Indianapolis Colts Add Playmakers Across the Board on Day 3 of 2024 Draft

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All right, thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day. And today's show is brought to you by LinkedIn ORG jobs, which helps you find the qualified candidates that you want to talk to faster. Just post your job for free at LinkedIn.com slash locked on NFL ORG. That's LinkedIn.com slash locked on NFL ORG to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply. What is up, everybody?This is Jake, Arthur, and Zach Hicks from Horseshoe huddle.com ORG. And the draft sadly is over. Day three of the draft was today. Rounds 456 and 7. The Colts ORG, of course, did a little more wheeling and dealing. And as a result, they had four, five, six picks picks today bringing them to a total of nine in the draft class after having 12 last year so as we know chris ballard loves them picks he's always going to acquire more than what he came in with uh so we already thought a great a pretty good deal about the first couple days zach this third, they did add some names that we had mentioned to look out for.So that makes us look smart, obviously. But I thought it was a really interesting group. Overall, I thought the draft class wasn't so strictly set into their normal parameters or types for certain positions. But overall, I felt they got guys with a lot of versatility. You know, they still went with guys with high-raz or at least athleticism if they lacked size.But overall, I was, I'm interested by the guys that they got on day three. We're going to go through rounds four and five first, six and seven, including the reported undrafted for agents to this point. And then we're going to finish this thing up talking about what we still think they probably need out of this draft class. So, Zach, just going through this first group here,fourth round Tanner Bordellini, fifth round Oregon Statewide receiver Anthony Gould PERSON, followed by Missouri linebacker Jalen Carlis and Auburn ORG, Corner Jalen Simpson PERSON. What do you think of this round four and five group?

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Yeah, I really like the round four and five group. I mean, look, we've talked about Tanner Bordellini PERSON quite a bit, this pre-draft process, especially of late. You can go back and listen to the episode that me and Destin did the week of the draft here. And we talked about Tanner Bordellini PERSON quite a bit in that one and how the fit made sense, how he looks like he could be the future at center for the Colts behind Ryan Kelly PERSON.To scoop him up in round four, I think made a lot of sense for this team. So really, really liked that selection. And then Anthony Gold PERSON as well, I mean, we talked about him last night on the show going into today where it's like, look, the Colts need someone who can handle these return responsibilities. Anthony Gold, one of the best return men in college football over the past couple seasons. Last year, he had, or two years ago, sorry, two years ago, he had two punt returns for a touchdown. At the East West Shrine Bowl EVENT,he had a punt return for a touchdown. I can East West Shrine Bowl EVENT, he had a punt return for a touchdown.

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I can do a lot of those Isaiah McKenzie gadget-type things after the catch and in the backfield with motion.

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So I thought those two offensive picks were really good there to start off the day. And then the two defensive picks were two guys moving positions, which we know Chris Ballard PERSON loves guys who play multiple positions. Jalen Simpson, Jalen Carlis PERSON, they are two guys that fall into that exact same mold of the, you know, the EJ speeds, the Jalani Woods PERSON, those guys who moved around in college, where Carlis moved from safety to linebacker a little bit more in college and the Colts are going to stick him at linebacker. And then Simpson PERSON, he went fromcorner to safety at the college level and they're going to move him back to corner here with the Colts ORG. So a little bit of interesting movement there with those two guys, but overall, I really liked rounds four and five quite a bit, especially with those two offensive guys at the top. And then Carlis and Simpson, I think you have two developmental players who can do a lot for this team.

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Yeah, Bordellini PERSON seemed like a shoe in. Again, that's a guy we've been talking about for weeks. Would have been cool getting him in round three. Round four was the sweet spot. But that's a guy with position versatility. He's played tackle, guard, and center.Like, he's played all over the place. And you know when you're getting a Wisconsin ORG offensive lineman, you're getting a guy that's ready to play right away, wherever you need him. So after what they did in round three with Gonzalez and now Bordolini PERSON, I really like those depth moves, considering theyweren't going for immediate starters. They got a couple guys who, the way they talk about them, if they needed to start, if they needed someone to threaten Will Fries PERSON or something, I think they'd be comfortable with it. But right now, they're going to play really key depth roles, which I like. We've mentioned what it looks like next year with your entire interior being free agents other than Quentin Nelson, basically. So I love what they did there.Gould PERSON seems interesting. If for nothing else, then I mean, I think he's going to give you something limited offensively. But as a return man, the Colts ORG went into this knowing that the kick game was going to be more important than it has been with the new rules. And so they were intentional about getting a good return man. So that I thought was a good move.Carlis, I'm always very interested by the safety linebacker hybrid type guys. And Carlyse actually, as a freshman, played cornerback at Missouri ORG as well.

