New Mock Draft: Colts take Sean Weatherspoon
by Brad Wells on Feb 17, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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31. Indianapolis Colts
Sean Weatherspoon | Linebacker | Missouri: The Colts have to be hoping that one of the offensive tackles falls, but that might not be the case. Brandon Spikes is a higher-rated linebacker, but Weatherspoon fits their defensive scheme much better. He can play inside if Gary Brackett isn't brought back. Or he can play outside if needed.
If the Colts take anyone other than an offensive lineman in the first round, I might tear my hair out. And no offense to Mocking Dan, who does a great job at MtD, but it seems every. friggin. year. people have the Colts taking some kind of linebacker in Round One.
That have NEVER happened in twelve years of Bill Polian working the War Room at West 56th Street in Indianapolis. Never.
OK, not never. It happened once. It was Rob Morris, and people crucified Polian for that move for years. It was also done during the Jim Mora years, pre-Tony Dungy.
The reason is that Indy usually doesn't draft LBers high is in Indy's style of defense paying a linebacker first round money makes no sense. Give that money to Gary Brackett, who damn well better be back in 2010 or someone should get fired! Trade up, trade down, trade sideways. I don't care. Offensive lineman in Round One, or some kind of skill position player.
Oh, and not Tim Tebow. Gregg Doyel should be whacked in the nuts with a baseball bat for suggesting that.
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Re: Gregg Doyel's suggestion
What the hell is he smoking, and where can I get it??!! There’s no way in hell Polian would waste a first round or any round draft pick on Tebow. Polian and the Colts want to win now and have no time for a project which Tebow is. Is he a quarterback? Tight end? Who knows and give a f—-.
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
If what Doyel is smoking causes you to think
that Tebow would be a good fit in Indy, then I don’t want it.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
I agree with you about picking a LB in Round 1
But the Colts did take Rob Morris in 2000. They actually took 2 LBs in a row to start that draft (Marcus Washington).
He hasn’t done it since Dungy came over, which makes a little more sense. The defensive strategy changed in ’02.
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Morris
I updated it almost immediately after I posted it. Morris was drafted pre-Dungy.
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No way that would be such a waste of a pick
I def. would not do it with the first two picks
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 17, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
I would have to go with if Polian drafts Tebow
then there has to be something there right?
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Yeah, but what would be there? Trade bait?
Or a move to ditch poor Sorgi and challenge Painter? I’m simply having trouble seeing Indy pick him, even if he did somehow become available (which IMO is unlikely).
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
When was the last time you were sure about any player the Colts have drafted? Exactly.
The fact is, Tebow has a lot of great qualities about him. I’ll list a few:
1. He’s a hard worker
2. Has a good down to earth personality, aside from that whole anti-abortion thing.
3. He’s physically gifted. Despite his awkward throwing motion (which can be worked on), he can throw the ball, and he’s clearly proven that he can run the ball when necessary. He could be the next Steve Young (Young was a lefty too — coincidence?).
4. He has great leadership and doesn’t knows what it’s like to play on the big stage, which he did his entire college career. That’s not something you can “coach.”
I personally think he’d be a much better prospect than Curtis Painter. It’s all just a big guessing game because no one really knows how Tebow, or any college player for that matter, will transfer to the NFL. But if you want to compare college careers then the argument is heavily in favor of Tebow.
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
er....
He DOES know what it’s like to play on the big stage…
Excuse my typo.
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
I'd like to see
What Moore could do with his throwing motion.
"If you define your personality as creative, it only means you understand what is perceived to be creative by the world at large, so you're really just following a rote creative template. That's the opposite of creativity. Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.
But ANYWAY..."
— Chuck Klosterman
by Addai Another Aday on Feb 17, 2010 1:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not disputing any of his qualities
And to be blunt, the “anti-abortion thing” doesn’t scare me off. When I say I’m having trouble seeing Indy pick him, what I’m doing is questioning whether at the 31st pick he’s still head-and-shoulders above anyone else around him at that point in the draft.
