2017 Draft Thread

[Wyatt]

If only Myles Garrett would put on a gas mask bong tomorrow, that'd be great

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

Can you say La'el Collins ??

It won't be that bad. People are already calling bullshit.

[ukcolt]

The Colts have been strongly linked with Reuben Foster in the 1st round, and now Joe Mixon in the 2nd and a few of us have talked about drafting Sidney Jones in the 3rd.....i like all three guys a lot, but i am not so sure i would be happy taking that amount of risk in one draft. They could all potentially become pro bowl calibre players, but there are major concerns with all three. Foster has a history of niggling injuries, Mixon a major domestic issue, and Jones an achilles injury, that you just never know if you will return 100%.

It would be a major boom or bust draft.

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

The Colts have been strongly linked with Reuben Foster in the 1st round, and now Joe Mixon in the 2nd and a few of us have talked about drafting Sidney Jones in the 3rd.....i like all three guys a lot, but i am not so sure i would be happy taking that amount of risk in one draft. They could all potentially become pro bowl calibre players, but there are major concerns with all three. Foster has a history of niggling injuries, Mixon a major domestic issue, and Jones an achilles injury, that you just never know if you will return 100%.

It would be a major boom or bust draft.

if we drafted those 3 in the first 3 rounds, and only 1 lived up the their potential, I'd have to rank it right up there with Grigsons best draft for us

[Wyatt]

Almost forgot about this guy - 10 years ago our 1st Rd pick was a WR from Ohio State named Anthony Gonzalez.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports...eer/100880922/

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

Almost forgot about this guy - 10 years ago our 1st Rd pick was a WR from Ohio State named Anthony Gonzalez.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports...eer/100880922/

This was the first of the dud drafts from Polian that eventually did us in. One could argue that after winning the Super Bowl that he threw it in Cruise control, though I know some think this is when he gave his son the keys.

Whatever the case, alas, i'd argue that Gonzalez was the turning point. I'd argue the same about Bjoern Werner with Grigson. Hopefully Ballard doesn't have one of those, and if he does, certainly hope he doesn't hit that point this year.

[sherck]

My last look at a mock draft but, good golly, if we could even get close to this:

1-15: OLB Haason Reddick, Temple
2-14: CB Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado
3-16: CB Rasul Douglas, West Virginia
4-15: OLB Ryan Anderson, Alabama
4-31: OG Nico Siragusa, San Diego State
4-38: RB James Conner, Pittsburgh
5-14: ILB Anthony Walker Jr, Northwestern

UDFA "Signed:"

S Chuck Clark, Virginia Tech
QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan
OT David Sharpe, Florida
TE Cole Hikutini, Louisville
S Kai Nacua, BYU

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Ryan Anderson being available in the middle of the 4th round is a bit of a stretch I think but otherwise, this mock draft meets every need the Colts have for 2017 and beyond.

I like the option of being able to play Reddick as a potential ILB on run downs and dedicated pass rusher on passing downs. Anderson could end up being a good OLB[EDGE] type guy to back up Simon.

Conner was rated right up there in 2014 behind only Ezekiel Elliot and Melvin Gordon prior to having some injury issues and beating Hodgkin's Lymphoma which cost him the 2015 season. In his first season back, he understandably did not match his previous level of performance, but did still have a good season, nonetheless, and improved as the year progressed. I like the pick and think he could be a pretty good sleeper RB.

Cheers,

[Wyatt]

I really like Conner also, after reading his letter to the GM's it kind of sold me on him, if nothing more than his level of character

[sherck]

Why is Grigson gone?

Colts draftee still on team:

2012: 2 still on team
QB-Andrew Luck (1-1)
WR-T.Y. Hilton (3-92)

2013: 0 still on team

2014: 2 still on team
OG-Jack Mewhort (2-59)
WR-Donte Moncrief (3-90)

Out of 21 draft selection spots (7 awarded per season); Grigson managed to find only 4 guys that are still on the team 6, 5 or 4 seasons later (assuming those guys make the 2017 roster! ).

Granted, you could bump that up to five if you include Vontae Davis since we directly traded a draft pick to get him but....

My guess is that number needs to be more like 10 or 12 out of 21 to be a top flight team/GM. Many of your 5th/6th/7th round picks should not probably stick for more than their rookie contract (if that long) but your lower round picks should still be on the team at the end of their rookie contracts.

Anyway, that is dreadful.

How much better would our roster situation be if these guys had turned into at least NFL solid?

OLB Bjoern Werner (1st round 2013)
OG Hugh Thornton (3rd round 2013)
OC Khaled Holmes (4th round 2013)
RB Trent Richardson (1st round 2014)
1st round 2015 spent on a position other than OC (since Holmes worked out)

That is 4 spots that the Colts need to fill right now (Right OG, OLB[RUSH], RB, Whatever we took with 1st round 2015) that we could be looking at other positions if Grigson had just picked better guys (or Pagano developed talent better).

Anyway, I am glad Grigson is gone.

Bonus question. Who are the Colts draftees still on the team that were drafted prior to the Grigson era in Indy? Don't cheat!

Cheers,

[Wyatt]

Castonzo?
Overton maybe?