What to do with #21?

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I said BPA but I think BPA will likely be oline.

And? A RT and move Smith to LT.

[rcubed]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I like the idea of trading the 21st overall pick for Orlando Brown Jr. provided the QB position is addressed by trading lesser picks for Wentz or Darnold. You won't get a better LT at 21 and Brown gives the Colts a young dominant OL for a very long time. That would then leave one area of focus for Free Agency: pass rush, and the market is incredibly deep there this year.

But a a huge cost difference compared to a drafted LT.


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[apballin]

Still think Nelson or Smith get moved to LT and the need for Oline isn’t as dire as we suspect

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by rcubed

But a a huge cost difference compared to a drafted LT.


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For a team with among the most cap space in the league. Plus the cap is projected to bounceback to where it would've been next year.

[Colts And Orioles]

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On several occasions, I have said that one of my football mentors when I was a kid taught me that anytime you start a football team at the professional level, you always start with the offensive line ...... not the quarterback, not the special teams, not the running backs, and not the defensive secondary. The reason being is that without at least a decent offensive line, you have nothing. Perhaps if you have a quarterback who can scramble like a madman (Fran Tarkenton, Michael Vick, Randall Cunningham, Roger Staubach) you can compensate for a lousy offensive line, but only to a certain extent.

Well, the Colts already appear to have an (at least) above average offensive line. In a super-small sample size in the playoff game against the Bills, they did an excellent job even without the newly retired Anthony Castonzo, who missed the game after having had ankle surgery. And now, we appear to have an (at least) very sufficient quarterback in Carson Wentz ...... so, does Ballard make what already seems to be a strong aspect of the team even stronger, and draft an offensive lineman with the team's 1st-round pick at # 21 ??? Or does he have something else in mind, feeling that the team has other, more pressing needs in some other area ??? The fact that the Colts traded their 3rd-round draft pick in 2021 could mean that they really need make those first 2 draft picks count. Stay tuned, it should be extremely interesting.

o