we got him. I want King this year.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
We have five more pick
I say OLB, OT, WR, CB and another DT
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Yeah, but ...
We got Antoine Bethea and plenty of other good picks after the 4th round … i don’t think we dismiss need, Polian is great at finding those late round steals
"If loving Peyton Manning is wrong, I don't wanna be right"
A 2nd round DT
What’s to complain about? He started the offseason as a first round projection. Him AND Brown? We made out. B.P. does it again.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
My only concern
Is that I’ve read alot about inconsistency and stamina. I want to see a guy like this give 100%, put him in a good rotation. He’s got some great talent if he does.
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
Sometimes poor technique, doesn’t rush the passer.
But you’re never going to get a perfect guy in the middle of the second round. He’s as good as we could ask for.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Moala will be that Sapp type player the Colts have been lacking at the NT position. He’ll be a great compliment to Eric Foster. The other guys like Peria Jerry and Ziggy Hood were more UTs than NTs.
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I was bummed when Jerry was gone
But now Peria Who?
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
the bright side is that I don't have to learn to pronounce is name right now
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jerry's, I can do Fili's
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was Moh-A-La
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The fifth rounder was expendable
We have two fourth rounders.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I saw Jason Williams in the 3rd
OLB, Western Illinois. BTW Colts Homer, love the sig but the 90% of the comedy is in his delivery. RIP Mitch
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
YES!!!
Just what we needed, a quick fat guy in the middle. I just hope that he loves playing football, unlike queen cockpit.
"GO HORSE!"
OK, hate to come off the high of the trade for Fili Moala,
But I’ve been wondering since I was stuck in a car and my brother’s dorm room during our 1st rounder, where was Donald Brown projected? I was probably least familiar with him then every other potential prospect.
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Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
late 1st/early 2nd
he had moved up to the 3rd back in the class to a lot of experts
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
When the Falcons drafted Jerry,
I could just imagine your face tearing up Shake.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
it was like Chris Johnson last year
I had prepared myself for him not to fall.
I was too excited about all the other guys who had dropped too. I knew Indy was getting someone good.
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
polian and caldwell
have some pretty great things to say about brown in the presser
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions
Great Pick
I’ve been hollerin for a while that we need more beef in the middle and I’ve finally got my wish. Listening to Polian in the news conf. Fili has played in a system that’s almost identical to ours, sweet. Great level of comp. great pick
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by AussieColtsFan on Apr 25, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Does he say at the end that they’re going to play him as a UT? I would have thought he’d be the NT…
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
"what it says about joseph addai is...
…you’re gonna have a long career, a longer career."
—Polian
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
True
I think people have been forgetting than Addai has taken too much of a beating and drafting Brown will make him a more durable back and a better back. Saying that this means that Addai isn’t good is like saying that when the Vikings drafted Peterson they were saying Chester Taylor wasn’t good. Teams who use two backs win Super Bowls now. Pittsburgh had Mewelde Moore and Willie Parker for the playoffs. The Giants had Ward and Jacobs. We had Rhodes and Addai. Two back systems are necessary to win.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Chester Taylor
Was a 6th round pick. Drafting someone in the first round to replace him means nothing. Willie Parker was undrafted; Mewelde Moore was a fourth round pick, as was Brandon Jacobs; Derrick Ward was a seventh rounder.
Joe Addai was a first round pick. You don’t draft two first round running backs to run a RBC. It’s a dramatic waste of a first round pick.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
that's bs
You don’t draft two first round running backs to run a RBC. It’s a dramatic waste of a first round pick.
there’s plenty of time for both guys to be on the field. how much did dominic rhodes play last year? don’t mean to knock on rhodes, but you don’t think it would have been nice to have another first round talent get the number of carries that rhodes did? you’d rather we have reached at DT and then gotten a 2nd round talent? so that instead of one first and one second round pick, we might as well have had two 2nd rounders? what polian doesn’t seem to you like a better way to play the situation?