Furthermore, I’m also raising the question of what Indy’s intent would be in getting him. While I’ve been hoping for years that a better backup than Sorgi would come around, I’ve noticed that Polian has tended to surround Manning, not back him up. The Painter pick was a complete surprise, and part of me wonders if it was because they lost out on who they were really targeting and had to settle. Me, I’m all for getting a damn good QB in to push Sorgi and Painter, and learn from Manning. I’ve actually played that scenario out in my own mind with either him, McCoy, Clausen, or whoever and figured that drafting one of those guys, having them learn from Peyton, then shopping him around could bring in a bounty of future picks; there are teams out there who’ve proven they’re willing to mortgage themselves to get a good player, and I’ve thought for a while now that this would be an excellent way to stock picks. And even if no one would be willing to pay, well then we’d have a Montana/Young situation on our hands, which wouldn’t be a bad thing overall. But, at the same time, reality intrudes and makes me realize that Indy doesn’t use it’s picks that way. They develop their players for in-house use. And therefore, they draft with a different pragmatic outlook in mind: How will the player fit? So the question is, how would Tebow fit? He’s physically gifted, but how is his “reading” ability? Or rather, it’s potential? And given that Indy has demonstrated a history to sit tight with Manning and Sorgi, and fill other positions, what would their intent be in getting Tebow (or any of those others)? Would it actually be trade bait, like I’d been hoping? Would they honestly be planning for a successor? Or would it be their “Best Player Available” decision, and they’d simply get him and figure out the plan later?
That’s what I was getting at.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
Tebow has too slow of a delivery for the Colts system
I’d rather take Dan LeFevour from CMU in the 6th. If he makes it that far.
by ActionOxford on Feb 17, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
(grabs baseball bat)
come here buddy.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Feb 17, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Didn’t your mother teach you never bring a bat to a gun fight? =P
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
My gripe with drafting Tebow
wouldn’t have anything to do with whether or not he can eventually be a decent quarterback. My gripe would be that I don’t want a player who won’t have a chance to contribute right away. The Colts only need a few pieces to win the Super Bowl. I’d rather reach for a guy like Arenas (not saying that Arenas should be the first round pick), who could help the return game right away, than pick a developmental player who might be better in the long run.
NO LB!!
Gary Brackett WILL be back. After Peyton’s contract, his is #2 on the list of Polian’s (and Irsay’s) priorities. They’ve already stated such. Why would anyone think we’d take a LB in the first round?
I’m with you, we need Offensive Linemen. Please, just give me someone who can beat-out Diem for the starting job. And a LT. I think Charlie did a great job this year, but others have pointed out he’d be a better guard or even RT. Since they know ALOT more than me, I have to believe them.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 17, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions
The ideal scenario is that the Colts pick up
a great LT in the first round (Brown or Bulaga, for example), Johnson moves to and flourishes at RT, and Diem moves back to his original RG position and does well. That improves 3 positions with one pick.
Even better is if we get one more O-line pick in for some added depth. I would be thrilled with that scenario.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
In Dan's defense the only option left on the OL would be a reach for a G/C, the DL options aren't sexy
and Weatherspoon is the best cover LB in the draft.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Yeah, I can accept this argument
If you draft for need, you run the risk of reaching. If no O-linesman is available that’s worth the pick, then it shouldn’t be made. Indy has generally done a bang-up job at finding good linesmen in later rounds. And I hate to say it, but the Pollak pick is making it look like they aren’t really judging high-round OL players all that well (although that is only one draft pick and a second rounder at that, so don’t run too far with that opinion).
If Weatherspoon is clearly the best player at that point, then draft him. You can’t ever have too many good players on a team. You can always trade one of them if the space is needed, and let’s be honest, there’s nothing wrong with having a stud backup pushing the veteran.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
That would be a very frustrating first round
where everybody we want starts flying off the board.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
But...
If we had to draft an LB, would anyone be pissed if it was Weatherspoon? Dude’s a beast. Could be the next Ray Lewis. I’ve seen him in the second or even later in some mocks, so I doubt if we draft him there it means there were no better linemen available. But stranger things have happened. Polian likes to throw curveballs and rarely does what anyone else thinks he should do.
All that said. I’m with you. History would suggest otherwise.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
I would love to get Weatherspoon
I would love to finally get the LB corps upgraded. I know it’s not the popular opinion, but I think the Lbs is one of our weakest links. CB and DE seem more urgent, but with better LBs it might not be so easy to reveal the lack of depth in the secondary an at DE.
Polian also said he would have drafted Beason if he had fallen to us. If the right LB is there, I could see it happen. I don’t know if SW is the that right LB though.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 17, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Let's wait
And see what happens. If Weatherspoon is such a player, or the “next Ray Lewis”, I wouldn’t whine at all if we pick him in the 1st round, but with Polian groaning about our O-Line at the SB, it’s very clear that our 1st round pick will be an OL.
