Colts have officially cut ties with Avery and Justice....

[NewColtsFan]

....  so reports the IndyStar in a story out this afternoon about today's signings....

 

 

http://www.indystar.com/article/20130312/SPORTS03/303120095/Colts-GM-Grigson-avoids-big-splash-believes-he-has-improved-team

[MTC]

I thought Avery had potential last season but those drops were key. Winston Justice would of been a solid backup if he was brought back.

[TKnight24]

Bye Bye Avery

[Dustin]

I'm fine with that. I stopped caring for Avril once he wasn't our 1st signing like I votes for lol

 

Avery not Avril.

[TKnight24]

Avery not Avril.

Yeah read it wrong I edited it

[Andy]

Justice was gone after they signed Cherilus.

 

Avery was solid this year but is very replaceable. TY Hilton will be a great replacement. 

[AntonMcG]

If that is the case, I can safely guarantee we sign a free agent WR, or get one early in the draft.

[TKnight24]

Making room for Greg Jennings? (Wishful thinking) lol

[MTC]

Justice was gone after they signed Justice.

 

Avery was solid this year but is very replaceable. TY Hilton will be a great replacement. 

 

I assume you mean Cherilus.

[Andy]

I assume you mean Cherilus.

 

Yeah, I've done that a couple of times today.

 

It's been a long day.

 

Yes, I meant Cherilus

[Douzer]

I'd feel much better if Justice was the backup RT instead of Linkenbach. I don't get a warm fuzzy on that.

[Dustin]

Justice was gone after they signed Justice.

 

First Browns signing with the Browns and now this?

[TKnight24]

I think we all need sleep. So many Typos & misreads!!!!

[JWF]

Not surprised by either guy being cut.

I liked the Avery signing last offseason but he just didnt do it for me this year. Bad hands and for all his speed didnt seem to get separation very often.

[Captain Americolt]

THANK GOD. Couldn't stand Avery. Bye bye.

[Andy]

First Browns signing with the Browns and now this?

 

It's been a loooong day my friend.

[OJl]

Both Avery and Justice played key roles for us in a great year that started off with a lot of uncertainty.  So THANKS fellas!  But the bottom line was the team simply needed to upgrade both positions.

[Dustin]

So we still have cap space left, does this mean we plan on bringing in another receiver? DHB is basically a bigger, faster version of Avery.

[Moncrief]

Avery thanks for running the ball in against the Lions for the win.  Thanks for that memory

[BPM_Colt]

So we still have cap space left, does this mean we plan on bringing in another receiver? DHB is basically a bigger, faster version of Avery.

Agreed. I would like DHB, but not sure what he is wanting

[TKnight24]

So we still have cap space left, does this mean we plan on bringing in another receiver? DHB is basically a bigger, faster version of Avery.

Greg Jennings or Deandre Hopkins in the Draft

[Captain Americolt]

So we still have cap space left, does this mean we plan on bringing in another receiver? DHB is basically a bigger, faster version of Avery.

From Roto

Widely panned as a stretch when the Raiders took him seventh overall in the 2009 draft, Heyward-Bey proved the pundits right. Showing stones for hands and an inability to run anything besides a vertical route, he recorded a grand total of 11 touchdowns and averaged 37.8 yards per game in four seasons. The Raiders save $5.341 million by cutting him now, one year before his rookie deal was due to expire. They can comfortably move forward with Denarius Moore, Rod Streater, Juron Criner, and Jacoby Ford. Heyward-Bey will get a second chance thanks to his raw skills, but he's unlikely to ever emerge as a difference-maker.

Dudes been a bust since entering the league. He's another Avery.

[Dustin]

Greg Jennings or Deandre Hopkins in the Draft

 

Jennings was offered a $10 mill a year contract from Green Bay. No way we match that.

[AntonMcG]

Making room for Greg Jennings? (Wishful thinking) lol

Not beyond the realms of possibility.

[Dustin]

From Roto

Widely panned as a stretch when the Raiders took him seventh overall in the 2009 draft, Heyward-Bey proved the pundits right. Showing stones for hands and an inability to run anything besides a vertical route, he recorded a grand total of 11 touchdowns and averaged 37.8 yards per game in four seasons. The Raiders save $5.341 million by cutting him now, one year before his rookie deal was due to expire. They can comfortably move forward with Denarius Moore, Rod Streater, Juron Criner, and Jacoby Ford. Heyward-Bey will get a second chance thanks to his raw skills, but he's unlikely to ever emerge as a difference-maker.