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not a member of the cult of Polian
He’s a great GM, but he’s not infallible.
I don’t have a problem with Brown, as I’ve said elsewhere. I have a problem that we need a guy like Brown. We blew our pick on Addai, it’s that simple. We drafted him in the first round; he hasn’t proven to be a first round RB. That’s no knock on him, he can only be the guy he is, but we whiffed the pick.
We’ll be the only team in the NFL running two first round picks at 10-15 touches per game. That’s not good value, and it’s not how you get the best out of low first round picks.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
True
Although that’s an RBBC by accident, rather than design.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
and how'd that "bust"
who had prompted the other 1st round RB pick doing now?
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty well
Which kinda makes the Panthers blowing the 13th pick on a guy they already had a good starter at a bit of a waste, doesn’t it?
Which is the point. They’ve drafted two starters for a one starter position. They could have got a guy good enough to back up Williams in the 4th or 5th round, and drafted for need instead of wasting a pick on Stewart.
Bad value.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
so how was it an acciedent if they knew Williams was good when they took Stewart?
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
What's accidental about it?
The Stewart pick’s a waste because they didn’t know what they had. They drafted a guy they ended up not needing. That’s the very definition of wasteful drafting; the very definition of a draft pick bust. They’ve got a 13th pick in the NFL draft earning $10m to sit on the sidelines twiddling his thumbs and waiting for Williams to get injured.
Draft fail.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Please
Stop talking like you know anything about football.
Just stop
Please
Stop thinking you’re the only one that’s allowed to have an opinion about the Colts, and that the sun shines out of Bill Polian’s ass and he’s the most perfect human being on the planet.
People make mistakes. Even people who work for the Colts.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
please stop fighting
draft day is a happy day
it’s christmas in april
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
No doubt. John Fox is a complete moron for playing Deshaun Foster over DeAngelo Williams all those years.
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by KingRichard on Apr 25, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
so, what you're telling me is ....
a pro football organization accidentally drafted the wrong guy ??
"If loving Peyton Manning is wrong, I don't wanna be right"
I think the Raiders might have
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
Apparently pro football teams are run by human beings, not infallible superhumans.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
at least they didn't draft a dead guy
supposedly it’s happened in the CFL
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
it's completely worth the pick
if you can keep two first round running backs getting 10-15 touches a game for 7 or 8 years rather than 2 or 3.
I don’t disagree that addai was a disappointment last year, and it’s true that Polian’s not divine (though really damn good at his job) but unless you can get out of that first round pick, you need to get a first round talent, and donald brown, because of his intelligence and athleticism, fits the mold. so you adjust and play two first round backs. also, addai’s up for a new contract in the near future. you can another running back, leverage that on the contract with addai, and have a backup plan if he leaves, or you can overpay for addai next year and end up with the same mediocre (according to you) RB for the foreseeable future.
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You're not even reading what I'm saying
I have never said Brown is mediocre. I’m simply saying we have got bad value from two first round draft picks. If we give them both 12-15 snaps a game, we’re wasting two first round picks. If we give one 18-20 snaps and the other 8-10 snaps, we’re wasting one pick. If we let Addai hit free agency, he’s a bust. If Addai comes back and puts up 1400 yards, 15 TDs and has a Pro Bowl season, we wasted the pick on Brown.
We’re in a lose lose situation – there’s no way we can get value from both first rounders. About the best we can do is hope one of them goes crazy next season and we can trade him for decent value.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I just don't agree
that 12 – 15 snaps is a waste of a first round RB. I think you maximize the value of both picks by allowing them to split carries. and there’s actual FO stats on how a RB declines from down to down, so it’s not as if you gain anything by supposedly letting one get into a “rhythm.”
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
and I know you didn't say Brown is mediocre
but it seems you’re implying that Addai is
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
He wasn't even mediocre last season
He was genuinely bad.
