Sunday, April 27, 2008

Breaking Down the Draft

The Colts, again, had great draft. They always say Bill Polian does what no one suspects. This year, everyone thought that linebacker and guard were positions that, even though they lost players there, they wouldn't cover early. Well, the first two picks were Mike Pollack and Phillip Wheeler. The Colts covered all of the needs, and there are still some fantastic undrafted free agents that the Colts could and probably will sign. Here is the breakdown of the draft.

2nd (59th)-Mike Pollak/C or G/Arizona State: At first glance, the Colts drafting a center is a little strange. Jeff Saturday is easily the best center in the NFL, and offensive line is definitely not a huge need. But then after really thinking about it, right guard is wide open for competition, and Jeff Saturday is not young as well. Pollak will be the leader for the right guard spot coming into training camp. Pollak's strength is his strong point, and his main weakness is his size, which allows him to be pushed around by nose tackles. Pollak will be a big contributor whether he is starting or giving Dylan Gandy or Charlie Johnson a break.

3rd (93)-Philip Wheeler/LB/Georgia Tech: Wheeler is one of the fastest linebackers in this draft. With the loss of Rocky Boiman and possibly Rob Morris, the Colts need a little depth at linebacker. Wheeler was recruited by Georgia Tech as a defensive end, so he could be moved in pass rushing situations. Wheeler is versatile enough to play oustide linebacker, middle linebacker, and defensive end. If injuries become a problem again, he could be a key player at multiple positions. Wheeler's strength is his speed, and his weakness is his size.

4th (127)-Jacob Tamme/TE/Kentucky: With the loss of Ben Utecht, Jacob Tamme could be a main target for Peyton Manning. Tamme played on the explosive Kentucky offense alongside Andre Woodson, Rafael Little, and Keenan Burton, so he is used to having great talent around him. It will be interesting to see his blocking ability, which could be helpful in short yardage situations, which the Colts struggled a bit in last year. Tamme's strength is his speed, and his weakness is his strength.

5th (161)-Marcus Howard/DE/Georgia: I have no idea how Marcus Howard fell this far. Howard has the potential to be one of the premier pass rusher in the entire league. Luckily for the Colts, Howard was available here, and we picked him up. Howard will be used as a pass rushing specialist on third downs. With Howard, quarterbacks like Billy Volek will not be able to pass on us. Howard's strength is his speed, and his weakness is his size.

6th (196)-Tom Santi/TE/Virginia: The Colts are definitely set at tight end for the future. They signed Dallas Clark long-term, and now they have 2 rookie tight ends. Santi will be used more as a blocking tight end, even though he can still catch. He led the Cavs in receiving yards and touchdowns per game. His strength is his blocking, and his weakness is his lack of speed.

6th (201)-Steve Justice/C or G/Wake Forest: Out of the centers the Colts took today, Justice is the most likely to actually stay at center. Saturday will be his mentor, and he is expected to take over for him in the near future. Justice's strength is his football IQ, and his weakness is his lack of experience in a pro style blocking system.

6th (202)-Mike Hart/RB/Michigan: This was the sexiest pick of the Colts draft. Hart is a superstar and former Heisman contender that fell in the draft because he is not a combine player. Hart will be a change of pace back for Addai and will help keep Addai healthy. Hart's strength is his aggressive running style, and his weakness is his durability.

6th (205)-Pierre Garcon/WR/Mount Union: I'd never heard of Garcon before today. He went to Division III Mount Union, and he was never projected to be drafted. Garcon's strength is his quickness, and his weakness is his lack of competition in college.

7th (236)-Jamey Richard/C or G/Buffalo: Richard is another interior lineman. Last year against San Diego, the Colts barely could field an offensive line because of injuries. Now, they have much better depth. Richard's strength is his footwork, and his weakness is his lack of athleticism.

With these picks, here is what the Colts pre-UDFA 53 man roster.

