You can gripe all you want about the validity of issuing NFL Draft grades so quickly, but they do offer a relative – and objective — measure of the expectations of the players selected. And, based on an informal survey of national experts, expectations from the Colts’ draft class of [...]
Colts News Release The Indianapolis Colts today acquired linebacker Kelvin Sheppard in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in exchange for linebacker Jerry Hughes. “We wish nothing but the best for Jerry in Buffalo,” said General Manager Ryan Grigson. “He’s a talented guy that did everything we asked of him. [...]
Hot Reads from the Colts’ moves in the NFL Draft: >> When Ryan Grigson characterized this as “a really good trench draft” the week before it took place, turns out he was foreshadowing. The Colts drafted nothing but linemen with their first four picks, although top pick Bjoern Werner (Florida [...]
New York – In the end the Kansas City Chiefs chose the ceiling over the floor, taking Central Michigan left tackle Eric Fisher over the presumptive favorite to go No. 1 overall, Texas A&M’s Luke Joeckel. Joeckel, also a left tackle, was the far safer pick and ended up going [...]
Something about guys that don’t run well at the combine appeals to Ryan Grigson. Last year, he snagged Dwayne Allen and Vick Ballard, two prospects whose stock dropped after their 40 times disappointed the stopwatch crew. Those guys turned out pretty well, so there was no reason for Grigson to [...]
The latest NFL Draft shakeup came on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally completed a long-rumored trade with the New York Jets for cornerback Darrelle Revis. The Bucs sent the 13th overall selection in Thursday’s first round, along with a conditional 2014 selection, to north Jersey for the former [...]
You know how drafts go: the GM stands up beforehand and says, “We’re going to take the best player available, regardless of need.” And then after he drafts a guy strictly for need, he stands up and says, “The guy we needed just happened to be the best player available.” [...]
If Ryan Grigson offered any hints in his pre-draft press conference Thursday, the biggest was this: if the Colts aren’t absolutely in love with the players available at No. 24 in the first round, they will not hesitate to trade back in an effort to stock their pool of picks. [...]
Hot Reads from the first official day of player preparation for the Colts’ 2013 season: >> Apparently, Pep Hamilton wants to distance himself, at least somewhat, from the “West Coast Offense” tag. Andrew Luck said Hamilton prefers to call it a “No Coast Offense” because it blends the best of [...]
The recent game of quarterback musical chairs featuring Oakland, Arizona and Buffalo has shaken up the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft a bit, and could signal how the league’s personnel people view this year’s class of signal-callers, particularly West Virginia’s Geno Smith. Some, perhaps focusing on need, have [...]
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