It’s not a question of getting the most out of the two players – Addai’s the kind of guy who seems to need a light workload to be effective. And that’s fine. We don’t know what kind of guy Brown will be yet, of course.
The point is that we’re not getting the most out of two first round draft picks. First rounds picks are like gold. If you need to spend two first round picks on players to play one position, you’ve failed.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no, and no.
The league is changing, and I think we’ve made it pretty obvious that the days of the workhorse back are over. Look what happened to Larry Johnson, LT, Shaun Alexander, Rudi Johnson, et al. If we can have three 1st round talents in the passing game, then why not 2 in the running game if that makes that aspect of our offense significantly better?
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
Again, you're not reading what I'm saying
You don’t need a workhorse. That doesn’t mean you have to blow two first round picks on an RBBC.
You can have three first round talents in the passing game because you can get them all on the field at the same time. No matter how you spin the Colts running game, you’re going to have a first round pick watching at least half the snaps.
That is not value. That is not maximising the utility of your first round picks.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I can concede that Addai wasn't a slam dunk
If you need to spend two first round picks on players to play one position, you’ve failed.
at any other position that may be true, but I think RB is a different case. but like I said above, if you think you’ve made a mistake with Addai, you can’t let yourself get into a situation in which you’re desperate for a guy at a position that affects so much the ability of your hall of fame QB.
if you’re just put off by all the respect Polian gets, fine, be a hater. But no one’s ever said he succeeds by hitting a home run every year,. In fact, it’s his very will to play it safe and be disciplined that’s so remarkable.
Drafting Addai late in the first round is a far cry from Steve Emtman, in any case, which is especially revealing as we all clamor for a DT year in and year out.
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh for God's sake
If you’re just going to make things up, I’m not even going to bother.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
if you're going to be a condescending prick
please don’t bother
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you’d be hard pressed to find any other team in the league that has as many of it’s own first round draft picks still on their roster as the Colts do.
Polian has always placed a premium on surrounding Peyton with the best talent available. I’d rather he picked the Best Player Available at 27 than reach down for a guy. In this case, I think that’s exactly what happened. The Colts probably didn’t have Hood as high as the fans did, and said “Hey, we’ll grab Moala in the 2nd, and take the 2nd/3rd best running back in the draft in the 1st”.
Choosing Brown isn’t an indictment of Addai’s skills. They’re completely different runners. Addai is a shifty back that can make guys miss, but because he’s smaller has a tendency to wear down faster. Brown is your more stereotypical, north/south, one-cut kind of guy. Some teams will have problems defending one or the other or both. Moreover, moreso than any other position, rookie running backs contribute immediately to the teams that draft them.
If you can find a glaring area of need on the Colts, and a pick at 27 that wouldn’t have been a reach for that position, AND that that pick would be better than Brown, I’ll concede that it’s a waste.
Simply put, low first round draft picks != high first round draft picks.
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by MonkeyBusiness on Apr 25, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, missing the point
This isn’t about Addai. This isn’t about Brown. This isn’t about whether or not you can have them both in the same side. This has almost nothing to do with the players.
This is about using first round draft picks to maximise the value that you get from them. We are in a situation where no matter what we do – short of putting Addai or Brown in at split end – we’re going to have first round draft picks watching at least half the game from the sideline.
RBBCs work pretty well – but they almost always have at least one guy who was a lower round draft pick. It doesn’t matter so much if you’re second guy in an RBBC is a 4th or 5th round pick – you’re pretty lucky to get a contributer there anyway. But having a first round pick spend half the game on the bench is a waste – how well they complement each other is irrelevant.
To make it absolutely, perfectly clear – I have no problem with drafting Brown as a player. The problem is that we have got to a situation where we need to draft a first round RB because our current first round RB can’t perform like a first round RB.
