Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard gushed about their nine-man draft class after it was all over.
Headed by second-year head coach Shane Steichen , the Colts were one win away last season from entering the playoffs despite dealing with injuries for much of the year to starters such as quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor, tight end Jelani Woods, right tackle Braden Smith, nose tackle Grover Stewart , and cornerbacks JuJu Brents and Dallis Flowers.
Steichen used the phrase"fired up" eight times on Saturday to describe his and the team's feelings toward the new players joining them.Steichen on how he views first-round pick Laiatu Latu's impact from an offensive perspective. "I think he’s got a rare ability to separate at the top of routes. He’s got an arsenal of releases versus press-man, you can see it show up on tape. The guy had 11 touchdowns, I think he averaged 14.4 yards a catch. The guy is a competitor. To get him where we got him, I couldn’t be more fired up about it. Hats off to Chris and his staff. To add to that room with Pittman Jr. and Downs and Alec and Ashton and the rest of those guys.
"Jaylon is an interesting guy, and we’re really excited. We’re going to play him at linebacker. Richard Smith , who I just love and think he’s a great developer of players and talent. Richard loved him, we liked him. Interesting background – he actually started as a freshman at corner, moved to safety and now he’s going to be a linebacker. He’s kind of grown into that role and we think he’s got a really bright future.
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