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It was a choice between top OT and an EDGE phenom that I think will help put Indy in a better position to become an even better defense in the immediate future. Prior to the game vs Tennessee, Indy was a top-5 unit.

Anthony Castonzo is going into his final year of an extended contract in 2021, and I had wanted the Colts to draft his eventual replacement a year ago. However, the recent injury he suffered only highlights the need for his eventual successor and LOT is a high-priority for the 2021 NFL Draft

Be that at it may, the Colts have a solid defense with plenty of young, rising stars that can look to achieve an even loftier goal of "best in the NFL" once they add another EDGE rusher like Pitt's Patrick Jones II who can create increased pressure on the opposing QB. That pressure, along with other proven defenders will likely force opposing Defensive Coordinators to "pick their poison" game-planning against a highly weaponized defensive unit.

In the end, other than a wide-receiver, the first pick for Indy will be a guy in the trenches from either side of the ball. Yes, they still need some wideout help and yes, they can use a solid Tight End to replace the aging Jack Doyle. But there is immediate need for LOT, EDGE defender and also another OG to take the spot of Glowinksi.

What about a QB, you ask? Nah. The Colts have their QB of the future on the roster, and Jacoby Brissett "minds the store" in the interim between Rivers and Jacob Eason. Unless a future Andrew Luck-type rockets up the draft-prospect chart between now and next May --and is sitting there around selection #20.

Yeah, right.