The Colts made some practice squad changes, cutting NT Chigbo Anunoby and T Darrion Weems, replacing them with somewhat more esteemed players at the same positions.
The new NT is former Baylor Bear Nicolas Jean-Baptiste (6012/330/5.46pd in 2012). There's not a ton to say about him other than that he's huge, really thick and strong in the lower body, and has a pretty impressive first step. On the minus side he has short arms and legs, no pass-rush moves at all and the predictable conditioning and stamina issues you'd expect from such a behemoth. I know lots of fans are excited about him — many of them predicted the former guard to be as high as a fifth-round draft pick —but right now I see him as much the same light as Anunoby. Until he shows me something different, he's just a big guy in a uniform, not an NFL player.
I'm more excited with T Tony Hills (6051/309/4.98pd in 2008), in no small part because I have seen him play in the NFL. A converted a pumped-up tight end, Hills is a superior athlete, but lacks the requite sand in his pants to be an NFL regular. As you might expect, the former Steeler and Bronco is a better pass blocker than run blocker, although he was savaged the one time I saw him play for an extended period at left tackle. A few people have said he'll likely play guard for the Colts, but he has never played there in college or the pros.
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The game has changed so much over the years.
Now he have a 309 lb. lineman who is considered undersized and pumped up.
Fifty years ago he would have been considered a giant and freak of nature.
The size, speed, and strength of even an average NFL player is off the charts.
Hills actually bulked up to 330lbs from his offseason training videos on YouTube. The light's never come on for him but the fact that 2 coaches who worked with him, Goody and BA, ok-ed him being brought in means there's still something there.
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