It's official - Colts name Shane Steichen as Head Coach

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by JAFF

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ts-draft-hand/

This caught my eye, especially about craft

That settles it, Stroud will be the guy.

[Discflinger]

Ballard and his staff know better than I but cut Matt Ryan!

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I do believe Nelson and Shaq will be the players we paid them for

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OldColt said so…

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

That settles it, Stroud will be the guy.

Where do you get that from?

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Where do you get that from?

Who's the best at all 3 things Steichen mentioned?

Accuracy? Stroud
Decision-making? Stroud
Ability to create? Stroud

Plus he's 6'3" not 5'10". Trade up, get Stroud.

[CletusPyle]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Who's the best at all 3 things Steichen mentioned?

Accuracy? Stroud
Decision-making? Stroud
Ability to create? Stroud

Plus he's 6'3" not 5'10". Trade up, get Stroud.

Are you a Buckeye alumni by chance….Stroud is far from a sure thing. He looked terrible a times last season. I don’t think you need to trade up to get him anyway, he’ll be there at 4 unless the Cardinals trade their pick?

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

...he’ll be there at 4 unless the Cardinals trade their pick?

As we sit, I have a hard time imagining there won't be movement. We have SEA, DET, and LV immediately behind us in the draft and Carolina is only at #9.

Colts can hold at 4 and take last man standing between Young, Stroud, and Levis if they legitimately don't care who they get. But if they do like a guy, whoever it is, they risk getting leapfrogged and missing him.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

Are you a Buckeye alumni by chance….Stroud is far from a sure thing. He looked terrible a times last season. I don’t think you need to trade up to get him anyway, he’ll be there at 4 unless the Cardinals trade their pick?

Purdue, actually, so if anything, I have reason to be biased against him. That said, don't believe the draft boards in February, they rarely resemble the draft boards in April.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

As we sit, I have a hard time imagining there won't be movement. We have SEA, DET, and LV immediately behind us in the draft and Carolina is only at #9.

Colts can hold at 4 and take last man standing between Young, Stroud, and Levis if they legitimately don't care who they get. But if they do like a guy, whoever it is, they risk getting leapfrogged and missing him.

This is why trading to 1 is important for the Colts. The #1 pick is basically only accessible to 2 teams without a massive overpay: the Colts, and the Texans. That's because at 2 they still get their pick of Jalen Carter and Will Anderson, while at 4, they have a near 100% chance of getting one of the two. At 5, it's unlikely they'll get either, meaning the dropoff in value between the 4th and 5th pick for the Bears is steep. That's why you shouldn't believe all the hype going on out there about how the Bears are going to wring every last bit of draft capital out of whoever they trade with. Bears fans will likely be disappointed with what amounts to a modest overpay for one of the Colts or Texans (hopefully the Colts) to move to 1.

While trading to 1 is less than accessible to those teams you mention, trading to 3 might not be. So unless the Colts are comfortable getting their third choice of QB in this class, trading up to 1 is almost a must.