Seahawks acquire Colts CB Marcus Burley

[savvyman]

For 6th round draft pick

https://twitter.com/Colts/status/505797143215767552

[NorthHawk]

Now THIS is a surprise.
I guess the depth at DB isn't as good as we thought.
I wonder who will be gone to make room.

[c_hawkbob]

A bit of a head scratcher, but fans in Indy like his upside. I guess we do to. Can't second guess this crew about secondary talent!

[NorthHawk]

A bit of a head scratcher, but fans in Indy like his upside. I guess we do to. Can't second guess this crew about secondary talent!

They thought enough of him to give up a 6th round pick so he must have caught their eye in a fairly big way.

Edit:
It's really interesting because he has bounced around the league a little in his first year with Jacksonville, Eagles, Rams, and Colts.
He doesn't really fit the type being 5'10 190lbs.

[jshawaii22]

Maybe he returns punts...

js

[NOS]

At first, I was really surprised by this trade, but the more I read, the more I like it. Lane's a little nicked up, Simon's foot seems to be giving him some problems again, and Adams and Auguste looked really bad against the Raiders. I think with Peyton, Rodgers and Rivers coming up in the first three weeks, the FO decided we needed some help RIGHT NOW.

Some notable information:

- We have control of Burley for the next 3 or 4 years
- Salary: 420k 2014, 510k 2015, ERFA 2016 (around 600k), RFA 2017
- Pro Day ran a 4.35 40, 6.65 3 cone, 1.48 10 yard. This guy can move
- From watching his youtube videos, this guy loves to tackle, and is always trying to knock the ball loose
- PFF has him graded as the 3rd corner in preseason with 103 snaps played
- Was playing gunner on Colts kickoff team
- Pretty much every poster on the Colts forums seemed to think he was pretty good
- Let's be honest, our 6th round pick is really like a 7th round pick

Here's a few short videos from this season if anyone is interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKlM1FiV-VM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-iUyR6U3vA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVZvdkqhgOU

[NorthHawk]

Maybe they see him as someone to match up against some of the smaller and quicker WRs we will face.

[HumanCockroach]

Maybe they aren't confident that lanes hammy will be ready to go. From what I read about the guy, he specifically fills Lanes roles almost across the board. After watching Adams play some of the worst DB I've seen in a while, I think the idea of having him attempt to stay with the slot receivers the first couple weeks would have made me vomit.

[mykc14]

Does he play the slot well? He seems like he may be built more like a slot corner in our system, especially wight that speed. If he is as quick as he is fast it could be a good fit.