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A Colts 7 round Mock Draft
by DClark#44 on Mar 5, 2011 12:26 PM EST
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***This was a Previous Post on Mocking The Draft. It has been edited by Suggestion***
My mock draft for the 2011 Colts assumes a couple of moves are made in free agency along with a cut or two of our own. The master plan is revealed...
First off, this draft is based on the premise that Bob Sanders (SS) will not be rejoining us. Honestly, I think he owes the organization a couple of years at vet minimum (9 games in 3 seasons), but what do I know. (Update, he is now a Charger) Secondly,Ryan Diem has outlived his usefulness and his contract is far too much for a player of his caliber. Since Diem and Sanders are gone in the scenario, I will throw in one free agent acquisition as well as five players I view as keys to resign (other than #18).
Resigned players are: Melvin Bullitt (SS), Antonio Johnson (1-tech DT), Charlie Johnson (LT/LG), Joseph Addai (RB), and Adam Vinatieri.
Free Agent Losses are: Clint Sessions (OLB), Keyunta Dawson (DE), Daniel Muir (DT),Gijon Robinson (TE), Curtis Painter (QB I guess)*
*Painter is not a Free Agent but Damn well should be!
Key Acquisition: Damien Woody (RT) formerly of the Jets for two reasons. One is he's better/cheaper than Diem. Two is, while no spring chicken, I believe he has a couple of good years left which will help with the right tackle transition. I know the Colts aren't big with free agency but I view Woody as an excellent compliment to our new line and will come at a reasonable cost.
ON TO THE DRAFT...
Round 1 Pick 22 - Nate Solder (LT, Colorado) Based on what I've read and watched, I think he would be ideal. The biggest knock I've read is his weakness with bull rush type pass rushers. D-ends with great speed get into his massive frame quicker than they should, thereby propelling him backwards. Seeing him at the combine, I saw two things that made me want him. First, he's got a lot of room for muscle growth, specifically in his upper body. With NFL type condition coaches he can easily gain 15-20 pounds of muscle (putting him at 330-335). For a man that tall, he is very agile, something I don't think can be taught. For the Coup de Grace, we have two of the best Defensive Ends to constantly punish his mistakes. By working against Freeney and Mathis, he'll be prepared for anything the NFL has to throw at him. Ideally, we'd like someone more pro ready like Costanzo, but I don't see him available at 22.
Round 2 Pick 53 - Stephen Paea (DT, Oregon State) We all know by now that this dude is strong (49 reps of 225lbs), but because of his knee injury he could fall to us. He has a non-stop motor and is big enough to draw double teams. While not the greatest pass rusher (we got some of them), he would be perfect to rotate with Antonio Johnson to keep each other fresh or in case of an injury. (see Playoffs 2010) It has been suggested he may not be available at this pick. I think its very possible considering how strong the D-line class is. More specifically, from a scheme fit standpoint, he seems too short for 3-4 teams who draft linemen taller so they can see where the ball is going immediately. I think Paea is only 6ft 2in.
Round 3 Pick 87 - Austin Pettis (WR, Boise State) The ideal Colts receiver. Not a burner (4.6 40yd), Not a giant (6ft 2.5in, 210), but he catches EVERYTHING. A perfect compliment to our roster as both Collie (concussions) and Gonzalez (knee, ankle, etc.) have really become question marks. And while I root for them both, I think at least one will not make it back after this coming season. A reach? Not at all... I see us replacing Reggie with a first round pick next year. It would be easier on Peyton to not have to break in two rookies should Gonzalez and/or Collie not come back.
Round 4 Pick 118 Joseph Barksdale (RT, LSU) At 6ft 5in and 325 pounds, he hits hard! Watching him violently attack other linemen holding blocking pads made me smile. He has a decent amount of lateral quickness and can come in after our two year rental of Damien Woody runs out. He's projected as 3rd/4th round pick, so it is very possible he is available at or around this pick.
