Sio Moore Acquisition Low-Risk, High-Reward Move for Colts Defense Lacking Depth

September 5, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson is many things. The type who sits on his hands isn't one of them.
And that most certainly extends to the lost art of NFL trades.
However, whereas Grigson's previous forays into wheeling and dealing have more often than not left the Colts with egg on their grills, on Friday Grigson pulled a move that has very little chance of blowing up in the team's face.
As Mike Chappell of the Indy Star reported, the Colts sent a sixth-round pick west Friday for Oakland Raiders linebacker Sio Moore, who tallied 90 tackles in 11 starts for the Silver and Black a year ago:
Moore himself also took to Twitter to bid adieu to the Bay Area:
It's not exactly a surprise that Moore is leaving Oakland. Despite those 90 tackles, 22 starts over two years and a respectable (albeit unspectacular) ranking of 32nd among 4-3 outside linebackers, per Pro Football Focus in 2014, Moore appeared to have fallen out of favor with the new staff in...

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