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  1. And apparently he was still wrong. Colts probably had discussions days ago, and then moved on. Which is fine.
  2. You seem really invested in Destin.
  3. Assuming nothing happens, I think the final offer phase was probably several days ago, and everything else has been theatre. And that sounds like Ballard's MO. If something does happen, then it sounds like they've been crossing Ts and dotting Is for a few days. And that sounds a little messy for Ballard.
  4. Was anyone actually claiming that Destin made things up? Your claim is that Ballard is using Holder. What if Sneed's agents are using Destin, and others?
  5. Did you consider the possibility that Destin has the same source as Russini, and they were both given the same information? If I'm questioning the validity of Destin's info, or the motive of the person offering the info, hearing the same thing from another person doesn't really change anything.
  6. There's no reason a player can't complete a physical with the expected new team before the trade is official. I don't think it's common, but it can be done if both teams and the player agree.
  7. I was just looking at that. They traded Pickett, a 2024 4th, and two 2025 7ths, for a 2024 3rd. Pickett's 2024 salary is about $1.9m. Then they traded a 2025 6th, which can wind up being a 4th, for Fields. His 2024 salary is $3.3m in 2024. We'll see what they do about the 5th year option. And they signed Wilson for minimum. I think he's cooked, but the price is right, and he's better than Pickett or Trubisky. I also think Fields is limited, but he's better than Pickett or Trubisky. They basically revamped their QB room and added a lot of upside, and moved up in this year's draft. And the net cost seems to be two 7th rounders, at worst. Good job, Steelers.
  8. Yup. Even the JT contract, lots of speculation, but nobody had the inside track on that. It went from complete stalemate, to weird JT press conference, to new contract, basically overnight. At this point, I think the Colts looked into it, didn't like the price, and moved on. And it's in Sneed's best interest for his reps to keep portraying the Colts as still being in the mix. I obviously don't know anything, but that's how I see it.
  9. He might not last, but there will probably be a couple of really good prospects still on the board at #15 that we didn't anticipate. That's why I'm personally not going to get too attached to any particular draft strategy.
  10. I think he's a good player, and that's his market. But I don't see the Colts doing this. I think the reports are exaggerated, at best, to get other bidders to get serious and make a good offer. The reasons why: 1) Part of the attractiveness of a zone heavy defense is that you can find scheme fit corners on a lower price tier. This is how Ballard has handled the position since 2018. 2) I don't think Sneed's ability as a good coverage corner would be put to good use in the Colts defense, not as long as Gus Bradley is the DC. 3) Ballard does not like to trade away draft picks, even for veteran players; the only times he's done so was for a trench player -- his absolute fave -- and a QB. 4) Ballard's front office doesn't leak, partly because they don't get involved in protracted negotiations. The Buckner deal happened before anyone realized it was in the works, and was in place before the league year started. The Wentz deal was more obvious, the winds were blowing in that direction, but again, that was for a QB, and again, it was done before the league year started. The proactive nature of those deals prevented Ballard from being subjected to a bidding war. Speaking of... 5) Ballard doesn't do bidding wars. That's why being in the mix for a tagged player in the first place doesn't make sense. 6) The Colts have used most of their 2024 cap space already, so a big contract for Sneed would likely need to be backloaded. We also might need to restructure or extend guys like Buckner, Nelson, etc., to make it work. And those are also things that Ballard doesn't like to do. For those reasons, and probably others, this would be the single greatest departure from Ballard's mode of operation in eight years. So it's hard for me to see Ballard trading probably a 2nd+5th round pick, AND agreeing to a multi-year contract north of $22m/year, for a cornerback. Personally, I would welcome it. And I would cross my fingers and hope that it signals some adjustments in our approach to defensive coverage. But I sincerely do not think it's going to happen.
