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      <title>Top 5 Colts Draft Steals</title>
      <description>Looking from the opposite side of the spectrum now.&#160; After my top five draft busts from last week was such a hit (I never knew there were so many Rob Morris fans), I decided to do the top 5 draft steals.&#160; Now, Polian's drafts will be under the microscope now.&#160; This one will be easy to find the choices but hard to separate them.&#160; I will only use steals from the draft, so no undrafted free agents.&#160; Sorry Gary, Dominic, Big Ed.
5. Ryan Diem, Round 4, Pick 118, 2001: Diem has been a starter since his first season, and he hasn't looked back since.&#160; Diem has been the right guard for the Colts since 2003, and he has been a great run blocker in his time in Indy.&#160; Diem was a great pick in the fourth round, and he has helped the Colts line be dominate over the past 7 seasons.&#160; Offensive lineman taken before him-Ben Hamilton out of Minnesota.
4. Bill Brooks, Round 4, Pick 86, 1986: This is the first and only non-Polian pick on this list.&#160; Brooks was a solid receiver for the Colts for 7 seasons.&#160; He had 5818 receiving yards in 7 seasons with the team.&#160; He was also a fairly decent returner, averaging 6.8 yards per return on punts.&#160; He was recently inducted into the Colts Ring of Honor.&#160; Wide receiver taken before him-David Williams out of Illinois.
3. Cato June, Round 6, Pick 198, 2003: June and the two picks that follow were all tough for me to get the order on.&#160; June was a phenomenal player when he was with the Colts.&#160; He made the Pro Bowl in 2005, and he was a great pass defender.&#160; He got 10 interceptions in 4 years with the Colts.&#160; This all at outside linebacker.&#160; Cato June was designed for the Tampa 2.&#160; Linebacker taken before him-Joe Odom out of Purdue.
2. Robert Mathis, Round 5, Pick 138, 2003: My guess is most of you would have picked Mathis at number one.&#160; Mathis has 42 sacks in five seasons.&#160; He wasn't even a starter for the first three.&#160; I'm not a big Mathis fan, but there is no denying that he pressures the quarterback on a consistent basis.&#160; His play last season after Freeney got hurt and before his injury helped the Colts secondary out a lot.&#160; He played great against Jacksonville, and he had a great forced fumble that helped the Colts get out on a good start.&#160; He has 25 forced fumbles in his career as well.&#160; A great all-around pass rusher.&#160; Defensive&#160;end&#160;taken before him-Jamaal Green out of Miami (Fla.)
1. Antoine Bethea, Round 6, Pick 207, 2006: A little early, maybe.&#160; However, Antoine Bethea did make the Pro Bowl this season and had 4 interceptions, leading the secondary.&#160; Bethea was everything you could ask for out of a free safety.&#160; He made the big plays with his interceptions, and he had 47 tackles in 13 games.&#160; For someone who plays center field in the Tampa 2, that's pretty good.&#160;&#160;Safety taken before him-Marcus Hudson out of North Carolina State.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:02:51 -0500</pubDate>
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