Gronkowski123
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Theres at least one Colts defender who argued they have a top 5 front 7 in the NFL, believe it or not. I'm not sure who they added but I don't believe they had either a pass rush OR a run defense last season. Somehow not adding anything to it made them a hell of a lot better.
That's a shame on losing a quality player. I'd hate to lose any of our starters. But I'm sure that there will be plenty of big bodies on the market when final cut downs occur today.
Vontae Davis and TY Hilton are right on the cusp of elite, at least.
But generally, sure. When people try to discount Belichick's history of hitting on first round picks as if that's somehow a foregone conclusion, always just point them to the Colts. The Colts are what happens when you don't hit on first rounders, and it's pretty common. If first rounders seem like a sure thing to us, it's only because Belichick has spent 15 years conditioning us to think that way.
Since 2003, the Colts have used first round picks on: Marlin Jackson, Joseph Addai, Anthony Gonzalez, Donald Brown, Jerry Hughes, Anthony Castonzo, Andrew Luck, Bjoern Werner, Trent Richardson (trade), and Phillip Dorsett.
To this point, the jury's obviously out on Dorsett. Luck is obviously a hit, and also the most un****up-able sure thing since Peyton Manning. Castonzo has evolved into a decent LT, which makes him worth the pick.
The rest have all been awful picks for the Colts. The best case scenario from that group is that Hughes at least ended up becoming pretty good... for someone else.
What's happened? They have had one losing season since 2001? 2 since 1999.