2015 NFL Draft: Quarter grades for 1st-round picks
Sep 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts receiver Phillip Dorsett (15) and corner back Darrelle Revis (24) go for a pass at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
D. <p>The Indianapolis Colts went into the the 2015 NFL Draft needing to address protecting quarterback Andrew Luck. The team also needed to do something about a run-defense that stops no one. But at No. 29 overall, they couldn’t resist the blinding speed and quickness of Phillip Dorsett, thinking he’s a future superstar.</p> <p>That’s all well good but with Andre Johnson and T.Y. Hilton, he’s not going to get to help out all that much this year. And Luck just missed a game for the first time in his career on Sunday because they don’t protect him well. The good thing is Matt Hasselback was able to rally the Colts to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 16-13.</p><div class=. WR. Indianapolis Cotls. PHILLIP DORSETT
And that win was huge because it got the team back up to .500 at 2-2, still in the lead of the horrible AFC South. Dorsett has all of seven catches this year and one touchdown, which isn’t the kind of production that makes up for a bad run defense. And there is no production that makes up for your franchise quarterback getting hurt so this is a bad pick.
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The Indianapolis Colts went into the the 2015 NFL Draft needing to address protecting quarterback Andrew Luck. The team also needed to do something about a run-defense that stops no one. But at No. 29 overall, they couldn’t resist the blinding speed and quickness of Phillip Dorsett, thinking he’s a future superstar.
That’s all well good but with Andre Johnson and T.Y. Hilton, he’s not going to get to help out all that much this year. And Luck just missed a game for the first time in his career on Sunday because they don’t protect him well. The good thing is Matt Hasselback was able to rally the Colts to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 16-13.
And that win was huge because it got the team back up to .500 at 2-2, still in the lead of the horrible AFC South. Dorsett has all of seven catches this year and one touchdown, which isn’t the kind of production that makes up for a bad run defense. And there is no production that makes up for your franchise quarterback getting hurt so this is a bad pick.
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