Colts Practice Squad Signings

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm

The OL was better from '18-'21, but after last year I'm not so sure we're any better off than we were in '17. And while parts of the D have gotten better we still have no consistent pass rush, and our secondary is probably going to be a shit show.

We've had a top ten oline for most of the time he has been here. We'll see at the end of the year, but the line was already trending up with Raimann improving and Pryor out of the lineup.

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

I have no idea who Kevin Bowen is. I was just pointing out that when Ballard got here our WR talent was pretty damn dry as well, and he didn't add anything even when we had a QB. I mean Dontrelle Inman was our 2nd best WR in 2018.

I see a lot of these arguments start with Bowen, or JMV with Venturi being fed leading questions. Bowen is the local morning sports show radio host. The arguments are usually regurgitated through social media. He used to work for the Colts. Putting together his Madden team is a good way to put it. Every team has weak position groups every single year. He usually complains incessantly about whatever it is, all last summer he complained about WR. I listened to most every show.

Eric Ebron was our second leading receiver who was a FA signing receiving TE. Best year of his career. Then Hines who was a draft pick. He also signed Jack Doyle who was always a reliable third-down receiver. That team had a ton of issues, and WR was not at the front of the list. Everyone was screaming about oline and defense.

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

And again, who's fault was it that all we had at LT last year was Pryor and a 3rd round rookie not ready to play?

Finding franchise LT's is not a gimmie. You just don't stash one on your squad till the opportunity to play them comes around. I would say 90% of the time you have to draft one. The fact that he might have found one in the 3rd is pretty impressive. Yeah, Pryor is on him and Reich for starting him. It was an analytics move that backfired pretty impressively. Guy isn't perfect, no GM is.