May Colts deal with tight finish place via commerce?

[ad_1] If the Indianapolis Colts do not land one of many tight finish prospects within the NFL draft, may they give the impression of being to bolster this place via a commerce?

If the Indianapolis Colts do not land one of many tight finish prospects within the NFL draft, may they give the impression of being to bolster this place via a commerce?

ESPN's Dan Graziano floated that concept on the market in a latest article the place he and Jeremy Fowler emptied their NFL draft notebooks.

"If the Colts or another tight end-needy crew misses out on the highest guys at that place, that would make them extra prone to pursue an out there veteran reminiscent of Baltimore's Mark Andrews or Philadelphia's Dallas Goedert," Graziano wrote.

We mentioned this concept lately as nicely, since there are just a few tight ends probably out there by way of commerce this offseason. Together with Mark Andrews and Dallas Goedert, Las Vegas' Michael Mayer appears to be on the commerce block as nicely.

Choice 1 for the Colts when addressing the tight finish place was all the time going to be the draft. For starters, the free company class wasn't very robust. And when in comparison with making a commerce, the draft is the extra environment friendly path.

Assets do not should be traded away. The crew lands a younger, presumably ascending participant heading in direction of their prime, and he is on a reasonable rookie deal.

Whereas with Andrews and Goedert particularly, the Colts would inherit a veteran contract and certain have to increase every participant as nicely. So not solely are the Colts shedding future draft capital, but additionally wage cap house. These are the challenges that include buying a veteran.

Nevertheless, if the Colts are unable to land the impression presence they very a lot want right here via the draft, the outlet on the roster at tight finish is massive sufficient that they most likely cannot simply stand pat both, which, as Graziano mentions, may very well be the catalyst for making an attempt to make a commerce.