QB
Peyton Manning
Jim Sorgi

RB
Joseph Addai
Mike Hart
Kenton Keith

WR
Reggie Wayne
Marvin Harrison
Anthony Gonzalez
Roy Hall
Devin Aromashodu
Pierre Garcon

TE
Dallas Clark
Bryan Fletcher
Jacob Tamme
Tom Santi

LT
Tony Ugoh
Michael Toudouze

LG
Ryan Lilja
Jamey Richard

C
Jeff Saturday
Steve Justice

RG
Mike Pollak
Dylan Gandy

RT
Ryan Diem
Charlie Johnson

DE
Dwight Freeney
Robert Mathis
Marcus Howard
Josh Thomas
Keyunta Dawson

DT
Ed Johnson
Raheem Brock
Quinn Pitcock
Darrell Reid

SLB
Tyjuan Hagler
Ramon Guzman

MLB
Gary Brackett
Phillip Wheeler

WLB
Freddie Keiaho
Clint Session

CB
Marlin Jackson
Kelvin Hayden
Tim Jennings
Dante Hughes
Michael Coe
TJ Rushing

FS
Antoine Bethea
Brannon Condren

SS
Bob Sanders

K
Adam Vinatieri

P
Hunter Smith

LS
Justin Snow

Friday, April 25, 2008

It's Finally Finished

My 7 round mock draft is finished. This took forever. I tried my hardest not to repeat players or accidently have a team take a player at the same position in 3 straight rounds. However, I'm tired of reading different people's rankings and mock drafts, and I just want this published.

1. Miami Dolphins-Jake Long/OT/Michigan
2. St. Louis Rams-Chris Long/DE/Virginia
3. Atlanta Falcons-Glenn Dorsey/DT/LSU
4. Oakland Raiders-Darren McFadden/RB/Arkansas
5. Kansas City Chiefs-Branden Albert/OG/Auburn
6. New York Jets-Vernon Gholston/DE/Ohio State
7. New England Patriots from San Francisco-Keith Rivers/OLB/USC
8. Baltimore Ravens-Matt Ryan/QB/Boston College
9. Cincinnati Bengals-Sedrick Ellis/DT/USC
10. New Orleans Saints-Leodis McKelvin/CB/Troy
11. Buffalo Bills-Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie/CB/Tennessee State
12. Denver Broncos-Ryan Clady/OT/Boise State
13. Carolina Panthers-Chris Williams/OT/Vanderbilt
14. Chicago Bears-Jeff Otah/OT/Pittsburgh
15. Detroit Lions-Rashard Mendenhall/RB/Illinois
16. Arizona Cardinals-Mike Jenkins/CB/South Florida
17. Kansas City Chiefs from Minnesota-Derrick Harvey/DE/Florida
18. Houston Texans-Jonathan Stewart/RB/Oregon
19. Philadelphia Eagles-Devin Thomas/WR/Michigan State
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Phillip Merling/DE/Clemson
21. Washington Redskins-Limas Sweed/WR/Texas
22. Dallas Cowboys from Cleveland-DeSean Jackson/WR/Cal
23. Pittsburgh Steelers-Gosder Cherlius/OT/Boston College
24. Tennessee Titans-James Hardy/WR/Indiana
25. Seattle Seahawks-Kentwan Balmer/DT/North Carolina
26. Jacksonville Jaguars-Trevor Laws/DT/Notre Dame
27. San Diego Chargers-Kenny Phillips/S/Miami (Fla.)
28. Dallas Cowboys-Aqib Talib/CB/Kansas
29. San Francisco 49ers from Indianapolis-Quentin Groves/OLB/Auburn
30. Green Bay Packers-Antoine Cason/CB/Arizona
31. New York Giants-Jerod Mayo/ILB/Tennessee

