Keeping up

The big news today is that the Colts are actually looking at a starting-quality free agent. Adam Terry is huge (6080/334/5.32c in 2005) and strong, but is handicapped by short (32-inch) arms and a lack of durability have kept him from being an elite tackle. He’s looked very good when he has played at both right and left tackle (he has the feet for either position), but never really stayed healthy long enough to be a big-time contributor. I’d be happy if the Colts signed him. If he could stay in one piece, he could be a very nice addition, and he certainly fulfills Bill Polian’s mandate of getting bigger and nastier on the O-line.

Marlin Jackson is gone. He signed with the Eagles to play free safety for them. Good luck, Marlin, but you might want to tell your new employers you were much more effective outside than in.

AdamJT13 is a blogger who is uncannily accurate on predicting compensatory draft picks. This year, he says the Colts will get an extra seventh rounder. He also says there will be three awarded between the third and fourth rounds, none between the fourth and fifth, three between the fifth and sixth, six between the sixth and seventh. The Colts’ extra pick will be the third of the 15 awarded after the seventh round. If he’s correct (and he usually is), the Colts draft (trades notwithstanding) would look like this: 1/31, 2/63, 3/94, 4/128, 5/159, 7/224 and 7/228.

And the Colts also showed some interest in a guy who may be under most people’s radar. Mike Balogun (6015/250/4.75e) was a top inside linebacker prospect with the Oklahoma Sooners who lost his senior season’s eligibility because he participated in a semi-pro football league. He’s a good athlete who played very little in college, but showed some great athletic skills. He’d be a huge project, but could be worth it in the long run. Look for him to go undrafted and sign with the Colts as an UDFA.

Wisconsin OLB Jaevery McFadden (6011/230/e4.69) tells me he met with the Colts, among other teams.