I have a full mock on Mocking the Draft but here's who I have for the Colts:

1st Round. Duh, Andrew Luck.

2nd Round: TRADE pick to Panthers for their 2nd Rd pick, 4th Rd pick, and 2013 4th Rd pick. Select Kevin Zeitler, OG.

3rd Round: Marvin Jones, WR. Let him learn from Reggie while getting playing time on the outside and in the slot.

4th Round: Bobby Wagner, ILB. Might be able to start soon and if nothing else, valuable LB depth in the new scheme.

4th Round (from Carolina): Keith Tandy, CB. Desperately seeking secondary help.

5th Round: Greg Childs, WR. A big target for Luck. The additions of Jones and Childs should more than make up for the loss of Garcon and Gonzalez...

5th Round (Compensation): Janzen Jackson, S. If his head is on straight, he has huge upside.

6th Round (Compensation): Akiem Hicks, NT. A big body to rotate with McKinney.

7th Round: Evan Rodriguez, FB/TE. Could see playing time at both positions. Will probably still need a big TE.

7th Round: Julian Miller, OLB. Could possibly rotate in at the OLB position, ahead of another bust, Hughes....

7th Round (Compensation): Markus Kuhn, DE. Mr Irrelevant might get some playing time in the rotation with Redding and whoever else we throw out at there as an end.

Possible UDFA that I still had on my board:

DJ Holt, ILB.

Cameron Chism, CB.

Tony Dye, S.

Chris Owusu, WR.

Nick Provo, TE.

7 Round plus Comp picks:

Trades:

Chiefs trade #11 pick, 3rd Rd pick, and 2013 2nd and 3rd Rd pick to Jaguars for #7 pick.

Lions trade 1st Rd pick, 3rd Rd pick and 2013 3rd Rd pick to Bengals for #17 pick.

Steelers trade 1st Rd pick, 4th Rd pick, and 2013 2nd Rd pick to Chargers for 1st Rd pick and swap 2012 5th Rd picks.

Patriots trade #31 pick to Eagles for 2nd and 3rd Rd picks and 2013 2nd Rd pick.

Panthers trade 2nd Rd pick, 4th Rd pick, and 2013 4th Rd pick to Colts for 2nd Rd pick.

Panthers trade 6th Rd pick and 2013 2nd Rd pick to Patriots for 3rd Rd pick

On to the picks:

Mock with some trades and compensation picks:

Chiefs jump ahead of Dolphins by trading #11 pick, 3rd Rd pick, and 2013 2nd and 3rd picks to Jaguars for #7 pick.

Patriots trade their 2nd 1st rounder by sending away the #31 pick to Eagles for their 2nd Rd pick and 2013 2nd Rounder.

Cowboys trade up in the 2nd by giving away their 2nd and 3rd Rounders along with 2013 2nd and 3rd Rounders to Colts for the second pick in the 2nd Round.

On to the 253 picks:

So here's a 7-Rounder. I didn't include trades or supplemental picks. I'm basing this mock on the assumption that Peyton Manning is cut and signs with the Redskins.

Here ya go:

So here's a mock draft for the Colts. I know most fans don't want to trade out of the Andrew Luck pick but by doing that we could add several players that will fit Pagano's scheme better.

Here's the mock:

Round 1, Pick #1: Colts trade pick to Browns for #4, #22, 3rd Rd pick, and 2013 2nd Rd pick.

Round 1, Pick #4: Redskins trade up to get RG3 so Colts move back again and add more picks. Trade #4 pick to Dallas (who picks Claiborne) for #14 pick, 2nd Rd pick, 2013 1st and 4th Rd picks.

Round 1, Pick #14: Dont'a Hightower, ILB. Let the transitioning begin. Pagano's new Ray Lewis.

Round 1, Pick #22: Peter Konz, C. Saturday might retire and Pollak hasn't shown enough.

Round 2: Mark Barron, S and Nick Foles, QB (from Cowboys)

Round 3: Dontari Poe, NT and Donnie Fletcher, CB (from Browns)

Round 4: Juron Criner, WR and Shea McClellin, OLB (from Cowboys)

Supplemental 4th - Joe Adams, WR

5th - DeQuan Menzie, CB

6th - Malik Jackson, DE

7th - Rokevious Watkins, OG

Supplemental 7th - Josh Chichester, TE

This also sets us up to have two 2013 first rounders, two 2013 second rounders, and two 2013 4th rounders.

So I have some trades which will undoubtedly tick some fans off. Here goes:

Now on to the draft...