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There we go. Has moved all over the place. You mentioned E.J. Speed PERSON. So did Chris Ballard when talking about Carlis today. So they really like him. Talk to Tyler Hughes, the area scout about him.

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And I said, you know, I know it's really collaborative between the scouts and the coaches in there. Was Cato June PERSON able to give a fresh perspective on that, having made the exact same transition? And did that make you more confident in selling Carlis to the rest of the room as you guys? And that was a resounding yes because Richard Smith PERSON really loves him too, the linebackers coach. And Smith and June have a plan for Carlize PERSON. So that is a guy that that definitely helps your past coverage linebacker issues. Doesn't maybe solve them,but it definitely helps, I think. And then Simpson PERSON, I like the move, but I think I would have kept him at free safety. Because you really don't know who you're starting free safety is right now. Maybe the Colts ORG do. But at cornerback, I don't think there's any really chance of him threatening for serious snaps right now. But I thought if you throw him in there at free safety and he has a good camp,why couldn't he potentially be the starter? You know what I mean? So they may still tool around with that. But overall, I did like this group that they brought in in rounds four and five.

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Yeah, and I want to talk about the last two guys a little bit more again. Carlis at linebacker, he's such an interesting player because he reminds me so much of Divine Diablo with the Raiders ORG, excuse me, when Gus Bradley and Richard Smith were there with the Raiders ORG. They were there with the Raiders ORG. They took a Virginia Tech safety who was, you know, 220 plus pounds, tested fairly well atthat size. They took him, moved into a linebacker. And then in year one, despite being a day three pick, he was seeing legit snaps at will. He was seeing legit snaps on passing downs and making some plays for that defense. So I think when we're looking at these day three guys, the two guys that stand out to me that are really going to make an impact from day one are gould and car lies. Like those guys are going to be on the field this year, not only on specialteams, but also a little bit on offense and defense respectively. So I do think that those guys have a good chance here in year one of getting on the field. And then to talk about Simpson PERSON, you know, I do think the traits line up way more with more of a cornerback than with a safety. Because in today's NFL ORG with the way that teams want to run the ball now, because teams are, you know, defenses are going so heavy into the too high look.You want to run the ball a little bit more. So once teams start transitioning more into the run game, you need safeties who can tackle. We saw last year with Rodney Thomas PERSON, if you have a safety who can't tackle, it's a pretty big liability. And throwing out Simpson, who's 178 pounds, 179 pounds there at safety, that could be a pretty big liability for you.So I think like you said, they can be creative with it. I think they can move them around a little bit. But personally, for me, I think I would actually prefer him at corner because I like the length. I like the ball skills. I like the past experience there. And I feel more comfortable about him being on the outside or even in the slot, potentially with his movement ability, rather than being a guy who has to come down and run the alley and fill run lanes. I think that just concerned me a little bit more there.But a lot of versatility in this group, a lot of guys who can do multiple things. I think they took some good shots here on early day three with these four players. I'm really, really high on a lot of these guys. And again, Carlis and Gould, I think we're going to see a ton of here in 2024.

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Yeah, and I want to give you kudos because i know you're always looking for that next divine diablo and tyler hughes actually did refer to divine diablo saying their coaching staff has experience with a guy like that and pointed at divine diablo so that's kind of their blueprint is you know

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if you were going to go back and know that they're yeah they're going to use them that way the second they made

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it the second they made that pick i I was like, there it is.

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There is this staff's divine diablo.

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I was looking for it the last couple years with Gus because that was such a hit for that staff.

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You know, like that was a massive hit for that coaching staff. There with the rate, I mean, they grabbed them, what, round five, round six there with the Raiders ORG. And he's been a solid player for them for years. So that was such a big hit. I knew they would want to go back to it one day, but I just, I lost hope. I lost hope they weren't going to find it.But Carlis, yeah, 100%. That is their divine Diablo here. So I'm very, very high on that fit. I think his tackling is a little concerning, but overall I'm very high on that fit, Nindi.