Round 2
32. Miami Dolphins-Brian Brohm/QB/Louisville
33. St. Louis Rams-Carl Nicks/OT/Nebraska
34. Atlanta Falcons from Oakland-Joe Flacco/QB/Delaware
35. Kansas City Chiefs-Malcolm Kelly/WR/Oklahoma
36. New York Jets-Curtis Lofton/ILB/Oklahoma
37. Atlanta Falcons-Anthony Collins/OT/Kansas
38. Baltimore Ravens-Tracy Porter/CB/Indiana
39. San Francisco 49ers-Duane Brown/OT/Virginia Tech
40. New Orleans Saints-Pat Sims/DT/Auburn
41. Buffalo Bills-Early Doucet/WR/LSU
42. Denver Broncos-Dre Moore/DT/Maryland
43. Carolina Panthers-Fred Davis/TE/USC
44. Chicago Bears-Felix Jones/RB/Arkansas
45. Detroit Lions-Dan Conner/ILB/Penn State
46. Cincinnati Bengals-Cliff Avril/DE/Purdue
47. Minnesota Vikings-Sam Baker/OT/USC
48. Atlanta Falcons from Houston-Charles Godfrey/CB/Iowa
49. Philadelphia Eagles-Patrick Lee/CB/Auburn
50. Arizona Cardinals-Jamaal Charles/RB/Texas
51. Washington Redskins-Calais Campbell/DE/Miami (Fla.)
52. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Justin King/CB/Penn State
53. Pittsburgh Steelers-Antwaun Molden/CB/Eastern Kentucky
54. Tennessee Titans-Dustin Keller/TE/Purdue
55. Seattle Seahawks-Lawrence Jackson/DE/USC
56. Green Bay Packers from Cleveland-Xavier Adibi/OLB/Virginia Tech
57. Miami Dolphins from San Diego-Brandon Flowers/CB/Virginia Tech
58. Jacksonville Jaguars-Jason Jones/DE/Eastern Michigan
59. Indianapolis Colts-Chris Johnson/RB/Eastern Carolina
60. Green Bay Packers-Martellus Bennett/TE/Texas A&M
61. Dallas Cowboys-Josh Barnett/S/Arizona State
62. New England Patriots-Chilo Rachal/OG/USC
63. New York Giants-Tyrell Johnson/S/Arkansas State

Round 3
64. Miami Dolphins-Phillip Wheeler/ILB/Georgia Tech
65. St. Louis Rams-Marcus Howard/DE/Georgia
66. Kansas City Chiefs-Tony Hills/OT/Texas
67. Carolina Panthers from NYJ-Matt Forte/RB/Tulane
68. Atlanta Falcons-Jonathan Goff/ILB/Vanderbilt
69. New England Patriots from Oakland-Terrence Wheatley/CB/Colorado
70. Chicago Bears from San Francisco-Earl Bennett/WR/Vanderbilt
71. Jacksonville Jaguars from Baltimore via Buffalo-DaJuan Morgan/S/North Carolina State
72. Buffalo Bills-Jordy Nelson/WR/Kansas State
73. Kansas City Chiefs from Denver via Minnesota-Terrell Thomas/CB/USC
74. Carolina Panthers-Quintin Demps/S/UTEP
75. San Francisco 49ers from Chicago-Mario Manningham/WR/Michigan
76. Detroit Lions-Erin Henderson/OLB/Maryland
77. Cincinnati Bengals-Donnie Avery/WR/Houston
78. New Orleans Saints-DaJuan Morgan/S/North Carolina State
79. Houston Texans-Reggie Smith/CB/Oklahoma
80. Philadelphia Eagles-Marcus Harrison/DT/Arkansas
81. Arizona Cardinals-Eddie Royal/WR/Virginia Tech
82. Kansas City Chiefs from Minnesota-Mike Pollack/C/Arizona State
83. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Andre Caldwell/WR/Florida
84. Washington Redskins-Oniel Cousins/OT/UTEP
85. Tennessee Titans-Tyvon Branch/CB/UConn
86. Seattle Seahawks-William Franklin/WR/Missouri
87. Detroit Lions from Cleveland-Red Bryant/DT/Texas A&M
88. Pittsburgh Steelers-Kirk Barton/OT/Ohio State
89. Jacksonville Jaguars-Roy Schuening/OG/Oregon State
90. Chicago Bears from San Diego-Chad Henne/QB/Michigan
91. Green Bay Packers-John David Booty/QB/USC
92. Dallas Cowboys-Ray Rice/RB/Rutgers
93. Indianapolis Colts-John Greco/OT/Toledo
94. New England Patriots-Zach Bowman/CB/Nebraska
95. New York Giants-Drew Radovich/OG/USC
96. Washington Redskins-Tom Zbikowski/S/Notre Dame
97. Cincinnati Bengals-Tashard Choice/RB/Georgia Tech
98. Atlanta Falcons-John Carlson/TE/Notre Dame
99. Baltimore Ravens-Keenan Burton/WR/Kentucky