And that is wasting draft picks.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
We drafted Addai
and won a Super Bowl with his help. If I’m going to have a 1st round bust, I don’t mind it being someone that gets Indy a ring in the process. No matter how long he stays in Indy, I’ll never consider picking him a bust. Best choice in the world? Maybe not. But it’s hard to hate on him.
by hoosierdore on Apr 25, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate him at all
I love the guy, he’s my favourite Colt after Freeney.
by eltharion_doa on Apr 25, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Carolina
2 first rond picks toting the rock. I think the Donald Brown pick was fucking awesome
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Apr 25, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
lol that's so wrong it's not even funny
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by KingRichard on Apr 25, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Reasoning?
Not trying to be argumentative, but making a qualitative statement like that without supporting it – while within your rights – is a little counter-productive don’t you think? And I’m not saying that I agree or disagree with you, because I really don’t understand your position.
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
This is how I want the rest of the draft to play out
3rd-Jason Williams/OLB/Western Illinois
4th-Mitch King/DT/Iowa
4th-Brandon Gibson/WR/Washington State
6th-Robert Brewster/OT/Ball State
7th-DeAngelo Smith/CB/Cincinnati
And then sign Lonnie Harvey in UDFAs. I think Harvey could be an Ed Johnson minus the pot.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Marcus Freeman
Gerald McRath
Daneil Ellerbe
Scott McKillop
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
As of now, are the starters at DT...
Johnson and Moala with Foster and Brock during passing downs?
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions
I see it as
Moala and Foster with Johnson and Moala splitting time. Brock replaces Foster on passing situations.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I'd think
UT is Foster/Dawson with some Brock mixed in
NT is Moala backed up by Johnson
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Besides King...
any other UTs availabe in rounds 3 and 4?
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Gilbert is still there isn't he
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
yea I was assuming he'll be gone before the Colts 3rd pick though
but you never know with this draft thing
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
wow that would be crazy if the Colts got him
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
My family voted to make me turn off the draft on the TV
after the Colts picked. Am I missing anything good?
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Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
4 UConn players were drafted
More than any other draft ever and it’s only the first day. That’s a program on the rise.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I'm related to the university president.
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
can he tell you how much they pay jim calhoun?
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
haven't talked to him since he took the job
he was the provost at Iowa
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm related to Tom Flores
My uncle who lives out closer to California goes to some games and sits in the owners box. I wonder what it is like to watch a game with Al Davis? That has to be an experience of a lifetime.
Tell him to get rid of the basketball program. They cause ND fans enough heartache as it is.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I'm sorry...
But I’m still a little upset that we traded away our 5 to move up just a few picks. Marks was still there had Moala had been taken. You know Polian could have grabbed a sleeper down in the 5th, just seems like a bit of a waste.
The Colts won’t draft another DT people. Moala is going to play UT, listen to what Polian said in his statement about why they drafted Moala.
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what point did he make...i do not have audio or is there link of a transript?
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
He said something to the effect of how Moala can be utilized in both run and passing situations. His length and speed is what they were looking for. They look at him as a bigger Raheem Brock.
This line will remain in my signature until the Colts draft Rashad Jennings in 2009.
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by KingRichard on Apr 25, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I still won’t be suprised if they draft a bigger more run stuffer type player in the 3rd or with one of their 4th picks just in case. If Moala gets hurt, the Colts are back where they were before.
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I just took from what he said yesterday that they could add another DT possibly
The perceived need for defensive tackles in the draft. The Colts released defensive tackle Ed Johnson early last season and Quinn Pitcock retired unexpectedly early in training camp. "We lost Pitcock and Big Ed, who we felt had essentially answered the questions for us," Polian said. "It’s probably an area we could use a guy or two."
“use a guy or two” stood out to me
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 25, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I listened to the presser
it sounds like he’s at least playing some UT
When asked about Fili being the big guy in the middle, he said the FIli wasn’t necessarily THE big guy in the middle.