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And speaking of Home Chef, Chris Ballard and company were cooking going into round six and seven. Round six was one of the first real like, hmm, moments of the draft. And that was Marshall cornerback, Mike Abraham PERSON. Not shocking for a cornerback at all, but you go look at him. He's well under five, or he's well under six foot, obviously. What was it?I don't have it in front of me, but it's like, like five nine one eighty or something like that something in that ballpark so obviously

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far under the like six one one hundred ninety two hundred pounds that we normally see but then i was like

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okay so there's got to be some outstanding trait about him that they love i go and look at his stats and the guy's it's a ball magnet. He had like over 40 past breakups like 12 picks. The guy knows how to create turnovers. He harasses the ball. And he's got versatility to play inside and out. He's also got a great like football and NFL ORG bloodline. Tim Jennings, the former Colts cornerback. He was okay here with the Colts, but then went and exploded with the Chicago Bears ORG. That's his cousin.His dad was a corner in the NFL ORG. I, of course, forget his name right now, but he coaches in the UFL, XFL, whatever it is with the Battlehawk ORG. So that's a guy who's grown up around football, grown up around professional football, with direct family members in it. So I'm kind of excited about him. It feels very Isaiah Rogers PERSON-y. up around football, grown up around professional football with direct family members in it. So I'm kind of excited about him.It feels very Isaiah Rogersy PERSON to me. He's not going to be like the kick returner, but like Rogers PERSON was that guy with diminutive size, but had outstanding playmaking ability when he was playing defense. And it's kind of what it feels like with Abraham PERSON.

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Yeah, it feels that way with Abraham and with Simpson PERSON.

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You know, they added two smaller cornerback prospects who are good long speed. Like, obviously, Abraham is not the all-around athlete that Isaiah Rogers PERSON was. I mean, if you're looking at the Raz score or the RAS score, it's like a three. It's like the lowest that Chris Ballard PERSON has ever drafted. It is insane when you actually look at it. Yeah, yeah.

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Like, it's just not normal. I did ask him what is,

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I did ask him what his 40 time was though, because like he didn't have all the, like, there wasn't one of the major sites didn't really have all his stuff. And he said he ran in the four fours. So there's, he's at least got decent speed. Yeah. Yeah. He ran in the in the low four

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fours and I did have someone text me that his GPS time was over 22 miles per hour this past year. So he's not a bad athlete. Like again, even when we're talking about the RAS scores and stuff like that, like these guys are not bad athletes. They're just maybe bad for the NFL ORG. But I think when you watch him on film, he's not a guy who screams bad athlete whatsoever. I mean, the 22 mile per hour GPS time definitely seems right to me when I watched on this film. Big time ball magnet, really good recovery speed.Reminds me of a guy I liked a couple years ago at App State ORG, Shamar Jean Charles, who I think was a six-rounder to the Packers a couple years back. It just reminds me a lot of that where it's like, look, he's not this overwhelmingly great athlete, but he is a guy who just gets the job done and knows how to break up passes. So I ended up being a big fan of this, even though he was not on my radar whatsoever. So I think this is going to be my guy in this draft class just because of that. He's the only oneI actually had to discover after the fact. So Micah Abraham, this is my Curtis Brooks PERSON, I think. I mean, hopefully it's a better ending this time. But I think this is my Curtis Brooks, Jake PERSON. I think this is going to be where I'm planting my flag this off season. I dig it.

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Yeah, I definitely think among the late round guys who have a chance to do something, I definitely like his chances. It is a deep group at cornerback, but if you have the outstanding ability to take the ball away, that's going to get you places. The final draftee for the Colts rounding out the nine-man class,Oklahoma defensive tackle Jonah Laulu PERSON. This is a guy who I believe you had in your mocks. So it's another guy who we kind of tell us straighted to the Colts ORG throughout the process. Very interesting journey for this, dude. Six-year player in college, four years at Hawaii transferred two years at Oklahoma ORG. Um, in the two years at Oklahoma ORG was never a full time starter.So I asked him, I was like, man, you've got this long six year journey, two years at Oklahoma ORG. When did turning pro actually become a reality for you? And he said about the time he got to Oklahoma ORG. And then, of course, not a combine guy, but he, like, killed the Big 12 ORG pro day circuit.And that's kind of, that's kind of what I think not cemented him into the draft because he was a seventh round pick. But, like, someone you want to take a flyer on and not have to risk the UDFA process, essentially. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