Round 4
100. Miami Dolphins-Taveres Gooden/OLB/Miami (Fla.)
101. St. Louis Rams-Ezra Butler/OLB/Nevada
102. New York Jets-Kevin Smith/RB/UCF
103. Atlanta Falcons-Thomas DeCoud/S/Cal
104. Oakland Raiders-Ahtyba Rubin/DT/Iowa State
105. Kansas City Chiefs-Orlando Scandrick/CB/Boise State
106. Baltimore Ravens-Beau Bell/ILB/UNLV
107. San Francisco 49ers-Frank Morton/NT/Tulane
108. Denver Broncos-Shawn Crable/OLB/Michigan
109. Carolina Panthers-DeMario Pressley/DT/North Carolina State
110. Chicago Bears-Caleb Campbell/S/Army
111. Detroit Lions-Mike McGlynn/OG/Pitt
112. Cincinnati Bengals-Wes Woodyard/OLB/Kentucky
113. New York Jets from New Orleans-Jeremy Zuttah/OT/Rutgers
114. Buffalo Bills-Chris Ellis/DE/Virginia Tech
115. Philadelphia Eagles-Barry Richardson/OT/Clemson
116. Arizona Cardinals-Eric Young/OG/Tennessee
117. Minnesota Vikings-Craig Steltz/S/LSU
118. Houston Texans-Brad Cottam/TE/Tennessee
119. Denver Broncos from Washington-Brian Johnston/DE/Gardner-Webb
120. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Steve Johnson/WR/Kentucky
121. Seattle Seahawks-Jermichael Finley/TE/Texas
122. Cleveland Browns-Jack Williams/CB/Kent State
123. Pittsburgh Steelers-DJ Hall/WR/Alabama
124. Tennessee Titans-Chris Harrington/DE/Texas A&M
125. Jacksonville Jaguars-Steve Justice/C/Wake Forest
126. Tennessee Titans from Dallas-Dexter Jackson/WR/Appalachian State
127. Indianapolis Colts-Rudolph Hardie/DE/Howard
128. Green Bay Packers-Peyton Hillis/FB/Arkansas
129. New England Patriots-Chevis Jackson/CB/LSU
130. New York Giants-Dwight Lowery/CB/San Jose State
131. Philadelphia Eagles-Jamar Adams/S/Michigan
132. Buffalo Bills-John Sullivan/C/Notre Dame
133. Baltimore Ravens-Chad Rinehart/OG/Northern Iowa
134. Tennessee Titans-Steve Slaton/RB/West Virginia
135. Green Bay Packers-Trae Williams/CB/South Florida