And I would trade Brackett for a few draft picks too. As he wants to be in Philly, even being such a valuable player for us, getting those picks to improve our defense would be something awesome. And maybe, we’d get Weatherspoon as well
Of course we might have a healthy Bob Sanders for an entire season... when we play Madden
I don't think we'll draft OL if there aren't any OTs Polian likes #31
And who knows what OTs Polian likes?
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 17, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Brackett will be an unrestricted free agent.
We won’t have his rights to trade to Philly.
I say we franchise him
And draft his replacement in this draft. But from what Polian’s said, and considering all the good LBs he regrets losing, I bet he long-terms him. I didn’t know he wanted to be in Philly.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
QFT
Polian likes to throw curveballs and rarely does what anyone else thinks he should do.
Yeah, no joke. I completely didn’t see the Donald Brown pick coming. RB wasn’t precisely the last or next to last position I figured he’d draft at. But after both lines, wideout, LB, and corner, I figured if a running back was coming, it’d be a different sort of guy. A big bruiser straight-ahead, might-as-well-be-a-fullback sort of guy. Boy, was I wrong! But I’m not complaining about the pick at all; as soon as Don gets his blitz pickup skills down, he’s going to be one hell of a back. As far as actually rushing the ball, he already is doing fine.
Anyway, going back to the draft: I wouldn’t mind seeing a good, hefty and quick LB. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve grown to love Brackett, but like I said above: There’s nothing wrong with bringing in a stud to push a veteran. And what happens if Brackett gets hurt? We see that Session pick in ‘07 was a Godsend to Indy with Sanders being out (yes, I know Clint is a LB, and Sanders is a safety, but the point is, he filled a need, and played damn well), and you all know we damn well can’t complain if a backup performs well enough to replace a starter. I wouldn’t complain if Polian picked a kick-ass linebacker. I’d call that a depth pick, with an eye towards the future.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
He already had a bulldozer type of RB...
Mike Hart, although he’s a tiny version.
University of Pennsylvania '14
Yeah, but I was talking a *big* bruiser
You know, the type of back where people say “Why’d they put a lineman in the backfield?” 
What I’d love to do is put Mike Hart into Photoshop and enlarge him by approximately 10-15%, then save him. Problem is, that only works for photographs. 
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
No matter
what we all think will happen. No matter how many guesses. We will be on the open thread after pick going………WHAT!?!!? WHO!?!?!?
Fifteen minutes later someone will say “its genius”.
Two minutes later someone will say “see I called it”
=) I cant wait til draft day!
Actually,
everyone loved the Fili trade up and pick when it happened. Go figure.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
I like Witherspoon
BUT I dont want the Colts to take an OLB, Session is a total stud, and Wheeler looks like he is the real deal. I’d rather want an OT, DT, ILB, CB
Same here.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
Weatherspoon might be able to handle the MLB spot
he’s bigger than I had been thinking. 6’1" 241lbs at the senior bowl.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Feb 17, 2010 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Wheeler has trouble covering
But I like him too. He’s a big dude who can hit. But remember, he was only starting because of Hagler’s injury. Besides, Weatherspoon wouldn’t necessarily have to take Wheeler’s job. Weatherspoon is supposedly really smart and a great leader. With his cover skills, he might be able to make the transition to MLB in the event that we lose Brackett this year or next (if he’s franchised this year).
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
I love me some Gary
but I wouldn’t franchise him.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Feb 17, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Disagreed
If you get Weatherspoon in the draft, or a MLB you like to eventually take over for him, why not use the franchise tag on Brackett since there’s no cap and we’re still allowed to use it (and there’s a strong possibility it won’t have an immediate affect on the 2011 season, since we may not even have a 2011 season)? I think franchising him is the way to go if he wants to skip town. But he should know from Cato June’s experience that he’s not going to be as valuable anywhere else. But that doesn’t mean some dumb GM won’t pay him too much.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
Yeah.
That could get expensive.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
"Session is a total stud"
i like him. I think he is good. But a stud?
I guess that’s why he is tied for 2nd in the league in missed tackles… (With Bullitt leading).
