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Find me and everyone else the quote where Ballard said Dodds helped build the Legion of Boom defense. Go ahead. We’ll wait. In fact, I don’t think the defense in Seattle is the same defense that Ballard runs here in Indy. Ballard has repeatedly said his defense, the two most important spots are the 3-tech and the Will. I don’t think that was the case with the legion of Boom. The best part of their defense was the secondary, the players who inflicted the whole BOOM part. Can we finally stop with this whole nonsense?

Thank you! Well said. Appreciate you saying it!

Actually, you are correct. I got confused because he didn’t play this year, so he has no stats. Thanks for the correction That said, the poster I was responding to thinks the Colts are cutting him to “save a million dollars.” This is false. His position still has to be filled, so the new QB3 has a salary that replaces Sam’s. That was my concern. I don’t pretend to know what Steichen thinks of guys like Sam or Alec Pierce? If they get traded or cut, then we’ll know. But if they’re still in the roster next season, we’ll also have a good idea.

Am I understanding you correctly? You think the Colts are cutting Sam Ehlinger? After only two years with the Colts? He can still stay for two more years. Also, if you’re cutting a player on his rookie contract, he still has to be replaced, so in effect, you’re saving zero dollars.

Says you, the same guy who roughly two weeks ago said maybe Ballard would be better off if Dodds got one of the GM jobs and moved on.

Sarcasm? Hopefully you’re kidding? You’ve lifted the same quote from @Moosejawcolt almost exactly. I can explain if you need me to.

Sorry, obviously I meant the Combine is at the end of Feb. I was distracted by a major annoyance at the time. Thanks for the correction.

I think we should all remind ourselves…. That Shane Steichen wasn’t hired until AFTER last year’s Super Bowl. And he was able to put together a good coaching staff by the time the Senior Bowl happens at the end of Feb. So he had maybe 10-12 days. Also two other things to note…. One, our front office and scouts are in Mobile at the Senior Bowl and we might be doing some interviews down there. Also, with the return of Covid, we might be doing some interviews by Zoom. I don’t think there’s reason to worry. Yet.

Thank you, JVan…. Beautifully put. One of your best posts. I say that as my highest compliment! Only sorry I can’t give you a thousand likes!!

I’ve re-read your astounding post. Much more needs to be addressed. I didn’t join the masses about Grigson because I had reached the same conclusion as they had. I wasn’t late to the party. I got off the Grigson train for entirely different reasons. I had to start defending Grigson in 2014. We had one fan who actually asked why the Colts hadn’t reached the SB after Luck had been our QB for two years. Seriously. And another fan was angry that Grigson traded day 3 picks to trade up for TY Hilton in 2012. And that might’ve been Grigson’s best trade. After 2014, the Grigson haters wanted him fired. He had gone 11-5 three straight years and a round further in the playoffs each year. If you want to support those fans PLEASE, be my guest! Here’s why I stopped supporting Grigson. See if you can spot the difference. When the HATE between Grigson and Pagano became public, and Irsay brought in a marriage counselor to try to patch them up, that started it. When it became known that Grigson was ordering Pagano to play Trent Richardson so his trade wouldn’t look so bad, that hurt his cause. When it became known that Grigson squeezed Reggie Wayne on his 2012 contract, and that Reggie said he walked past Grigson in the hallways for years and Grigson never even talk to him, that hurt his cause, and when it became known that Grigson played hardball with Pat McAfee on his big second contract and that Irsay had to step in and order Grigson to sign McAfee, all of that became the final straw. And not for nothing, but when he publicly blamed Andrew Luck’s upcoming big second contract as a reason he wasn’t going to be active in FA, he certainly looked unprofessional. With all that, Grigson had revealed himself to be a terrible GM not worth defending. These LJ, are legitimate professional reasons, and not an angry fan rant because we didn’t reach the Super Bowl in his first three years, or because the Colts went 8-8 in 2015. (Gasp!). By the way, this community has a long history of reducing people they don’t like into one dimensional cartoon characters. But I can still give Grigson a compliment. In 2016, Grigson invested four draft picks, a 1, 3, 5, and 7 on the offensive line. And that’s because draft experts had been predicting that the 2017 OL draft class was going to be the worst — ever. Those four picks brought Kelly, Clark, Haeg and a smallish pocket center whose name escapes me. So even people who deserved to be fired are capable of doing good things. Do you see the difference? When there were legit reasons to no longer support Grigson, I stopped supporting him. Why you think you know me well enough to understand my thinking is a mystery. But for some strange reason, you do.