Round 5
136. Kansas City Chiefs from Miami-Lavelle Hawkins/WR/Cal
137. St. Louis Rams-Carlton Medder/OT/St. Louis Rams
138. Atlanta Falcons-Nick Hayden/DT/Wisconsin
139. Denver Broncos from Oakland-Darius Reynaud/WR/West Virginia
140. Kansas City Chiefs-Kendall Langford/DT/Hampton
141. Carolina Panthers from NYJ-Andre Woodson/QB/Kentucky
142. Chicago Bears from Carolina Panthers-Bobby Byrd/OT/Washington State
143. Jacksonville Jaguars from Chicago Bears-Harry Douglas/WR/Louisville
144. Detroit Lions-Jonathan Wilhite/CB/Auburn
145. Cincinnati Bengals-DeJuan Tribble/CB/Boston College
146. New Orleans Saints-Ali Highsmith/OLB/LSU
147. Buffalo Bills-Owen Schmitt/FB/West Virginia
148. Denver Broncos-David Roach/S/TCU
149. Arizona Cardinals-Stan Kelgar/OLB/Purdue
150. Minnesota Vikings-Martin Rucker/TE/Missouri
151. Houston Texans-Bruce Davis/OLB/UCLA
152. Philadelphia Eagles-Donald Thomas/OG/UConn
153. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Mike Hart/RB/Michigan
154. Washington Redskins-Jonathan Zenon/CB/LSU
155. Cleveland Browns-Jameel McClain/ILB/Syracuse
156. Pittsburgh Steelers-Ben Moffitt/LB/South Florida
157. Tennessee Titans-Jordon Dizon/OLB/Colorado
158. Jacksonville Jaguars from Seattle-Kenny Iwebema/DE/Iowa
159. Jacksonville Jaguars-Kellen Davis/TE/Michigan State
160. San Diego Chargers-Marcus Griffin/S/Texas
161. Indianapolis Colts-Arman Shields/WR/Richmond
162. Green Bay Packers-Darrell Robertson/DE/Georgia Tech
163. Dallas Cowboys-Shannon Boatman/OG/Florida State
164. New England Patriots-Josh Johnson/QB/San Diego
165. New York Giants-Jacob Tamme/TE/Kentucky
166. San Diego Chargers-Frank Okam/NT/Texas

Round 6
167. Dallas Cowboys from Miami-Letroy Guion/DT/Florida State
168. St. Louis Rams-Kevin O’Connell/QB/San Diego State
169. Oakland Raiders-Trevor Scott/DE/Buffalo
170. Kansas City Chiefs-Johnny Dingle/DE/West Virginia
171. New York Jets-Pedro Sosa/OT/Rutgers
172. Atlanta Falcons-Doug Legursky/C/Marshall
173. Baltimore Ravens-Robert Felton/OG/Arkansas
174. San Francisco 49ers-Cody Wallace/C/Texas A&M
175. Chicago Bears-Vince Hall/ILB/Virginia Tech
176. Detroit Lions-Gary Guyton/OLB/Georgia Tech
177. Cincinnati Bengals-Adamm Oliver/DE/Georgia Tech
178. New Orleans Saints-Gary Barnidge/TE/Louisville
179. Buffalo Bills-Adam Kraus/OG/Michigan
180. St. Louis Rams from Denver-J Leman/ILB/Illinois
181. Carolina Panthers-Marcus Walker/CB/Oklahoma
182. Minnesota Vikings-Carlton Powell/DT/Virginia Tech
183. Denver Broncos from Houston-Alexis Serna/K/Oregon State
184. Philadelphia Eagles-Chris Hopkins/TE/Toledo
185. Arizona Cardinals-Franklin Dunbar/OT/Middle Tennessee State
186. Washington Redskins-Andre Fluellen/DT/Florida State
187. Kansas City Chiefs-Chauncey Washington/RB/USC
188. Pittsburgh Steelers-Simeon Castille/S/Alabama
189. Seattle Seahawks-Jalen Parmele/RB/Toledo
190. Cleveland Browns-Adrian Arrington/WR/Michigan
191. Philadelphia Eagles-Michael Grant/CB/Arkansas
192. San Diego Chargers-Ryan Torain/RB/Arizona State
193. Minnesota Vikings from Jacksonville-Spencer Larsen/ILB/Arizona
194. New York Giants from Green Bay-Barry Booker/DT/Virginia Tech
195. Miami Dolphins from Dallas-Jehuu Calcrick/FB/Michigan State
196. Indianapolis Colts-Joey Haynos/TE/Maryland
197. New England Patriots-Andy Studebaker/OLB/Wheaton
198. New York Giants-Justin Tryon/CB/Arizona State
199. New York Giants-Jamey Richard/C/Buffalo
200. Philadelphia Eagles-Chase Ortiz/DE/TCU
201. Indianapolis Colts-Titus Brown/DE/Mississippi State
202. Indianapolis Colts-Kory Lichtensteiger/C/Bowling Green
203. Philadelphia Eagles-Kirk Elder/OG/Texas A&M
204. Miami Dolphins-Durant Brooks/P/Georgia Tech
205. Indianapolis Colts-Corey Lynch/S/Appalachian State
206. Baltimore Ravens-Mark Bradford/WR/Stanford
207. Cincinnati Bengals-Jack Ikegwuonu/CB/Wisconsin

