Colts and Davis Not Close to a Deal

[Leaf]

per Stephen Holder

 

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2014/03/07/indianapolis-colts-vonate-davis-not-close-to-a-deal-free-agency/6166059/

 

[Coltswarriors]

Ugh...  Come on!

[bavanlan]

Doesn't bother me.  You're probably over-paying at this point to keep him off the market.  Let him see what he gets offered and if he gives us a chance to match.

[Buck Showalter]

If he is not locked up long term that 2nd round trade will have been a pretty bad move...

[#BringBobBack]

we can find a decent replacement hopefully for cheaper if he doesnt want to be on a winning team fine have fun in oakland or detroit or wherever

[corgi]

These things change quickly. Will be worried if this is the case on Monday.

[The Fish]

Gigs kinda backed himself in to this corner, and now he has to let the market be determined.

[Stephen]

he might want 12 million a year

[bavanlan]

he might want 12 million a year

 

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

[Rhane19]

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

Might? C'mon... be realistic... 

[HorseFly]

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

 

No Way!!  I called "shotgun" first...Although with her, it might be a scattershot!    

[Smonroe]

If he is not locked up long term that 2nd round trade will have been a pretty bad move...

Why? Worst case, we had a cheap, but very good CB for a couple years. Great trade no matter what happens.

Bottom line, someone is going to pay the man. If it isn't us, then we'll overpay someone else.

[#BringBobBack]

gonna hope for either Verner,Sam Shields,or Tarell Brown possibly with maybe Cortland Finnegan as well

[corgi]

Mike Chappell ‏@mchappell51 53s

One thing on negotiations - not close at noon could change to done deal by 5. Always so fluid.

[PeterBowman]

If he's wanting Revis money, as tough as it would be, I would have to let him test the market and see if some team would be willing to pay that. He's got great potential, but he's not Revis by any stretch.

 

If some team does pony up that kind of cash, wish him well in his endeavors and use that savings to sign someone like Mack and Arthur Jones to shore up the Dline some more, then draft Vontae's replacement

[bavanlan]

If he's wanting Revis money, as tough as it would be, I would have to let him test the market and see if some team would be willing to pay that. He's got great potential, but he's not Revis by any stretch.

 

If some team does pony up that kind of cash, wish him well in his endeavors and use that savings to sign someone like Mack and Arthur Jones to shore up the Dline some more, then draft Vontae's replacement

 

For $16M a year it wouldn't be that tough.

[PeterBowman]

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

 

I'd want her, but not on my my lap ;)

[B~Town]

I wonder where they are stalling if it's the years or money . I'm sure they didn't tag him knowing they had a contingency plan if negations didn't work out . 

[Mameluc]

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

get off, she is mine

[Bluefire4]

We gotta pay some corner big money.. might as well be Davis.

[bavanlan]

get off, she is mine

 

You should probably rephrase.

[Dark Superman]

I really like Davis.. But if he's going to be outrageous I'll let him walk..

[Buck Showalter]

Why? Worst case, we had a cheap, but very good CB for a couple years. Great trade no matter what happens.

Bottom line, someone is going to pay the man. If it isn't us, then we'll overpay someone else.

Well, cause that 2nd rounder would still be under rookie contract, I guess I just want Vontae to stay a Colt...

[Mameluc]

You should probably rephrase.

the moment i wrote it... i knew i was making a huge mistake...

darn foreign language

[Dark Superman]

For $16M a year it wouldn't be that tough.

That's close to top QB money..

NO team would pay that much for him..

Davis is lucky to be worth half that..

[Slick_Rick]

I'm not saying that I wouldn't want Davis back, but if we can shore up our pass rush, we can hide a lot of flaws in the secondary.

[Beauregarde]

we can find a decent replacement hopefully for cheaper if he doesnt want to be on a winning team fine have fun in oakland or detroit or wherever

Or San Francisco or Denver? There are more than one winning team..

[throwing BBZ]

Why? Worst case, we had a cheap, but very good CB for a couple years. Great trade no matter what happens.

Bottom line, someone is going to pay the man. If it isn't us, then we'll overpay someone else.

 

yip at least he was good!

 Let`s see, Ugoh, A Gonzalez, J Hughes, yes D Brown, Moala - we have known disappointment.

 Thank goodness we have $$$ and options. Young and strong and comin' on!

[jameszeigler834]

It needs to get done they need to not take a break until this is done best Corner currently on the colts by far.

[Dark Superman]

I'm not saying that I wouldn't want Davis back, but if we can shore up our pass rush, we can hide a lot of flaws in the secondary.

True. Hope we can get something done though.

[Patagonia Chris]

If Davis leaves than we need to find a CB who can replace him immediately. Does anyone have Jason David's number or email?

[ProblChld32]

I guess at this point in time im putting my trust in the front office.

[Slick_Rick]

True. Hope we can get something done though.

Completely agree. I just feel like if this contract is going to hurt us in the long run, we should put the money elsewhere, find cheaper options, and manufacture pressure on the QB. We could make mediocre talent look good was my point. I love what Davis brings to the table, but 10-12 a year is a bit high in my estimation.

[IndyD4U]

Not really surprised, especially if he wants unrealistic numbers. He knows the situation we're in

[Gavin]

I'm not saying that I wouldn't want Davis back, but if we can shore up our pass rush, we can hide a lot of flaws in the secondary.

I'd like Davis back....But I'd love seeing this forum have a meltdown once ya all are forced to realize just how valuable good Corners are regardless of how much pass rush ya have

[coltsfanatic24]

If Grimes got 8 mil a year and he's 5 years older, i would think Vontae would want 8.5 to 9 mil a year. There's been reports out there that the Raiders have Vontae at the top of their FA list and they have a ton of cap space. If we don't pay him the Raiders will which is why i thought we should have signed him before any other free agent.

[NewEra]

I want Davis back but not for top 5 $$. He's still very inconsistent. I

[lollygagger8]

And I might want Kate Upton on my lap.

 

 

Milk is nom nom

[throwing BBZ]

I really like Davis.. But if he's going to be outrageous I'll let him walk..

 

 I would expect we 1st offered what Grimes got $8M per. Which i would LIKE! Which means his Agent & Vontae probably wouldn`t, certainly NOW.

 Is Oakland a team that might offer at least $9M? I would bet we would match that # and he says   ---    Yes!

 I really like him, but how good a corner can we get in the draft has to be a question. Chuck is the MAN for that job.

[Ja'Crispy]

This is a strange thread indeed. Kate Upton conversation going on as well as a Vontae Davis discussion