You actually believe that “the masses” are joining your views on conspiracy theories?? Holy Cow. Of course, you can’t document that. It’s just more opinion. The stunning part is that you believe it. Good luck with that.

BT? Brady didn’t “just accept” a 10 year deal. That deal was made in May of 22. Not a typo. That’s 21 months ago. Brady joining Fox Sports is very VERY old news. It goes into effect this coming season. Brady has literally been practicing with Fox Sports for about a year and a half. Said he wanted to be ready once he finally started.

Ballard has never traded up in the first round. Way too expensive. Don't expect him to do it for the first time this year. This year’s WR class is said to be talented and deep. I believe Ballard and Steichen will find a WR they like in the first two rounds.

@cdgacoltsfan Chad has linked it for you. Again, it’s NOT a prediction, just writers thinking out loud, a thought experiment. Hope you find it interesting.

Huh? You know I don’t link. You’ve made an issue of me not linking. I literally wrote that if the story isn’t on the main ESPN.com page, you’ll find it on their NFL page. On the NFL page, the title of the story is “projecting the quarterback carousel”. Hope that helps.

FWIW….. Dayo IS an inside-outside player. He can play both DE positions, plus the 3-tech. I don’t believe he has reached his peak just yet, but he was clearly better this year. And I’d expect another good leap next year.

Every year fans here say the Colts rookie player didn’t show them enough to satisfy them. So they want to turn around and re-draft that same position the very next year. Happens every year. It would appear you’re doing it now. Or am I misunderstanding you?

Jaylon Jones was also a 7th round draft pick. The 32” rule may not be a 100 percent rule, but it’s pretty close.

Odds are both Allen and Burns will either be re-signed or tagged. Why would their teams not bring them back? Those players are key building blocks. As for everything else, I’d say odds are you’re going to be disappointed.

This is up on ESPN’s website. A story, which is basically a thought experiment which predicts who will be the starting quarterback for all 32 teams. They project Denver trades Wilson to Atlanta. Denver will then eat a massive $85 mill dead cap hit over two years. The Broncos will need an inexpensive starting QB. They would sign Minshew for 2 years and $14 million to be their starting QB in 24 and maybe 25. If you don’t see the story, look for it on the ESPN.com NFL page.

No, but I’m looking for it.

Ballard put out a statement the day it was revealed the team was not keeping Okereke. Basically he said he didn’t want to not keep Okereke, but he had no choice. That to release Leonard would’ve been a huge dead cap hit to the Colts and completely screwed up the Colts off-season plans. Plus the team doctors hoped Leonard would return to form. I think there a number of media tweets that helped explain the situation the Colts were in. But Ballard clearly didn’t want to let Okereke go. I don’t think Ballard had done this before for any player. He knew it wouldn’t end well.

Wow…. You really believe that nonsense? It’s called exceeding expectations, that’s what the Colts did. And some teams fell short of expectations. That happens every year in sports too, not just the NFL, but all sports. I don’t know why you don’t know this, but you don’t. Did you not notice that Chris Ballard made ZERO major moves to try and help the Colts this year. He signed none of the name free agents during the season that this community called for. Zero. So, I have these pesky things known as facts. While you continue to use your opinion. But what you think you know is astounding. You actually wrote that I have known you’ve been right all along for years. Your words. And you actually believe that. I’ll simply be diplomatic and say the exact opposite is true. 180 degrees opposite, that’s how far away you and I are on most issues. You and I might agree on a small number of issues from time to time. But they are the exception and not the rule. Sorry. I’ll give you credit for this one thing…. With most people if you call them a conspiracy theory guy they get defensive and deny it. Not you. You freely admit it. You lean into it. You warmly embrace it. Good luck with that.

The ads for the Super Bowl are sold out MONTHS in advance! The teams that reach the SB help determine the ratings, and that helps set the rates the following year. But there are other factors involved as well. Your latest conspiracy theory doesn’t go anywhere. Oh. Sorry. Looks like I’m keeping receipts again.

Ya think it might take a little bit more than a first to get Justin Jefferson?!? Besides, he’ll eventually get signed or tagged. He's not going anywhere.