Dudes been a bust since entering the league. He's another Avery.

 

To be fair, he never should have been taken that high to begin with.

[Captain Americolt]

To be fair, he never should have been taken that high to begin with.

In my honest opinion, even if he was a second rounder he still would've been a bust.

[bestQBever]

so, who's our #2 receiver? i hope it's jennings. the only other person(s) i want to get in free agency is either laron landry or glover quin

[B-B]

I'm sad to see Avery go

 

(Deep Voice)
 

Now who will bring Justice to this city?

[luckyblue]

So whose takin Freeneys place now, I really thought we would either get Kruger or Avril, cant we atleast get Barwin from the Texans, I'm sure hes atleast better than Hughes!

[NewColtsFan]

so, who's our #2 receiver? i hope it's jennings. the only other person(s) i want to get in free agency is either laron landry or glover quin

 

Your #2 receiver is TY Hilton.

[NewColtsFan]

Jennings was offered a $10 mill a year contract from Green Bay. No way we match that.

 

 

He wasn't offered $10 Mill recently.    He was offered that a while ago.    Likely before the season started.

 

That offer is not on the table today.

[Dustin]

He wasn't offered $10 Mill recently.    He was offered that a while ago.    Likely before the season started.

 

That offer is not on the table today.

 

I interpreted that as being sometime earlier in the day. I guess that makes sense now.

[bestQBever]

Your #2 receiver is TY Hilton.

he might be our second best receiver, but he's a slot receiver. we need a wide out.

[NewColtsFan]

he might be our second best receiver, but he's a slot receiver. we need a wide out.

 

If you're playing two wideouts at a time,  one is on the line of scrimmage,  the other, the flanker is back off a yard or two.

 

One is Wayne.    The other is Hilton.    Hilton replaces Avery.   

 

Not sure what I'm missing here....??

[bestQBever]

If you're playing two wideouts at a time,  one is on the line of scrimmage,  the other, the flanker is back off a yard or two.

 

One is Wayne.    The other is Hilton.    Hilton replaces Avery.   

 

Not sure what I'm missing here....??

bro, last year we would literally have 4 receivers on the field at a time. we wont run the 2 wide out set every play. and when we run the 3 reciever set, wayne will play out, hilton the slot, and ________ as the other wide out.

[NewColtsFan]

bro, last year we would literally have 4 receivers on the field at a time. we wont run the 2 wide out set every play. and when we run the 3 reciever set, wayne will play out, hilton the slot, and ________ as the other wide out.

 

Fine....   but ___________ is the 3rd WR and not the 2nd.   That guy could be Brazil, or it could be Palmer, or it could be Adams, or it could be Kelly.    I suspect there is someone else (or two) on the roster,  this is off the top of my head.

 

And,  we can still sign someone in FA if we find the right guy, and we can still draft another WR.   The off-season literally started today.   Lots of time to figure the rest out....

[Captain Americolt]

bro, last year we would literally have 4 receivers on the field at a time. we wont run the 2 wide out set every play. and when we run the 3 reciever set, wayne will play out, hilton the slot, and ________ as the other wide out.

Bro. That was last year with a different OC who called pass plays like 99% of the time.

We have a different OC now that will reduce the 4 WR sets we're so used to seeing. Point is, TY will be lined up out wide more often now.

[Buck Showalter]

Brazil, Palmer, & the big reciever from the AFL are options for WR...

but if Grigs still lands another OL & SS in FA, i could truly see the draft go truly BPA, & almost ANY position drafted...

[bestQBever]

Fine....   but ___________ is the 3rd WR and not the 2nd.   That guy could be Brazil, or it could be Palmer, or it could be Adams, or it could be Kelly.    I suspect there is someone else (or two) on the roster,  this is off the top of my head.

 

And,  we can still sign someone in FA if we find the right guy, and we can still draft another WR.   The off-season literally started today.   Lots of time to figure the rest out....

fair enough

[bestQBever]

Bro. That was last year with a different OC who called pass plays like 99% of the time.

We have a different OC now that will reduce the 4 WR sets we're so used to seeing. Point is, TY will be lined up out wide more often now.

i think we should have TY as a "wide out" in 2 receiver sets, and have him at slot in 3 receiver sets.