Let the griping begin...

Shock Draft with Trades.

1.       Indianapolis – TRADED TO WAS: QB Andrew Luck. Shanahan has had enough of the Rex/Beck experiment.

2.       St. Louis – WR Alshon Jeffery. They go with AJ over Blackmon due to attitude though it might be a mistake.

3.       Minnesota – OT Matt Kalil.  Their future is Ponder and they need to do a better job protecting him.

4.       Miami – QB Matt Barkley.  It’s time to start fresh with a new QB.

5.       Washington – TRADED TO IND: WR Justin Blackmon. Wayne is a FA and even if he re-signs, he’s on his last leg.

6.       Carolina – DT Brandon Thompson. They can’t seem to stop the run so they grab the local kid a little earlier than what he should probably go.

7.       Denver – CB Morris Claiborne. Need youth/help in the secondary.  Has jumped over Kirkpatrick as the best CB in draft.

8.       Kansas City – RB Trent Richardson.  Should take some of the load off of Charles.

9.       Jacksonville – CB Dre Kirkpatrick. Need a shutdown corner to cover Andre Johnson and now Justin Blackmon.

10.   Cleveland – OT Riley Reiff.

11.   Arizona – OT Jonathan Martin.

12.   Seattle – DE Quintin Coples.

13.   Philadelphia – LB Manti Te’o.

14.   Tampa Bay  – CB Alfonzo Dennard. Need secondary help going up against Brees and Ryan.

15.   San Diego – WR Michael Floyd. Rivers needs some playmakers at receiver.

16.   Buffalo – OLB Brandon Jenkins.

17.   Cleveland (ATL) –WR Mohammed Sanu.

18.   New York Jets – OLB Courtney Upshaw.

19.   Tennessee – OG David Decastro.

20.   Dallas – ILB Vontaze Burfict.

21.   Houston – WR Dwight Jones.

22.   Detroit – CB Jayron Hosley.

23.   Cincinnati – OL Keleche Osemele. Can play Guard or Tackle.

24.   Chicago – OG Cordy Glenn.

25.   Cincinnati (OAK) – RB David Wilson.

26.   New York Giants – LB Zach Brown.

27.   New England – TRADED TO KC: QB Landry Jones. He keeps slipping so the Chiefs trade up to grab him.

28.   New England (NO) – OLB Vinny Curry.

29.   Pittsburgh – CB Xavier Rhodes.

30.   San Francisco – CB Chase Minnifield.

31.   Baltimore – ILB Dont’a Hightower.

32.   Green Bay – C Peter Konz. Wells is still playing well but is getting up there in age.

2nd Round

1.       Indianapolis – QB Robert Griffin III. Will learn under Peyton for a couple of years before he runs the show.

2.       St. Louis – DE Melvin Ingram.

3.       Minnesota – DT Jerel Worthy.

4.       Miami – OT Andrew Datko.

5.       Washington – TRADED TO IND: S Mark Barron.

6.       Carolina – LB Ronnell Lewis.

7.       Denver – RB Chris Polk.

8.       Kansas City – TRADED TO NE: C Michael Brewster.

9.       Jacksonville – DE Devin Taylor.

10.   Cleveland – RB Lamar Miller. Hillis is as good as gone.  Hardesty has to stay healthy to be productive.

11.   Philadelphia (ARI) – LB Lavonte David.

12.   Seattle – QB Nick Foles.

13.   Philadelphia – OL Barrett Jones.  Can play Tackle or Guard.

14.   Tampa Bay– LB Travis Lewis.

15.   San Diego – CB Janoris Jenkins.

16.   Buffalo – WR Nick Toon.

17.   Atlanta – TE Dwayne Allen.

18.   New York Jets – WR Marvin McNutt.

19.   Tennessee – WR Kendall Wright.

20.   Dallas – CB Stephon Gilmore.

21.   Houston – LB Bruce Irvin.

22.   Detroit – C Ben Jones.

23.   Cincinnati – CB Casey Heyward.

24.   Chicago – DT Alameda Ta’amu.

25.   New England (OAK) – S TJ McDonald.

26.   New York Giants – S Robert Lester.

27.   New England – DE Devon Still.

28.   New Orleans – OT Mike Adams.

29.   Pittsburgh – DT Josh Chapman.

30.   San Francisco – LB Luke Kuechly.

31.   Baltimore – CB Coryell Judie.

32.   Green Bay – RB LaMichael James.

3rd Round

