Their board is set. Or almost set. Now it’s a matter of who falls to them, who doesn’t, and what Ryan Grigson’s gut tells him to do.
The Indianapolis Colts will soon be on the clock – they own the 18th overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL Draft – and they are a team with considerable needs to address. No, the Colts didn’t sink to 8-8 last season simply because Andrew Luck bruised his ribs, his shoulder and his kidney. There was more to it than that. A lot more.
But Luck’s prolonged absence exposed warts across the 53-man roster, from wasted free agent signings (Todd Herremans) to busted draft picks (Bjoern Werner) to talent that regressed (Jonathan Newsome).