Round 5 Pick 149 Shiloh Keo (SS, Idaho) A "Polian Special", this guy was nothing short of Charlie Hustle at the combine. When given the opportunity to show the league that he wants it, Keo was all over the place and even dove into the turf trying to retrieve poorly thrown "turn and look" interception ball during drills. A man with reckless disregard for his body and a background as a returner, he will be a great addition as a back up safety/special teams ace while possibly working his way into our 3 safety sets with Antoine Bethea and Melvin Bullitt.
Round 6 - The word around town is this was traded to the Redskins for Justin Tryon. A great pick up for us, really saved our ass last year. Thanks Shanny!!!
Round 7 Pick 202 Scott Tolzien (QB, Wisconsin) Doesn't have ideal size for the position 6ft 2in, 215 pounds, but is efficient (65%+ pass completion) and throws down field (11.7yd per throw average). Please god, let us have someone who does not scare me so much as Curtis Painter without a clip board in his hand! I'd like to see us take the Green Bay Packer way and develop a quarterback for future trade bait ala Matt Hasselbeck or Matt Flynn. I imagine a quarterback working under Peyton for a few years should be viewed as a positive in the NFL community. I am also not opposed to selecting someone with a better physical skill set but is perhaps, more raw than Tolzien.
Thoughts?
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If this happened
it would be pretty awesome. The only thing I would change is I would take Sherrod over Solder
18>12
Paea
How come no one is questioning whether this guy is on ‘roids or not? I’m surprised that he has been talked about so little with his destruction of the previous record. I think we’re in an era of sports where if a guy blasts through the limitations of people who were though to be mostrous already, that we should say, ‘Huh, I wonder how he was able to do that?’.
To make a comment more relevant to THIS post, Colts don’t draft super-strength guys for interior line. It’s usually a combination of agility and speed. I see Paea being considered a possibility for NT. I’m curious if the Jets are eyeballing him.
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Not saying he is on steroids
I just thought I should clear this up before someone attacks my post for saying he is on steroids. It just makes me wonder.
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Jacques McClendon is practically the definition of a “super strength guy” after his numbers at the combine last year. He’s on the interior line also.
I put on my robe and wizard hat.
by Bloodninja on Mar 5, 2011 4:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
McClendon set the UT bench record with a lift equal to 1.433 Mark Manginos
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
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by shake n bake on Mar 5, 2011 7:08 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That has to be about two million pounds!
It's not that I'm lazy, Bob, it's that I just don't care
I love it
I’ll take Carimi, Constanzo, or Sherrod in the first round if they’re still on the board, but if Solder is there and the other LTs aren’t, he’ll be my pick.
But as for the other picks: RIGHT ON THE SPOT
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Carimi scares me as a pass protecter
And bottom line, if you can’t pass protect you aren’t a Colt are if you are you aren’t for long. He’s bad, not below average or average, he’s a liability. And he might not even be an LT. We solve nothing besides him excelling in something that isn’t a large part of us. We win off of Manning, not Addai. Although he helps, as long as you can’t pass protect, you kill over half of our O.
Maybe I’m a pesimist, and a bad speller, but I don’t like any of these guys enough to draft them. Costanzo is CJ 2.0. He’s a good pass protecter, but a terrible run blocker. We’re right back where we started. Solder is a project and our time to win a SB is this year or next. Once Wayne, Freeney, and Mathis start to go, we are screwed. We don’t have time to take projects. But if Pollian does, he’s high risk high reward I suppose.
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Castonzo is nothing close to a terrible pass blocker.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 5, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Excuse me.
Castonzo is nothing close to a terrible run blocker.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 5, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry mixed them up
He is terrible against the speed guys. He is a good run blocker, but questionable pass protection. Which makes him a risk. He’s my favorite, but he still has his faults and I still have visions of Tony Ugoh vs Mario Williams… We need a good pass blocker, which excludes Carimi and possibly Costanzo, but Solder could be possible I guess. But he’s a massive project. And our need for OT isn’t as great as the one for SS or a corner. Link is better than Diem, and I expect CJ back. Unless we don’t resign CJ I don’t expect a first round OT.
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"I walked around with a piece of bologna in my pants for two days just so I could have my own little secret" Peyton Manning, both from SNL
???
