The Indianapolis Colts are out in full force at the 2020 Senior Bowl this week, including head coach Frank Reich, who has been present for the practices to begin the week.
Reich spoke with reporters recently on Tuesday, the first day of practice. Among the topics discussed were the type of traits the Colts will be looking for in a quarterback. Given the need entering the draft, Reich spoke a bit on scouting the position at the Senior Bowl.
“I kind of tend to favor, ‘Let me come in not knowing a whole lot. I’ve got plenty of time to do a lot of digging.’ I know Chris and his guys have been digging and digging and digging already; I kind of like to come in here with a clean slate,” Reich said via the team’s website. “Don’t anybody tell me anything about anybody, let me just see what I see, and then start working from (there). This is really, for me, the start date of now I’m gonna start digging down into these guys.”
There are a few quarterbacks that could intrigue the Colts in Mobile this week. Whether they plan on using an early pick at the position or a pick on more of a project, there are options to watch this week.
For the early-round selections, it likely comes down to Utah State’s Jordan Love and Oregon’s Justin Herbert. Both project well, but there is much more to the draft process than just the Senior Bowl.
If they wanted to wait until Day 3, they could look at someone like Anthony Gordon from Washington State.
“We look a lot at aptitude — you’re just getting a sense for a guy’s aptitude, and you factor in what he’s been exposed to, and then you work up from there,” Reich said. “I don’t limit a guy just because he maybe hasn’t been exposed to a complete pro-style offense, and now there’s so much hybrid stuff anyway. It’s just like, give everybody a shot. Just give everybody a fair shot — it’s early in the process, we’ve got a long way to go. So we’ll get a fair evaluation of the whole deal.”
The Colts have a few more days of watching practice before the Senior Bowl game on Saturday where they may get a better look at their quarterback prospects.