1.       Indianapolis – WR Joe Adams. Weapons to finish up the Manning era and begin the Griffin era.

2.       St. Louis – OT Ricky Wagner.

3.       Minnesota – CB Trumaine Johnson.

4.       Miami – WR Ryan Broyles.

5.       Washington – WR Jeff Fuller.

6.       Carolina – CB Cliff Harris.

7.       Denver – S Markelle Martin.

8.       Kansas City – DE Jared Crick.

9.       Jacksonville – T Zebrie Sanders.

10.   Cleveland –CB Donnie Fletcher.

11.   Arizona – OG Lucas Nix.

12.   Seattle – DT Fletcher Cox.

13.   Philadelphia – TE Coby Fleener.

14.   Tampa Bay– WR Reuben Randle.

15.   San Diego – OG Senio Kelemete.

16.   Buffalo – OT Nate Potter.

17.   Atlanta – DT Kawaan Short.

18.   New York Jets – OG Kevin Zeitler.

19.   Tennessee – CB Brandon Boykin.

20.   Dallas – DE Andre Branch.

21.   Houston – TE Ladarius Green.

22.   Detroit – OT Matt Reynolds.

23.   Cincinnati – DT Sylvester Williams.

24.   Chicago – LB Keenan Robinson.

25.   Oakland – PICK SPENT ON PRYOR

26.   New York Giants – WR Devier Posey.

27.   New England – CB De’Quan Menzie.

28.   New Orleans – S Tramain Thomas.

29.   Pittsburgh – WR Eric Page.

30.   San Francisco – DE Jake Bequette.

31.   Baltimore – WR Brian Quick.

32.   Green Bay – OT Tony Bergstrom.

Trades:

IND trades #1 pick to WAS for 1st Rd pick, 2nd Rd pick, 4th Rd pick, and 2013 1st and 3rd Rd picks.

NE trades 1st Rd pick to KC for 2nd and 4th Rd picks and 2013 2nd and 3rd Rd picks.

Order's kind of random so I threw in some trades.

Shock Draft with Trades.

1.       Indianapolis – TRADED TO DAL: Andrew Luck, QB. No Romo, less mistakes.

2.       Miami – Matt Barkley, QB. They hope he’s more Palmer than Leinart.

3.       Kansas City – Matt Kalil, OT. Albert moves to Guard and the line looks a whole lot better.

4.       St. Louis – Justin Blackmon, WR. Bradford needs some serious receiving help.

5.       Minnesota – Brandon Thompson, DT.  Added beef on the defensive line.

6.       Carolina – Alshon Jeffery, WR. Steve Smith might not be back next season. Local kid should make more plays with Cam throwing the ball instead of Garcia/Shaw.

7.       Denver – Jonathan Martin, OT.  Attempt to build around Tebow.

8.       Arizona – Riley Reiff, OT. Protect your investment in Kolb.

9.       Philadelphia – TRADED TO CIN: Trent Richardson, RB.  Continuing to build a young talented offense.

10.   Dallas – TRADED TO IND: Dre Kirkpatrick, CB. Best corner falls in their laps.

11.   Jacksonville – Quinton Coples, DE. Not playing well this season but should take over for Kamp.

12.   Cleveland – Michael Floyd, WR. Super talented and troubled. Should make Colt look more serviceable.

13.   Chicago – Morris Claiborne, CB.  They wanted one of the WRs but settle for a young stud CB.

14.   Seattle – Landry Jones, QB.  Don’t trade up for Barkley and settle for Jones. They could probably use a RB like Richardson.

15.   Tampa Bay – David DeCastro, OG. Not a sexy pick but helps with depth up front.

16.   Cleveland (ATL) – Andrew Datko, OT.  Joe Thomas can’t block everyone.

17.   Pittsburgh – Mark Barron, S. Aging secondary gets best safety.

18.   Tennessee – Jerel Worthy, DT. Not the same since Big Al left.

19.   Cincinnati – TRADED TO PHI: Travis Lewis, LB. Need serious help at LB.

20.   New York Jets – Devin Taylor, OLB.  Need to do a better job of rushing the passer.

21.   Houston – Vinny Curry, OLB. Williams coming off surgery and they need help rushing the passer.

22.   Washington – Robert Griffin III, QB. Enough Good Rex to make the playoffs, too much Bad Rex to go any further.  Playmaker makes the team exciting.

