My Heart and My Mind Were Arguing Last Night...

As a corner, Jacob Lacey's performance as a corner has not been consistent enough to merit keeping him on our roster. I wish I knew if we had someone on our practice squad with good hands, decent speed, gliding hips, excellent vision, & was a natural at jumping routes. Even looking at our current special teams players might not be a bad idea here.

Gotta let Lacey go. Not reliable enough. Lacey has made a few strides, but not fast enough to justify keeping him.

Ouch! Honestly we were so awful this year I wouldn't begin to know his role in the mess.

We need starters AND we need depth. So, I leave this to someone else to take the credit and/or blame re: Jacob. My guess is he gets released

BTW, looks like your mind took both sides in the closing argument as well!

Southwest1: It honestly wouldn't surprise me if he was released or retained, either one, and it wouldn't bother me if he left or stayed either. I loooong for the days of Hayden, Jackson, Jennings, and Powers as the 4 main guys.

Maureen: I know! I thought I knew where I stood before I started really looking at him, but in the end I just had no clue. I think both views are justified, and whatever decision the Colts make won't bother me, as long as he is not our #1 or #2 when the 2012 season kicks off. I'd like to see us hit the cornerback spot in Round 2 this year and a few other rounds as well. We need to address the secondary, add another 'Nevis', and add depth along the O line, as well.

As a corner, Jacob Lacey's performance as a corner has not been consistent enough to merit keeping him on our roster. I wish I knew if we had someone on our practice squad with good hands, decent speed, gliding hips, excellent vision, & was a natural at jumping routes. Even looking at our current special teams players might not be a bad idea here.Gotta let Lacey go. Not reliable enough. Lacey has made a few strides, but not fast enough to justify keeping him.

Absolutely. Wouldn't it be nice to watch film on the guys that there is no film on! Oh well, we might hit gold this year in the draft or free agency. Cornerback was the underlying problem this year, and has camouflaged the true ability of this team. Even without Peyton this was not a 2-14 team. We stopped the run well, ran the ball well, pass blocked/run blocked well, and rushed the passer well. However, it doesn't amount to a hill of beans if the other team can throw all day.

Pass Rush? No problem, my guys are open because your corners stink!

I Can't Run? No problem, I can just throw it because your corners stink!

You Can Run? No problem, we'll outscore you---I can just throw it because your corners stink!

You Can't Throw? Too bad! I can---because your corners stink!

This was manifested in the KC game this year.

If we can add solid play at the corner position and keep building on the foundations already in place, this team is ready for a major turnaround in 2012.

It seems like Jacob Lacey always has issues and I find myself cringeing every time the ball is anywhere near him.

Cut him, find someone that can do better, shouldn't be too hard to do.

The top free agent cornerbacks are Brent Grimes, Cortland Finnegan, Brandon Carr, Carlos Rogers and LaDarius Webb (restricted) depending upon who you listen too. All of these will want to get paid big; Carlos Rogers may not get it because he is 31. If we dump Lacey, then we may have to go out and get old, previously hurt or both.

My thoughts are to dump Lacey and take a chance on someone else. However, I do not want someone that will need a cover two to "cover" up his mistakes. GO COLTS!

I want to first say that I was impressed as a non-drafted rookie free agent came in and played well. Lacey is still intriguing to me in that while still short at 5'10'' has some seriously long arms. The last to years as WeSpy says have gone south as far as productivity.

Larry Coyer's lax "Cover Nobody," "Bend But Don't Win," "Prevent a Victory" defense made the entire secondary 10 times worse than we were. The Bengal game was also an example of this as Andy Dalton was 17-21 passing. That was the scheme 'allowing' for underneath routes. I said after this game on Colts.com that if we saw this same defense against the Saints it will be a debacle.....hmmm 62-7 qualifies.

I look above and I already think we are int the running for LaDarius Webb due to head cach Pagano and safeties coach Roy Anderson. Back to Lacey:

Bring him in, give him a non-guaranteed contract, and see if he will play like his rookie year. We will have a full camp. If he does not show enough to the coaching staff let him find a new home. I feel that is a 'fair option' to see if he can fit into a more attacking scheme. He did show flashes after Coyer was fired.