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I’m a Buckeye and I still wouldn’t want to pay that price. Now, if he really wants another junior on the team, there’s Thomas Jr. But when it comes to the 15 pick I’m expecting to hear “The Indianapolis Colts have traded their pick…”

I’d love to have him, but I just can’t see Ballard spending $40M+ on two WRs. There are a bunch of WRs in this draft. I’m not giving up on Pierce either.

Produced well too, and has stayed healthy. Some guys (TY) know how to get down and avoid the big hits.

Oh, I'm sure there are baseball diehards that watch entire games on TV. I just haven't met any, lol! Not to get personal, but are you either very young (under 20) or and old guy (like me)? It seems like the MLB audience is more and more the metamucel and geritol crowd.

I've asked this question to several people and have yet to get a "Yes" answer: Can you sit through an entire MLB (non-playoffs) game on TV? In a way, the regular season NBA is about the same. The only thing you have to watch is the last two minutes. But I don't care what anyone tells me (and my kids played) I will never understand why soccer is popular.

I had a little rubber gorilla that hung from the mirror in my car. My girlfriend at the time knew how much I liked Curtis and she made a little Colt's shirt with his 32 to put on the gorilla. In retrospect, that may have not been very PC if he wasn't a white guy.

Wow, we have a lot in common. Even though I’m from Ohio, I became a Colts fan. Johnny U, Tom Matte…. I also became a Bullets fan because Earl Monroe was my favorite player. I laughingly tried to model my game after him. And for some reason I’m (was) a Tigers fan. Al Kaline, McLain, Lolich… I think some of it has to do with all of my friends being Cleveland or Pittsburgh fans in every sport and I wanted to be different. But now, like you, I’m all Colts and Buckeyes.

Then we have the same wiring. What has changed for me over the years is - I used to be a huge MLB, NBA, and NCAAB fan, now I couldn’t care less about them. (Never cared for hockey or soccer) Colts, NFL, and college football occupy all of my sports time. Dont really even keep up with the others anymore.

I think if Austin was playing with the newer rules protecting players, he would have had a longer career. Although, a cheap hit like the one that took him out, could always happen. I just think it's so cool that he and Shane played together in high school and are still friends.

Nice little YouTube video where they talk about how close they were playing ball in high school. I think you have to actually go to YouTube to watch, but it's worth it.

He’s not a playmaker, in the sense that Leonard was. But there aren’t many like he was in his prime. You can’t deny that Franklin is a tackling machine. I think it’s safe in saying the Colts have no immediate plans to replace him. Even though Chase did not do well in SF (which may lower his asking price) I’d still love to see Ballard make a run at him. Pipe dream. I know.

Which LB(s) do you want to upgrade? Or are you talking about a specialty player for the pass rush?

Could be. Sometimes it's not the joke, it's the ability of the jokie to understand it. But I'll agree with your criticism, if that helps. So, I'll try to be more funny next time.

Thank you for correcting my joke. I'm a better person for it.

I think Cher is available. Swift already has the teenager girls, we’d get the adults (who spend money). It’s a publicists dream! AR, look her up!

Good read, and there’s no argument that we need another playmaker. But if I’m Alec Pierce, I call up AR and say “Whenever you start throwing, I want to be there. I don’t care if you’re throwing ping pong balls or a football ten yards, I want to catch it.”

Is that one of his family's songs?

For his sake, I hope it’s an injury that he can get over. If it’s because he’s out of shape, or his head isn’t in the game, he’s going to cost himself a lot of money. He was awesome at The OSU and his first year with the Commodes. And he was excited to join Bosa again. Very weird. If he can return to form, he’s a force and would be a great pickup.

I saw a couple articles about them benching him, but they all point out the same play. TBH, I didn’t even notice him in the game, which isn’t a good thing. He wasn’t good inSF all year, and it could be he’s not in shape or he has a nagging injury. But if he shows out in the next game, you know all that will be forgiven come FA time. Either way, I don’t see him as a Ballard guy.

Apparently they’re considering benching him for taking plays off. We’ll see if that’s a threat or if they’re serious. I don’t know what happened to him. I don’t remember him being a problem at The Ohio State. And I know he was excited at joining Bosa again. Plus it’s a contract year. Something doesn’t add up. I

It is crazy. The QB is the most protected position in the league. But it's also one of the most vulnerable. I watched the Quarterback series and the amount of punishment they take was evident. That's why AR worries me with his style. I said this over and over - I hope they coach him to play like Mahomes. Run to find lanes to pass, run when it's wide open and slide. But I feel like they're going to use him more like Lamar and Allen, with designed runs. That's okay as long as he gets down quickly. But in the heat of the game, he's going to try to run over an through people. I'm surprised Allen and Lamar made it through the season.

Fair enough. But what about a teams like Atlanta, the Seahawks, or maybe even the Raiders? They're probably going to draft QBs, and they may not be ready to start. Who knows. I think Minshew is better than Ridder, O'Connell, or Lock (assuming Geno is gone). But to answer your question - no, I wouldn't want Minshew to be my starting QB. I'm just pointing out that he may have other opportunities and may not want to re-sign with the Colts, even if they want thim.

You're talking guys at the top of the draft. Love sat in GB (obviously why) but Mahomes also sat in KC for a year. Sometimes teams draft their future franchise QB (like Levis) with the intention of letting them sit. A guy like Nix or McCarthy, maybe even Penix or Pratt, may be drafted in the second or later to be the teams future franchise QB, but knowing they need work. But, all that being said, wouldn't you think that Minshew would want to be somewhere where he has a chance to start, not sit and wait for an injury?

True, but does Gardner want to stay? He may be the guy a team like Washington or even The Bears want to start if they draft their future franchise QB. I'm sure Minshew wants a chance to start or at least play more that (we hope) he gets to play in Indy.

When Free Agency starts, everyone is overpaid. That's the nature of the beast. So yes, I think someone will give him top DE money - low to mid 20s, maybe better. In one way, I admire Ballard for holding his ground and being level headed. But I hope that this year he makes a splash (and I don't mean something like getting the highest paid punter in the league).