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14 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:
Kenny Moore liked this tweet BTW.
They should include Kenny Moore in the trade for QB. Two birds with 1 stone - get QB, make Kenny happy.
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So that's why they gave Noteboom such a hefty deal.
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This is the price for Jags' new signings;
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19 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:
I am still convinced Keefer was used by Irsay to spread lies about Wentz in his story. Irsay having a personal vendetta has screwed this team. I feel bad for Reich.
Yes and Jeffrey Lurie paid Philly media to spread lies about Wentz, too...
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26 minutes ago, hoosierhawk said:
So is that why most all NFL teams have good franchised QBs because they are so easy to find in a year or two?
They are not easy to find. But they are not impossible to find either. But again... this is not just about the QB. We are lacking talent at the most important positions in football. Luck's retirement has nothing to do with that.
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2 minutes ago, hoosierhawk said:
So your saying if KC lost Mahomes or Buffalo lost Allen they would bounce back by year 2 no problem?
The problem of this team is not just the QB. We are devoid of talent at some of the most important positions in football - QB, WR, DE, LT, CB, TE...
And it will be 3 years after Luck retired in August. So yeah. That's plenty of time to address QB.
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38 minutes ago, DougDew said:
To the Ballard supporters (and I consider myself an objectivist, I look at each deal/decision as they are made.)
How do you know that Ballard knows what he's doing., that he isn't a middle of the road GM kind of flailing around?
No idea if you consider me Ballard supporter but I think I have a balanced view of his tenure... so I will respond to the questions you posed - how do we know he isn't a middle of the road GM kind of flailing around - he might be middle of the road GM. I don't think he's flailing around. I think he's doing exactly what his philosophy is telling him he should do. How do we know - because he's told us so and almost every move he makes confirms that he's going according to his plan.
NOW... I have big problems with some of his stated philosophies and plans(and I love some other philosophies), but IMO it's pretty easy to see that he actually knows what he's doing.
38 minutes ago, DougDew said:Why is it that when Ballard is bidding on a player, and the player chooses the other team, why then does it become the other GM being dopey because he spent too much money? Why don't you say that Ballard got outmatched, outwitted by the other GM?
In most cases Ballard gets outbid for players. This is part of his stated philosophy - he sets a value he won't go over, and doesn't get over it. We can have a problem with that but it is what it is... Also I wouldn't say every other GM is dopey or spends too much money. I think each signing should be judged individually. For some of them IMO Ballard is making the right decision and sets the right price, for others not so much...
For the offensive FAs, IMO the state of our QB position is pretty important aspect of players' decisions. We just cannot expect many offensive weapons who have other options to choose the team with Sam Ehlinger as their QB1. It's just won't happen unless we overpay... and Ballard almost never overpays for outside FAs.
38 minutes ago, DougDew said:Why is Ballard the litmus test for what other GMs should pay?
He's not. I don't hold Ballard on pedestal.
38 minutes ago, DougDew said:Do you know why the Colts have $70m...more than other teams? Its because we have fewer players on the roster right now. We don't have a QB more competent than a second year 6th round pick. We have one competent WR. Before MAC, we had a second year 4th round TE. We still don't have a #1 TE. We have no LT.
We have no team, that's why we have so much money.
Why is that evidence to you that Ballard knows what he's doing?
What tells you that he is smarter than player agents, or other GMs?
Yep, agreed... we have a lot of roster spots to fill... and we have some huge holes in some of the most important and respectively most expensive positions... That's why we have tons of capspace. We are currently paying 1.5M for QBs, 0 for LT, under 5M for DEs, under 15M for the entire DB group, 7-8M for the entire WR group...
Those are the most important positions in football and we are paying under 30M for them combined.
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15 minutes ago, shasta519 said:
It can't be Grigson's fault 6 years after he was fired.
Yeah, Grigson has his own sins and will carry his own cross. I can understand being lenient toward new management for a year or two after taking on the team that was in shambles and totally devoid of talent, but we are way past the time Ballard can use Grigson or Luck's retirement as excuses for the situation his team is in.
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4 minutes ago, Shive said:
I imagine him coming off of the fractured ankle last season made some teams weary.
Like I said earlier - if you have an offensive weapon looking for a 1 year prove it deal, convicing him to sign with the team that has Sam Ehlinger as their current QB1, is not going to be easy. Our lack of QB is working against us in FA right now. Players will either not want to come to Indy, or will want massive overpayment so they mitigate their risk of being stuck on a team without a good QB to pass them the ball.
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7 hours ago, NFLfan said:
Here is a Vikings signing. Never expected this one. He is a Stanford Cardinal which I love.
Better value than most DL and OL signings so far.
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I don't have a problem with bargain bin shopping, what I don't want us to do is trash bin rummaging. This is what he did last season - he didn't go for the top FA, he didn't go for the mid-tier FA... he went for the trash that nobody wanted - Rochell, Tevi, Davenport... of all FAs he signed last year, only Fisher played snaps of any significance and you can argue just how well he played...
I think the most crucial decision of this off-season is whether or not Ballard will continue bandaiding or will he re-focus himself towards securing a long-term future for this team at the QB spot. I am willing to forgive almost everything else he does or doesn't do in FA, as long as he makes the right decision on the path we take for QB. In fact... I prefer him to save money and assets for the timeline of the new QB, rather than go bonkers in FA now on a team that has no chance for legitimate contention.
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4 hours ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:
Well listening to callers that called into his show they weren’t happy. It was kind of funny because they were so mad all they could do was laugh instead of cry.
That's a clearcut case of selection bias. The ones with the strongest feelings will be the ones most likely to call. I don't have strong feelings about us spending this year, so I wouldn't call a radio show almost whatever we do.
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Ballard FA Grievances Thread (Merge)
in Colts Football
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If Kelly likes it, we might get enough value by just overpaid pro bowlers to get a premier QB.