The Colts are having Tez Doolittle DT Auburn (6022/285/4.92pd) in for a meeting. A touch undersized by NFL DT standards, Doolittle is very talented and productive. He’s very explosive off the snap, plays low and has good hand use. He’s plenty strong for his size and has a nonstop motor and a good understanding of the game. The problem, though, is that he’s been injury-prone in his college career, missing games every year, including the entire 2007 season. Most draft guides say he won’t be drafted, but I disagree. He has the tools to be an effective NFL DT, and those guys are rare. Someone will take a chance on him. Doolittle seems like a fine young man.
They also took a long look at Ramon Humber OLB North Dakota State (5106/224/4.56pd). This All-Missouri Valley player is a run-and-chase OLB with strong blitzing ability. He played the strong side with Bisons, and seemed able to handle most tight ends and backs on routes through his zone, but may be too small to play there in the pros. It’s unlikely that Humber will be drafted, but he should be a priority free agent, and we all know the Colts are very good and finding those. Humber is, by all reports, a high character prospect.
Uncle Rico lives! Yahoo! Sports reports that 41-year-old Jeff George is throwing and staying in shape in hopes of yet another NFL comeback. “It just amazes me that I’m not on somebody’s roster,” they report him as saying. “You can’t tell me I’m not better than some of the QBs that are out there — I look at teams like Minnesota or Chicago, and I want to scream at the people in charge, ‘What are you thinking?’ ” They go on to report that if he says that if he was signed by the Vikings last season, he’d be wearing a Super Bowl ring now.
Of course, Jeff. Screaming, threats, claims of greatness and empty promises are how Super Bowls are won. Face it, the Colts made a huge mistake drafting you. You were not a quality NFL player because of your mental and emotional state. Your personal stats were okay, but you tore up every team you played for and never won anything significant. And your claims to the contrary only make me (and no doubt others) believe you haven’t changed.
Look, you had a chance to play in the NFL and you should be grateful for that. But I’m pretty sure it’s done now. Best of luck on whatever you do next.
Bullet dodged: ESPN is reporting that NFL teams are showing very “sparse” interest in free agent wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Kind of makes you feel good the Colts decided not to pay him $13.4 million this year.
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