Colts Still Outside of Top 10 in 2023 NFL Draft Order

In the event you’ve spent any time on-line these days speaking sports activities then you possibly can in all probability inform that the Indianapolis Colts fan base has been break up as of late between individuals wanting the crew’s losses to pile up with a purpose to enhance their draft place and construct for the long run and people who maintain onto their speedy help and hope for wins every week.

There is no incorrect strategy to go about it; followers are entitled to really feel how they please. Nonetheless, for the sake of information, we’ll focus on the Colts’ present draft place as their hopes to make the playoffs dwindle with every disappointing efficiency.

At present with a document of 4-7-1 (.375) and in tenth place within the AFC standings, the Colts can be 14th out of 32 groups within the NFL Draft order if it started this week.

NFL.com’s Eric Edholm shortly summarized the Colts’ scenario beneath:

No. 14 | Indianapolis Colts (4-7-1)

Greatest wants: QB, WR, Edge
Week 13 opponent: at Cowboys

The query of which quarterback the Colts may goal within the coming offseason brings the pure follow-up: What sort of quarterback? The Colts have favored pocket-style passers lately with one exception (Sam Ehlinger).

The Colts are presently slated to have eight picks within the subsequent draft, together with one in every of the seven rounds in addition to an additional decide within the seventh. Their third-round decide was despatched over from the Washington Commanders in alternate for quarterback Carson Wentz, their sixth-rounder is from the Buffalo Payments in alternate for operating again Nyheim Hines, and their further seventh is from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

How the Colts will method the offseason is a degree of query, as most would in all probability agree that it is time to discover their new long-term quarterback, however head coach Frank Reich was fired a number of weeks again, and common supervisor Chris Ballard’s future can also be up within the air.

If the Colts have each a brand new head coach and GM on the town to begin 2023 then who is aware of what the offseason philosophy shall be?

Remaining on the schedule for the Colts are highway matchups towards the Dallas Cowboys (8-3), Minnesota Vikings (9-2), and New York Giants (7-4) and residential stands towards the Los Angeles Chargers (6-5) and Houston Texans (1-9-1) at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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