23.   Buffalo – Courtney Upshaw, OLB.  Must get to Brady more often.

24.   New York Giants – TRADED TO BAL: Vontaze Burfict, MLB. Punishing defender added to Ravens.

25.   Oakland – Chase Minnifield, CB.  Still miss Nnamdi.

26.   San Francisco – Bruce Irvin, OLB. Speed and pressure on defense.  What a difference Harbaugh makes…

27.   New England – Janoris Jenkins, CB.  Worth the gamble when you have two 1st round picks.

28.   Detroit – Manti Te’o, MLB.  BPA happens to be an upgrade.  Should have quite a few tackles behind Suh and Fairley.

29.   San Diego – Jayron Hosley, CB.  Nickleback.

30.   New England (NO) – Brandon Jenkins, OLB. Still trying to get a consistent pass rush.

31.   Baltimore – TRADED TO NYG: Alfonzo Dennard, CB.  Injuries, injuries, injuries.  Can team up with Prince again whenever he’s healthy enough to play.

32.   Green Bay – LaMichael James, RB. Another weapon for Rodgers to play around with.

2nd Round

33.   Indianapolis – Mohammed Sanu, WR.

34.   Miami – TJ McDonald, S.

35.   Kansas City – Nick Foles, QB.

36.   St. Louis – Xavier Rhodes, CB.

37.   Minnesota – Melvin Ingram, DE.

38.   Carolina – Zach Brown, LB.

39.   Denver – Lamar Miller, RB.

40.   Philadelphia (ARZ) – Cordy Glenn, OG.

41.   Philadelphia – Luke Kuechly, MLB.

42.   Dallas – TRADED TO IND: Kelechi Osemele, OG.

43.   Jacksonville – Jeff Fuller, WR.

44.   Cleveland – Robbie Lester, S.

45.   Chicago – Dwight Jones, WR.

46.   Seattle – Ryan Broyles, WR.

47.   Tampa Bay – Chris Polk, RB.

48.   Atlanta – Dwayne Allen, TE.

49.   Pittsburgh – Brandon Washington, OG.

50.   Tennessee – Casey Heyward, CB

51.   Cincinnati – Jared Crick, DT.

52.   New York Jets – Alameda Ta’amu, NT.

53.   Houston – Juron Criner, WR.

54.   Washington – Dont’a Hightower, MLB.

55.   Buffalo – Kenny Tate, S.

56.   New York Giants – Matt Reynolds, OT.

57.   New England (OAK)-Kheeston Randall, DE.

58.   San Francisco – Desmond Trufant, CB.

59.   New England –Ray Ray Armstrong, S.

60.   Detroit – Peter Konz, OG.

61.   San Diego – Devon Still, DE.

62.   New Orleans – Andre Branch, DE.

63.   Baltimore – Nate Potter, OT.

64.   Green Bay – Coryell Judie, CB.

Trades:

Colts trade 1st overall pick to Dallas for 10th overall pick, 2nd Rd pick, 4th Rd pick,  future 2nd Rd pick.

Eagles trade 9th overall pick to Bengals for 19th overall pick, 3rd Rd pick, future 2nd Rd pick.

Giants trade #24 pick to Ravens for 31st pick, future 2nd Rd pick.

I noticed that our neighbors at BCC have a Bold Predictions post regarding their Jags 2011 season.  Bold indeed, they predict they win the division among other things...

Instead of focusing on just predictions for the Colts, how about league predictions for the upcoming season.  Here goes:

1. Patriots edge Colts for #1 AFC seed but lose to Indy in AFCCG.

2. Vick gets hurt but Eagles hold on for #3 NFC seed (behind Packers and Saints)

3. Peyton MVP. Mark Ingram NFC ROY, Daniel Thomas AFC ROY.

4. Neither Chris Johnson or Arian Foster reach 1,000 yds rushing.

5. Calvin Johnson leads league in receiving, Aaron Rodgers in passing, Adrian Peterson in rushing, and Steven Jackson in yds from scrimmage.

6. Colts over Saints in Super Bowl.

7. Colts sign Randy Moss after week 3.  Not due to injuries but to inconsistent play by Gonzalez and Garcon.

What's your predictions?

Yes, I'm a homer and picked the Colts to win.

1.       Redskins – Andrew Luck, QB Stanford.

Shanahan still looking for the next Elway.

2.       Seahawks – Matt Barkley, QB USC.

Coach Pete’s plan all along, get Barkley to Seattle.

3.       Dolphins – Landry Jones, QB Oklahoma.

Won’t be booed as much as Henne.

4.       Raiders – Quinton Coples, DE UNC.

They could use a QB but the best are gone. *insert Al Davis joke here*

5.       Panthers – Alshon Jeffery, WR USCe.

Steve Smith can’t make Newton look good all on his own.

