2016 NFL off-season thread

[Michael_ Gee]

Where do they pick, somewhere around 20 or 21, right?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Where do they pick, somewhere around 20 or 21, right?

Yeah, they made the playoffs so they'd likely have to trade up. Much less expensive than trading up for a QB, though.

 

[amraeder]

I wonder if that puts Elliott in play for them in the draft.

Seems like it should. Blue and Polk aren't "good." QB is still their biggest need, but if there's no one they like in late first round, then Elliott makes a lot of sense. Also depends, I'm sure, how they feel on the "you shouldn't take an RB in the first round, period, philosophy. But, that offense needs playmakers. Elliott can be a factor in pass game. I could see him making sense as "best playmaker available"

 

[LongTimeListener]

I'm on board with the no RB in first round policy as a rule of thumb, though there's definitely room for exceptions.

I'd be shocked if a team gives up the high value required to trade up in the first round for a running back.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Obviously, Luck returning will make a difference. But with their defense and a good back to go with Hopkins, they would still be very competitive in the AFC South even with another season of QB roulette.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

If the Colts don't draft an offensive lineman in the first round, maybe Luck will refuse to come back.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

If the Colts don't draft an offensive lineman in the first round, maybe Luck will refuse to come back.

They'll draft Henry.

 

[Steak Snabler]

I'm on board with the no RB in first round policy as a rule of thumb, though there's definitely room for exceptions.

I'd be shocked if a team gives up the high value required to trade up in the first round for a running back.

Yeah, there's no Todd Gurley in this year's draft it doesn't seem like. Figure Elliott goes mid-to-late 20s and Henry somewhere between 30 & 45.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Steak, that's exactly where I'd put him, but in the breathless combine roundups you see stuff like:

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Steak, that's exactly where I'd put him, but in the breathless combine roundups you see stuff like:

Offseason headline-grabbing analyst speak.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I agree completely. People have heard of college running backs, so reporters discuss them more than other players who might actually go at number four.

 

[albert77]

In the same vein as the Falcons releasing Roddy White, the Saints parted ways with Marques Colston this week. Anyone who's watched the Saints the past couple of seasons could see this coming. He's lost a step or three and they need to shed salary to get under the cap. Still, major props to a guy who was a seventh round draft pick from a school that doesn't even play football anymore and ended up as the best receiver in the team's history.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Speaking of the Falcons ... whoa, Nelly

Falcons apologize after asking prospect if ‘he liked men’ | www.ajc.com

 

[da man]

Speaking of the Falcons ... whoa, Nelly

Falcons apologize after asking prospect if ‘he liked men’ | www.ajc.com

Eli, do you like gladiator movies? Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

 

[LongTimeListener]

The Apple incident was the third reported mis-step by an assistant coach from the recently completed scouting combine. Assistant coach Bryan Cox got into a shoving match with a scout from Arizona, and offensive line coaches asked Western Michigan tackle Willie Beavers if saw himself as a “cat or a dog.”

Dan Quinn's running a tight ship down there.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

There are three things I want to see more of:

1. Cowbell;

2. Bacon;

3. Romo collarbone.

Romo opts for Mumford procedure, source says

 

[MisterCreosote]

Operation Erase Chip Kelly is fully underway in Philly. Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso traded to Miami for picks, and now DeMarco Murray is being dumped on Tennessee.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Honest question. I really don't know: how good at his job is Howie Roseman?

 

[MisterCreosote]

He's OK, I guess, but he's also a big reason why the Eagles are FUBAR at the moment. Not as big a reason as Kelly, but he was the one who hired Chipper in the first place.

He kind of reminds me of Sam Hinkie - who appears to be really good at building a young team until you realize he's not really building toward anything.

 

[DanOregon]

Operation Erase Chip Kelly is fully underway in Philly. Byron Maxwell and Kiko Alonso traded to Miami for picks, and now DeMarco Murray is being dumped on Tennessee.

Like Dallas (the show) - last season never happened.