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  1. And apparently he was still wrong. Colts probably had discussions days ago, and then moved on. Which is fine.
  2. Assuming nothing happens, I think the final offer phase was probably several days ago, and everything else has been theatre. And that sounds like Ballard's MO. If something does happen, then it sounds like they've been crossing Ts and dotting Is for a few days. And that sounds a little messy for Ballard.
  3. Was anyone actually claiming that Destin made things up? Your claim is that Ballard is using Holder. What if Sneed's agents are using Destin, and others?
  4. Did you consider the possibility that Destin has the same source as Russini, and they were both given the same information? If I'm questioning the validity of Destin's info, or the motive of the person offering the info, hearing the same thing from another person doesn't really change anything.
  5. There's no reason a player can't complete a physical with the expected new team before the trade is official. I don't think it's common, but it can be done if both teams and the player agree.
  6. I was just looking at that. They traded Pickett, a 2024 4th, and two 2025 7ths, for a 2024 3rd. Pickett's 2024 salary is about $1.9m. Then they traded a 2025 6th, which can wind up being a 4th, for Fields. His 2024 salary is $3.3m in 2024. We'll see what they do about the 5th year option. And they signed Wilson for minimum. I think he's cooked, but the price is right, and he's better than Pickett or Trubisky. I also think Fields is limited, but he's better than Pickett or Trubisky. They basically revamped their QB room and added a lot of upside, and moved up in this year's draft. And the net cost seems to be two 7th rounders, at worst. Good job, Steelers.
  7. Yup. Even the JT contract, lots of speculation, but nobody had the inside track on that. It went from complete stalemate, to weird JT press conference, to new contract, basically overnight. At this point, I think the Colts looked into it, didn't like the price, and moved on. And it's in Sneed's best interest for his reps to keep portraying the Colts as still being in the mix. I obviously don't know anything, but that's how I see it.
  8. He might not last, but there will probably be a couple of really good prospects still on the board at #15 that we didn't anticipate. That's why I'm personally not going to get too attached to any particular draft strategy.
  9. I think he's a good player, and that's his market. But I don't see the Colts doing this. I think the reports are exaggerated, at best, to get other bidders to get serious and make a good offer. The reasons why: 1) Part of the attractiveness of a zone heavy defense is that you can find scheme fit corners on a lower price tier. This is how Ballard has handled the position since 2018. 2) I don't think Sneed's ability as a good coverage corner would be put to good use in the Colts defense, not as long as Gus Bradley is the DC. 3) Ballard does not like to trade away draft picks, even for veteran players; the only times he's done so was for a trench player -- his absolute fave -- and a QB. 4) Ballard's front office doesn't leak, partly because they don't get involved in protracted negotiations. The Buckner deal happened before anyone realized it was in the works, and was in place before the league year started. The Wentz deal was more obvious, the winds were blowing in that direction, but again, that was for a QB, and again, it was done before the league year started. The proactive nature of those deals prevented Ballard from being subjected to a bidding war. Speaking of... 5) Ballard doesn't do bidding wars. That's why being in the mix for a tagged player in the first place doesn't make sense. 6) The Colts have used most of their 2024 cap space already, so a big contract for Sneed would likely need to be backloaded. We also might need to restructure or extend guys like Buckner, Nelson, etc., to make it work. And those are also things that Ballard doesn't like to do. For those reasons, and probably others, this would be the single greatest departure from Ballard's mode of operation in eight years. So it's hard for me to see Ballard trading probably a 2nd+5th round pick, AND agreeing to a multi-year contract north of $22m/year, for a cornerback. Personally, I would welcome it. And I would cross my fingers and hope that it signals some adjustments in our approach to defensive coverage. But I sincerely do not think it's going to happen.
  10. I watched him yesterday. I don't see it. Maybe I'll post my thoughts in another thread...
  11. Josh Rosen says he's "entitled" to consideration.
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