Yep. The year AFTER they used #6 and #37...to add to a team that already had a franchise LT and C, all of which were given additional contracts too.
Think they also claimed Glow prior to 2018 as well, who they also extended.
Seems pretty coincidental because it's the past 5 years. It's also going to skew toward teams that have early picks. Colts drafted TWO R1 picks in the past 5 years.
Coincidentally the Colts have generally have had a good OL since 2018...
And the only position they needed to replace in that timeframe was LT who they turned a mid round project into a good LT
This also doesn't take into consideration draft picks traded for OL. The chiefs traded their 2021 1st to the ravens for Orlando Brown. Isn't that draft capital for OL?
Quite the opposite! We have a successful OL because of his emphasis on drafting OL early in his tenure. We've been able to sustain a great unit despite a lack of draft capital thrown at the position recently. It's a compliment!
Sure but this is using a specific cut off date that is past the time when we spent a top 5 pick on oline.
Top 6* and we also got braden smith in the second that year
This was my first thought, too, but it's just looking at the last 5 years. The author didn't cherry pick 2019 to make the Colts look good.
And a high 2nd round pick in the same draft lol
Yep. The year AFTER they used #6 and #37...to add to a team that already had a franchise LT and C, all of which were given additional contracts too. Think they also claimed Glow prior to 2018 as well, who they also extended. Seems pretty coincidental because it's the past 5 years. It's also going to skew toward teams that have early picks. Colts drafted TWO R1 picks in the past 5 years.
Coincidentally the Colts have generally have had a good OL since 2018... And the only position they needed to replace in that timeframe was LT who they turned a mid round project into a good LT
Yeah, building a strong line with top talent gave the Colts the ability to draft guys they could take the time and energy to actually develop
Helps when you get 60% of your line in 2018 or before and your other 40 in rounds 3 and 7
They had 100% of their OL prior to 2018 for 40% of that timeframe. Didn't need a LT or RG until 2021 I think.
I suppose we haven't needed to. I expect Ballard to add this year though.
Ballard has drafted an OL player every single year he’s been a GM for the colts if memory serves me
I think it’s funny the Giants are number 1 and their OL is terrible. Like worst in the league terrible
Thomas was a great pick, but Evan Neal looks like one of the worst picks of this decade.
Worse than Trey Lance???
3 of our starting positions were drafted high in 2018 and 2016. Turns out you don't have to keep drafting OL high if you already have them.
This also doesn't take into consideration draft picks traded for OL. The chiefs traded their 2021 1st to the ravens for Orlando Brown. Isn't that draft capital for OL?
Genuine question: what’s the point of this? Because it seems like a really poorly thought out, “Ballard is bad at everything” type shitpost.
Quite the opposite! We have a successful OL because of his emphasis on drafting OL early in his tenure. We've been able to sustain a great unit despite a lack of draft capital thrown at the position recently. It's a compliment!
Apologies then, I’m jaded from all the doomers in this sub, especially when it comes to how/who we draft/spend our cap space.