Round 7
208. Miami Dolphins-Brian Stamper/OT/Vanderbilt
209. Minnesota Vikings from St. Louis-Jacob Hester/FB/LSU
210. Kansas City Chiefs-Brandon Coutu/K/Georgia
211. New York Jets-Erik Ainge/QB/Tennessee
212. Atlanta Falcons-Allen Patrick/RB/Oklahoma
213. Oakland Raiders-Ernie Wheelwright/WR/Minnesota
214. San Francisco 49ers-Wilrey Fontenot/CB/Arizona
215. Baltimore Ravens-Jonathan Hefney/S/Tennessee
216. Detroit Lions-Jordan Grimes/OG/Purdue
217. St. Louis Rams from Cincinnati-Thomas Brown/RB/Georgia
218. New Orleans Saints-Matt Spanos/C/USC
219. Buffalo Bills-Ryan O’Hara/QB/Central Oklahoma
220. Denver Broncos-Rodrick Johnson/OLB/Oklahoma State
221. Carolina Panthers-Dorien Bryant/WR/Purdue
222. Chicago Bears-Will Arnold/OG/LSU
223. Houston Texans-Adarius Bowman/WR/Oklahoma State
224. Buffalo Bills from Philadelphia-Bryan Smith/OLB/McNeese State
225. Arizona Cardinals-Mike Dragosavich/P/North Dakota State
226. Oakland Raiders from Minnesota-Tommy Blake/DE/TCU
227. Denver Broncos from Tampa Bay-Jimmie Kaylor/P/Colorado State
228. Washington Redskins-Jacob Hester/H-B/LSU
229. Tennessee Titans-Colt Brennan/QB/Hawaii
230. Philadelphia Eagles-Jeremy Geathers/DE/UNLV
231. Cleveland Browns-Bo Ruud/OLB/Nebraska
232. Atlanta Falcons-Taj Smith/WR/Syracuse
233. Seattle Seahawks from Jacksonville-Taylor Mehlhaff/K/Wisconsin
234. San Diego Chargers-Brandon Carr/CB/Grand Valley State
235. Dallas Cowboys-Matt Flynn/QB/LSU
236. Indianapolis Colts-Dennis Dixon/QB/Oregon
237. Green Bay Packers-Robbie Powell/C/Purdue
238. New England Patriots-Marcus Henry/WR/Kansas
239. Kansas City Chiefs-Maurice Purify/WR/Nebraska
240. Baltimore Ravens-Rafael Little/RB/Kentucky
241. Carolina Panthers-Rocky Schwartz/S/Houston
242. Washington Redskins-Bobbie Williams/S/Bethune-Cookman
243. Chicago Bears-Jamie Silva/S/Boston College
244. Cincinnati Bengals-Bernard Morris/QB/Marshall
245. Miami Dolphins-Ryan Grice-Mullen/WR/Hawaii
246. Cincinnati Bengals-Maurice Murray/DT/New Mexico State
247. Chicago Bears-Andrew Bain/OG/Miami
248. Chicago Bears-Geoff Schwartz/OT/Oregon
249. Washington Redskins-Adam Spieker/C/Missouri
250. Carolina Panthers-Joe Jon Finley/TE/Oklahoma
251. Buffalo Bills-Anthony Aldridge/RB/Houston
252. St. Louis Rams-Sammie Stroughter/WR/Oregon State