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No, I had a good buddy of mine text me early in the draft process. You know, he, you know, worked with a lot of players and stuff. And he texted me early in the draft process and was like, look, there's this freaky dude at Oklahoma ORG where he had some good games late in the season. I think teams are going to really like him. And he's going to just test out of this world. So that's when Lululu PERSON really got on my radar.And then I got a message from him, I want to say like a month ago where he was like, yeah, Indy GPE's pretty high on him. So, you know, we'll see what happens there with that. And then I was like, okay, cool. So now I know to really check this guy, like really get on in on him. So I did start, you know, telling you guys a little bit more about Jonah Luwalu PERSON a lot inthe past month or so. And I really like this pick. I mean, again, it's a deep, deep defensive tackle group here in Indy GPE. They have a lot of veterans, but it's a good place for a young guy like him to learn. I think he's only like 24 years old, 23 years old, hyper athletic. I know one of his first games at Oklahoma ORG hit a pick and then actually returned it for a good amount of yards from the defensive tackle position.So I like seeing the traits upside here. I really like seeing this pick. I know that the Colts ORG area scout who was involved with making that pick was really pounding the table for him. So yeah, I think Lulhu PERSON's going to be a nice little developmental stash player here late in the draft.

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I'm a big, big fan of that one. Yeah. Anthony Coughlin PERSON has earned the right to pound the table because, I mean, he got Jalen Jones last year. So, and then let's run real quick through some of these UDFAs ORG, which is news to me because when all those bullets were flying and everything, we were talking to the scouts, I did not know what's going on. Keaton Slovis is obviously a guy people know about BYU Pitt and USC ORG. I believe he was Michael Pittman's quarterback at USC ORG.Jake Bean PERSON is someone who lightning fast quarterback, if I remember correctly. I saw you posted something about him. And then the rest are guys I do not know. So take it away. Okay.

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Okay, I'll do my best here. First off, Jake Bean PERSON. I love Jake Bean PERSON so much. As a Kansas Jayhawks ORG fan at the college football level because their offensive system is just the coolest system in all of football right now. Jake Bean PERSON is an absolute blast. And look, if you're looking for a quarterback whocan operate the RPO type, like the RPO, the running game with the quarterback, Jake Bean, baby. And Slovis is no slouch either. Slovis can run a little bit too. And he came from an RPO heavy system this past year at BYU ORG. So I do think these guys are maybe a little bit more than just Camp Arms ORG. Like they're going to get a chance to compete here. Then we got Trent Pennix running back slash tight end from NC State ORG was a hyper athletic player. I think like 235, 240 pounds. Did a little bit of everything for NC State ORG can maybe do a little bit of that flanker like fullback, like sniffer type role for the Colts ORG.Really intrigued there. The other guys, I'm not too privy on, but I did see that I think Joel Erickson tweeted out that they signed with the Colts ORG. Xavier White, wide receiver from Texas Tech ORG, Dalton Tucker, offensive lineman from Marshall ORG, and Craig Young linebacker from Kansas ORG as well.Those are all your notable ones. There was a kicker from Notre Dame ORG as well in there, but that's not a real position. So there we go. Seven undrafted free agents. I think we're good with the seven because I don't think the Colts ORG have much more roster space at the moment.We'll see what moves they make in the coming days. But so far, seven undrafted free agents, pretty light class. I don't know if any of these guys have a chance at making the roster but me personally again i love me some jake bean i love jake bean such a linear player but when he gets going in that linear that linear movement he's gone he is absolutely he's so much faster than that four five speed that he ran his pro like when you watch him in college you're thinking you're watching like four two like this Like this dude is flying, flying at quarterbacks.So he's just a blast to watch.

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I'm so excited for the preseason with Jake Bean PERSON. Four or five speed for a quarterback is still pretty good, though, too. And that's what Keaton Slobus PERSON had as well. So the Colts got some athleticism in that, like, Joe Flacco PERSON doesn't count because you're not even attempting it. But like, it's like Sam Ellinger PERSON is the bum athlete of the group now.And he was a often running quarterback attacks. So you got some juice there. I like it.

