DoubleE Colt

Am I just being really dumb lol....... how are we making space to roll over to next year when we would have had that space anyway as he was a free agent so to resign him we'd have probably just used the cap space we allocated to him next year.

Hopefully that clears the situation up for everyone.......for every other QB since he retired it must have been like going out with someone who's constantly wondering if their ex will come back to them and struggling to live up to expectations lol

He just had that IT factor that can't be taught didn't he! Never felt like we were out of a game when he played no matter how many points we were behind.....and that was from that moment he threw his first ball for the Colts. He seems really happy with life these days but there seems so much of his career left on the table that could have been.

The Texans got a 5th and 6th 2025 too.......the Bills might have seen a decline combined with the drama and decided to cash in while they can.

If I'm honest...... regardless of what most of us think, I believe Ballard is pretty happy with how the team depth is and probably goes BPA......kind of the impression I get. Won't be surprised if the first round pick is a position group other than CB or WR.....or he tries to trade back.

What does the Texans have to do with that data?......the point they were trying to make was that our record last season isn't an indication of progress for next season......and just pinning up the win records for the last 10 years is not useful in that regard

That is a classic example of using selective data to try and prove a point while overlooking the bigger picture to those 10 years.

Well there is that yes.......

So help me out a bit here.......why didn't Chiefs want to keep hold of Sneed long term considering initially, his contract with the Titans looks not much different from what he would have got for the year on tag with them.....they said they were happy to keep him for the year on tag then basically traded him for not a lot.....I get they are tight against the cap but if they hadn't made a trade they would have had to have dealt with that anyway.

There's no issue with the money if he wanted to sign Simmons......whether he wants to or not is a different matter but cap space isn't an issue if he really wants to.

Well you'd think it points towards that but the way things are going at the moment I fully expect our first pick to be another DT lol

Tbh at this point I'm kind of assuming Ballard isn't interested in free agent CBs.........

Actual news.......but not necessarily good news lol

Well they didn't get used if their were never any real discussions.......

Other than our own expectations has Ballard been on record saying he wants veteran at CB and safety?

Yeah I get your point about Fields.....but he's ultimately only as valuable as what teams are willing to pay......and it probably says a lot that this was their best offer probably!! What they botched was not trading him last year when he had more value it seemed and they were unsure what path they wanted to take!

Yeah they would definitely have to restructure at least one contract and release someone like Cox to make it work if world guess.....that 22 mill space isn't even accounting for Flacco yet either I don't think!

This is a long way of saying...."I've no idea what's happening!"

Yeah ......I trust Captain Colt with his 1k followers.....!!

Genuine question.......would the highest levels of the Colts tell him yet if it wasn't signed, sealed and delivered anyway?

I'm hoping this deal gets done so we can all start moaning about the value of the trade Ballard does........

That's true......but at some point being a GM you surely have to take some risks with players that will push us forward rather than maintaining the status quo......which is middle of the road currently. But I appreciate there are still opportunities to do this as it stands......I'm just not confident we will.

Is the depth we've added better than the depth last year? And young guys having another year doesn't necessarily equate to improving a team. Kind of feel were in the treading water phase

So...........have we improved for the 40 mill or so spent then?

I'm fine with resignings but they just helped us reach mediocrity this year......I want some signings that will improve us.