Anthony Castonzo is a good pass blocker. He played well against guys like Daquan Bowers. The thing that he needs to improve is his run blocking, which is why he is adding size and strength. Remember, we are talking about Anthony Castonzo.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 6, 2011 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
Couldn't disagree more about Carimi...
Carimi is a fantastic pass blocker. He doesn’t get credit for it, but the times I’ve watched him he’s been perfect. I don’t think he’s elite in PP, but he’s at least as good as CJ (once he has a Colt TC, that is). That being said, I think we need the best available OT, and I don’t care whether he’s a RT or a LT. I see Diem as a salary cap casualty and CJ getting re-signed. But am I comfortable with CJ and Linkenbach starting, with whoever we draft on the second or third day of the draft as the only decent depth? Heck no! We need a better plan than that, so we need to draft that 1st round OT. The reasons I don’t see us going any other direction is that there is good OT value at #22 this year (usually there isn’t) and there’s no other position that warrants the pick…
The only knock on him
Or knocks really, is that he isn’t a LT, wh ich is more important than RT, and his pass blocking. He’s a great run blocker, if he was truely a great pass blocker than he would have it all and be a top 5 pick. I’ll show you multiple scouting reports that say he’s a below average pass blocker if that is what it’ll take. It’s your opinion, I haven’t seen a whole lot of him, but from what I saw he isn’t the best pass blocker. He get’s slaughtered by speed guys like Freeney.
I like Link A LOT… He was better than Diem and faced better competition in the Jets game. He might be our LT. No idea, see how it plays out. CJ is a good pass blocker, but pathetic run blocker.
No matter which OL we get even if we get one, has to be a good pass blocker… No matter what, it’s the biggest and most eccential part of our O.
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Carimi was good as a pass blocker in college
but there are many concerned about whether he’s quick enough to be a good one in the pros.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all and women are even cooler" JFK
No Solder...
Solder was overrated. He can’t run block at all and is a massive project. He’s a high risk high reward guy, and we arn’t in any position to take any projects. He probably wouldn’t even start unless there was no one else. He’s actually worse at run blocking than CJ. If any OT we draft, I say Constanzo. Good pass blocker, but a bad run blocker. We need pass blockers, great run blockers come in last in significance to us. None of these OTs impress me that much. They all have one thing they are really good at, and the other they are really bad at. Still not buying 1st round OT thing, my bet right now is on Quinton Carter or Jimmy Smith.
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Yes.
I want Castonzo.
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His stock is rising though
I’m not sure we get a chance at him anymore. I would like Jimmy Smith right now. Means Hayden probably goes bye bye and we have Smith, Powers, Tryon, and Lacey. Plus Thomas as a wildcard.
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"I walked around with a piece of bologna in my pants for two days just so I could have my own little secret" Peyton Manning, both from SNL
Why do you want a rookie CB?
It’ll be the Texans all over again. :(
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 6, 2011 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
You could make that arguement about
Rookie LTs. They start somewhere, and I’m guessing Smith is already better than Hayden and more durable
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You don't understand how bad the Texan's pass defense was.
Kelvin Hayden is better than Jimmy Smith. Why do we need to draft another CB early? Our problem is not our pass defense.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 6, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
I do man
But we’ve got Powers when healthy, Bethea, Tryon, and Hayden when he’s healthy is decent. With Smith we only improve.
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Unless Jimmy Smith is a great run-stuffer, then I say no.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
He is actually
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But he plays way far away from the line of scrimmage!
Can he clog up the middle as a DT?
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Playing off the line
Is more play design than the person itself.
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I mean he's way far away from the O-line, not the line of scrimmage.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
OL
I’m not impressed with any of them. Overly anyway, all are either really good at one part and suck at the next.
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"I walked around with a piece of bologna in my pants for two days just so I could have my own little secret" Peyton Manning, both from SNL
We just have much bigger needs than CB.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
We might not have good enough value
Or people that meet our requirements. We need a good pass blocker, that’s #1…
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CJ 2.0!
He’s got the weight to be a good run blocker, but he’s not. He is a below average run blocker but good pass blocker. CJ 2.0 exept a little better both ways but more expensive.
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Anthony Castonzo did not have the weight to run-block well in college.