6.       Bills – Dre Kirkpatrick, CB Alabama.

With top QB’s gone, they get someone they hope can cover Ochocinco and Plax.

7.       Bengals – Matt Kalil, OT USC.

Andre was a bust and Dalton’s running for his life.

8.       Jaguars – Justin Blackmon, WR OkState.

Blaine needs more targets than Marcedes.

9.       Browns – Vontaze Burfict, MLB AzState.

Toughness in the defense.

10.   Cardinals – Jonathan Martin, OT Stanford.

Protect Kolb.

11.   Titans - Jerrel Worthy, DT MichState.

Things haven’t been the same since Big Al left town.

12.   Bears – Riley Reiff, OT Iowa.

Cutler can’t throw when he’s on his back.

13.   49ers – Trent Richardson, RB Alabama.

Let Gore holdout…

14.   Vikings – Brandon Jenkins, DE FSU.

Must. Get. To. Rodgers.

15.   Bucs – Alfonzo Dennard, CB Nebraska.

Aqib who???

16.   Broncos – Manti Te’o, MLB Notre Dame.

Best player available.

17.   Giants – Jeff Fuller, WR Texas A&M.

Eli hopes this guy can stay healthy.

18.   Lions – Jayron Holsey, CB Virginia Tech.

He won’t have to cover long with all the pressure that D-Line will bring.

19.   Texans – Don’t’a Hightower, MLB Alabama.

Continue to add to that 3-4 defense.

20.   Ravens – Donte Paige-Moss, OLB UNC.

Add youth to that defense.

21.   Cowboys – Stephon Gilmore, CB USCe.

Jenkins hasn’t worked out.

22.   Jets – Courtney Upshaw, OLB Alabama.

Get younger on defense and get to Brady.

23.   Rams – Travis Lewis, LB Oklahoma.

Keep adding talent to the defense.

24.   Steelers – Mike Adams, OT Ohio State.

Must protect Big Ben from all that pressure the Ravens and Pats will bring.

25.   Browns (via ATL) – Ryan Broyles, WR Oklahoma.

Who does Colt throw to?

26.   Chargers – Mohamed Sanu, WR Rutgers.

Better than Buster…

27.   Eagles – Marcus Forston, DT Miami.

Looks like Patterson may be done with football.

28.   Chiefs – Devin Taylor, OLB USCe.

Can take the pressure off Tamba and help hit Rivers.

29.   Packers – Jared Crick, DE Nebraska.

Youth on the D-Line.

30.   Patriots – Michael Floyd, WR Notre Dame.

Keep taking troubled players, it’s liable to catch up with you.

31.   Saints – Luke Kuechly, LB Boston College.

Vilma won’t play forever.

32.   Colts – Chase Minnifield, CB Virginia.

Need help in that fragile secondary.

I might have missed some trades.  The order is pretty random and I'm sure many will complain.  On to the picks...

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I have the following players in my dynasty minor leagues.  In what order would you rank these guys?

Tanner Bushue

Travis d'Arnaud

Jared Cosart

Jonathan SIngleton

Jiwan James

Nick Barnese

Keon Broxton

Logan Watkins

Collin Cowgill

Clayton Tanner

Aaron Shafer

Josh Collmenter

Jake Smolinski

Jordan Walden

Sebastian Valle

Anthony Gose

Anthony Hewitt

Brody Colvin

Brandon Crawford

Allen Craig

Juan Francisco

Brett Devall

Dan McDaniel

Domingo Santana

Scott Barnes

Justin De Fratus

I know it's not a very deep system, but I was curious the way some people on this site would rank these players.

Thanks.

Here's my 4 rounder.  I tried to mix it up from the conventional picks so go ahead and crucify....

Do you know of someone you think would look good in a Colts uniform? 

Can this player be a steal in the draft? 

There are a few players I'd like to see suit up for the Colts, few are realistic.  As a Vols fan, I'd love it if we traded up and ended up with Berry (100% impossible).  However, I'd like to draw your attention to Dennis Rogan from Tennessee.  He's an undersized, fast, good tackling corner back who can return kicks.  I'd love it if we picked him up in the 3rd or 4th round.

Who do you like?

I edited the draft just a little.  I have Bulaga that low only due to injuries and struggles so far this season.  There's not a lot of huge needs for RBs early in the draft so I didn't place Dwyer with the thoughts he might stay at GT. 

I know Jax fans don't want another WR but a few years ago, the Lions didn't either.

Don't crack on the draft order, it's only projections.