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Colts Draft Board 1-50

On April 26th, Tony Dungy, Bill Polian, Chris Polian, Tom Moore, Ron Meeks, Jim Irsay, Jim Caldwell, Pete Ward, and Bob Terpening will go to the Colts facilities, go into a conference room, and stay there for almost two days. That's draft day for you. Teams have to have a lot of prospects lined up. Here's what the Colts' draft board should look like next Saturday.


1. Chris Long/DE/Virginia
2. Vernon Gholston/DE/Ohio State
3. Sedrick Ellis/DT/USC
4. Glenn Dorsey/DT/LSU
5. Darren McFadden/RB/Arkansas
6. Brandon Albert/OG/Auburn
7. Jonathan Stewart/RB/Oregon
8. Derrick Harvey/DE/Florida
9. Jake Long/OT/Michigan
10. Keith Rivers/OLB/USC
11. Phillip Merling/DE/Clemson
12. Rashard Mendenhall/RB/Illinois
13. Ryan Clady/OT/Boise State
14. Devin Thomas/WR/Michigan State
15. Jeff Otah/OT/Pittsburgh
16. Chris Williams/OT/Vanderbilt
17. Limas Sweed/WR/Texas
18. Trevor Laws/DT/Notre Dame
19. Kentwan Balmer/DT/North Carolina
20. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie/CB/Tennessee State
21. DeSean Jackson/WR/Cal
22. Chris Johnson/RB/ECU
23. Jerod Mayo/ILB/Tennessee
24. Mike Jenkins/CB/South Florida
25. Quentin Groves/DE/Auburn
26. Felix Jones/RB/Arkansas
27. Aqib Talib/CB/Kansas
28. Lawrence Jackson/DE/USC
29. Anthony Collins/OT/Kansas
30. James Hardy/WR/Indiana
31. Tracy Porter/CB/Indiana
32. Matt Forte/RB/Tulane
33. Fred Davis/TE/USC
34. Dan Conner/MLB/Penn State
35. Mario Manningham/WR/Michigan
36. Marcus Howard/DE/Georgia
37. Antoine Cason/CB/Arizona
38. Malcolm Kelly/WR/Oklahoma
39. Early Doucet/WR/LSU
40. Carl Nicks/OT/Nebraska
41. Justin King/CB/Penn State
42. Calais Campbell/DT/Miami (Fla.)
43. Sam Baker/OT/USC
44. Brandon Flowers/CB/Virginia Tech
45. Gosder Cherlius/OT/Boston College
46. Andre Caldwell/WR/Florida
47. Cliff Avril/DE/Purdue
48. Xavier Adibi/OLB/Virginia Tech
49. Terrell Thomas/CB/USC
50. Martellus Bennett/TE/Texas A&M

Friday, April 18, 2008

Early Colts Schedule Outlook

The schedules were released a few days ago, and I'm here to talk about the Colts' schedule. I can sum it up in one word: KILLER. It sucks when you are in a division with 3 other teams that actually can contend. It doesn't help that they are playing the AFC North, who has Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Good thing Favre retired, or else we could feasibly be playing 5 teams that could win Super Bowl XLIII. Here's the schedule*, and which games I think are guaranteed wins and what games the Colts will have to play their best to win.

