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Yeah, kind of, that's why it's a red herring. Just annoying when people do that.

Unfortunate that you fell for that red herring. Derailing this thread.

You are absolutely digressing; that's a whole different conversation and an annoying red herring that I have no interest in touching. The amount the owners make have nothing to do with the subject; it's completely irrelevant because of the salary cap; there is only so much money to go around. Like I said, fans are interested in seeing their team win the Superbowl and Taylor's shenanigans are a road block to that goal. Running backs doing a complete 180 by completely switching up their stance and asking for large and ridiculous amounts of money after a down season while still on a rookie contract isn't going to get much sympathy. 1. Taylor is a good RB, and now we might potentially lose him, which isn't good news. Fans are upset about that. And the relationship might not be salvageable. 2. If we want to keep him, it looks like we might have to pay premium money for a non premium position, which means less money for more valuable positions. I don't understand why you find the backlash so perplexing that no one is talking about the owners paychecks. The owners paychecks have nothing to with conversation. If owners split the money 50/50 with the owners (or even gave the players more than themselves), Taylor would still be trying to get his perceived rightful piece of the pie, whether the preceived warranted salary is 20 million or 100 million; that's why it's not about taking care of his family, it's about how much money he thinks he deserves, whether that be pride, the love of money, or principle – why he wants the money is irrelevant though.

No one is saying they don't deserves millions, clearly the NFL brings in that type of money. What people are saying is that one doesn't need 20 million as opposed to 5 million to take care of their family. Also, fans want to win! JT making 16-20 million doesn't exactly put the Colts in a better position to win considering he plays RB. We understand they want more money (sometimes it is absolutely warranted), just don't pee on us and say it's rain. I want more money all the time when I don't necessarily need it, so I get it.

Which is an absolutely reasonable stance taken by the Colts. I think it's pretty ridiculous to ask for a raise after a season of not producing. He was not an all pro last year. Some act like the 2022 season didn't exist. This team and it's players these days make it hard be a fan of them. They don't win very much anymore and they pull shenanigans like this, talk politics or go on Twitter berating fans. Quite tired of it. I can not trust JT's goodie-good act anymore, which is apparently exactly that, an act. Also to all the people talking about JT being the Colts best offensive player, if that is true, you got serious problems on offense if your running back is your best player. I think a high priced running back should be a luxury. Also, some people are exclusively blaming the agent for this whole ordeal as if he just forced himself to represent JT without JT's consent. JT hired this man on his volition. I think I'm indifferent to what happens with JT, but eagerly waiting to see how it unfolds.

Really makes me miss the old days.

That history shows us that it is okay to let Taylor go.

I would have thought JT would be the last player to do all of this. Did an imposter take his place?

Everything the NFL does is about money; it's a business.

I love them! Can't wait to see them in action.

If they do this and the backups light it up, that wouldn't be good for them lol. They might just prove everyone's point about how expendable RBs are.

There is probably a 1 percent chance that this happens.

Weird thread. We have not been very good for a while. Most fans on these boards are not going any where if they sick this year. Fair weather fans don't usually spend a lot of time on team message boards. What's more interesting is if we suck and get the number 1 pick, do we pick another QB or get Harrison Jr.?

Sounds about right.

Been such a long time since those days. I think I took those days for granted. It's like we had a cheat code, and we indeed bad a cheat code; it was Manning. Never felt like that with any other player.

Right, which leads us to our classic logo: it's perfect.

Really wouldn't mind a different owner.

I have defended Irsay in the past, but this is the straw for me; Jim Irsay is embarrassing and this did nothing but undermine him and his franchise. All he had to say was Jim Brown was one of the greatest players ever. That's it. And, yes, Peyton is better than Brady. You would never hear Dungy say otherwise. Irsay definitely deserves all the flack he is getting and then some.

Looks quite bad.

I think the during third season, you should know.

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This needs to happen!

I feel like he should just start day 1. If he is supposed to be the future, then why waste time with Minshew? Give Richardson experience and if they continually lose, then we get a high draft pick. I feel like starting Minshew is more of a punt.

I would feel really ambivalent if the team started winning, especially if Minshew lights it up, which, I guess, is unlikely.

You should probably pay attention to what the owner — effectively the god of the Colts — has to say about the Colts.