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richard pallo

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  1. Agree. I would be surprised if it was Simmons or Diggs now. Edwards makes more sense. Maybe TraDavis White on a year deal as well. We need a veteran OL addition as well. I think we can forget about Bowers unless he trades up. Can’t pass up a chance at a premier prospect at corner. Need playmakers in the secondary.
  2. I’ve been thinking corner all along at 15. Terion Arnold is my choice.
  3. Just read a tweet from Dov Kleiman reporting the 49er’s wanted the 17th pick in this years draft and Zay Jones from the Jaguar’s for WR Brandon Aiyuk. Colts sit at 15. Should Ballard take a swing at acquiring Aiyuk?
  4. Edwards won a Super Bowl with the Bucs who originally drafted him. Then again with the Chiefs who signed him to a one year contract last year. Might be a sign of good things to come if we sign him.
  5. Interesting that PFF has an article today listing the remaining top 50 FA. Simmons is no.4 Blackmon is number 11. Diggs is not on the list.
  6. Well you have Flowers returning ,an undrafted player ,who is coming back from a severe injury. Jones a 7th rd pick who played because Flowers couldn’t play and had more bad days than good and Brent’s a second round pick who missed a number of games also with injuries which continues a history of injuries in college. Brent’s is the only player who showed promise last year. I think Ballard would be risking the season if he just rolled with those three considering the quarterbacks we will be facing. The safety room isn’t a ball of fire right now either. Plenty of time left. Ballard has some work to do I would think.
  7. I have to admit I was surprised when he said no discussions.
  8. Many were expecting a contract or two to be restructured to coincide with a Sneed trade. Wasn’t necessary it appears.
  9. So maybe today Ballard can sign a FS, Diggs?
  10. Schefter just said on McAfee show Colts and Chiefs have not had discussions on Sneed. He said it could change going forward but as of 12:30 this afternoon this is not happening. Pat’s bumbed out.
  11. I agree and think that the trade compensation has been agreed to. I think Sneed and the Colts have agreed to the AAV. I don’t see that as the problem either. I think Ballard wants three years and Sneed wants four. Sneed wants more guaranteed money and the way he gets it is through a longer contract. Ballard has pegged all new contracts at three years or less to coincide with AR receiving his first new contract in three years. I think one party has to budge for the deal to complete. If neither budges soon Ballard is going to look elsewhere. I can see today being the day. It’s clear to me Ballard wants a new veteran starting cornerback. If it’s not Sneed he will bring in someone else. He could have gone to FA but instead he tried to trade for Sneed. I can see him still trading for a cornerback. Maybe from a team that is rebuilding. Hopefully the Sneed deal is done today. If not I think he will be on the phone finding another way. He knows he can’t risk going into the new season with the same secondary. He actually might be losing Blackmon. He can’t afford that risk. So I think a couple of veteran additions will be coming. Very good players too.
  12. Tre'Davis White is visiting Rams and Raiders this week. If Sneed falls through he would have been next up for me.
  13. If it doesn't happen there is nothing preventing Ballard from trading for another veteran starting corner. He definitely wants one.
  14. That’s why the Colts would still do the physical. It’s contingent on him passing a physical. They have him complete a physical to reassure the Colts he can pass a physical. If I was buying a car from a stranger I would take it to a mechanic. If I was buying from a major dealer I wouldn’t.
  15. They would still do it once it’s completed. I don’t think the Chiefs would stick it to Ballard. I think Ballard would trust them.
  16. Could he have completed it for the Chiefs? Then they forward it to the Colts.
  17. Possibly. If Bowers is gone then CB is still a possibility. BPA.
  18. No you didn’t. What does that that question have to do with making a player the highest paid at their position? Nothing. Oh by the way I will leave the too much decision up to Ballard. I won’t say making a player the highest paid at his position is too much. If he thinks it’s too much he won’t pay it. He’s done an excellent job with the cap and I expect it to continue. Our opinions don’t matter. Trying to say Ballard won’t do it when he already has proves it’s not a red line for him.
  19. Goodness gracious. Your comment was Ballard has never made a player the highest paid at his position even Buckner. You were wrong. You didn’t qualify your statement by using a dollar figure. Your statement was all inclusive. Goodness gracious. lol.
  20. Alexander signed his extension in 2022. Ward as well. If $23m is the number it is not out of line with a rising cap two years down the road. And right now we guessing. I don’t think a 3rd this year as being over the top. There are many who were projecting a 1st or 2nd. So a 3rd seems right to me. I only saw a report mentioning a 2025 pick. No clarification where. Ballard just made Kenny the highest paid Nickel. So we shall see.
  21. Couldn’t believe it when I saw this thread. He’s a corner by the way and they are not giving away high draft compensation. $23m is not outrageous for a top five corner in the league. He’s a difference maker. Do we want to try and get better or not? I say keep trying Ballard.
  22. Brent’s had injury issues in college. Keeping fingers crossed on him.
  23. So it’s all about the contract not the trade compensation. I listened to a Colts podcaster yesterday, I don’t remember who there are so many, who stated that all of the Colts resigning and acquisitions have resulted in contracts of no more than three years to coincide with the year of AR’s first new contract. Don’t know if that’s right though. Maybe the length of our offer to Sneed is the hangup if they are trying to do the same thing. I think Ballard is a tough negotiator. I’m still a believer this isn’t about the value it’s the guaranteed money.
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