The Colts are no longer drafting Zone only Corner Backs

by BetterD on Apr 15, 2010 7:08 PM EDT

The Colts are no longer interested in zone only corners, if they wanted a zone only corner these guys would still be on the team.

Daymeion Hughes – "Lacks top playing speed, is slow transitioning off the line and struggles in man coverage" He got a lot of playing time his rookie year, but it disappeared when Larry Coyer took over.

Michael Coe - NEGATIVES: "Does not show great downfield speed or a second gear. Marginal closing burst." Coe got plenty of playing time his rookie year, but that also changed when Larry Coyer took over.

Marling Jackson 4.52 forty time Marling is a great zone CB, but he is too one dimensional for the Coyer version of the Cover-2. When he was healthy he was still limited to part time duty. It is reported that he will move to FS for the Eagles, a move that was predicted during the days leading up to his draft in 2005

Once Larry Coyer arrived the slow footed zone only CB’s are an endangered species on the Colts roster. The CB’s on the roster now all have the speed to play both man and zone. They all have forty times in the low 4.4’sJackson .

Jacob Lacy - forty time 4.36

Jerraud Powers- forty time 4.39

Kelvin Hayden - forty time 4.36

TJ Rushing - forty time 4.40

Terrail Lambert - forty time 4.37

One exception was Tim Jennings who had the speed to play both man and zone, but they let him go because he just wasn't getting the job done. That doesn’t change the fact that the remaining CB’s are much faster than the Colts CB’s that have been cut when Larry Coyer took over.

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I think Hughes and Coe got the boot or at least disappeared from the field before Coyer arrived

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by shake n bake on Apr 15, 2010 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

Hughes was cut September 5, 2009 Coyer was here by then.

Coe may have been cut in 08 before Coyer’s arrival, not really sure. The point was that there aren’t any zone only CB’s on the roster since the arrival of Coyer.

Defense is more important than breathing.

by BetterD on Apr 15, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

but Hughes had fallen out of favor long before then

I think you make good points to support the argument, but Hughes and Coe aren’t among them.

by shake n bake on Apr 15, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

both were injury prone

and never really got a chance. Coe didn’t get any playing time at all at CB. I remember being excited about Hughes, but he just never caught up after his injuries and once Lacey and Powers arrived he didn’t stand a chance.

Mock drafts are stupid and pointless.

by willyduer on Apr 19, 2010 3:27 AM EDT up reply actions

They were

"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 Apr 16, 2010 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Are the Colts looking for more man coverage?

yes. Are they going away from zone and the Tampa 2? Hell no. If your a Colts corner, you still better be a damn good tackler, because simply being a good cover guy isnt enough.

by metal_militia on Apr 15, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions

I agree.

I’m saying that zone only guys are gone. Coyer wants more versatility.

Defense is more important than breathing.

by BetterD on Apr 15, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Which makes me think the Colts will draft a CB within the first 3 rounds...

by ColtsFanNChiTown on Apr 15, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Ba-dum CHING!

Are the Colts looking for more man coverage?

“No, but we are.”

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by E.M.H. on Apr 16, 2010 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions

When was Rushing re-signed?

Good points overall

by GoHorse88 on Apr 15, 2010 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

good catch

I haven’t heard any reports and he’s not on the roster on Colts.com

I also haven’t seen any Tweets from him regarding signing with any team

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Apr 15, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

4.45 is the best timing this year

I just think the 40 yard dash times were faster a year ago than this year. I feel it is almost unreal that the top timing is only 4.45 this year. There is probably a 0.05 difference that can be taken off the CB timings. It is like someone is given a 4.34 timing and then later they say it is 4.48 or something like that. 4.45 is the best timing this year among cornerbacks.

That is why I feel if Devin McCourty is not there, Saffold, Brown and Hughes are gone, watch out for my sleeper CB pick Kareem Jackson in round 1. :-)

by chad72 on Apr 16, 2010 1:13 PM EDT reply actions