The Waiting Game

[Crunked]

No money, no trade bait, no picks to offer.....Grigs will need a miracle to get mega talent for nothing, and then there is the 6 weeks of  acclimation to the offense...it would be mortgaging the future for about 4 games and possible playoffs, so that WR better have a lot of tread left on the tires for years to come to make it a worthy exchange........

[backshoulderfade]

We have more than enough to afford a rookie contract, Grigs is a smart guy and weigh up the potential value next may to what he can get for them now. We could use picks from 2015 even.

Im not claiming that we will definitely make a move, but im sure Grigs is looking deeply into it.

[TKnight24]

Yawns... *files nails* ( Gonna miss Reggie ) Throw Brazil in the mix. We don't have a choice. Cap is restricted.

Filing the french tips or no?

[ColtsBlueFL]

I don't think you need to make a trade. Sign 2 WR free agents.  ie Brandon Llyod; Laurent Robinson or Mohamed Massaquoi. Also, sign a veteran free agent TE & OG.

This way you don't have to give up any draft picks. Vet FA's have had some success in the league in

the past. You may get lucky & get the right vet in the right place to succeed again.

 

The only issue is that vets command a fairly hefty minimum wage based upon their service.  Our cap space is quite limited and the Colts must have the ability to sign more players as the season progresses (replacements for any  injured players during the rest of the season).  Even applying the new veteran minimum Colts have in reserve, signing just 1 vet player can easily use up $600,000 of the reported 1.2 million the Colts have in Salary Cap reserve.  When it's gone, you can't get anybody else on board, and we still have 9 more games to play and the injuries in the league this year have been alarmingly frequent.  

 

At some point, you have to put your faith in the players you have acquired and coached up.  The future is now.  And the experience makes them better for years to come.  If we make any move(s), I will be curious how it is worked out to bring them on board and not put possible  future replacement signings at risk.  People keep talking playoffs and Super Bowl, but you need to field a complete team of competent players, especially post season.

[Stephen]

Richardson to jags for blackmon.

[SkyBane]

Richardson to jags for blackmon.

Not in a million years would this happen.

I understand most people are underwhelmed with Trent, but could we stop suggesting moving a guy at a position we are just as thin at as WR? Its silly. Conner is more likely trade bait.

[jvan1973]

Richardson to jags for blackmon.

[Kenny]

Richardson to jags for blackmon.

 

Last thing we need is them to have another RB to torch us for the next 5-8 years.

[HarryTheCat]

I picked blockbuster trade, but i dont think the trade will be "blockbuster".

Not too many "blocks" left out there to "bust". Not much other than leftovers available on the FA market either.

[superrep1967]

Since it has been nearly 2days since the signing of Jalil Brown and release of. Dom. jones and Robert Hughes a PS promotion is probably unlikely so I would predict either a Street FA signing or Trade.

I would love to have Josh Gordon on this team.

[HtownColt]

@RapSheet: For #Colts, source emphasizes: “We rally around on fallen brothers” 3 options to replace Regge Wayne: LaVon Brazil, David Reed, Griff Whalen