INDIANAPOLIS — We're all susceptible to it as sports fanatics: NFL teams do something surprising in the draft, and our jaws drop like the league hasn't been telling us to expect the unexpected for the last 84 years.

However, we're here today to try and tether us all to the earth before we inevitably shout "WHAT?!" within the first half hour of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday evening.

With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down half of the in-person draft process, this draft is going to be especially different. A lack of pro days, on-site facility visits and private workouts means that a player's tape is going to have to do the heaviest talking on his behalf.

And while we can't speak intimately for all the other 31 NFL teams, we can tell you a thing or two about the Indianapolis Colts when it comes to the draft:

First thing's first: Best. Players. Available. The Colts do not make selections based solely on the positions for which they have perceived needs. They simply take the best players available on the board when they're on the clock. Sometimes, a player who plays a position that they do need will be among the best available, and that can be the tiebreaker between who they take, but only if it's not reaching on their board. If a new, drafted player is potentially better than someone already on the roster, upgrades will be made.

The next key thing to remember: The draft is seven rounds long. This often gets blurred with the drafting for need factor, but many fans tend to panic if a team doesn't address an important or needy area of the roster with their first pick. Remember that this thing is much longer than just one pick.