Then on another question he talked about having a undertackle that’s bigger than 275lbs would help some situations.
suggests to me he’ll play both if the Colts don’t add any more DTs.
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
for tomorrow
still about 6 quality slot WRs, a few of whom are also strong kick or punt returners
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Can you float me some names to look for?
My mind has officially shut down after 2 months of scouting reports and mocks
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
Hartline
Derrick Williams
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
he came to mind
he’s not a top two of those types available
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
lots
juaquin iglesias
derrick williams
mike thomas
mike wallace
quan cosby
jarrett dillard
+louis murphy and deon butler
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Top players left for tomorrow
Duke Robinson
Michael Johnson
Rashad Johnson
Jarron Gilbert
DJ Moore
Juaquin Iglesias
Jason Williams
Derrick Williams
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
who would've thought
that with al davis reaching all over the place, michael jonson and jarron gilbert would still be available on the second day?
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I want Derrick Williams to fall
That would be a nice third round pick. Slot receiver and returner.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
That would satisfy just about everyone.
RB, WR/KR, and DT. It’s an odd draft day when Colts fans feel satisfied after a draft. I keep waiting for Polian to draft 4 more centers.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
jonathan luigs
is still out there, lurking…
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
If Duke fell to us...
That would be epic. I’ve read reports now that he could play both G positions and RT. That would be huge for us.
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
can someone fill me on what happened to the Bears' second rounder?
by CooperManningsNotTrying on Apr 25, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
I think they traded back
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
for seattles 3rd and 4th
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80ff4515&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep. Beat me to it.
That now means that they did not have a selection today.
Cutler better be really good next year, or the Bears have absolutely no chance.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Every time the Colts have played the KC Chiefs in the playoffs, they have gone on to at least the AFC Championship game.
Traded to the Seahawks
Chicago traded its second-round selection (49th overall) to Seattle for their third- and fourth-round selections (68th and 105th overall, respectively)
Im amazed to see DJ Moore still on the bored
He was once projected late first early second. The man is a freakin player I can say that for sure because I played on the same football field as him when he was a senior at Broome High school in South Carolina when they beat us 79-0 he killed us all game long. He would fill 2 needs for us he is a definite upgrade at the nickle corner and he is a great kick returner and I think one day he could be a starter. I’m gonna start a call to Bill myself and tell him to draft DJ MOORE anyone else with me???
oh yea and also
jarrett dillard he has had an amazing carrier at Rice and he could play in the slot for us and play soon if we get him and Moore that will make me so happy
Little surprised we traded up to save just five picks...
But I don’t hate it. At least it wasn’t Evander Hood in the first.
I’d like to see:
3rd-Duke Robinson OG/RT, Oklahoma
4th-Ramses Barden WR, Cal Poly
4th-Coye Francies CB, San Jose St
6th-Antonio Appelby MLB, Virginia
7th-Whoever the best punter is
Here's a good one on Fili
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqBpNIhHUgc
And I really like the Brown pick. I think I’ve argued my opinion about him more than once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBClloyuz9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtJEXeFpfXA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByYBRrMZn1k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRCKzj0SNDE
Both of them are going to look great in Colts uniforms.
Be nice to see something along the lines of :
4. J. Brinkley
4. M. King
5. B. Fletcher
6. J. Dillard
7. A. Afalava
But I can’t complain, first two rounds are at the upper end of what I hoped to expect.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
no 5th rounder now
traded up for Moala
I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter
by shake n bake on Apr 25, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was coming back to say I jacked up there
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
by monstersbox on Apr 25, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
But I'd love
3. Gilbert
4. Brinkley
4. Fletcher
6. Dillard
7. Afalava
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
by monstersbox on Apr 25, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Moala and Gilbert back-to-back? Interesting.
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Yes
And I think it’d not only be a steal, but it’d be the best 3rd round pick we could make. Period. Gilbert’s value in the 3rd is phenomenal and I still believe he’s the best T2 UT in the draft.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
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