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I would agree that Gute has knocked the last two drafts out of the park. A way above average return on investment. If he lands this draft as well (and I like his choices a lot this year) it should really solidify this team to a point where, as you say, there are no serious weaknesses anywhere. That doesn't tend to happen very often. Gute has some TT traits (unsurprising since he learned under TT) but though he is far from profligate if FA, he will add guys to shore up weaknesses when needed, in particular before a draft, to give himself more flexibility during the draft. Gute is also more willing to occasionally take on higher tier guys than Ted, ones with a higher cap hit, see Jacobs and McKinney for example, who are not 3rd and 4th tier players, along with a more Ted type pickup of Dillard. I'd say Gute's early drafts were not all that good, but his later ones have been.

He's always struck me as pretty limited even in the rare cases where he can stay healthy. But whatever. They probably just want him there to run off some vertical coverage most of the time and basically do nothing.

I thought he had the potential to be a stud. But he seems like he may just be one of those dudes who is just too big for his own good. Just seems like he can't find a way to stay healthy. Don't hate him trying to hang on with the Eagles as a contingency and get coached up, maybe without having to play and get injured. But even just getting past a physical is probably going to be a real hurdle for him to clear, to validate the contract.

14. Indianapolis Colts This Class In One Sentence: A little top-heavy, but a clear indication the Colts want to get faster Pre-Draft Needs (According to https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/team-needs-2024) CB, WR, TE, EDGE, DL, S, OT Selections 15. Laiatu Latu | EDGE | UCLA 52. Adonai Mitchell | WR | Texas 79. Matt Goncalves | OL | Pittsburgh 117. Tanor Bortolini | OC | Wisconsin 142. Anthony Gould | WR | Oregon State 151. Jaylon Carlies | S | Missouri 164. Jaylin Simpson | S | Auburn 234. Jonah Laulu | EDGE | Oklahoma Best Pick Laiatu Latu - One of the most skilled pass-rushers to come out in years. He always has a rush plan, he can counter off counters and string whole rush sequences together. He does lack top-tier power, and his contact balance isn’t great at times. He does have a worrying injury history, one that could cut his playing career short so this isn't a selection without some risk. But it is a risk worth taking at 15. Worst Pick It’s probably more what they didn’t do, which was invest at cornerback – unless they see Jaylin Simpson as more corner than safety. After not spending there in free agency, it was expected to get a close look high up in the draft with only a young crop of promising players on the roster. Perhaps that was earmarked as a second-round concern and then decided they couldn’t overlook AD Mitchell. Overall I think Ballard will be happy with his work, as he usually is. The first two picks are great, but expectations should be tempered a little by the risks of each. If both hit, that could be huge for Indy. And I know he’s getting criticism for his high self-opinion after years of limited on-field success there – but I do think Ballard is one of the better team builders in the league. He has too much on his plate with a brain-drained owner - but he always has a pre-draft plan, and this year it was speed in whatever physical package it came in. It was a slight surprise to see AD Mitchell available at 52, and only 'slight' because there were reports of character concerns and others surrounding his diabetic condition. But he has genuine X-receiver upside and an exceptional athletic profile. He’s smooth as butter out there, so much you don't notice the flat speed he has to rip a defense off even if he was not used that way at Texas. There are statistical red flags, notably low in career yards per route run which can be a sticky stat for NFL receivers. So that’s something to watch out for. I quite like the double-dip at the offensive line, which was a bigger concern internally than externally. Matt Goncalves was a little off the radar due to a toe injury keeping him out of the draft spotlight. But he was a well-liked prospect as a powerful swing tackle, who might be able to kick inside. I think I still liked other options available at that spot. Bortolini put himself on the map with a decent Senior Bowl showing and a crazy workout at the Combine. Linemen with athletic profiles like that usually find a way into playing time, and I presume he’ll be good insurance for Ryan Kelly whose contract runs out in 2024. Of the four remaining selections, Carlies and Laulu were off my radar. The Anthony Gould selection, I would imagine, was made with one eye on the new kick-return rules. He’s rapid and tiny. Jaylin Simpson is another blazer and big-time athletic tester, so I see the appeal from that perspective. He’s a versatile player, but he’s got a wire-thin frame. I’m not sure what was going on with the food at Auburn, was it bad? Those DBs look starved.

Depth at WR is stupid anyway. Why would they ever possibly need that? Good riddance, guy who was reasonable affordable enough and had chemistry with Trevor Lawrence. You will be replaced by multiple completely unproven rookies and maybe some Veterans who are notoriously inconsistent.

I always liked that drill. But i definitely concussed more than one teammate while doing it. So that's probably not great.

Someone is 100% going to find some weird way to abuse this. And football is going to look like one of those weird animated broadcast versions.

And Jerry Was a Racecar Driver. So what?

I didn't care for him much as a Jaguar. He never really did much.

Rams offense is going to so freaking great this year. You can’t load up the box. Specially with a healthy Kupp. By gawd Staff is gonnna put up numbers. I just can’t get that Bal game out of my head. Legit went up there in bad weather and straight punks they as. They missed a holding on the punt return but we gave them hell that day.