Why would any team intentionally link themselves to a particular player? The draft is like 32 hand poker. You dont show your cards.

They also don’t think he can play in a 4-3 so if that’s true, I’m not sure why we’d want him.

Might be just what we need.

If he’s available

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/sta...759329802?s=20

He will be gone in the top 15 if not top ten. I don't think our choices will be as good as people hope. I'm hoping Dra'mont Jones makes it to 26.

No way he’ll be there, Dexter Lawrence should be though

He's a top 10 pick now.

He came into the Combine smaller than I hoped for.

After Combine results, Brian Burns is the most interesting realistic option to me at 26. I'm hoping that pro days will produce better times for Omenihu, Jones, and Polite, as they may be options at 26 or 34. Tillery also had a strong showing as well.

He will need someone next to him with some beef. He had a good combine and can play all along the line though. I think he will be the best interior pass rusher available when our pick rolls around. Simmons might be there, I'm pretty sure Wilkins won't be.

If the Raiders don't grab him at 27, Simmons is the perfect pick at 34.

Lawrence, Clark, Ford, Clowney, and Jarrett all tagged as of 3/4/2019 :cool:

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Falcons placed franchise tag on DT Grady Jarrett, per source.

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Just jumping back to FatDT's OP for a sec, Christian Wilkins sure sounds like Chris Ballard's type of player. He'll probably be gone between 15-25, but it's one name that I think will be high on the Colts board.

So the stupidest thing I'm seeing in mock drafts right now is the Colts passing on Clelin Ferrell to draft a WR. Not a chance that happens if he's available, unless a better DL is available.

Mocks are fun to look at, but worthless. We both know Ferrell will never fall to us without some significant "Red Flag" that I am not aware of … :cool:

Yeah there's still two months left in the process, and a lot will change between now and then, but I find nothing more frustrating than seeing a WR to the Colts, then a top end edge rusher going after that. It just shows complete lack of knowledge of how this FO operates.

Saw that too and thought the same thing. I think it was Jeremiah. Bad pick, but he's also way too low on Ferrell, who will be gone much sooner.

Holder did an all beat-writer mock and picked CB Deandre Baker. The top DLs were gone, but I would expect Ballard to go for a guy like Ferguson, Tillery, Simmons, or Winovich before corner in Rd1.

If all the top end edge rushers are gone, I suspect Ballard will pick Tillery at 26, Simmons at 34, and the best edge rusher at 59 (maybe Ferguson, Ximines, or Omenihu).

Personally assuming 1st round Edge rushers are gone, I like Dre'Mont Jones, DT, Ohio State if he is there @ 1.26 and Wilkins is gone.

Don't really want to "Red Shirt" Jeffery Simmons @ 2.02, injury and assault charge kind of takes him off my board.

I would rather get best edge available. Just my opinion.

Fine with Tillery as well should Jones be gone.

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Curious if anyone has ever went back and graded all of these talking heads mock drafts? See if any of these guys are any better than us un-paid amateurs !!! :cool:

It's funny how off some of these guys are in mocks.

So, it's looking like we won't even have a shot at a top FA pass rusher. They just don't become FA's. I sometimes wonder if we should have entered the Khalil Mack sweepstakes.

I keep going over the draft and I don't see a good pass rusher dropping to us. They are all gone and I don't like the idea of reaching for a Ferguson or Ximines.

Mocks are entertaining but useless, especially before FA.

If you think he might be a Fletcher Cox type player would you take him then?

Jones came in light and had a poor combine showing that makes his athleticism, which was one of his biggest selling points, come into question. Tillery, OTOH, is exactly what Eberflus wants in a DL if his time with Dallas and here last year is any indication. Tillery is big, long, fast for his size, and weighed in just under 300 pounds. From strictly a size and athleticism perspective, Tillery is very similar to David Irving (and again I stress, this comparison is limited to body type and on field play style), a player who produced very well when he was on the field for Dallas. If the choice is between Tillery, Jones, and Jaylon Ferguson or someone of the like at 26, Tillery is the pick for me easily.

I like the idea of picking up Simmons at 34 because he's a top 15-20 talent in this draft, but I can understand the argument against.

I think in this draft, unless someone like Clelin Ferrell unexpectedly falls, the value at edge rusher likely won't be there until the end of Round 2.

I agree, I just thought it was stupid to see the Colts getting a WR, then seeing the Chiefs or Cheaters(!) get Ferrell, since that would NEVER happen with Ballard as GM.

Based on what Ballard did with Leonard and Smith last year, I expect him to take his top-rated EDGE at 34 rather than risk the wait. That's assuming he doesn't go ahead and do it at 26.

Watched Ohio State couple times and Jones impressed me, had not looked at combine results. I don't put in much time watching combine, probably should. As a ND fan I am fine with Tillery as well. :cool:

Personally if it was my call "No" I want my 2nd round picks on the field this year. :cool:

I don't think Ballard would reach for need,and I don't see him having a high enough grade on someone like Jaylon Ferguson to pull the trigger at 26 or 34.

Jaylon Smith and Myles Jack worked out pretty well.

I don’t know how you can be so confident about that. Isn’t Jaylon Ferguson a similar situation to Leonard? Both very productive non-D1 players with question marks due to the competition level.

Went back and read last years draft threads where a lot of people put down the Leonard pick. Glad Ballard makes the decisions and not people here.:p

That’s all I’m saying. Don’t be surprised if Ballard is higher on a player than you or the pundits and takes him “early.”

If he is available no way Ballard takes a WR... at least I hope not.

Ferguson is D1, led D1 in sacks. He also got disinvited from the Combine due to a battery conviction as a Freshman and was arrested for public intoxication while at La Tech. That alone will drop him rounds on Ballard's board (may even drop him off).

Tillery had surgery today to repair a torn labrum.

Normal recovery time is 3-4 months.....so he should be ready for training camp, assuming no setbacks.

With the depth of DL in this draft - perhaps he may slide a little down the board??


https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1103393193431830528

He put up 23 reps of 225 with a torn labrum. Wonder how many he'd put up healthy?

Tillery seems like he'll be a good pro. I hope he is not the BPA at 26.