Gus Bradley Praises Colts' Young Cornerbacks
The Indianapolis Colts knew they needed to replenish the depth in the cornerback room, and they made it a priority in the NFL Draft.
The Colts used three of their 12 draft picks on cornerbacks in April including JuJu Brents (2nd round), Darius Rush (5th round), and Jaylon Jones (7th round).
Highlighting the need for the young cornerbacks to step up for the Colts this year, Ourlads has those players listed as three of the four cornerbacks on the two-deep depth chart.
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Brents arrived at camp this week, and Rush has been battling a lingering hamstring injury. Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley likes the work he's seen so far but is eager to have a full room again.
"Good, well, we'll see," said Bradley when asked how he felt about his cornerbacks. "We got JuJu back, so he's starting to practice. Just like we thought before, they've got some length. You see them at the line of scrimmage do some good things."
"But they just need a lot of reps right there. Some young guys, D.J. Baker is showing up, is doing a good job on the perimeter. Hopefully now JuJu gets some reps here, get Rush back. See how those guys look."
Bradley singled out Jones as a player taking advantage of his chance with others not practicing.
"J.J., Jaylon's done a really good job. He's had a couple days now where he's played really tight coverage and has made some plays. Yesterday he had a couple PBU's, one in the red zone, one out in the field."
"So, it's just that part of it where you see flashes, and then just to give them as many looks as they can see. Our offense does a good job with that."
Bradley appreciated the chance for other players to step up, but he'll be happy to have all of his players available.
"As coaches, we always try to make it a positive and say 'you know what it just gives other opportunities for guys to step up,' but you would like to have them all out there," said Bradley.
"Fortunately, we're starting to see that."