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Yeah, yeah, for sure. I'm not coming up, guys. We're going to talk about where the Colts ORG go from here. You know, we believe that there were two positions that Colts ORG still have to address, and we think they're coming sometime after the draft. But first, listen, guys, we've all been there, either as a player or a fan.It's halftime and the scoreboard is not looking good. You're feeling low. Not sure if you or your team can pull out a win, but that's when you dig deep, lift your head up and say to yourself, time to get back in the game, pull off some bank heist, and take as much of my friends money as I possibly can. That's right.The smash hit mobile game Monopoly Go PRODUCT, let you compete with your friends and get the most riches in the biggest empire. It's the monopoly that you love, but on your phone anytime with lots of new twists, including leaderboards to compare your progress to your buddies. There's so much to do.You can play on countless dynamic monopoly boards, make your friends bankrupt by smashing their landmarks with a wrecking ball, and charge other players rent for your iconic properties. You can even work with your friends to crack open community chests and in tournaments to get extra rewards and climb the leaderboard. So get back out there, put on your game face, and download Monopoly Go now free on the app store or Google Play ORG. All right, Jake PERSON.So before we jumped on here, you know, I was asking you for confirmation on Jalen Simpson PERSON officially being moved to corner, or at least being tried out at corner to start off. Because if they said they were going to keep him at free safety, that would have changed a little bit for me. But because I believe it was Jamie Moore said that they're going to try to try him at cornerback first, maybe a little bit in the slot as well. And then, you know, we'll see where it goes. Because they're going to try him out at corner first, maybe a little bit in the slot as well, and then, you know, we'll see where it goes. Because they're going to try him out at corner first, they didn't get any free safeties in this class. Absolutely zero free safeties.So as of right now, the free safety debt chart is Rodney Thomas, maybe Daniel Scott PERSON, maybe Nick Cross PERSON, depending on where they see those guys as safeties. So I think when you're really looking at what need is going to be filled after the draft, especially with them having, what, 25 million in cat space still, it's going to be free safety. Like I feel very comfortable saying they're going to go get a free safety some point afterthe draft. And it's why they made that move with the Forrest Buckner PERSON contract to free up cat space because when you're looking at the free safety market, they can go out and get one now to be their starter next year.

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Yeah, we kind of talked about that leading into the draft. You know, they have this space and it just makes the most sense to address what you weren't able to during the draft. Again, no safety's added. Even if you, even if Simpson was a free safety, that's a, I mean, that's a day three guy that you're counting on to maybe be the starter, which doesn't really move the needle much. So literally nothing changed there.It's Julian Blackman PERSON and who. So if there's going to be any position, I think that gets addressed with free agency and some of that money, I think that makes sense. You can afford any of these guys that are on the market. Justin Simmons PERSON, you could afford.It's probably unlikely, but like, quandary digs, like even some of the bigger name guys, you can afford any of these guys that are on the market justin simmons you could afford it's probably unlikely but like quandary digs like even some of the bigger name guys you can go for and it would be fine um corner i don't think they're going to do it they did add two guys for my money there are two guys at the bottom of the depth chart but they added them they're they just are intentionally going young at corner. We may not love it, but that's what they're doing. Like, that's just their plan. I think running back is the other position that I look at and say, okay, I think they're probably going to spend a little bit there.I don't think they'll wait and make it a UDFA thing because that's, you can't have confidence in that. I don't think there's a ton of noteworthy free agents out there still, but we just know they tried to do it during free agency. I don't think any great opportunities came up for them in the draft, but Chris Ballard afterward talked about they liked Trey Benson, they liked Brooks from Texas GPE. There was a couple guys they liked, but just too early for them to grab, I would think.But running back and free safety are the two positions that really stick out to me. They didn't do anything to tie in, but I don't think they have to. Wide receiver is going to be really competitive, and both lines are going to be really competitive. So I don't think they're going to do anything there. Nothing, at least of note, that's going to threaten anyone's position on the roster. Right, right. Like, we can potentially

