Colts draft WR Michael Pittman, JR - Round 2, Pick 34

[Chromeburn]

Saw this on Walter football. We wanted Tee Higgins? Wonder where he is getting that.

Cincinnati Bengals: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson - D Grade
The Bengals were going to select Zack Baun unless an "unexpected player" fell to them. I suppose that means Tee Higgins was unexpected. He should have been expected, however, as Higgins, despite what he did in college, doesn't project well for the NFL. He reminds me of N'Keal Harry in terms of his inability to separate from coverage. Baun would've been a better pick, as Higgins should've been chosen in the third round.

Indianapolis Colts: Michael Pittman, WR, USC - B- Grade
The Colts wanted Tee Higgins, so they're lucky the Bengals made a bad pick. This is a better one. Michael Pittman has tons of upside, and I think he could start across from T.Y. Hilton as a rookie. However, I think the Colts should've tried to trade down with so many receivers available. The value with Pittman is lacking at No. 34.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Saw this on Walter football. We wanted Tee Higgins? Wonder where he is getting that.

How do they know Ballard wanted Higgins? I highly doubt that they did.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

How do they know Ballard wanted Higgins? I highly doubt that they did.

Magic 8 ball

[YDFL Commish]

I do like their grading system though, because 2 of the grades are Bill Belichicks Dog grade and Bill O'Brien grade.

[Hoopsdoc]

Pittman and his girlfriend have their own YouTube channel. I’ve been checking it out. Seems like a good dude.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVWJ9FP2igQzxsLYPo_J25g

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Here is a nice article on the new Colts WR:

https://www.commercial-news.com/spor...f17a25f59.html

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Here is a nice article on the new Colts WR:

https://www.commercial-news.com/spor...f17a25f59.html

I like everything about this kid. I predict he’s gonna be one of the better receivers to come out of this draft.

[Workhorse]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

How do they know Ballard wanted Higgins? I highly doubt that they did.

I’m pretty sure they are twisting one of Ballard’s comments. He said once they say Higgins get selected, they knew it was time to draft Pittman. I took it to mean they didn’t think he would last until the second pick in the second round, not that they wanted Higgins.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Saw this on Walter football. We wanted Tee Higgins? Wonder where he is getting that.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

How do they know Ballard wanted Higgins? I highly doubt that they did.

I agree - I don't think they were targeting Higgins.

Maybe Walter Football based that on one of Ballard's comments in the Draft Day 2 Wrap Up interview? He was talking about trading up so that the Colts could select Taylor and he made a comment along the lines of - "it is the worst thing in the world when somebody gets taken right in front of you." Maybe Walter Football thought he was referencing Higgins being selected right before them at 33?

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

I agree - I don't think they were targeting Higgins.

Maybe Walter Football based that on one of Ballard's comments in the Draft Day 2 Wrap Up interview? He was talking about trading up so that the Colts could select Taylor and he made a comment along the lines of - "it is the worst thing in the world when somebody gets taken right in front of you." Maybe Walter Football thought he was referencing Higgins being selected right before them at 33?

We really have no way to know. I doubt walter football is listening to post draft comments on teams websites. Are they doing that for all 32? Since both receivers were training at Houshmanzadeh's facility, either they were talking and exchanging notes with each other and the other players training there (Burrow, John Ross, etc.). Lots of Bengals there. Or there was some mis-information fed to WF. I read or was told a couple years ago that teams feed WF mis-information. So either seems more likely to me.

I listened to an interview with Houshmanzadeh a couple weeks ago on NFL radio and he was talking about John Ross and the draft prospects he was training. He compared Higgins to AJ Green and said that he had tweaked something before his 40 time and said he should not have run but was talked into it. Said he tests much better than he did at the combine. He talked about a few other guys, can't remember if he talked about Pittman. But considering how many Bengals and future Bengals were there not surprised. Hell, Burrow might have said he wanted them to draft Higgins.

Either way, seems a lot of information/mis-information was floating out there. Packers moved up b/c they were convinced we were going to trade up for Love. We moved up ahead of the Jags b/c we thought they wanted Taylor. So hard to say what the truth is.