Mike75 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 #19-Indianapolis Colts Head coach Chuck PaganoGeneral manager Chris BallardOwner Jim IrsayHome field Lucas Oil StadiumRecord 8-8Division place 3rd AFC SouthPlayoff finish did not qualifyOffensive Scheme:West CoastOffensive Coordinator:Rob ChudzinskiDefensive Alignment:3-4Defensive Coordinator:Ted MonachinoOffense Rank-PTS 25.7(8th);YDS 364.4(10th);PASS YDS 262.5(5th);RUSH YDS 101.9(23rd)Defense Rank-PTS 24.5(22nd);YDS 382.9(30th);PASS YDS 262.5(27th);RUSH YDS 120.4(25th) 2017 Free Agents: Erik Swoope, TE (exclusive rights FA) Quan Bray, WR (exclusive rights FA) Kristjan Sokoli, G (exclusive rights FA) Jeremy Vujnovich, LT (exclusive rights FA) Akeem Ayers, OLB Trent Cole, OLB Deiontrez Mount, OLB (exclusive rights FA) Erik Walden, OLB Charles James, CB (restricted FA) Darryl Morris, CB Frankie Williams, CB (exclusive rights FA) Duke Williams, FS Free Agency Additions: Christine Michael, RB – released by the Packers Robert Turbin, RB – re-signed Jack Doyle, TE – re-signed Mo Alie-Cox, TE – out of the league in 2016 Brandon Williams, TE – formerly with the Seahawks Kamar Aiken, WR – formerly with the Ravens Brian Schwenke, C – formerly with the Titans Margus Hunt, DE – formerly with the Bengals Jabaal Sheard, DE – formerly with the Patriots Johnathan Hankins, DT – formerly with the Giants Al Woods, NT – released by the Titans Sean Spence, ILB – formerly with the Titans Jon Bostic, ILB – formerly with the Lions Barkevious Mingo, OLB – formerly with the Patriots John Simon, OLB – formerly with the Texans Darius Butler, CB – re-signed Tyvis Powell, S – released by the Browns Jeff Locke, P – formerly with the Vikings Free Agency Losses: Jordan Todman, RB – signed with the Jets Hugh Thornton, G – signed with the Falcons Jonotthan Harrison, C (restricted FA) – signed with the Jets Zach Kerr, DT (restricted FA) – signed with the Broncos Josh McNary, ILB (restricted FA) – signed with the Jaguars Chris Carter, OLB – signed with the Redskins Mike Adams, S – signed with the Panthers Traded For: TBD Traded Away: Dwayne Allen, TE and a sixth-round pick to the Patriots for a fourth-round pick. Released by Team: Devin Street, WR – signed with the Patriots Austin Blythe, C – signed with the Rams Joe Reitz, RT – retired Arthur Jones, DT Alex Bazzie, LB Deon King, LB D’Qwell Jackson, ILB Robert Mathis, OLB – retired Charles James, CB Larry Scott, CB Patrick Robinson, CB – signed with the Eagles Stefan Mcclure, S Duke Williams, S Joe Fortunato, LS Matt Overton, LS Devon Bell, P Pat McAfee, P – retired Coaching Changes: Fired – Greg Manusky, Defensive Coordinator (now defensive coordinator of the Redskins) Hired – Ted Monachino, Defensive Coordinator (previously linebackers coach with the Ravens) Draft Picks:1st Round: Malik Hooker FS Ohio State2nd Round: Quincy Wilson CB Florida3rd Round: Tarell Basham OLB Ohio4th Round: Zach Banner OT USC4th Round: Marlon Mack RB South Florida4th Round: Grover Stewart DT Albany State5th Round: Nate Hairston CB Temple5th Round: Anthony Walker Jr. ILB Northwestern Starters: OffenseQB: Andrew LuckRB: Frank GoreWR: T.Y. HiltonWR: Donte MoncriefWR: Phillip DorsettTE: Jack DoyleLT: Anthony CastonzoLG: Jack MewhortC: Ryan KellyRG: Joe HaegRT: Le'Raven Clark DefenseDE: Kendall LangfordDT: Johnathan HankinsDE: Henry AndersonOLB: Jabaal SheardILB: Edwin JacksonILB: Sean SpenceOLB: John SimonCB: Vontae DavisCB: Quincy WilsonS: Malik HookerS: Clayton Geathers 2017 SCHEDULE:Sep. 10 at Los Angeles Rams 4:05pm ETSep. 17 Arizona Cardinals 1:00pm ETSep. 24 Cleveland Browns 1:00pm ETOct. 1 at Seattle Seahawks 8:30pm ETOct. 8 San Francisco 49ers 1:00pm ETOct. 16 at Tennessee Titans 8:30pm ETOct. 22 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm ETOct. 29 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm ETNov. 5 at Houston Texans 1:00pm ETNov. 12 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm ETNov. 19 BYE Nov. 26 Tennessee Titans 1:00pm ETDec. 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00pm ETDec. 10 at Buffalo Bills 1:00pm ETDec. 14 Denver Broncos 8:25pm ETDec. 23 at Baltimore Ravens 4:30pm ETDec. 31 Houston Texans 1:00pm ET PREDICTIONS FOR INDIANAPOLIS IN 2017: One of Indy's biggest downfalls in the last five years which is basically QB Andrew Luck's entire career so far was the fact they had employed one of the worst GM's in the NFL. In fact out of 32 teams in retaining draft picks Indy's former GM Ryan Grigson was 31st. It could be said the only thing saving him the past half decade was the Luck pick itself which wasn't exactly luck because the pick was already predetermined. Anyway this has led to insufficient talent on defense as well as the offensive line not being put together strongly enough to keep QB Luck from suffering various injuries the past few years including shoulder surgery. The past two years this team has been stuck at 8-8 so the question now is do they sink or swim....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy does it Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 With a QB like Andrew luck under center they should be higher. All they need to do is keep him healthy to win that division, shouldn't be that difficult to protect him with how mobile he is. They win that division this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Square Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 The inability to put together even a decent O-line group in Indy has been ridiculous. Don't think they have actually solved a legit problem on that team in the last couple of years. You watch them last year and you just see them struggling at all the same positions they were before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike75 Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 With a QB like Andrew luck under center they should be higher. All they need to do is keep him healthy to win that division, shouldn't be that difficult to protect him with how mobile he is. They win that division this year If Tennessee plays well i think they will win the division although Indy should be good coming off two 8-8 seasons. With a QB like Luck you are right they should be higher but as long as they win 8 games a year they will be right around the late teens. I was generous with my ranking of the Colts to put it in perspective lets see how other publications ranked them........... USA TODAY--#23CBS SPORTSLINE--#22YAHOO SPORTS--#24PETER KING SI--#24FOX SPORTS--#17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike75 Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 The inability to put together even a decent O-line group in Indy has been ridiculous. Don't think they have actually solved a legit problem on that team in the last couple of years. You watch them last year and you just see them struggling at all the same positions they were before. Exactly. You hit the nail on the head. Their former GM was so bad that from 2011-2016 he was ranked 31st out of 32 GM's and these rankings are fact based results on how well they did in the draft and how the players played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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