BBS' take on Colts selecting Jerry Hughes in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft

The more I read about Hughes and about his workouts for the Colts, the more I became convinced he was the guy. However, I thought the pick would be Saffold because I thought the Jets would take Hughes two slots above us. When Minnesota traded their pick, I knew we had him. I was more than happy to be wrong.

Bruce Campbell would be interesting but doesn’t seem like our type of guy. I never gave him much thought because I thought the Raiders would take him. I still would likely prefer Brown, but I am no talent evaluator.

And not just because it’s who I wanted. They had their pick of 3 good OTs and several good pass rushers, and he’s clearly the best on the board. Might not see too much out of him next year, but it’s great to not have the fear of losing an entire year if Freeney gets hurt.

A trade up for an OT like with Ugoh is a possibility, and I would not mind losing next year’s first for Brown one bit.

and we got a good player in return. :)

I don’t think we trade up to get Saffold or Brown tomorrow, because then we essentially are using another first round pick, just next years. I think we sit pat in the second, take a CB, and then take a OT or an OG in the third

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it!

it was one of my 2 actual wish lists names and I screamed of joy when they picked him. I wanted graham or hughes on d and never thought hughes would be available. I know the pats wanted him bad!

what a grand night. the jags get an F and the colts get a GREAT PLAYER!!!!!

as for tebow! say goodnight mcdaniels. Id actually fire him before he blows the rest of the broncos picks

never seen such two idiot picks in the first round like the jags and broncos as this year

as for the colts….YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

get spievey and saffold tomorrow

I thought we HAD to go OT. HAD to. That is until I saw guys like Charles Brown, Saffold, and Bruce Campbell continue to go undrafted. I also saw that for whatever reason, guys like Kyle Wilson and Jerry Hughes were also undrafted (two of the three I would have been extremely happy with along with Brandon Graham, had we gone non-OL). I then began to think that it would be extremely idiotic to pass up on either Hughes or Wilson. You can’t pass up players like this, esp. if OL will be available in the 2nd. Wilson went, and Hughes somehow fell to us, and I couldn’t be happier. GREAT pick by Polian. Huge addition at pass rusher, and will be a great fit. Huge steal for us.

I actually thought I’d be shocked and see Golden Tate be picked by us (my ND homerism would love it, my Colts homerism would have slapped palm to face). But NOPE, we hit a homerun pick. McShay actually just said he was a top 15 talent who will make our defense better right away. Called it an outstanding pick. Don’t care for the guy (or anyone who does jobs that I want), but I agree. This could be Polian’s best defensive pick in years (which is saying something).

And OH YEAH…..Charles Brown, Roger Saffold, Bruce Campbell…..All still available. Very likely one will end up a Colt. We could have taken one 1st round and sacrificed a great player like Hughes. That would have been desperate and stupid. Two words that are not in Polian’s dictionary. I expect yet another fantastic Colts draft by Polian. Bruce Campbell is my favorite of the three, and I think is very likely we get him, but I would love any of the three.

Also very amusing to see Pats pass on Kyle Wilson, who is far superior to McCourcy, to imagine all the groans in Denver, to see Oakland actually not waste a top 10 pick, and to see Jax completely waste one.

A+ Polian. Gonna be a great draft.

… umm… happy for you guys, that ummm… you got another Freeney-like pass rusher. woo-hoo. No, really, I’m thrilled. Thrilled.

…but that’s because I’m a Patriots fan. Look for Hughes to have a fantastic career.

Every needs to take a deep breath. Brown, Saffold, and Campbell may or may not be elite left tackles, that’s part of the debate. If they’re not, then we’ve entered into the second tier of tackles that lasts until the 4th round. There is still plenty of time to get more O-linement.

As far the second round, I’m expecting a cornerback.

The Raiders wanting to trade down and get more picks so we give up our 2nd rounder, a fifth, and a seventh and can grab Charles Brown. Then get Amari Spievey in the 3rd. And Kyle Calloway in the 4th. And Garrett Lindholm and Brandon Banks in the 7th.

in a 3rd round pick? I’m super high I Javier so please give me a good answer :D

In his press conference about Hughes, Polian said Hughes was the last of the first round grades the Cotls had. That tells me he didn’t think either Brown or Saffold were worth the first round pick. Extrapolating a bit, that tells me it is unlikely he’ll give up next year’s first rounder to move up in the second.

Polian didn’t say he was the last choice, just the last left. Think about who some of the others probably were though. Pouncey? No way he fell. McCourty, probably on the board but after Hughes. Graham? He was a pipe dream from the beginning. I am thrilled with this pick. The pass rush is instantly upgraded and should easy the transition when Freeney and Mathis retire.

Bethea, Bobzilla, Bullitt, Hagler, Brackett, Freeney, Mathis, Session, Moala, Hughes Powers, Lacey….drooooools

torontocoltsfan put in the Fanshots! Can’t wait for this guy to start playing! He looks like a clone of both DEs that we have already! Very excited!!

CH to you Polian was very insistent about the 3rd rusher and that we have found him now. I can see where he is coming from if he never saw Brock as a DE (pure DE) cause he really wasn’t. Seems to me maybe there was more to letting brock go than we thought.

running through my mind for sleep….gah!

Even Polian said Hughes was the absolute last player they would have picked in the first round. I’ll hold my judgement until we see what he can do against NFL O-lines.