  11. I watched him yesterday. I don't see it. Maybe I'll post my thoughts in another thread...
  12. Josh Rosen says he's "entitled" to consideration.
  13. Wilson is probably cooked, and they didn't commit serious money to him. Then they traded Pickett. So yeah, they're probably wanting to draft a QB. Maybe even in the first round. I don't think Mo is all that good as a blocker.
  14. Same. I'd even consider viewing him as a one year rental, and being ready to trade him again in 2025 or 2026. Play it like the Rams do.
  15. Deets on Pittman's contract: https://overthecap.com/player/michael-pittman-jr/8774 Looks like it's $68m over three years, first year cap hit is $18m.
  16. Calvin Ridley was injured most of 2021, and then suspended all of 2022. And still had basically the same amount of yards and TDs, on fewer catches.
  17. You brought up Partridge. Maybe I misunderstood your reason for bringing him up, but it was not my assertion that he was influencing Ballard's resource allocation. I thought that was the point you were making, but I think we're on the same page there now. About the shovel and the rake, my concern is that we have a $20 gift card at Home Depot, and the shovel costs $20, but you brought me the rake because it was only $16. I can use the rake, but it's not going to replace the shovel, and now I don't have enough left on the gift card to get the shovel. I'm not trying to have it both ways, and I'm not worried about the order of operation. My thinking is that, after committing these resources, we've limited our ability to improve the pass rush. There are different ways to make it work. I just think it would have been better to use those resources on different players at different positions. I also think that's a pretty simple position to take.
  18. WOW! One of my favorite players of all time. I know he kicked this around a couple years ago, so it's not totally out of the blue, but it's still a surprise. He'll be missed. Not by QBs...
  19. I liked him, he was quick and shifty, had some YAC potential, he even made contested catches in college. That was before I was really locked in on how much the Colts love RAS candidates. Everyone we drafted that year was a 9.25 or higher, and several of our UDFAs were RAS standouts. Moore is a 7.49. Since he got drafted, he had the dreaded hamstring issues, and mostly has been a non factor for the Chiefs, despite them being starved for WR production in 2023. He did have some catches in the playoffs in 2022, including in the SB. He didn't play in the playoffs this year. I don't know what the story is, but he's obviously not caught on there. And I haven't watched him carefully -- hard to do so when he's nailed to the bench -- so I can't really give an opinion. I wouldn't mind giving a late conditional pick for him, just based on how I felt about him in 2022.
  20. Yes, it's one for one. Assuming they're all qualifying players, if you lose a premier free agent but sign a mid level free agent, those signings cancel out and you do not get a comp pick. A team will only get comp picks if they lose more qualifying free agents than they acquire. Then, if the team has a net loss, the tiers of players lost vs acquired factors into the comp picks the team receives. So if you lose a premier free agent and a mid level free agent, but you sign a mid level free agent, the mid levels cancel each other out, and you would get a high level comp pick. If you sign a premier free agent, the premiers cancel each other out, and you get a lower level comp pick. (Qualifying free agents with more than 10 years in the league cannot return a comp pick higher than a 5th rounder, unless it's a QB.) Hope that makes sense. Check out the table OTC does every year, it can help to visualize the way the picks are assigned.
  21. What a fall... This dude was asking for $20m/year recently. Super talented, but his performance has been up and down throughout his career. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10097445-buccaneers-rumors-devin-white-wanted-20m-per-season-in-contract-talks-with-tb
  22. The reason I mentioned Burns was pretty obvious. The Panthers win/loss record doesn't devalue the individual players on the team. Using the team record to knock Luvu was strange. I don't expect you to see every post I make. But maybe don't attribute viewpoints to me that I have not promoted. Just saw your other post. Whether the Colts should have replaced either Franklin or Speed with Luvu is not my question. I'm asking whether there's something about Luvu's game that makes him a poor fit for our defense. If you think he's a better fit at Will than Mike, wouldn't it be fair to say that he actually would fit the Colts defense? I think he can play Will or Mike in Bradley's defense, and probably would be a better fit at Mike.
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