Crunked

Well said. For me the injury concern isn't the "right now" as much as it is "will it effect his longevity?" Unless I am forgetting someone, Manning is the only recollection I have of a similar sitch....Different position/age/etc. but he held up for like 3 or so years, before his skills diminished beyond effective......again I understand the differences but I don't think its known what the expectations are for any individual long term.....I hope its for a good long time.....but it does concern me, mostly because its not an injury procedure that has a lot of examples to draw from in terms of how it plays out long term.

Dingus, I agree and hope he ends up being elite, and a Colt for a long time! and I dont know why but the "sunglasses" blurb made me chuckle! ..... Just general old man statement....Not a fan of the fashion show aspect of this generation......./end get off my lawn statement ......

Is it wrong that I read that with Ballards Texas Drawl? lol asking for a friend

Latu is a great potential talent, injury history and his slight build are both concerns for me. The injury is 2 years removed so maybe its a non issue, but its there, so just concerned about how long it holds up career wise.....His skinny frame can be bulked without effecting speed or twitch (Freeney comes to mind he thickened out and remained effective) but right now Latu kind of reminds me of a Jason Taylor frame from Miami.....Taylor made it work so maybe Latu can as well.....but those are my 2 concerns on the pick.......and I dont see this impacting Paye in any way......I think both can work in harmony in the scheme and rotationally.....pick up Kwity's 5th year option and let the upcoming season(s) play out with them as a tandem and adapt from there.

I hope Latu ends up being "elite" but the medical (although to your point) has been ok for 2 seasons still long term concerns me, and his slender frame (and I know they can and probably will try to bulk him a bit) give me long term and effective at this level concerns respectively. In a vacuum great college talent, I hope it transfers, but its not a sure shot for me and maybe I will be proven wrong.....and hope I am....just my concerns right now...I see him as a "fragile-elite" pick sort of like buying a sports car from the scratch and dent aisle, I mean it is a sports car, but look at that scratch lol .....dunno maybe I am reading too deep......but I am a fan and thats what I do ha ha!

I thought someone might ask "who" I would want him to swing for the fences for.....and its tough to explain, but I will try. I would have loved Marv Jr. for nostalgia but knew that was unrealistic at any cost.....Liked the idea of Brock Bowers, etc. but its not really "WHO" for me, it was the effort, risk it....and this applies to FA as well. Go out on a limb for a difference maker, I think they are more qualified to determine "who" that is than I.....and maybe there wasn't one. but over the last 7 or 8 years there have been opportunities in FA and draft. So maybe my disappointment is more cumulative than this instance specific......Dunno if that makes sense, he has played it safe for years and does well with what he has had, guess I am saying (my opinion) at some point you gotta say "I am pushing all in" for this player as we need that over the top player now......and he never seems to reach that boiling point.

We have some positions of need just like any team. I really felt this offseason we needed a true difference maker(S), either at WR/TE , or defense....maybe Latu can be that guy, but combined with what we didnt do in FA pretty disappointed overall.....I am sure this draft class will be "nice" but its been several years of nice, I dont feel like we have enough Dynamic players on either side of the ball to be more than a middle of the road wild card team....Just feels to me he is afraid to take a chance and swing for the fences once in a while......

Trade back to amass more picks

I guess I need to clarify, I said I dont see him trading up....and at the end I said I would be disappointed if he does ( was directed at trading BACK) sorry that wasn't super clear....

I wonder how far Ballard trades back and what he might get..... Based on his comment of 19-21 First round talents and having a deep draft it seems like he will be looking to slide to round 2 and stockpile selections....I cant see him trading "big boy" assets to move up it would smack against his were good enough as is mentality he has espoused by signing his own.......I will be disappointed if he does, but just trying to read the tea leafs.....

Spot on post of the month! lol ......the one good thing I can say about Ballard, he is not leaving a wake of bad contracts for the next GM to have to navigate......LOL

It should be on Ballard, but it won't he is good for this year and probably next before the "reset" wears off. In principle I dont have issue with his methodology, like someone stated above Polian did the same. I think the fundamental difference is Ballard (at least it feels this way) avoided drafting premium positions. Until AR he did not take/or hit on 1st rd LT, DE, or QB......and would not trade up to take the chance on any of those positions. I almost feel like when he first took over he tried to build the mid ranks and depth and I was on board......but he never shifted to premium position difference makers, and I am watching year 7 and we are still filling the middle and not risking the biscuit to trade up to take a chance on a premium difference maker, at least not yet anyway......for me.....the time has come, roll them bones, lets try to get a premier (dang near anything) in here......but WR,DE,TE would make my heart happy.....So the scape goat will be the coordinator that fares the worst this year......pick your poison.

It doesnt bother me that we are picking 15th, its that we cant get the 4 positions we need with that pick....but I am sure we will find an explosive veteran Rookie there......I just hope the detonations are on the field and not in the locker room.....

LOL..... I want some difference makers. If I have a crtique of Ballard its that he avoids the big decisions....He doesn't risk the biscuit by trading up to take a difference maker, he doesn't land the difference making FA.... if filler was the be all end all he would be the GM of the year , year after year....... to me after 7 years we have re-stocked the cream filling, I want some icing now LOL WR, DE, LT, QB, DB....... give me a true marquee at any of those positions....he has some potential at QB and LT......thats encouraging, but I want some bona fide dyed in the wool this dude should be a monster or is a monster insertions to this roster.....I want to see him take a risk at this point to crest the talent hill......

Oh yes another Steeler heartbreak moment.....you guys are bringing me down LOL

That was THE moment, the final pluck at my heart strings that made me a Colt Fan!!!

If you really think about it.....Colts FA thread kind of a brief topic. "We signed our own" , and you can probably finish the conversation with "and these 2-3 mid level roster fillers were added....." The End ..................lol.....Happy St. Patricks Day!

Might be fair to say Ballard doesnt care for any of the FS' on the market or.......hes had plenty of time to work out a good faith contract while waiting for Sneed to sneed us as much as we sneed him......and if its dead he could go ahead and make that good faith contract official......so either he doesnt like any of them, or the deal aint dead yet......a little crunky addition by subtraction, to divide your thoughts LOL

Premise 1: If Sneed deal is close, wouldnt it make sense that the Colts would be working their "next" target....because give or take a little bit they would know what they have to work with (and we would hear some rumors about other players and Colts) .........Premise 2: If Sneed is a no deal see premise 1. Premise 3: Sneed is signed, but not yet confirmed/announced. Capologists will be jigging contracts moving money around etc. to be aiming at the next target and all negotiations and rumors would be quiet as there would be a pause to figure out what if any cap they have to work with going forward....just what I keep thinking anyway

Verily I say unto Thee........ To Sneed or not to Sneed that is the question

I dont know if i want Sneed because I think he's good or I just want to do "something" because we have tried doing nothing, and that just doesnt seem to be working.....

For me I care less about what we "pay" Sneed, the cap can be massaged to make it work the "capologists" can figure that out...I am far more concerned on what picks we give up.......

I just cracked up at Nicken Chugget ...and the word " credible" in geographic proximity to each other........struck me as funny sorry.....

I have lived too long....when the credibles sources name is "Nicken Chugget" ...I have lived too long LOL

I would say to this point we have held serve. Re-signing our own, gaining some DT depth and losing a FS.....hopefully we will gain some traction today or at least soon.....