Remember, he played at 295 lbs. when he was 6’7"! At sub 300 lbs. you’re not going to be a dominating run-blocker. Gabe Carimi was a great run-blocker because he was 327 lbs., which is 32 lbs. heavier than Castonzo was at Boston College. Once Castonzo puts on some more weight, he will get better at run blocking and pass blocking. At the NFL combine, he was up to 6’7" 311 lbs, so he is gaining size and strength already.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
You assume weight = great run blocker
A lot of it is just leverage, skill, reconizing plays, ect. The usual stuff. Strength helps but you’re assuming high weight= a great run blocker. He had the strength that he needed at the senior bowl and wasn’t the best.
Pass blocking isn’t at all about strength. If you’re wondering how he was so good when he was sub 300lbs, it’s because he was fast and could wrap up the speed guys. But he struggles against the power guys. You can make the arguement he just needs more coaching and strength, but if everything was that easy Tony Ugoh would still be here.
My overall problem with this is that we assume we can teach him to run block well, or beef him up. If it was that easy we would have been able to teach Garcon how to catch perfectly by now and Ugoh how not to make Manning lose 2 years on his career. Regardless, just IMO and maybe Pollian, Castanzo has to show he’s atleast average at run blocking or a willing to want to learn and work hard at it, than it’ll justify the pick. Otherwise we are just hoping the guy can learn to do it without losing his other abilities.
It’s like teaching a WR who’s really fast but can’t catch. It doesn’t always work, but when it does you get the TOs and Jerry Rice’s.
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If you say technique is the main if not only part to successful run-blocking then your wrong.
Rodney Hudson may be one of the best with his technique at OG, but he couldn’t play at 280 lbs. There’s a reason why Gabe Carimi was the best run blocker, he was 32 lbs. heavier than Anthony Castonzo. Castonzo has good technique in pass-blocking AND run-blocking and adding strength and weight will only make him better. You say that he struggles against power guys? What do you think 20 to 30 extra lbs. and some added strength will do for him? Not only will both of these improve his run-blocking but they will also improve his pass blocking. When I say an OT needs to gain size he’s not eating McDonald’s every day to gain fat fast he is gaining muscle from working out in an NFL weightroom.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 7, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I like the draft. But I have a couple things.
1. We gave up a 7th for Justin Tryon.
2. Indianapolis has shown massive interest in OG Caleb Schlauderaff. He might be our 6th rounder.
3. What about prospects like Leonard Hankerson, who I love. He reminds me of a bigger Reggie Wayne. Also a guy like Quinton Carter might be available for us in the 2nd round. If he’s there I wouldn’t mind picking him. He is a big hitter and plays his best ball around the line of scrimmage. He reminds me a little bit of Bob Sanders, but not made of glass.
Hankerson's hands are inconsistent, he scares me.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all and women are even cooler" JFK
We already have one
Project WR who has hand trouble. And he still might not be over them. He’s enough for our speedy guys. Wouldn’t mind a possesion guy.
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Hankerson's hands...
It’s true that Hankerson’s had hands problems over his career at The U. He definitely doesn’t have the most natural hands, since they’ve been criticized since he was a Frosh. However, by all accounts he’s worked very hard on it and had very consistent hands this year. He was praised for his hands at the Sr. Bowl, as well as at the combine. As a matter of fact, I also heard that he was praised for his routes at the Sr. Bowl. To me, it sounds like the guy is a very hard worker who has painstakingly improved those areas of his game. That’s the kind of guy we like. Plus, we know how close knit those guy from The U are…you know that Reggie Wayne is a god to them and would be the perfect mentor. I really like Hankerson and wouldn’t be able to lay off him if he were there in the 2nd.
There is very very
Litte chance Carter will be there at our 2nd pick. Our only chance would be our 1st. He’s projected in the early 2nd, but I doubt he gets past the Rams or the Titans, Jaquars, ect…
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That's why I believe we might move up or down.
Unless Polian has someone under the radar he likes in the later rounds.
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by NoCuddleOffense on Mar 6, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
I don't EVER
want another WR on the roster with the letters H-A-N-K in consecutive order again.
by mtfearin on Mar 7, 2011 7:58 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd.