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 17, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
O-Line
I’d love to see Polian take either a Right or Left Tackle in the first round. I think the need is there at either position but when has he ever done what conventional wisdom would dictate is the logical move. There’s a lot of position that don’t seem to make sense to draft early- LB, CB, QB, WR, RB but he’s fooled us before. I’d love to see them get a stud 3rd pass rusher. If you get them late 1st round the financial burden isn’t that great and you could afford to make him a part-time player/reserve right away. One of the great benefits of drafting so late is that you don’t need them to step in and be a stud right away. Even 1st rounders. Ugoh is by all means a bust but his contract isn’t so cost prohibitive that you can’t keep him as a back up and utility tackle of sorts.
Saints fans would dread this
Saints fans and probably their entire coaching staff would be salivating for Weatherspoon as one of the keys to fix their run D at the LB position. If there is one thing we can get back at the Saints for losing the SB, it would be getting Sean Weatherspoon. I am sure they will hate us for that.
But my personal preference would be Devin McCourty of Rutgers if Brandon Graham, Jason Pierre Paul and Jared Odrick are off the board. I am starting to worry about Hayden’s lack of production lately, especially after he got that big fat contract. Lacey is still a zone corner, and Power is our only other man coverage stud. Jennings is our new Jason David, good in zone, can’t play press, so he’d rather give the cushion. T.J.Rushing is a waste of a roster spot. Marlin Jackson is an IR waiting to happen. Our CB core is not as good as we think it is. But then, a great D-line makes an average CB core look good, ala SB XLII Giants.
Hayden, Powers and Lacey for the nickelback would be the rotation and we need that extra quality corner that can play zone and man, should we run into an offense like the Pats 2007 kind again. Thus, we can withstand an injury to Hayden or Powers should it happen like this year in the playoffs.
I think
The coaching staff just told Jennings to give that cushion because they know he’s so slow and didn’t want to give up bombs to the guy he was guarding every time. This is the tragedy, that the one thing Jennings is good at all year was staying healthy, and that’s what earned him a spot in the SB.
Thus, I totally agree with you that our CB corps is overrated (by Colts fans). We need a #2 CB to go with our ambiguous #1 (who knows who the best CB is on our team after last season?). That CB should be able to return kicks though, so that’s why I like Arenas and Perrish Cox. If Cox slips for character reasons he’d be a steal in the late second. And oh yeah, it’d be nice if that CB could STAY HEALTHY!
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
What are you talking about
Jennings is the ONLY guy on the team that won’t get burned on deep routes. He’s one of fastest guys on the team with 4.3 40 yard dash. What he’s not good at is is covering those nifty 10 yard routes.
University of Pennsylvania '14
Ugh...
There are so many that pop up just when you google “Tim Jennings 40 yard dash”
Here:
http://www.topendsports.com/sport/gridiron/nfl-draft-results.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-02-22-40-yard-dash_N.htm
University of Pennsylvania '14
O-line prospects are plenty
We have OT and OG prospects that are spread all around the draft, so I don’t want Polian to reach for an OL like he did with Tony Ugoh and Mike Pollak.
Here are some:
like Roger Saffold and he should hopefully be there in round 2 for us to pick, he is a pure tackle prospect ([url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=78897&draftyear=2010&genpos=OT[/url]).[/B] I am sure both the Ugoh pick at the top of round 2 and Mike Pollak at the end of round 2 were reaches, IMO, considering the talent they have shown so far. So I don’t want Polian reaching for an OL just because we need an OL. other guy I think we should take a look is Jon Jerry of Ole Miss, the brother of Peria Jerry ([url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=65526&draftyear=2010&genpos=OG[/url]). [/B]Football is in his family’s blood and this guy at 330 lbs holds up real good against the bull rush in all drills he has been put through and would make one heck of a run blocker too, he should be there at the end of round 3. He can play RT or RG. guy with a mean attitude, around 325 lbs is that tattoo-filled Brandon Carter, an OG from Texas Tech, he is a mauler ([url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=74725&draftyear=2010&genpos=OG[/url]). [/B]At the Senior Bowl, no one off a 3-point stance could get him off his feet but then, an LB in space could expose his feet and that is where he will need to be coached, he is another end of 3rd round prospect.I would also look at the entire Iowa offensive line for folks other than Bryan Bulaga that have talent.
I don't think Ugoh was a reach
Seeing as how we had to trade up to get him. He went where he was projected to. If we hadn’t grabbed him, someone else would’ce within a few picks. Saying he hasn’t panned out would be the correct way to go.
