No. 22 Pick in 2011 Reader Mock: Colts on the Clock

[Walter]

I'm going to advance Phil Taylor because he's leading by a wide margin. I have to go to a friend's party tonight, so I won't be able to post this until late otherwise.


Voting for the No. 22 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Who will be the pick?

Results and some comments will be posted here.


http://walterfootball.com/draft2011reader.php


1. Panthers - Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
2. Broncos - Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
3. Bills - Cam Newton, QB, Bengals
4. Bengals - A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
5. Cardinals - Von Miller, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
6. Browns - Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
7. 49ers - Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
8. Titans - Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
9. Cowboys - Tyron Smith, OT, USC
10. Redskins - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
11. Texans - Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina
12. Vikings - Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
13. Lions - Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College
14. Rams - Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri
15. Dolphins - Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
16. Jaguars - Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue
17. Patriots - Cameron Jordan, DE/DT, California
18. Chargers - J.J. Watt, DE/DT, Wisconsin
19. Giants - Mike Pouncey, G, Florida
20. Buccaneers - Justin Houston, DE, Georgia
21. Chiefs - Phil Taylor, NT, Baylor



Marvin Austin
Jonathan Baldwin
Gabe Carimi
Leonard Hankerson
Corey Liuget
Stephen Paea
Derek Sherrod
Torrey Smith
Nate Solder
Muhammad Wilkerson

[whatdoyouwant711]

I actually have Corey Liuget to the Colts in my mock. Indy needs to add size to both of their lines, and I think Liuget represents better value than a guy like Derek Sherrod or Nate Solder.

Could definitely be an OT, though.

[Daniel Brown]

Per Adam Schefter:


This year, as much as the Colts still need a defensive tackle, they have to go offensive tackle somewhere high. They have to protect Peyton Manning, that's more important than anything they can do right now.

Carimi.

[Phatal]

I voted for Wilkerson over Liuget because Wilkerson is higher on my board. While offensive tackle is also an option, we have seen multiple years where the Colts need an offensive tackle, yet they did not draft one early. Manning seems to do fine without an offensive line, although he could use a better one. I simply went BAP here and have Wilkerson over the offensive tackles, Liuget, and the other options.

[Yergsword]

I'm going with Sherrod here as I think he will develop into a very good LT, and I think Solder is way overrated and Carimi looks to be strictly RT material.

[stevenlourie]

No way this is anything other than an offensive tackle. Bill Polian just doesn't value the defensive tackle position and he loves to put highly ranked prospects around Peyton Manning on offense. He's already admitted that he should have drafted Rodger Saffold (an OT) over Jerry Hughes last year. He must really mean that because teams hate to admit mistakes on first rounders, especially after just one year. He's going to make up for that here. Peyton Manning had less time in the pocket than any season in the last decade and though he didn't take a large amount of sacks, he was hurried into interceptions and had his throwing motion altered on hits, leading to interceptions. Solder is a better fit for their scheme than Carimi and I think this is a little bit too early for Sherrod.

[Colts Homer]

Pick Gabe Carimi or else I will cut off your dick and feed it to your children.

[whatdoyouwant711]

lol @ the Solder love.

[Blazedestin]

The franchise IS Peyton Manning. No ifs, ands, or buts. With that in mind, they have to do everything humanly possible to make sure he can play as long as he can. Drafting a left tackle would help, as he hasn't had a good one since Tarik Glenn retired.

While Nate Solder has more upside, I feel like Derek Sherrod is more polished and has a lower player floor. Given that the Colts cannot afford to whiff on yet another early selection, Sherrod is a safer bet than the extremely raw Nate Solder.

[aaah]

This pick must be DT!

[Jwarr37]

It basically just comes to which OT they like better, I think the best available is Solder and he fits the bill as a LT.

Hopefully Polian doesn't draft Marvin Austin and then right after the draft goes,"I knew I should've took Solder!"

[Colts Homer]

This pick must be DT!

You're an idiot. Don't reproduce.

Solder sucks. I don't want him.

[KyleCleric]

it's a good thing Justin Houston was taken earlier.

[rossfelhofer]

might be far-fetched, but i went hankerson. he sort of reminds me of reggie wayne and wayne is old, collie might not play and gonzalez always gets hurt

[Finnegans Wake]

I'm really holding my nose while voting Solder.

My opinion? The Colts are better served bolstering the DL, and BPA might be Liuget here. But if I'm mocking according to the Colts' FO tendencies, I have to think they go OL, and that means Carimi, Sherrod, or Solder. I like Carimi and Sherrod. But I think the Colts might like Solder better. He's got the agility that fits their scheme, even if I think he's going to lose leverage battles and require a couple of years of strength and conditioning to hold up to the abuses of the position. Were I running the show, it would probably be Liuget, although I find it very interesting that Marvin Austin is entering the conversation as a 1c option. I think if Austin gets his stuff together he could very well be worth a R1.

[Shake]

if Austin gets his stuff together

The Colts don't gamble on that kind of "if" early in the draft.

Carimi. Even if he's only a RT, which I don't think he is, Ryan Diem was the worst player on the Colts line last year.

[Cicero]

Carimi takes the lead by 1 vote! Colts Homer is about to Carimi his pants.


I voted for Carami because as Colts Homer said, Solder sucks. Both of the Colts tackles are terrible, and while I don't see Carimi playing at LT there's a chance he would be a decent LT and he should at least be a good RT, which is way more than I can say for Solder.

[Yergsword]

In hindsight, I should have voted for Carimi instead of Sherrod, otherwise everyone is going to mock Carimi to my Eagles if he is available, and I honestly think they will go in another direction.

[vikingsteve26]

Voted Gabe Carimi. Ryan Diem needs to be replaced ASAP

[trisoman]

It basically just comes to which OT they like better, I think the best available is Solder and he fits the bill as a LT.

Hopefully Polian doesn't draft Marvin Austin and then right after the draft goes,"I knew I should've took Solder!"

This comment has my approval

[Finnegans Wake]

[QUOTE=Shake;873155]The Colts don't gamble on that kind of "if" early in the draft.

[\QUOTE]I agree; I think it will be a big surprise if one of the teams at the bottom of R1 gambles on him, either. Just think it's interesting that he's being mentioned here.