PFT Reporting Davis To Sign With Another Team

[Coltswarriors]

Welp, this makes CB our #1 need...

 

Along with Interior OL, WR, DL, safety (if we don't re-sign Bethea), and K (if we don't re-sign Vinatieri).

 

Fantastic.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

If he does go after the money there is always Verner, Cromartie, etc

 

Yep! The last guy on the defense who is irreplaceable is Vontae Davis. If he goes, happy trails.

[NewEra]

Would anyone really be surprised if Vontae signs for big money somewhere else and then completely flops? It'll be his 3rd team in 6 seasons.

I wouldn't be surprised.

[Balzer40]

I stated earlier that IMO it would be a mistake to let him go, but so would paying him way more than he's worth. It's a double edged sword that could cut us either way. Hopefully Grigs has a good backup plan if Davis gets overpaid by some other team.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Welp, this makes CB our #1 need...

 

"IF" it is even true. Not putting a single chip into a Florio driven pot.

[Drewbacca]

So we get a below average ILB and a punter for roughly $8 million a year but don't lock down our 2nd best defensive player. Seems legit.

[Caleb3502]

The ghost of Al Davis uses all the Raiders cap space to sign Vontae Davis because they have the same last name.

I could see Raiders fan saying this too

[TKnight24]

So... If this is true, then who are we getting that isn't going to be high dollar? By the looks of it, everyone is wanting too much. I'm curious to see what Vontae will be signed for.

You didn't know? It's a million things we can do if Davis leaves

1. Make DHB CB (As this forum seems to think he can do)

2. Sign a CB cheap who wants to win not get paid

3. Draft a CB and just throw him to the wolves his first year

4. Re-Sign Bethea and make him play CB

5. Pick a forum member to be our new CB. Seems Grigs has looked everywhere but right here on the forum for talent

[jvan1973]

So we get a below average ILB and a punter for roughly $8 million a year but don't lock down our 2nd best defensive player. Seems legit.

i wasnt aware he signed elsewhere already.

[COLTS449]

Lets just hope this is a ploy by Vontae's agent as others have stated. Who Knows. Look at Michael Bennett. This morning he was set to sign with Chicago, this afternoon he's back in Seattle.

[TKnight24]

So we get a below average ILB and a punter for roughly $8 million a year but don't lock down our 2nd best defensive player. Seems legit.

Vontae isn't our 2nd best

3rd if even that behind Mathis & Freeman

[NewEra]

I stated earlier that IMO it would be a mistake to let him go, but so would paying him way more than he's worth. It's a double edged sword that could cut us either way. Hopefully Grigs has a good backup plan if Davis gets overpaid by some other team.

Preach! That's why I actually love grigs. He's not going to bend over and take it for the sake of signing (incert player). Would love to keep him with the Colts. But not if he is trying to get more than he is worth.

Personally I'd like to take a run at browner or drc. They can jam wr's pretty good and give our rush a little more help.

[Drewbacca]

i wasnt aware he signed elsewhere already.

 

*if true*

 

 

Happy?

[Balzer40]

If he signs anywhere it's SF to play with his brother.

They just released Carlos Rogers.. And have like three other corners as free agents..

It's pretty clear..

Agents also lie to get a better deal.

Tomorrow we will know..

 

 

 

San Fran would have to do some real magic with their cap space to even be able to think about signing Davis. They have some huge re-sign's of their own guys they need to do and they have less than 10 mil. in cap space. If it's San Fran(which I highly doubt) then they have to let go of more than Rodgers and let some of their other FA's walk without any real hope of replacing them.

[Superman]

This might be a little bit of gamesmanship. Day before free agency, and suddenly he's close with someone else... Might just be trying to scare the Colts into matching his number.

 

Either way, I think the Colts should set some boundaries on this Davis contract and not bend. Davis is a good young corner, but he's not irreplaceable. I wouldn't give him the $9-10m that he must be asking for.

[Drewbacca]

Vontae isn't our 2nd best

3rd if even that behind Mathis & Freeman

 

He was the 3rd best DB last year. And Freeman hasn't ranked in the top ten at MLB.

[pgt_rob]

You didn't know? It's a million things we can do if Davis leaves

1. Make DHB CB (As this forum seems to think he can do)

2. Sign a CB cheap who wants to win not get paid

3. Draft a CB and just throw him to the wolves his first year

4. Re-Sign Bethea and make him play CB

5. Pick a forum member to be our new CB. Seems Grigs has looked everywhere but right here on the forum for talent

 

Sounds exactly what I was thinking.

[Indeee]

Ok if/when we lose davis, I predict the colts will sign Byrd, browner and jones and all will be good

[Nobody]

His agent could also just say he has a deal for X million dollars so as to drive our price up.