1
9/7
CHICAGO BEARS
8:15 PM
NBC
2
9/14
@ Minnesota Vikings
1:00 PM
CBS
3
9/21
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
4:15 PM
CBS
4
9/28
BYE
-
none
5
10/5
@ Houston Texans
1:00 PM
CBS
6
10/12
BALTIMORE RAVENS
1:00 PM
CBS
7
10/19
@ Green Bay Packers
4:15 PM
CBS
8
10/27
@ Tennessee Titans
8:30 PM
ESPN
9
11/2
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
8:15 PM
NBC
10
11/9
@ Pittsburgh Steelers
4:15 PM
CBS
11
11/16
HOUSTON TEXANS
1:00 PM
CBS
12
11/23
@ San Diego Chargers
8:15 PM
NBC
13
11/30
@ Cleveland Browns
1:00 PM
CBS
14
12/7
CINCINNATI BENGALS
1:00 PM
CBS
15
12/14
DETROIT LIONS
1:00 PM
FOX
16
12/18
@ Jacksonville Jaguars
8:15 PM
NFL Network
17
12/28
TENNESSEE TITANS
1:00 PM
CBS

Guaranteed Wins
v. Chicago Bears, v. Houston Texans, v. Detroit Lions, v. Cincinnati Bengals, v. Baltimore Ravens, @ Houston Texans, @ Green Bay Packers

The schedule is so tough, I can only find seven games right now that don't worry me at all. The Bears, Lions, Bengals, and Ravens are going to be cellar-dwellers in their divisions. The Packers are too one-dimensional, and the Texans can't beat the Colts.

Probable Wins
@ Minnesota Vikings, @ Tennessee Titans, v. Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Colts are near unbeatable at home in the regular season, and it will be interesting to see if there will be any differences with the move to Lucas Oil Stadium or "The Lube" as it is called. That's why I think the Jags are NOT going to beat the Colts at home. The Titans and Vikings could beat the Colts, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Will Be Close, but the Colts are going to be favored
@ Pittsburgh Steelers, @ Cleveland Browns, v. Tennessee Titans.

The Titans game is only up here is because of the chances that the starters won't be playing after the first quarter. The Browns and Steelers will be tough, but I don't see the games being blowouts either way.

Bring Your A Game, Colts
v. New England Patriots, @ Jacksonville Jaguars, @ San Diego Chargers.

Versus the Chargers-REVENGE! Versus the Patriots-Sort of revenge, but I want to crush them regardless of previous outcomes. Versus the Jaguars-This. Is. Our. Division.

My Prediction: 13-3. I see the Colts beating every team on the schedule besides the road game against Jacksonville, the Titans home game, and the Browns game. The Browns are looking for revenge, the Jags are going to be great, and the Titans will be playing the scrubs. The Colts will be the number two seed in the AFC behind the Patriots. This year, however, they will go all the way.

*Courtesy of Colts.com

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Quick Colts Mock Draft

There is nothing really to explain. The Colts have 9 picks, and here's what I think they will do with them come draft weekend. I will not give us Chris Long, Darren McFadden, Keith Rivers, etc. This will be realistic.

2nd-Chris Johnson/RB/ECU
3rd-John Greco/OT/Toledo
4th-Rudolph Hardie/DE/Howard
5th-Arman Shields/WR/Richmond
6th-Joey Haynos/TE/Maryland
6th-Titus Brown/DE/Mississippi State
6th-Kory Lichtensteiger/C/Bowling Green
7th-Bernard Morris/QB/Marshall

All of these guys have been getting interest from the Colts. The only stretch on their is Lichtensteiger, who is projected as an early 6th rounder. I wish I could have fit in Jack Williams, but Hardie and Shields are too good to pass up right there. Corner isn't a huge need for now, depending on what we do with Hayden this offseason. With this draft, the big needs like running back, offensive line, and defensive end are covered. This may be the best possible draft.