Tyquan Lewis Practicing
 

Reich said that Lewis will practice today. I'm excited to see what the Colts have in him. All the glowing assessments have come from the Colts, but it sounds like they expect Lewis to be a difference-making 3-technique.

Rather than start a new thread.....Doyle returns to practice today too and according to Reich he may be ready to play Sunday. No news on Vinny....still monitoring the situation.

And here I thought he was out for the season. That is GREAT news!

If Haeg can also come back after the bye week, that is some solid reinforcement for our lines.

Man, this draft class has the potential to be something special. Another draft class anywhere like this one in 2019 along with a quality free agent or three could really tip the scales on this squad.

As a reminder:

7 games / 12 tackles / 0 TFL / 7 QB Hits / 3.0 sacks / 1 FF / Kemoko Turay
7 games / 07 tackles / 5 TFL / 3 QB Hits / 3.0 sacks / 0 FF / Dwight Freeney
7 games / 07 tackles / 2 TFL / 0 QB Hits / 2.0 sacks / 1 FF / Robert Mathis

I am NOT trying to say that Turay is going to be a Mathis or Freeney.

I am SAYING that the kid is improving and looking good. Interviews indicate that he is studying the HECK out of film and drinking in everything Mathis can teach him.

Also, this:

1 / 05 / DE Bradley Chubb / 9 QB Hits / 6.5 Sacks
1 / 14 / DE Marcus Davenport / 5 QB Hits / 2.5 Sacks
2 / 46 / DE Breeland Speaks / 3 QB Hits / 0.5 Sacks
2 / 52 / DE Komoko Turay / 7 QB Hits / 3.0 Sacks

Only 3 rookies have more sacks than Turay: Chubb, LB Darius Leonard (4.0), and FS Derwin James (3.5).

Seriously excited by this draft class. Seriously excited.

Walk Worthy,

Errrr, whatever.

Honestly, I would rather he not play against OAK and be 100% ready for after the bye week.

Ebron and Swoope can man the TE packages against OAK.

However, I think Doyle is a BIG part of the solution going forward assuming the O-Line continues to gel. He can beat the HECK out of the underneath routes freeing Ebron and Swoope to starting running intermediate / deep routes helping out our weak WR corps.

Putting more downfield pressure on the secondary with TEs will be a beautiful thing for the running game, screen /swing pass game and short routes.

Walk Worthy,

Interesting stats. I don't think there's an easy way to see, but I would be interested in hits and sacks per dropback. If memory serves, Mathis didn't see a ton of action in year 1 and Freeney was used as a situational rusher for the first few games of his rookie season.

I also wonder if Turay has seen fewer snaps and dropbacks than Chubb.

Yep, I remember Freeney was used sparingly for the first 4 or 5 games, maybe longer. And I remember the frustration because it seemed that every time he got on the field, he was making an impact in the backfield. I remember thinking "they've got to start this guy"

Yep, I think that's why I remember it. I also remember arguing that Freeney deserved DROY over Peppers because Freeney didn't start for 1/4 to 1/2 of the season.

This is damn exciting to watch. I'm not sure if Turay has more snaps than Chubb but I know for a fact that Chubb plays on a line with Von Miller and Turay doesn't.

I believe that Freeney's 1st start was against the Iggles.

I like Turay’s progress, but he is still a liability against the run and can be blocked by TE’s. That Sony Michel run was right at him in the pats game. Chubb is a much better run defender and has tackles behind the los. Still that is comparing a top 5 pick with a low second rounder. Turay looks to be developing well, and this is a marathon not a sprint. I still think we need a big name or two along the dline like the Eagles, but we have a nice base now.

I agree.

Under contract for 2019 are:

DE Jabaal Sheard
DE Kemoko Turay
DT Denico Autry
DT Tyquan Lewis
DT Hassan Ridgeway
NT Grover Stewart

Colts Free Agents are:

DT Margus Hunt
DE Jihad Ward
NT Al Woods
DE Al-Quadin Muhmmad

Re-signing Hunt and Ward should happen because those guys have shown that they can excel in this defensive system.

Re-signing Woods might happen. He has certainly shown up on individual plays but his ability to play through a whole game appears to be diminishing.

If we can either lure one big name free agent to Indy (DeMarcus Lawrence, Frank Clark, Sheldon Richardson) and/or draft a rookie stud in the 1st round to put "at the top" of this D-Line, I think we will be headed in the right direction.

Can't pass on a pass rusher if there and BPA but I hope they invest a ton in the secondary in 2019 as well. We need both parts of the defense to be quality if we are going to field a top ten defense.

Walk Worthy,

Not sure about Ward. That injuries sounds awful. Could be an Eric Foster type situation.

I have broken down Chubb this year several times. He is terrible against the run. The problem with Chubb is that the concern about him is true. He is not very fast or quick. Most of his sacks are the result of other Denver linemen forcing the QB out of the pocket to Chubb not Chubb creating the Sack.

Guys who aren't fast or quick typically don't generate 6.5 sacks in the first 7 games of their career. Scheme can't put a player on a nearly 1 sack per game pace.

I don't know about the run, but you are dead wrong about the bold. Just watch the clips in this thread from Defend the House.

https://twitter.com/DTH_Mason/status...70997003419648

Resign Hunt. He's not going to get a lot of traction because of his age. He's the right guy in the right place with the right D for him. Make him a reasonable offer, pay more for the production this year, and keep him for the next 2-3.

Yep. 2-3 years, $8MM per. Doesn't make much of a dent in cap space and you can get out of it in 2020 or 2021 at little cost if structured right.

According to PFT, it looks like Tyquan won't be ready until week 11.

Chubb is playing edge rusher in a 3-4. He has the ability to play the run, he just isn’t really asked to. But he can anchor and set the edge against the run. He has the size and strength for it and did it very well in college. Turay is a 4-3 end, he should be able to do this ideally, but he has no idea how to do it and is being taken out by TE’s. He is standing and hand fighting or trying to find a way around the block instead of standing it up. Leaving a double team for the DT and usually a big hole. Still he is young and inexperienced.

Seems a bit rich for a 32 year old defensive lineman who's been pretty spotty prior to this year. Unless he regains his early 2018 form down the stretch, I'd guess more like 2 years at $2-$3 million per.

Yeah, it all depends on the back half of the season. I was giving a maximum and saying that Colts could easily afford it.