its offical/Ricky Jean Francois Signs Big Deal with Colts (confirmed)(merge)

[Tyler Shaw]

He signed with the colts tweeted by irsay

[Andy]

They signed him to a 4 year 22 million dollar deal.

 

Too much if you ask me. The guy isn't a sure fire starter and wasn't super impressive in SF.

 

Thoughts?

[Dan]

4 years 22m... I.. my god... let's hope hardly any is guaranteed.

[Nobody]

WOO

[NewEra]

Not paying for what's he's done. Paying for what he will do!

Well that's what grigson says at least. Hopefully it's in the contract! Lol

[Zachris]

Our defense is already better!

[Mr.Debonair]

Damn somebody on here said last night they expect it to happen around 3pm today. I like it

[Nobody]

I don't think about 5 million a year is too much. I mean, Walden is making 4M a year. He was very good in SF.

[Blackhawk4]

Got a feeling it's going to be around 7-9 million guaranteed.... 

[HarassedOffTheSite]

LOVE IT!!!

[Andy]

Didn't think the signing was a must.

 

Definitely didn't want to overpay for the guy and that's what the Colts did. Not exactly thrilled with this signing. 

[Zachris]

They signed him to a 4 year 22 million dollar deal.

 

Too much if you ask me. The guy isn't a sure fire starter and wasn't super impressive in SF.

 

Thoughts?

How do you get, wasn't super impressive in SF??? I heard he was a huge part of that defense.

[CR91]

landry is probably kicking himself now

[Andy]

I don't think about 5 million a year is too much. I mean, Walden is making 4M a year. He was very good in SF.

 

Just because they overpaid for Walden means they have to overpay for RJF.

 

He wasn't very good in SF, he didn't even see the field that often. He was behind Justin Smith and Ray Mcdonald most of the time.

I don't hate the guy, I actually like him, but an average of 5.5M is too much. 

[Imped]

Damn, that's a lot of money for someone who is essentially unproven. I like him and was hoping we'd sign him....but wow. $$$

[Stratos]

Way to much money for a rotational player. I just don't see it. Those guys are the experts I guess, and know a lot more than me. 

[Balzer40]

It's barely over 5 mil for crying out loud. This forum is getting comical with the feeding frenzy of whiny complaintents. One person says something bad and here come the sharks. This is a good signing and will help our D. I can't wait till next season when all these guys pan out and all the whiners are here acting like they knew it all along. Good grief!!!

[Andy]

How do you get, wasn't super impressive in SF??? I heard he was a huge part of that defense.

 

Ricky Jean Francois was a huge part of the 49ers defense? Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith are huge parts of that defense.

 

RJF is not. He was just a rotational guy for their D-line. Nothing super impressive.

[IndyD4U]

Love it!

[Dan]

How do you get, wasn't super impressive in SF??? I heard he was a huge part of that defense.

 

Let's not say huge part, seeing as he wasn't a starter and got 22 tackles all year. 

[Jason_]

one definite positive is that he's played in all 16 games for the past 3 years.  the contract does seem a bit excessive but it all depends on how it's structured.

[husker61]

the colts haven't given much guaranteed money or signing bonuses this year, so i am sure they did the same here and there wouldn't be a lot of long term risk to the team.

[Andy]

I'm curious to see how much cap space the Colts have left. Probably in the mid to late teens now. 

 

Hopefully this is the last relatively big signing for the Colts. They need to save some money now. 

[NewEra]

So let me get this straight. You want to sign these guys but only if its cheap? Yeah ok!!

[Warhawk]

Eh... more than I'd like, but less than I feared.  I'm on board with it.

[Everyone]

this a great pickup, really excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chad72]

The money doled out to players will end up being directly proportional to the amount of playing time the coach and GM expect them to have. For all practical purposes, we could be replacing Moala in the line up. Moala is re-signed for just a 1 yr. deal and this locks up RJF for the future should we cut ties to Moala.

 

A lot of these contracts could mean several things:

 

Walden in, Angerer and Conner out next year???

 

RJF in, Moala out???

 

So, while we may sit here and think these signings reflect just the short term, they probably are thinking 2-3 years from now while doing these signings.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Didn't think the signing was a must.

 

Definitely didn't want to overpay for the guy and that's what the Colts did. Not exactly thrilled with this signing. 

 

Oh relax. Got your drift the first time. Dline & Linebackers matter most in this defense. And we are lacking talent at DE & DT. This was a very good pickup.

[Andy]

one definite positive is that he's played in all 16 games for the past 3 years.  the contract does seem a bit excessive but it all depends on how it's structured.

 

That is very true. Hopefully not too much is guaranteed, and gets incentives for good play.

 

If it's structured properly, then it's not a bad deal. 

[James]

Why is this a surprise? You almost always overpay in FA. RJF has pass rush ability and will compliment Moala perfectly at DE. Now we just need a DE in the draft to rotate with Redding.

[jbaron04]

landry is probably kicking himself now

all landry wanted was 6m per he got that

[Mameluc]

i have liked all the signings i jsut question some of the terms of some contracts... 4 years for Walden and this contract seems a bit exccessive if you ask me since he wsnt really the starter in SF.

 

nevertheless this is another good sign. will help the D big time

[Warhawk]

The money doled out to players will end up being directly proportional to the amount of playing time the coach and GM expect them to have. For all practical purposes, we could be replacing Moala in the line up. Moala is re-signed for just a 1 yr. deal and this locks up RJF for the future should we cut ties to Moala.

 

A lot of these contracts could mean several things:

 

Walden in, Angerer and Conner out next year???

 

RJF in, Moala out???

 

So, while we may think these signings reflect just the short term, they probably are thinking 2-3 years from now while doing these signings.

 

Huh?

 

Walden is an OLB.

[Andy]

Oh relax. Got your drift the first time. Dline & Linebackers matter most in this defense. And we are lacking talent at DE & DT. This was a very good pickup.

 

I'm not knocking the guy. I think he has the potential to help this defense out. Was it really worth giving a contract that puts in the top 8 for biggest on the team? I don't think so. 

 

We're not even sure if he's starting. 

[Jason_]

The money doled out to players will end up being directly proportional to the amount of playing time the coach and GM expect them to have. For all practical purposes, we could be replacing Moala in the line up. Moala is re-signed for just a 1 yr. deal and this locks up RJF for the future should we cut ties to Moala.

 

A lot of these contracts could mean several things:

 

Walden in, Angerer and Conner out next year???

 

RJF in, Moala out???

 

So, while we may think these signings reflect just the short term, they probably are thinking 2-3 years from now while doing these signings.

 

Interesting you should say that...I was actually wondering myself if perhaps they might try Walden out as an ILB since his biggest strength appears to be playing the run.  

[NewEra]

My friends who are niners fans say other wise. They love him and wanted to keep him! So I'll take their word for it.

This board is straight up whack at times. Dammed if you do dammed if you don't! Lol

[CR91]

all landry wanted was 6m per he got that

 

well compared to the other contracts we've done we should have over paid him the most. atleast hes proven

[chad72]

Interesting you should say that...I was actually wondering myself if perhaps they might try Walden out as an ILB since his biggest strength appears to be playing the run.  

 

2 ILBs and 2 OLBs in a 3-4 and if Jerry Hughes shows us something, I can see Walden being moved inside.

[Mameluc]

btw, an obvious trent here...we got significatnly bigger...all players are 6 0 or above and all are huge dudes

[jbaron04]

Let's not say huge part, seeing as he wasn't a starter and got 22 tackles all year. 

u dont look a 5  tech by tackle since the san fran lb are good mean good line in front of them eating up blockers