Needs

[Kray007]

It’s early to be looking forward to the offseason; with any luck, January will roll in and see the Colts with a wild card berth.

That having been said, with 4 games left, I think we have a pretty good idea of the path that Chris Ballard or whomever is in charge needs to blaze.

First off is a real, honest to God, elite, scheme versatile Cornerback. Someone who’s equally at home playing zone or one on one on an island; someone who can give Gus Bradley or whoever the confidence to blitz without worrying about disaster if the pressure doesn’t get home. If it were me, I’d move heaven and earth to get Jim to open his wallet, shake out the moths, and ante up for a DJ Read or Charvarius Ward.

Then, I’d move on to Safety and do another un Ballard like thing and trade up in the draft to get this year’s version of Troy Polamalu…Malaki Starks.

Third on my list of needs has me torn between WR and TE. I’d love to add a dynamic, game changer on the outside, but there’s a heck of a lot of value in a Rob Gronkowski/Travis Kelce/George Kittle kind of guy who gets open, moves the chains, doesn’t drop the ball, and can actually, like, plant a defender in the ground when asked to block.

Next up, a Linebacker tough enough to snuff the run and who can actually cover a Tight End over the middle.

Then, a Running Back to spell Taylor on fifteen plays a game, someone who runs well, poses a threat as a receiver, and can stone a blitzing Safety.

Somewhere in there you can slot a gobsmacking Defensive Tackle, someone to ensure that whenever Grover Stewart exits the game, the middle of the D doesn’t turn into a total shitshow.

Then, of course, you can never have enough bodies on the Offensive Line.