The NFC South has lengthy been thought of one of many worst divisions in soccer, however that’s altering. The Houston Texans are one of the crucial fascinating groups, the Jacksonville Jaguars are within the midst of back-to-back successful seasons, and the Indianapolis Colts stunned many by ending 9-8 final yr. The Tennessee Titans additionally exist.
Again to the Colts, as they’re the workforce that’s subsequent up in our 2024 Pleasure of Detroit Neighborhood Mock. They completed the yr successful six of their ultimate 9 video games, and need to proceed that momentum into 2024.
Performing as common supervisor for the Colts in our mock is commenter twon82.
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With the fifteenth choose within the POD Neighborhood Mock, the Colts have chosen Cooper DeJean, defensive again out of Iowa.
Right here’s twon82 with the reason:
“The Colts have been a little bit of an anomaly within the 2023 season. When newly-acquired quarterback Anthony Richardson went down for the season attributable to a grade three AC joint sprain, most followers wrote them off utterly. Gardner Minshew got here in and stunned of us, main the workforce to a successful report (9-8) and holding up a league common offense. It was the protection that might show to be the actual Achilles’ heel for the Colts. In actual fact, they gave up probably the most factors in the whole AFC (415) and have been the eighth worst within the NFL in defensive yards yielded. Gus Bradley’s protection positively stands to enhance and beginning within the backfield can be an ideal place to start out.
“One of the vital versatile gamers within the draft is DB Cooper DeJean. He’s sturdy in supporting the run protection, can seemingly be positioned in both the security or cornerback place, and may contribute strongly on particular groups as a punt returner as effectively. The 2 main attributes which are touted about DeJean is his measurement and his soccer intelligence/instincts. He stands out in zone and has a legit means to shut off home windows that opposing QBs try and hit. DeJean ought to show to be a long run chief on the protection for the Colts. As well as, he has the potential to be a recreation changer within the discipline place recreation by bringing an thrilling, harmful ingredient to punt returns.