Losing Vontae would hurt a lot though.. I can't imagine our team without him.. We'd need a great backup plan, and there isn't one. I'm sorry but we will regress a lot next season without him.

[NewEra]

He was the 3rd best DB last year. And Freeman hasn't ranked in the top ten at MLB.

No way he is top 3 cb in the nfl

[TKnight24]

He was the 3rd best DB last year. And Freeman hasn't ranked in the top ten at MLB.

Cause Freeman isn't known like that.

Our run defense would be 10x worse without Freeman. Imagine a LB core with Angerer & Sheppard as our starters

[Drewbacca]

Cause Freeman isn't known like that.

Our run defense would be 10x worse without Freeman. Imagine a LB core with Angerer & Sheppard as our starters

 

I'm going by PFF rankings. Imagine that secondary with Toler and Gordy lol

[Superman]

San Fran would have to do some real magic with their cap space to even be able to think about signing Davis. They have some huge re-sign's of their own guys they need to do and they have less than 10 mil. in cap space. If it's San Fran(which I highly doubt) then they have to let go of more than Rodgers and let some of their other FA's walk without any real hope of replacing them.

 

They can figure out the cap structure to make him fit, if they want. They are $10m under the cap now, before the Rogers release goes through. That will save them another $5m, which they could easily earmark for Davis. 

[TKnight24]

He was the 3rd best DB last year. And Freeman hasn't ranked in the top ten at MLB.

And I doubt he was top 3

Richard Sherman

Patrick Peterson

Antonio Cromartie

Rodgers-Cromartie

All better than Vontae

[Drewbacca]

No way he is top 3 cb in the nfl

 

PFF had him as the 3rd best DB last season.

[NewEra]

His agent could also just say he has a deal for X million dollars so as to drive our price up.

Losing Vontae would hurt a lot though.. I can't imagine our team without him.. We'd need a great backup plan, and there isn't one. I'm sorry but we will regress a lot next season without him.

You think grigs and co are actually that dumb to not have a back up plan in place?

[Nobody]

Vontae isn't our 2nd best

3rd if even that behind Mathis & Freeman

No he's better than Freeman.. Although if he leaves I'll convince myself he sucks. See: Garçon aka Dine and Dash

[Drewbacca]

And I doubt he was top 3

Richard Sherman

Patrick Peterson

Antonio Cromartie

Rodgers-Cromartie

All better than Vontae

 

If DRC is better, then peeing your pants is cool.

[NewEra]

PFF had him as the 3rd best DB last season.

I don't care what pff had him at. I know by my eye balls he's not a top 3. Top 10 sure I can agree with that.

[Dustin]

And I doubt he was top 3

Richard Sherman

Patrick Peterson

Antonio Cromartie

Rodgers-Cromartie

All better than Vontae

Bad list. Cromartie was bad last year and Davis is better than or at least on par with PP from every metric.

[Nobody]

You think grigs and co are actually that dumb to not have a back up plan in place?

What exactly could our backup plan even be, there are no good cornerbacks left on the market. What are we gonna do, draft someone capable of making a corps of Toler and Gordy good? Not happening.

[Gavin]

You think grigs and co are actually that dumb to not have a back up plan in place?

Its not a question of if they have the smarts to have a backup plan in place, Its a question if its a legit backup plan or just some emergency plan

[NewEra]

Its not a question of if they have the smarts to have a backup plan in place, Its a question if its a legit backup plan or just some emergency plan

Maybe they think if they shore up the front 7 more that the backfield might benefit. Personally I think it will.

[Superman]

Its not a question of if they have the smarts to have a backup plan in place, Its a question if its a legit backup plan or just some emergency plan

 

What relevance does that have to whether they should bend to whatever Davis' demands are? If he prices himself out of a reasonable price range, then it's time for Plan B, whatever that is. Can't just give him whatever he wants, though, without regard for anything else.

[GwinnettColt]

Ooh-rah, 8-8. 

 

Wish you the best.

[ColtsBTM12]

Have fun on a crappy team

[Drewbacca]

I don't care what pff had him at. I know by my eye balls he's not a top 3. Top 10 sure I can agree with that.

 

You probably watch a lot of game tape too? 

[Balzer40]

What exactly could our backup plan even be, there are no good cornerbacks left on the market. What are we gonna do, draft someone capable of making a corps of Toler and Gordy good? Not happening.

 

 

 

Actually they could choose from a couple different CB's left. They may not be as good, but if we really built up our D-line and upgraded the FS position, I have no doubt that our secondary could still be good enough. Sure I would love to keep Davis but if he's wanting stupid money and some team is willing to give it to him, then we have to use his money to upgrade other positions.

[1yrdandacloudofdust]

Deuces to Vontae. Good luck. Grigson is trying to regain some respect and I like it. Now cut Walden

[ColtsBTM12]

Man I really wish we would have drafted Xavier Rhodes last year.