Which higher priced FA do you want?

[pacolts56]

If I could only choose one, it would be Donald Butler. Then I would go after one of the other centers not named Mack. We need a true 3-4 ILBer and if we could get him for a decent price, then we could fill our other needs and upgrades with mid level free agents and be much better off. I can't wrap my mind around paying a center 9 mil. per yr.. That is just insanity in it's truest form IMO.

I went with Butler too in a split decision over Verner....a CB pairing with him and Davis is tempting...but that'll require a ton of $$$ tied up at CB, and I wanna see us get better with "down the middle" talent at C/OG on offense and DT, ILB and Safety on defense.

 

I like Mack and Byrd, but 9m a year is just too much if that's the price they're really commanding.

[Gibbons180]

We are eventually going to have to let certain starters walk along the way as money gets tighter and rely on our scouts to find good talent along with signing the ocassional top FA talents(this part would be rare, cant field a team full of top talent at every position and sustain it, Have to build through the draft and coaching to), Thats where Polian screwed the pooch on that, He kept to many average players around that can be replaced (Vick Ballard for example....I like him and I want to keep him as long as possible but still rb's are a dime a dozen)

Bill Polian had some good years as our GM. But man is he the saltiest dude ive ever seen. Everytime I turn espn he just has nothing to say about the current colts regime and when he does he sneaks in a smart comment or a diss. He needs to grow up, build a bridge, and move on.

[GwinnettColt]

I would rather have Donald Butler because he's the only good young ILB in FA. Mack is the best player on the list but there's two other centers De La Puente and Smith, one of them we can get along with Butler.  

 

I don't know how much he would set the Colts back but what would De La Puente's cap hit be?  I think it's less than Mack and as you pointed out, we could address other positions on D. 

[coltsfanatic24]

De La Puente cap hit will probably be 5 mil. Nick Mangold is the highest paid C and his cap hit is 9 mil. Mack's will be more then Mangolds. The Browns have enough cap space to resign Mack but the Saints don't for De La Puente, their already paying Evans and Grubbs top money.

 

I don't know how much he would set the Colts back but what would De La Puente's cap hit be?  I think it's less than Mack and as you pointed out, we could address other positions on D. 

[GwinnettColt]

De La Puente cap hit will probably be 5 mil. Nick Mangold is the highest paid C and his cap hit is 9 mil. Mack's will be more then Mangolds. The Browns have enough cap space to resign Mack but the Saints don't for De La Puente, their already paying Evans and Grubbs top money.

 

Maybe in that case we go for De La Puente and get another RG or defensive player.

[Valpo2004]

Brian De La Puente 5 mil a year, Smith 4 mil a year

 

So basically they would cost what Satele does except they would be a lot better.  

[jayburd]

Cleveland ain't letting go of Mack. McGlynn played well at center, and we have Holmes. With Verner and Davis, they can lock up receivers and give pass rushers time to get to qb.

[SilentHill]

Verner.

 

Pair him with Davis, shut down the passing game on the outside, and allow the middle 9 to focus on stopping the run.

 

Id poop my pants if we got Verner out there with Davis.

[Naptown Lifer]

Id poop my pants if we got Verner out there with Davis.

Yeah It would. There's no name there to improve the middle front 7 besides Arthur jones. We should fill that with the draft. Teams build strong sb front 7s mostly thru draft. Vernier Davis toler Landry bethea sounds pretty good.