iuswingman

Yea paying Pittman that much would likely be a mistake but that has nothing to do with it being a mistake to overpay for jt

And there is good reason they don't make the big bucks. It would be a mistake to pay jt the big bucks he wants because there is no way he has that value to the team no matter how elite he is. Plus, we don't even know how healthy he is given he refuses to have a physical.

An elite rb helps but that is never going to be enough to carry a team. That is why it is not important enough to pay elite RB big bucks. You need the qb and the line much more and you tie up big bucks in the wrong position then all you accomplish is shooting yourself in the foot

It is optimistic to think we don't know what Taylor is because RBs tend to peak early and then decline. I think what is also missed trying to compare Taylor to Wentz is the depth at the position and how much it effects winning. 1) If you lose an elite QB then where is your team? (we saw that after Luck left) 2) If you lose an elite RB then where is your team? (seeing that now) While 2 definitely hurts, 1 is much more devastating. Most teams are prioritizing positions that require top talent to succeed and finding that RB isn't one of those positions.

No but paying for an elite rb takes away money from positions that help more in winning Ergo it is a bad idea. Yes, you missed the point.

So pay an rb even when doing so lessens our chances of winning. No

Not more per year. I think that amount is over 3 years. He had 1 year left and they added 3 more years.

We dropped him a little over a week ago and he re-signed with us a day later. He could have easily went to another team so not sure it is about the Colts

so we're making the playoffs and with him being our secret weapon

He was released 8 days ago and re-signed 7 days ago. If he really hated playing for the Colts, then he wouldn't have came back.

that's a lot of plays

Obviously rbs true worth isn't that high.

A lot of companies have a non compete clause to prevent you from working for another company in the same field JT is more than welcome to find a job in the real world. So he isn't technically stuck...but most other professions would be a massive pay cut

The key word being seek an extension...not force an extension It is weird that you think the crybaby is fine to fake an injury when he doesn't get his way

The contract stipulates that teams can cut players...so yes they are honoring the contract. Nice try Just because Colts did it with other players means nothing.

Maybe JT should have worked on being a WR if he wants paid as a WR.

Rookie contracts are all the same length. Of course, players that do well WANT to get to the next contract sooner. He is still on contract though. He should suck it up and honor it.

Do we know that for sure? Although they don't need to make him an offer. He is still on contract. JT is either hiding an injury or faking an injury. Not exactly a legit strategy to get yours so to speak.

I could agree with much of that if JT wasn't still on contract. He has another year to go on his current rookie contract. And I see nothing wrong with the Colts being smarter about how they are handing out contracts. Stinks for JT sure but again he is still on contract. JT should have played out his contract (like PIttman is doing) and gotten paid or traded next offseason. I have no respect for how JT handled it. He is still on contract.

I bet it might be a little different if Taylor was at the end of his current contract. He is fighting for more money when he is still on contract. That isn't going to earn him much support, especially when complaining about making such an awful $4 million per year. Most people don't pity millionaires.

Maybe I'm just mean but i'd franchise tag him for as long as I could even if he was sitting the bench. It would help prevent other players from thinking that trying to hold the team hostage is an acceptable path to take. Unless another team offered fair value in a trade.

If true, it shows Saturday is pretty selfish and has no business being a coach

The Pessimist View 1) he is hard of hearing and that is why they had to shout 2) he thought he was going to play virtual reality games 3) he threatened them with unspeakable things if they didn't vote him captain Just kidding. He definitely seems to doing and saying the right things.

People's true worth is what others are willing to pay.

Would be fitting.