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help, either. But Colts’ revamped offensive line showed signs of progress in
last month of season.
THEY NEED: DE/OLB, CB, RB, G.
THEY DON’T NEED: C, K.
POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: LB Haason Reddick, Temple; LB Reuben Foster, Alabama; G Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky; OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin; DE Derek Barnett,
Tennessee; CB Gareon Conley, Ohio State.
OUTLOOK: Ballard filled some holes by signing solid, mostly reasonably priced free agents. But Indy still needs defensive playmakers. Top priorities appear to
be finding young, legitimate pass rusher and starting cornerback. That’s not
all. Among other needs
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recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. Colts should try to strengthen right
side of offensive line and may add to linebacker group that already has four new
faces. Deep defensive draft gives Ballard plenty of options, including trading
back to collect more picks.
16. BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-8)
LAST SEASON: Baltimore won its first three games, then lost four straight and finished by dropping three of last four to miss playoffs for second year in row.
Joe Flacco passed for career-high 4,317 yards but threw 15 interceptions and
received little support from running game that ranked 28th. K Justin Tucker led
team with 141 points, RB Terrance West was second with only 36. Defense ranked
seventh but yielded 114 points over final four games, including 21 in fourth
quarter of pivotal 31-27 loss to Steelers. Only six teams had fewer sacks than
Ravens (31). Baltimore placed 18 players on injured reserve, including five
CBs.
THEY NEED: CB, DE, WR, OT, C, FB.
THEY DON’T NEED: QB, TE, RB
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POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan; WR John Ross, Washington; OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin; LB Charles Harris, Missouri; CB Marlon
Humphrey, Alabama.
OUTLOOK: GM Ozzie Newsome has plenty of holes to fill, so he should have plenty of options with 16th overall pick. Retirement of Steve Smith leaves void
at WR, but despite Newsome’s keen eye for talent on draft day he’s been off mark
at that position with No. 1s (Travis Taylor, Mark Clayton, Breshad Perriman).
Newsome fortified defensive backfield by signing free agents Brandon Carr and
Tony Jefferson, but Ravens desperately need depth at CB because Jimmy Smith has
had difficulty staying healthy. Release of LB Elvis Dumervil and advancing age
of LB Terrell Suggs leaves Baltimore in dire need of someone who can hunt down
quarterbacks.
20. DENVER BRONCOS (9-7)
LAST SEASON: For first time since John Elway returned as GM in 2011, Broncos failed to reach playoffs last season. He found himself conducting his third
search for head coach after Gary Kubiak stepped down over health concerns just
two years into job. Elway hired Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance
Joseph, who promoted secondary coach Joe Woods to replace D-coordinator Wade
Phillips, and hired ex-Chargers head coach Mike McCoy to run offense. After
dominating AFC West with five consecutive titles, Broncos slipped behind Chiefs
and Raiders following Peyton Manning’s retirement. DeMarcus Ware retired this
year but Denver is still loaded on defense. They have to fix offense that was
inept much of last season.
THEY NEED: OT, LB
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THEY DON’T NEED: C, QB, K, P, G, S.
POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: S Jabrill Peppers, Michigan; LT Garett Bolles, Utah; LT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin; RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford.
OUTLOOK: Elway whiffed on attempts to sign DT Earl Mitchell and DE Calais Campbell in free agency. But he did address run defense with additions of Domata
Peko and Zach Kerr. On offense, he jettisoned LT Russell Okung and added some
nastiness to O-line by signing free agents Ron Leary and Menelik Watson. Elway
could land left tackle in first round but this draft is so deep on defense it
wouldn’t be surprising if he scraps plans and grabs another highly rated
defender like when Bradley Roby and Shane Ray slipped down in previous
drafts.
22. MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-7)
LAST SEASON: New coach Adam Gase led Miami to first playoff berth since 2008, but 35-14 loss to Patriots in regular-season finale and 30-12 first-round
playoff loss at Pittsburgh showed Dolphins are still far from championship.
Offense began to jell in October
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Matt Burke. There’s excellent core in middle with DT Ndamukong Suh and S Reshad
Jones, but Dolphins are in dire need of defensive help on flanks. They had
decent 2016 draft, first one with trio of Gase, vice president Mike Tannenbaum
and general manager Chris Grier making decisions. Picks included top choice
Laremy Tunsil, who looks to be anchor of OL for years to come. But to gain
ground on Patriots, they’ll need to do even better this time.
THEY NEED: CB, S, LB, DE, G, DT, C.
THEY DON’T NEED: QB, T, TE
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POSSIBLE FIRST PICK: DE Taco Charlton, Michigan; S Jabrill Peppers, Michigan; G Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky; LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt; CB Tre’Davious
White, LSU; DT Malik McDowell, Michigan State.
OUTLOOK: Dolphins invested heavily in core this offseason. WR Kenny Stills and DE Andre Branch accepted offers to remain rather than test free agency, G
Jermon Bushrod re-signed, and Jones signed $60 million, five-year extension.
Miami acquired LB Lawrence Timmons, G Ted Larsen, TE Anthony Fasano and S Nate
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