I would like to see Brandon Carter, though. Dude’s got a mean streak.
"If you define your personality as creative, it only means you understand what is perceived to be creative by the world at large, so you're really just following a rote creative template. That's the opposite of creativity. Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.
But ANYWAY..."
— Chuck Klosterman
by Addai Another Aday on Feb 17, 2010 1:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Saffold
God, I hope he doesn’t go that high. I love him, but only if we can get him in the 3rd. I think he’s going to have a long career and would be valuable as an immediate patch at left tackle, but if the hype gets too high on him I wouldn’t spend the 2nd rounder.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
If we drafted Tebow in the 1st and converted him to LB
Would BBS’ head essplode?
"If you define your personality as creative, it only means you understand what is perceived to be creative by the world at large, so you're really just following a rote creative template. That's the opposite of creativity. Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.
But ANYWAY..."
— Chuck Klosterman
by Addai Another Aday on Feb 17, 2010 1:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Assplode would imply it as a joke
In South Texas, that’s just how everyone says it. Potato, potahto, really.
"If you define your personality as creative, it only means you understand what is perceived to be creative by the world at large, so you're really just following a rote creative template. That's the opposite of creativity. Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.
But ANYWAY..."
— Chuck Klosterman
by Addai Another Aday on Feb 17, 2010 1:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I always thought it was asplode.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
If the Colts draft Tebow
I would go insane. I wasn’t planning on going insane for a few more years, but that would definitely speed up the progress.
"I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread."
-Mitch Hedberg
See? That's your problem: You *plan* for your insanity.
I’m just sitting back and waiting for mine to take me by surprise. 
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
if the colts draft tim teblow ..I cant express the words outloud of what I would want to do…that would be the most extreme hate towards the team I could ever imagine. there is no way I could ever root for this NOT A PRO qb and thats saying it nicely. I dont give a fats rats ass about all those wonderful qualities…this is the NFL…put your big boy pants on tebow. you dont have mommy and daddy to help you out out this mess. the fact that urban meyer didnt give a crap about putting him under center and only about his college resume speaks volumes. he needs to go far FAR FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR away. having lived in the very city he is from and having to endure the 4 years of this media whores drama 24/7, NO THANK YOU and good riddance…go to LA or buffalo or europe or anywhere but the colts… …I cant take another second of the media drooling over him and i think bill polian is just a little smarter than that to get involved in that pick. JUST SAY NO TO TEBOW!.
First off, Urban Meyer never put him under center because they run a spread offense.
Secondly, your last few sentences describe the rest of the NFL’s fan’s feelings toward Peyton Manning. It’s not Tebow’s fault the media loves his jock, so why would hold that against him? He’s a good person and an extremely hard worker. Gee, who does that sound like?
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
I have a question.
Don’t Tennessee and Oklahoma also run the spread offense? (Honestly, I thought they did, but am not sure) Because both Bradford and Crompton more often than not were under center as opposed to shot gun. If not, ok. If so, that would make me question Tebow’s ability to process plays in his head while he’s dropping back.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 20, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Best player available
Sure we need to build our OL. Yes we need DE depth and a PR/KR. But the best way to build a team through the draft is to take the best player available – period.
No LB should be drafted round 1
I don’t get that either, and have seen it in several mocks. OL is our first obvious need, but the last three drafts Polian has drafted a position that completely shocked me. So if it is not o-line, I will not be shocked, but I will if it is linebacker. Maybe a pass rusher of some sort, but not LB.
Regarding Tebow, if he were available somewhere in the fourth round, I wouldn’t be shocked to see us take him, but anywhere before that is ludicrous. That article was praising the Colts, so don’t be too hard on it, even if it is Doyel. I like Tebow and would love to see him learn behind Manning, but wouldn’t want to make any sacrifices to major needs to do it, and neither would anyone here.
I say o-line first round (some big time player is bound to slip at the combine and could fall to us, like Okung or the USC guy, forget his name). After that I could see us going for someone like Golden Tate, should he slip to the second round and should Polian feel the need to make me the happiest guy on draft day. Great return man who can obviously be effective as a receiver on certain downs. If not him, maybe Gerhart, a short yardage Alstott type guy who, as much as I love him, would be an upgrade over Hart as #3 RB. The three headed monster of Addai-Brown-Gerhart with a restructured o-line would make me a VERY happy man with unrealistic expectations for next season’s run game.
I love fantasies.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
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