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  1. Great post, thanks. One of your best. I think your roster bonus argument crushes my signing bonus argument. 100 percent flattens it. Like a Quinton Nelson pancake! I don’t see a counter argument. Many thanks.
  2. I’d like to focus on one paragraph. The one about AR working out. You connect AR working out, which will take 2-4 more years to confirm with “the roster as it is now.” Thats a flaw. When we know about AR working out, whether it’s 26, or 27, that will be connected to the roster that he has THEN, not the roster he has NOW. See the disconnect? The roster should be better to support AR. And I wouldn’t call guys like Luvu or Stone, both guys I like, as shiny toys. They’re solid players I think we’d all like. The Sony toys are the four big name plays you listed. Those guys are just too expensive.
  3. Im not reading that it would be a shock to anyone if Cooper went in the first. Just likely the bottom third of the first. Perhaps after pick 20. He’s likely the best LB in this class.
  4. Nothing contradicts anything. J’Ville if bad reckless spending and it got them one year of success out of 10. No contradictions here. As for Ballard, as he said at his year ender, the problem hasn’t been the FA spending or the roster. The problem has been not being to get the quarterback right. If Wentz had worked out, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I have no idea why you’d think Ballard should have considered the 4 big name players who Ballard didn’t pursue. They went for HUGE money. Ballard has zero interest in those guys. As a fan who follows football closer than most I had zero interest in any of them. And I had zero interest BEFORE they signed and it was expected they’d go for less. I didn’t want them at most any price they would’ve wanted. Of your longer list…. Frankie Luvu had some interest for me. Maybe Geno stone. Otherwise I believe there’s a list of safeties who are still available. Remember Rodney McCloud? Ballard signed him and he had perhaps the best year of his career. Graded in the low 80’s for 1.7 mill. That’s a Ballard signing. People forget them. They want bright lights and shiny new toys. We should all know by now that’s not Ballard’s way.
  5. Off the top of my head…. Once. Justin Houston who got 2/23.5. And that worked out well.
  6. For your consideration…. Nobody knew who Ebukam was when the Colts signed him week 2 last year. And nobody knew who Denico Autry was when the Colts signed him in week 2. “Who?” Was the most popular comment both times. They turned out really well. Im not sayin Ballard is going to do it again this year, it hasn’t happened every year, all I’m saying it’s happened from time to time so it’s still possible that CB will find a keeper that people here will like.
  7. Hey, Tom! Good to see you posting again! I know you like to show up this time of year to offer your insight. As I like to tell you every year, I’m sure you’re posting as often as you can, but I think many here would love to see you post more often! This website is always better when you’re posting more!
  8. I think I need to clarify something…, I’m NOT suggesting Irsay isn’t filthy rich. That the Colts aren’t sound financially. All I’m saying is that from time to time the Colts might have cash flow problems. Life as a small market team. Nothing wrong with that. The Colts do this (The “0” singing bonus) for a reason. It benefits them. And I think it’s smart business. That’s all.
  9. You don’t like Jordan Addison? I thought he had a very nice rookie season for the Vikings?
  10. Before Werner Houston took Dwayne Hopkins and after Werner Minn took Rhodes. Werner was the turd between two very good players, one a potential Hall of Famer.
  11. On both ESPN and NFL.com it’s being called the worst RB class since 2013. No first round talent. Gio Bernard went 37th overall that year. That draft produced some decent Day 2 RB’s, good but not great. And that may happen this year. A handful of RB’s in R2, and another handful of RB’s in R3. The rest obviously will go on Day 3. There’s a free read article on NFL.com from Maurice Jones-Drew as he ranks and evaluates the class. A fun and interesting read. Check it out.
  12. You’re misremembering. Those two players weren’t in the same draft. Rhodes in 2013, Dorsett in 2015. The bust we took right in front of Rhodes was…. Bjorn freaking Werner. Reason enough for you to be angry.
  13. 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
  14. There are 32 teams. Not all teams are created equal. There are built in advantages that big market teams have that small market teams don’t. It’s not as cut and dry as you make it out to be.
  15. Feels like a good time to issue a reminder. Two years ago, J’Ville spent a fortune in FA. That was the year they surprised the NFL giving the little WR, Kirk 4/72 which had incentives into the $80’s. And J’Ville went on to have a good season. Many here showered the Jaguars with applause and wondered why can’t the Colts do that?! But here’s what they forget…. In the 10 years BEFORE that one, no team spent more in FA than the Jaguars. $1.4 BILLION dollars. That’s billion with a B. And I think they had one post season appearance to show for it. So most years Jacksonville “won” free agency and they had almost nothing to show for it. So when @GoColts8818 says the “winner” of FA typically doesn’t have a very good season, he is correct. It was his comment that triggered my memory about Jacksonville’s lost decade. Thanks, GC!
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