Post by brownelvis54 on Jan 9, 2022 20:43:33 GMT -5
We have two 1st rounders and No money. With the first pick if Even Neal is there then he should be our pick with our 5th overall pick. The 7th pick I would take Green if we kept it. Those two picks give us a RT and an RG. But look at what the Colts did in 2018 and Dave Gettleman should have done the same. I heard his phone rang but he chose not to pick it up?!??! Anyway, the Colts had the 3rd overall pick (and their GM picked up the phone) they traded the 3rd pick to the Jets and took the Jets 6th overall pick AND got THREE 2nd rounders. If we moved down we could hopefully get a few 2nds. We then could build our O-line and still get an Edge. The Colts still got one of the BEST players in the draft. Nelson. If we got Neal our RT is solved and with more 2nd round picks, we can get our much-needed guards and Edge.
How The Colts Turned Three First-Round Picks Into Nine Key Contributors
The Indianapolis Colts have held first-round picks in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and in all three years they have either traded down in, or completely out of, the first round to accumulate more valuable selections or, in the case of DeForest Buckner, acquired a star player. From Quenton Nelson to Michael Pittman Jr., check out the Colts’ moves and the players they’ve picked up.
INDIANAPOLIS — "I like them picks."
That was Chris Ballard at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, asked by a reporter if he would consider moving up higher into the first round in that year's NFL Draft.
The phrase might seem simple at first glance, but it offers a true glimpse into Ballard's basic NFL Draft philosophy.
"I've always been under the premise in how I was taught in this league (that) the more picks you have — the more darts you have at the dart board — the better chance you have to hit on players," Ballard would later add.
Since the 2018 NFL Draft, particularly, Ballard's actions have certainly backed up those core beliefs. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, the team has been willing to trade down from, out completely out of, its first-round pick all three years in order to accumulate more valuable selections — or, in the case this year, an All-Pro defensive tackle.
Then, with a little more wheeling and dealing, Ballard and the Colts have oftentimes been able to double their return.
Moving further down into the first round, or out of it completely, the last three years has directly resulted in the addition of nine players, all of whom stand to remain key parts of the Colts' roster for the next couple of years at minimum: guard Quenton Nelson, tackle Braden Smith, defensive end Kemoko Turay, running back Jordan Wilkins, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, defensive end Ben Banogu, cornerback Marvell Tell III, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.
Here's how all those moves came to fruition:
March 17, 2018:
» Colts trade the No. 3-overall pick to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' first-round (sixth-overall) and two second-round (37th- and 49th-overall) picks in the 2018 NFL Draft, as well their second-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
2018 NFL Draft:
» Colts select guard Quenton Nelson at No. 6 overall. They then select tackle Braden Smith at No. 37 overall.
» The Colts then trade the No. 49-overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' second-round (52nd-overall) and fifth-round (169th-overall) selections in that year's draft. Indy then uses those picks on defensive end Kemoko Turay and running back Jordan Wilkins.
2019 NFL Draft:
» Colts trade the No. 26-overall pick to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Redskins' second-round (46th-overall) pick, as well as their second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
» The Colts use their 2019 second-round pick acquired from the Jets to select cornerback Rock Ya-Sin at No. 34 overall.
» Indy then trades the 46th-overall pick it received from Washington to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' second-round (49th-overall) and fifth-round (144th-overall) picks. The Colts then use those picks on defensive end Ben Banogu and cornerback Marvell Tell III.
March 18, 2020:
» Colts trade the 13th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.
LINK TO ARTICLE
www.colts.com/news/quenton-nelson-deforest-buckner-michael-pittman-nfl-draft-chris-ballard-trades
How The Colts Turned Three First-Round Picks Into Nine Key Contributors
The Indianapolis Colts have held first-round picks in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and in all three years they have either traded down in, or completely out of, the first round to accumulate more valuable selections or, in the case of DeForest Buckner, acquired a star player. From Quenton Nelson to Michael Pittman Jr., check out the Colts’ moves and the players they’ve picked up.
INDIANAPOLIS — "I like them picks."
That was Chris Ballard at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, asked by a reporter if he would consider moving up higher into the first round in that year's NFL Draft.
The phrase might seem simple at first glance, but it offers a true glimpse into Ballard's basic NFL Draft philosophy.
"I've always been under the premise in how I was taught in this league (that) the more picks you have — the more darts you have at the dart board — the better chance you have to hit on players," Ballard would later add.
Since the 2018 NFL Draft, particularly, Ballard's actions have certainly backed up those core beliefs. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, the team has been willing to trade down from, out completely out of, its first-round pick all three years in order to accumulate more valuable selections — or, in the case this year, an All-Pro defensive tackle.
Then, with a little more wheeling and dealing, Ballard and the Colts have oftentimes been able to double their return.
Moving further down into the first round, or out of it completely, the last three years has directly resulted in the addition of nine players, all of whom stand to remain key parts of the Colts' roster for the next couple of years at minimum: guard Quenton Nelson, tackle Braden Smith, defensive end Kemoko Turay, running back Jordan Wilkins, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, defensive end Ben Banogu, cornerback Marvell Tell III, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.
Here's how all those moves came to fruition:
March 17, 2018:
» Colts trade the No. 3-overall pick to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' first-round (sixth-overall) and two second-round (37th- and 49th-overall) picks in the 2018 NFL Draft, as well their second-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
2018 NFL Draft:
» Colts select guard Quenton Nelson at No. 6 overall. They then select tackle Braden Smith at No. 37 overall.
» The Colts then trade the No. 49-overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' second-round (52nd-overall) and fifth-round (169th-overall) selections in that year's draft. Indy then uses those picks on defensive end Kemoko Turay and running back Jordan Wilkins.
2019 NFL Draft:
» Colts trade the No. 26-overall pick to the Washington Redskins in exchange for the Redskins' second-round (46th-overall) pick, as well as their second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
» The Colts use their 2019 second-round pick acquired from the Jets to select cornerback Rock Ya-Sin at No. 34 overall.
» Indy then trades the 46th-overall pick it received from Washington to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Browns' second-round (49th-overall) and fifth-round (144th-overall) picks. The Colts then use those picks on defensive end Ben Banogu and cornerback Marvell Tell III.
March 18, 2020:
» Colts trade the 13th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.
LINK TO ARTICLE
www.colts.com/news/quenton-nelson-deforest-buckner-michael-pittman-nfl-draft-chris-ballard-trades