The stupidest pick I've ever seen at #31

by 2ndBlueGeneration on Apr 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT

Over the last few months, I've seen some odd picks for the Colts in the first round. A month and a half ago, Roger Saffold was a head-scratcher. I've seen picks that made me laugh and shake my head at that mocker's lack of understanding of the Colt's system, like Mt. Cody at #31. But never, ever have I seen a pick that made me yell at my computer in sheer frustration.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d817a6411&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

The link above to NFL.com's analyst mock. Marshall Faulk, representing the Colts at #31, selects....Matt Tennent C, Boston College. That's right, a prospect rated in the third or fourth round is selected by one of the best drafters in the history of the game. Not only is Roger Saffold still on the board (Sorry Shake Dallas took Charles Brown), but Jerry Hughes, who I think is Bill Polian's guy in the first, is still available! Come on Marshall, I expected better from you.

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I like Tennant

but not anywhere near the 1st round.

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by shake n bake on Apr 21, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t get me wrong Shake, I agree. I love Tennent and think he’d be a great pick in the third or fourth round. It’s not the player that bothers me, it’s the pick number

by 2ndBlueGeneration on Apr 21, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

what is it with the face palms?

picard is busy today

by skip2myluke on Apr 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

I might have a one upper here

3-4th round projected center? HA how about a 4th round projected DT???

http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/14831

by shake n bake on Apr 21, 2010 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Clausen, Bulaga, and Earl Thomas all in the 2nd round

That guy obviously knows his football.

It's not that I'm lazy, Bob, it's that I just don't care

by Colteyes on Apr 21, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow...

That may be the worst mock I have ever seen. Misevaluating one player’s draft status is one thing, but this guy has a dozen later rounders going in the top 32. Wow… just wow.

by invisibulman on Apr 22, 2010 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Tennant isn't anywhere near as bad a mock draft pick as Terrence Cody

That is abysmally horrid. Cody has no business on the Colts in the slightest, it’s beyond stupid.

Toss up between Cody and shake’s discovery of Smith at 31 for which is the absolute worst.

by project geo on Apr 21, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

agreed
this was very stupid, and it was a complete waste of time reading it
i guess we know when we got rid of Faulk… not the brightest tool in the shed

by FenixL on Apr 21, 2010 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

we know why**

by FenixL on Apr 21, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Nor was he the sharpest bulb on the Christmas tree

But a tool… yes, a tool for sure.

I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.

by Bobman on Apr 22, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions

You guys are being way to hard on Faulk here, Tennant is an exceptional player

He’s ridiculously underrated by some people, thinking he’s going to go in the 5th round or thereabouts. He’s going to make whichever team picks him up in the 2nd or maybe 3rd round very happy.

People thought the Giants reached taking Chris Snee in the early 2nd. People thought the Patriots reached taking Logan Mankins at the end of the 1st. Both of those guys are two of the best, if not the two best, guards in football. Don’t just blindly assume.

The only weakness people can tag on Tennant is that he needs to keep his weight up, because he played at 280 at Boston College and then played at 290 at the Senior Bowl. They have to drum up negatives by saying he will have trouble with huge nose tackles, as though other centers (even 20 lbs. heavier) wouldn’t. Tennant gets it done on the field and plays to the whistle.

If the Colts took Tennant at #31 I would be quite pleased. Not sure if I would make that pick though because I think there could be a bigger need elsewhere (DE?), Tennant’s athleticism/measurables leave me a little wanting, and most importantly, I still have very high hopes for Mike Pollak.

Pollak was exceptional in college, for those who never saw him. Thought he was as good as Alex Mack, almost as good as Nick Mangold. He struggled as a rookie thanks to knee injuries and the pro transition to right guard, and dealt with a 2nd team demotion as a sophomore thanks to a back injury and Howard Mudd continuing to satisfy his fetish for undersized pluggers who can’t really run-block in Kyle DeVan.

I think Pollak will be very good in the years ahead. He’ll probably get to compete for the left guard spot this summer, and if nothing else, can be the center of the future after Saturday. Center was Pollak’s position in college, he excelled there.

by project geo on Apr 21, 2010 6:26 PM EDT reply actions

I just noticed the title says "supidest"

Fitting.

by project geo on Apr 21, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree that Tennant would be a very good 3rd or even 2nd round pick

and I have hopes for Pollak back at center. Tennant in the first is very very unlikely in my estimation though and the faith the Colts org has earned with it’s history would be the only thing that would keep me off the ledge if it happened.

by shake n bake on Apr 21, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think Tennant has the measurables to be drafted by the Colts in the 1st (or maybe at all)

So I wouldn’t worry about that particular bit if I were you.

Plus maybe the Colts are just looking for a bigger guy in general (315-210 lbs).

by project geo on Apr 21, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think it's fair to say that's the only reason Mudd replaced Pollack

Guy was like one of those revolving doors the old Hoosier Dome used to have. Remember, where the difference in the air pressure would make your ears pop? How many guys blew right by him before he got yanked? If he lets guys by him at guard, what’s going to stop him from doing the same at center?

by Naptime! on Apr 21, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

wow

didnt realize Mankins was that much of a reach. Projected mid third round. thats raidersesque

As long as we have Peyton (and no surprise gay onside kicks are made) we will always have a chance to win.

by skywalker on Apr 22, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

just because a player is first round talent it doesn't make it a good pick

if you take a guy with first round talent but could have had him with your third pick you aren’t maximizing your value. Why not get two guys with first round talent then instead of one first, one second, one third.

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by JustAJ on Apr 22, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Marshall Faulk a great player but sucks as an analyst

Marshall Faulk was one of the best running backs I’ve seen, but he sucks as an analyst, especially a Colts analyst. Everytime I hear him talk about the Colts its as though he hates the team. He dishes them left and right. And some of his statements regarding the Colts seem totally off and without any real research. I think most Colts fans have a much better understanding of the team than him. To me, he just seems like a prick.

by ColtsFanInEnemyTerritory on Apr 23, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Jerry Hughes in the first round, you say?

Called it!

by eltharion_doa on Apr 24, 2010 2:31 AM EDT reply actions

The more Marshall talks

The more Marshall talks, the happier I am we traded him when we did. Don’t get me wrong, he was a great player and a decent person, he just wasn’t a true Colt.

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by TheAlphaColt on Apr 25, 2010 2:04 AM EDT reply actions