Zach Banner, OL, USC 4th Rd
 

By far my least favorite pick but I'll take it. I haven't actually watched any tape on the guy so its not like this is an informed decision so fwiw.

Guy has a sense of humor "Shoulda been a model"

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-networ...rs-Zach-Banner

:cool:

I am not a fan of this kind of pick for the Colts at this point. He may have some interesting upside or something, but I have a hard time buying this is a BPA pick. This is giving Philbin a toy or something. I can't get all that mad this late in the draft. Much better than a developmental guy like Green in the second.

Lincoln Kennedy is his dad that explains the size

Eh, weakest OL draft class in some time. If it wasn't Robinson or Lamp, most people were going to have questions essentially.

Sure, of course, the option to not take one was there and look at udfas and late cuts for depth. I am far from upset, just kind of meh on this pick.

I think the bloodline helps justify the pick. That, and the fact that the line has consistently struggled to create running lanes.

6' 8" 353. Yikes!

It will take the DLineman 5 seconds just to run around him.

I liked the pick. He was the fifth rated tackle on Nawrocki's board.
And in the scouts take section a scout says " He's an NFL starter at right
tackle. He's better than( Rams 2015 second round pick) Rob Havenstein and
a lot of guys that are playing right tackle now". He could go a long way to
solidifying the right side. Love his size.

If they view Zach Banner with such ambitious goals (and I'm not saying they don't), I wonder what that says about how they feel about Le'Raven Clark.

Do they feel like how they must feel about TJ Green (not great, clearly with Hooker coming onboard to fill the role that TJ Green was supposed to do).

Or, do they think that Clark is possibly the LT of the future, with Castonzo aging/expensive, and arguably declining?

Funny how it could be literally either end of the spectrum. Clark was hideously raw last preseason but by the end of the year it seemed that he had gotten it decent. Not decent enough where I'd trust him to be the franchise LT, but if that's the rate of his growth, then he should be there in no time.

Kid sounds like he actually attended classes, great interview

I'm not sure Clark factored into their decision here. They needed to replace Reitz's spot on the roster regardless of their thoughts toward Clark.

My guess is that this is all about upside. It's certainly a boom or bust pick. When you factor in the size, bull-dozing ability that this line lacks, and the bloodline, then there's reason for optimism. We'll see if Philbin can coach him up.

His pop was host on one of the NFL Network shows for a bit, so good for the apple not falling far from the tree. Cautiously optimistic for him being successful here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr6O...ature=youtu.be

Banner going against Soloman Thomas

I can't imagine this dude being able to handle the speed of the NFL

agreed, he's a long shot,

but seems like the kind of good character and build we're moving towards

I thought it was interesting to see how big he really is, in reference to PG...he truly is a large large man, I'd think too tall for a guard