he’s going to be Indy’s punter with Hunter gone to WAS and he has a HUGE leg. So he may be the KOS and might even try some looooong FGs. When I posted the pick thread on Stampede Blue my only comment was “Don’t worry, he punts”

Fili and Taylor give them an option of 2 300lb DTs on the field at the same time. While that doesn’t sound like anything special to most teams, for Indy that’s a departure from the last few years (made worse by every Indy NT over the last 3 years getting hurt or having personal issues take them off the team). No idea yet if the big DTs are the new mold and the small guys are 3rd down players now or if they just wanted to have a big/small option at DT and the tiny old starters will still play a featured role.

If they can get Brown’s pass blocking skills from “he’s strong and he tries” to “pretty good” then he’ll fit in perfect. He’s a very good receiver, high character/work ethic guy, rarely fumbles, and he’s more of a straight ahead runner to go with Addai’s more shifty style. Personally I wanted Ziggy Hood, Hakeem Nicks or Eben Britton, but questioning Polian’s draft picks, especially in the first round, is a losing game. They’ll get mileage out of both backs because Addai can’t stay healthy in more than a 1a role. His ceiling is Westbrook. Phenomenal back that will break down when you lean on him as much as you’d like to. Barring major injury Addai will get a bit more than half the carries leaving a sizable chunk for Brown (I also think the lack of a proven 3rd WR will keep them in the 2 TE base they’ve been using since 2006 and with that will come a bit more running and play action over spreading it out with Marvin, Reggie, Clark, Gonzalez and Addai.)

The small corner is another hint at a shift under the new HC/DC. He’s more of a speedy cover guy than the strong, but speed-limited tacklers that Indy had piled up on the roster.

I like their draft, but in the words of Bill Polian

"If you give out the report cards the day after the draft, it’s completely devoid of reason. How can you possibly give a student a grade the day he is admitted to college and enrolls in class? Draft report cards are the same thing. I used to get mad at those things, but now I say, ‘Fine. Give us a C every year, and we’ll just keep making the playoffs.’ ’’