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see a veteran cornerback signing, but I wouldn't count on it as much as I would at free safety signing. Like, I think the free safety signing is a lock. I think whether it's a huge one like Justin Simmons, whether it's a mid-tier one like Quandre digs, whether it's, you know, another kind of mid-tier one like a Marcus May PERSON. Like I do think a free safety signing is almost certainly going to happen. And then I can almost say the same about running back. Like to some degree, I expect there to be a running back signing.I don't know if it's going to be a massive one. I don't think there's any massive ones to make at this point. But, you know, it could be more of a mid-level. It's a low-tier type signing there. But I do feel comfortable saying that those two positions are going to be addressed. Corner, again, little hit or miss because they have like, like, six, seven guys on the roster they like right now.So, you know, it's hard to cut. It's hard to, like, sign a veteran and cut those guys that you like when you already kind of confirmed to like them. So we'll see what they do there at the cornerback position. I would like a veteran option, but I understand if they don't go veteran, especially if they go get a big free safety like a Justin Simmons PERSON, it makes having very young cornerbacks a little bit more palatable because they're protected back there with one of the best single high safeties in football, alongside Julian Blackman PERSON who's playing some good ball as well.So we'll see what the Colts ORG do. I do think they're going to go get a free safety. One more thing I did want to touch on with you, Jake, and I know we're going to cover this a lot this off season. But looking at this offense, the Colts have put around Anthony Richardson going into this next year. You know, I feel like, again, outside of maybe backup running back, like backup running back might be our biggest concern on that side of the ball. But outside of that, like, I know it's a lot of unproven guys, but this has to be like a really good, deep, competitive offense that we're talking about on this Colts ORG team.Like, I'm not saying it's up there with the top tier and talent wise across football. But when you have a wide receiver room where, you know, Ashton is back to being wide receiver six, you know, he's back to being at the bottom of the roster. And you have Adonay Mitchell PERSON, you have Michael Pittman, Jr., Josh Downs, Alec Pierce at your top four, that's pretty good on paper. You have offensive line where if someone goes down, you have players who can go out there and play and you feel comfortable,young players you've invested in. The tight end room is not awful. Like, it's very strong, just like very solid. I don't want to say strong. Very solid. And if Jolani Woods PERSON gets back to being what he is, then you're feeling good there.And then you have your franchise quarterback and you're running back that you just paid a ton of money to. Like, this has to be the best offense that, you know, Sands Andrew Luck PERSON. This is the best offense that Chris Baller is putting out there in his career with the Colts ORG. So you've got to be feeling pretty optimistic about this Colts ORG offensive room right now.

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Yeah, the offense wasn't much of a huge concern going into it anyways because you were getting Anthony Richardson PERSON back. Jonathan Taylor PERSON healthy. You're returning a line that has been really good for the last year and a half, and they're healthy. You kind of addressed all the concerns in this one.Like, you needed an athletic field stretching receiver. You went and got it. You got someone in Anthony Gould, who literally his comp on NFL.com is Isaiah McKinsey PERSON. So you replaced him there, and that's primarily a kick return anyways. Tight end was never a problem. Like, you got to imagine Will Mallory PERSON's going to get a little better.Jelani Woods just by existing will contribute Drew Ogletree's PERSON back. Kylan Granson PERSON, even if he's the exact same. Like your tied in group is very passable and acceptable. The offensive line like that's in this photo, you know, they're building a fortress for Anthony Richardson PERSON. I feel great about the offense.It's all just depending on health. But as long as your main key players here are healthy, it is smooth sailing. Mix that with the coaching and there are no concerns on the offense.

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Right, right. It really comes down. I mean, even when you say it comes down to health, too, like obviously a quarterback, it definitely comes down to health. But the other positions, too, they actually have depth. Like, they have depth.Like last year, if Kelly or Fries PERSON or whoever were to miss a game, we're terrified. We're terrified about who has to go out there. If Michael Pittman Jr. misses a game. We're like, okay, cool, it's the Alec Pierce PERSON show, like by himself, basically. Maybe Josh Downs PERSON during his rookie wall. Now they have guys at receiver, you know, with dueling coming back, with Mitchell coming in, with Gould PERSON coming in. Now they have guys on the offensive line with Bordellini and Gonzales PERSON coming in. Like, they have depth on offense now.I'm feeling much more comfortable about the offense. Obviously, it comes down to health on that side of the ball, but feel very comfortable there. Defense, I'm feeling good, especially in the front seven, need a free safety. But after we get that free safety in here, and I'm feeling pretty good, too. But I'm not ready to say the Colts ORG are going to win this division or anything,but I'm feeling comfortable and feeling confident right now with this Colts ORG team. But you guys let us know in the comment section what you think. Did the Colts ORG knock it out of the park with this draft? Do you hate it? Do you just want to scream and do whatever? Again, be respectful.But you can do whatever in our comments section as long as you're respectful to others. If you guys don't already, make sure you're following at Locked on Colts, at Jake Arthur, NFL, and at Zach Hicks, too, all on Twitter. Also subscribe to us on YouTube ORG, wherever you list of your podcast. We love youricks, too, all on Twitter. Also, subscribe to us on YouTube. Wherever you list of your podcast, we love your guys, ratings and reviews. And we'll be off tomorrow because we need to sleep a little bit this weekend.We'll be back with you guys so much more this next week. So make sure you guys are tuning in to Lockdown Colts next week for full draft analysis.

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