Colts sign RB Frank Gore (update)

[jvan1973]

Still A LOT of money wrapped in 1 guy, is it not?

I guess. But he is the best corner in the league and they got him on a one year rental. No long term commitment. Freeney made more his last season here

[pgt_rob]

I guess. But he is the best corner in the league and they got him on a one year rental. No long term commitment. Freeney made more his last season here

So yeah, the Pats had one large free agent signing then. That's usually what the Colts do as well.

[Track Guy]

Gore's career demands respect, but a running back with over two and a half thousand career rushing attempts is not a guy anyone should break the bank for. I hope this is a relatively team friendly deal we've offered, and it does little to solve long term RB concerns.

[LordHelpOurColts]

I don't get the Colts wanting to bring in OLD players at these key positions.

[mattceinicram]

I don't get the Colts wanting to bring in OLD players at these key positions.

I think a lot of these "old" players are going to be more motivated to win right now and get a ring before their career is over.

[dudley dawson]

Sign Gore post haste Grigson!!!

[Buddy Lee]

I don't get the Colts wanting to bring in OLD players at these key positions.

[Buddy Lee]

Old players can mean shorter term contracts. The Colts have some BIG contracts coming due next season with Luck, TY, Allen and Fleener. Having one year rentals while rookie contract guys are developing makes some sense to me. Of course you have to rent the right guys.

[Clem-Dog]

At the right price Gore would be a good acquisition. He is a capable veteran who can easily grasp the system.

His pairing with Boom I could live with. Plus Grigson could still draft a back with an eye toward the future.

[BOTT]

Old players can mean shorter term contracts. The Colts have some BIG contracts coming due next season with Luck, TY, Allen and Fleener. Having one year rentals while rookie contract guys are developing makes some sense to me. Of course you have to rent the right guys.

They have a BIG contract with Luck

Good sized contracts with TY and Costonzo

Medium deals with fleener and Allen

[Bravo]

If we fix that O line we can have a running game.

Don't get the hate though.... Let's give the guy a chance. He's been nothing but solid for SF.

We act like we have a recent past of great running backs!

[NewColtsFan]

If we fix that O line we can have a running game.

Don't get the hate though.... Let's give the guy a chance. He's been nothing but solid for SF.

We act like we have a recent past of great running backs!

 

SF wants him back but couldn't make the numbers work,  and Philadelphia wants him....

 

So there are franchises beyond our own that appreciate who Gore is and believe he's got more to give...

[jskinnz]

I don't get the Colts wanting to bring in OLD players at these key positions.

 

Look around - essentially the entire league does this.

[rock8591]

"Old" players not being good is an old outdated concept. Frank Gore is better than 75% of the backs in this league.

[NewColtsFan]

I don't get the Colts wanting to bring in OLD players at these key positions.

 

Because the younger players all went for more $$ than we chose to spend.

 

Don't be surprised if we also draft a RB and a WR as well.     This is the phase for older guys,  the draft is the phase for younger guys....

 

Better days ahead...

[jvan1973]

So yeah, the Pats had one large free agent signing then. That's usually what the Colts do as well.

If you say so. if 12 million is a large contract, what would you consider Suhs contract?

[pgt_rob]

If you say so. if 12 million is a large contract, what would you consider Suhs contract?

 

Large, but I wouldn't compare all contracts to Suh's on whether or not their contract is large or not.

[Valpo2004]

7.5 million guaranteed for the first 2 seasons?  I'll pass, I wanted to sign Frank Gore, still do but not if it requires guaranteed money of any notable size.  

[jvan1973]

Large, but I wouldn't compare all contracts to Suh's on whether or not their contract is large or not.

Guarrnteed money is the big thing in FA contracts. Most "big time" FAs have far more guaranteed money than 12 million

[HeSoColt]

I pray we did not up the offer to get him here.

[coltsfanatic24]

Gore is too old and has too much mileage on his body. They need to get younger players.

[chrisfarley]

we will give up quite a bit for Gore, but we need to.  I think if we ante up, and have a 1-2-3 punch at RB, we will save their legs and bodies and have them around for 3 more years.  Gore is a bruiser and compliments our RB round-up.

[PeterBowman]

the thing about signing Gore is that he still has some mileage left but won't be the focal point of the offense. This will also give the Colts the ability to draft the potential rb of the future and let him develope behind Gore and not be thrown to the wolves. And when it's time to move on from Gore, said rb should be ready to handle the full load.

[krunk]

They run the ball far more than the colts

 

Still does not fit his style.  They run outside the tackles, which is not his style.

