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I agree. I cannot recall who else he drafted in 2015 but I could not understand why he drafted the WR out of Miami at #29 that year.
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By NewColtsFan · Posted
If I may…. I’ll share some information that I’ve had for about 4 months. It may or may not surprise you. This is what I tried to send you the other night but somehow screwed up. These are the big signing bonuses the Colts have given out over the years when the players 2nd contract came around: this is from Spotrac. Nelson: $31m Leonard: $20m Smith: $15m Taylor: $10.24m Stewart: $5m BUT….. I also found this…. *** When Ballard signed Buckner to 4/84 his SB was 0. *** When Ballard signed Kelly to 4/50 his signing bonus was 0. *** When Ballard signed Moore to 4/33 his signing bonus was 0. *** When Ballard signed MAC to 3/19 his SB was 0. To be clear, no agent lets their client sign a deal like this out of the goodness of their heart to help the team. I think it stands to reason they get something in return. And I think it’s a higher amount of guaranteed money. That’s money the player would get even if the team cut the player before the contract was done. Guaranteeing a higher percentage of money doesn’t cost the Colts anything if the team is confident the player will be in the roster for the life of the contract. I view this as a sign of a small market team. The Colts wanted to do this. It’s to their advantage. I’m not blaming the Colts for doing this, I think it’s smart business. But I think it’s a sign that from time to time, Irsay needs a little help so he doesn’t have to write a large check. This is my view. I welcome input from all. @w87r @Superman @GoColts8818 -
By GoColts8818 · Posted
Actually they can’t without some restructuring which as has been pointed out the Colts could do but don’t seem interested in it. When you account for rookies and Flacco they have something like $13 or $14 left and Sneed wants $22 million a year. That’s also just this year. The Colts will have more free agents they will want to sign next year like Buckner perhaps that may want a raise and you can’t count on another $30 million cap increase like this year. -
By GoColts8818 · Posted
Yes but if the average team is worth 5.1 billion dollars and the league makes almost 20 billion a year in revenue and they have revenue sharing like the NFL does even the smallest team in the NFL isn’t hard up for cash.
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