Indianapolis Colts: Left tackle
With Tony Ugoh looking like a bust and Charlie Johnson better suited to right tackle, the Colts could have addressed their need for a left tackle by selecting Indiana lineman Rodger Saffold with their first-round pick. They didn’t. The Colts could have addressed their need for a left tackle with their second-round pick by selecting USC’s Charles Brown, who was projected as the Colts’ first-round pick in some mock drafts. They didn’t. The Colts finally addressed one of the NFL’s worst run-blocking lines (ranked 25th in Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Line Yards) by adding Tennessee guard Jacques McClendon in the fourth round. He was the first player drafted who wasn’t invited to the combine.
McClendon will help an interior offensive line that cut Ryan Lilja and saw neither second-round disappointment Mike Pollak nor undrafted free agent Kyle DeVan excel at guard, but the answer at left tackle remains either Ugoh or Johnson. Neither has ever been better than adequate at the position, so offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars has his work cut out for him this offseason
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