Gore is familiar and had success with Pep Hamiltons scheme.  The only reason

the Colts did not run much is that we could not block consistently enough to do

so. 

 

Plus our backs were mediocre after the Bradshaw injury.  No way do we

pass the ball all day long with Frank Gore in the backfield and an improved offensive

line. I'm sure Gore knows we'd run it more if he came here.

[IndyD4U]

I don't get how some of you could be upset with this. 

 

It's fascinating, actually

 

We need a running back and Gore is proven, and has a couple of years left in the tank

[krunk]

Both Gore and Johnson played at the U (Miami) with ties to Pagano, I believe.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if Johnson and Gore called each other up and talked about playing together in Indy.

They are both familiar with Pagano from the U, and Gore is familiar with Pep Hamilton.  And of course there is Luck! It would just top it all off if we drafted Phillip Dorsett and picked up Denzel Perryman(although I think Kendricks or Stephone Anthony are the better fits for us).

[csmopar]

I don't get how some of you could be upset with this.

It's fascinating, actually

We need a running back and Gore is proven, and has a couple of years left in the tank

yep...heck at this point if we cut Trich and get Gore...the salary difference is about a wash(assuming he gets a similar deal as the Eagles deal was) and we instantly improved our backfield

[JColts72]

I don't get how some of you could be upset with this. 

 

It's fascinating, actually

 

We need a running back and Gore is proven, and has a couple of years left in the tank

It' s absurd for Colt fans to not want Gore due to his age. I mean the guy is not walk-on from the streets. We are talking about All-Pro that would been productive to have on our team.  I agree 100% with your post above.

[JColts72]

Gore is too old and has too much mileage on his body. They need to get younger players.

The younger guys are not working out; stop thinking  Boom/Ballard are the second coming of E. James or Addai for that matter.

[IndyD4U]

Key figure in Frank Gore likely heading to #Colts: Pep Hamilton. He was QB coach with #49ers when Gore rushed for 1700 yds. Gore was smitten

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)

March 10, 2015

[Dustin]

I think signing Gore will just be another mistake in Grigson's long list of FA misses.

 

weren't you the guy who was so adamant about us not re-signing Vontae? LOL

[krunk]

Some reservations Gore had about Philly.  I would have too.

 

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/frank-gore-changed-mind-philadelphia-eagles-indianapolis-colts-personnel-chip-kelly-030915

[corgi]

weren't you the guy who was so adamant about us not re-signing Vontae? LOL

he's adamant about bashing and second guessing the front office.

[ColtStronger]

If you think gore is average, I don't know what to tell you. a

Gore had a good OL.  Which allows average RB's to look better.  Colts seem to be getting better, but if Gore ran behind the line that the Colts had 2 years ago, he wouldn't be a whole lot better than Trent.  Not saying he is garbage, but he wouldn't be great.

[krunk]

Gore had a good OL.  Which allows average RB's to look better.  Colts seem to be getting better, but if Gore ran behind the line that the Colts had 2 years ago, he wouldn't be a whole lot better than Trent.  Not saying he is garbage, but he wouldn't be great.

 

Not sure if this is true.  If Boom Herron was the starter and we remained consistent with the running game the whole year he definitely would have gotten at least 800 yards.  And I know Bradshaw would have topped 1000 if he was healthy or somewhere real close to it.    Trent is the only one who would have screwed that up.

[jvan1973]

Gore had a good OL. Which allows average RB's to look better. Colts seem to be getting better, but if Gore ran behind the line that the Colts had 2 years ago, he wouldn't be a whole lot better than Trent. Not saying he is garbage, but he wouldn't be great.

yeah, you have no way of proving that. Trent would suck behind the nineties cowboys oline

[ColtStronger]

Not sure if this is true.  If Boom Herron was the starter and we remained consistent with the running game the whole year he definitely would have gotten at least 800 yards.  And I know Bradshaw would have topped 1000 if he was healthy or somewhere real close to it.    Trent is the only one who would have screwed that up.

Different style of runnig...

[ColtStronger]

yeah, you have no way of proving that. Trent would suck behind the nineties cowboys oline

Sure, I have no way of proving that, just like you can't prove Trent would suck behind the 90s Cowboys OL! 

[krunk]

Different style of runnig...

 

Who?   The claim is that the line prevents anyone from being a good runner.  Just not true.

[Restored]

Let's try this again: Frank Gore plans to sign with Indy, per source; deal expected to be similar to Philly offer: 3-years, $12M, $7.5M gtd.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

March 10, 2015