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by JesusNinja13 on Mar 7, 2011 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Hank Baskett?
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I doubt Paea falls to #54...
If he does, I think he’d be worth taking…but after his impressive combine, I think he goes in the 25-40 range.
Assuming he’s off the board, I doubt we go DT in the 2nd round. There’s tremendous depth at the position this year, and it’s not like we’d be getting a stud DT at #54. We can draft a 3rd/4th rounder and still expect that he can be a rotation player for our DEF.
Also, waiting on a DT would allow us to draft another need: either WR (Hankerson), or Safety (Carter). Basically – a 2nd round WR/Safety + 3rd round DT will be better than a 2nd round DT + 3rd round WR/Safety.
Don't want Solder.
And Tryon was a 7th, as has been said several times above.
Good mock though. I agree with kmbryant on Paea, if he doesn’t fall to our pick, let’s wait til a 3rd rounder.
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I might possibly probably could take Marvin Austin in the 2nd round, if Stephen Paea isn't there.
He could be a major steal in the 2nd round. Please don’t anyone tell me that Austin is a 3-tech DT because if he can stuff the run then he can play 1-tech DT. I think that he is also a good pass rusher.
One more thing about SS, I like Quinton Carter out of Oklahoma in the 2nd round if Stephen Paea isn’t there. I also remember hearing about a Division 2 SS who was very highly rated. He transfered from Ohio State early his freshman year and might be availabe in the later rounds of the draft. If anyone knows who he is that would be great.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 5, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
fine I'll say that he's a serious character concern
and I think he could play the 1-tech, but it’s kind of a waste of his skills, because as you noted, he’s a good pass rusher.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all and women are even cooler" JFK
He doesn't have bad character concerns.
One of the editors wrote something about him. Also, Bloodninja can explain it to you, Marvin Austin just accepted a couple of plane tickets and things like that.
We need to get a pass rush out of the 1-tech DT position, don’t we? If he gets double teamed, then both Freeney and Mathis will have 1 on 1’s.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 5, 2011 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
it addition to the suspension this is concerning
Characterized by those close to the team as “talented, but selfish.”
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1242977
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all and women are even cooler" JFK
BTW
Why does everyone expect LTs to be 340? Majority are 300-320, 340 is where you start losing serious speed… And speed is one of his ups..
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NO, LT's average at 320 lbs.
Did you not see the list of LT’s I posted? There are guys above 320 and guys below 320, but the average weight of an NFL LT is 320 lbs.
by RamblinWreck7 on Mar 6, 2011 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
You can't say the average is 320 unless you get all of the LT's in the NFL
and average their weight. Listing a few of them doesn’t validate either side’s claim.
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They're all on NFL.com
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Re: Constanzo
Ladies and Gents, a quick question…Do you think trading up for Costanzo is worth it?
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Depends on what you have to give up.
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And how many spots. If it’s only moving ahead of KC, that’s one thing. If it takes moving into the mid teens, then that’s giving up too much.
Based on the Draft Order
I would imagine we would have to move up to around 16-18. Everything I’ve read and seen suggests that the Giants will most likely be targeting a linemen. Of course it’s all speculation, but they could use the help, for sure. Based on the trade chart, something like that would cost us a third round pick. That’s too steep for me, but i’d be willing to “mock” that scenario. Here’s another interesting tidbit…
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Three-teams-showing-consistent-interest-in-Derek-Sherrod.html
Think that should be mocked as our first round on my next go around?
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Mine
1) Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin
2) Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami
3) Jarvis Jenkins, DT, Clemson
4) DeJon Gomes, S, Nebraska
5) Julian Vandervelde, OG, Iowa
7) Adrian Moten, LB, Maryland
Thoughts
I really like Soldier because of his potential and the fact that he is a solid pass blocker. Castonzo worries me because he dominated in college because of technique and lets face it technique can be taught athleticism cant. I agree with people who say the Colts may not go o-line early. Lot of depth at those positions. Maybe Polian will go with an impact player early (DT preferably) who can help anchor the defense.The d is on the field way to long for the offense to be effective.
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