DeepseaColt

I think it's important to take the line play as a whole into account as well as his role on the team. If Sam's performance held the edge to redirect a back or stop a roll out or keep Buck or someone else from getting double or triple teamed then he was an absolute success. It's rare for a team to have a Cowboy vs Giants defensive performance where everyone with a pulse gets a sack and TFL's.

Yeah but is he doing high knees on the team plane to motivate everyone?

What was the quote about Richardson? Bowling ball with knives or something. Couldn't have been farther from the truth.

1. QB, 2. WR, 3.LT, 4.TE, 5.DE. 6. RT, 7. CB.

Before the hiring of Steichen and the draft I would have said O-line. I think his offensive scheme will be very friendly to them and we'll see a pretty big improvement, even with a rookie. For me, that leaves the secondary as our weakest unit. Rodgers likely being gone as well as questionable safety play have me worried.

Probably a decent amount now as players try to get enough salary cap space to sign the rookie class. Same with the post June 1st cuts that will happen as well.

I saw that PFF has the Colts as the 2nd most improved team in the NFL right below the Broncos. For how quiet and displeased most of us have been with this FA that's pretty impressive. I would still like to grab Mathieu if the price is right and maybe OBJ/Duane Brown. Mathieu is such a polarizing player in the nfl, I believe his presence would convince some middle tier defensive players to come here for the cheap and OBJ tweeted earlier about being a fan of the Ryan trade to Colts.

Couldn't agree more!

I had to stop myself yesterday from writing an angry Ballard after seeing some of the moves teams were making. Once I took another dive into the remaining free agent pool it's pretty crazy how much talent is still out there. WR is starting to get a bit shallow but with the Rams taking calls for Woods that's a possibility. Your guess is as good as mine for QB, I'm still a bit flabbergasted but am starting to think they like one of the rookies in the draft. Shoring up FS and adding a quality DB on paper puts us as one of the top D's in the nfl and we have a lot of quality pieces on offense but have glaring needs at Qb, WR2, and a TE. Have some faith and take a look at the remaining FA's before you get too mad!!!!

My guess, which amounts to very little is that the organization is wary of paying him what it will cost to extend him and that "if" he has another bad season his value drops. He played all of last year injured and there were reports he was unhappy with the coaching staff, specifically Stefanski. With the Madden team the Browns have they may want to go with a rookie in order to keep their difference makers together.

I read an article earlier saying the Browns GM reached out to Bakers camp and stated they'd attempt to trade him to a team of his choosing which was the Colts. Doesnt necessarily mean Ballard has any interest but it is certainly intriguing. Baker is a known leader and was good before he tore his labrum. I could see him and Leonard being besties with their personalities. Part of the 70m may go to an immediate extension for him which "could" be what we're waiting on. I like the fit and would much rather build around Mayfield than get a new QB every season.

There's so much talent left! Relax! We all know high priced free agents rarely work out and there are a crap ton of studs out there. I see Russell Gage, Marcus Maye, Dontae Jackson, Arden Key, Lorenzo Carter, Connor Williams, etc..... as very Ballard like signings. High upside for most of them and they won't break the bank.

Ugh, I was on the Notebloom train as well!