[ColoradoTree]

For Andrew's sake, I was pleased they took Nelson, but Luck can cover up a lot of warts on the offensive side of the ball, while the defense is awful (though with some good young talent).

That said, Nelson was the top player on many boards, and the #2 player behind Barkley on many more, so it's hard to argue with a pick when it's such a good marriage of player quality and positional need. I was just crossing my fingers for Bradley Chubb to fall to the Colts at 6, since their lack of a pass rush gives opposing QBs all the time in the world to pick apart the talent that is there in the secondary. But all is not lost. Harold Landry, the second-best edge rusher on most boards (UTSA's Davenport, who went 14th to the Saints, was usually, though not always, behind him), is still there. If you think RB is a bigger need for the Colts, Derrius Guice (who isn't far behind Barkley as an all-around back for me) is there, as are other highly regarded backs like Nick Chubb and Ronald Jones II. Great corners like Josh Jackson and Isaiah Oliver are still there. The best linebackers got picked already, but there is a ton of late-first-round talent at WR still available, but the run on QBs probably means there will be consensus 1st/2nd round WRs that slip into the 3rd, so you could get an immediate starter there.

[ColoradoTree]

For Andrew's sake, I was pleased they took Nelson, but Luck can cover up a lot of warts on the offensive side of the ball, while the defense is awful (though with some good young talent).

That said, Nelson was the top player on many boards, and the #2 player behind Barkley on many more, so it's hard to argue with a pick when it's such a good marriage of player quality and positional need. I was just crossing my fingers for Bradley Chubb to fall to the Colts at 6, since their lack of a pass rush gives opposing QBs all the time in the world to pick apart the talent that is there in the secondary. But all is not lost. Harold Landry, the second-best edge rusher on most boards (UTSA's Davenport, who went 14th to the Saints, was usually, though not always, behind him), is still there. If you think RB is a bigger need for the Colts, Derrius Guice (who isn't far behind Barkley as an all-around back for me) is there, as are other highly regarded backs like Nick Chubb and Ronald Jones II. Great corners like Josh Jackson and Isaiah Oliver are still there. The best linebackers got picked already, but there is a ton of late-first-round talent at WR still available, but the run on QBs probably means there will be consensus 1st/2nd round WRs that slip into the 3rd, so you could get an immediate starter there.