Colts re-sign CB Darius Butler (Mega-Merge)

[MTC]

Per @JimIrsay and colts.com

2 years $5 million

[12isthenew18]

I wanted to be first how do you do it so fast

[IndyD4U]

Good for us. I was worried we'd let him walk.

[corgi]

Very good news.

[IndyD4U]

I wanted to be first how do you do it so fast

That's what I originally came for also. Day late, dollar short

[akcolt]

good news

[Mr.Debonair]

Hope he has a better year than last

[BProland85]

Hopefully we didn't dish out too much to keep him. He is strictly a nickel corner, but he is good at that position.

[Dark Superman]

I was hoping for Marcus Peters

[12isthenew18]

That's what I originally came for also. Day late, dollar short

i got the colt update and when right onto here

[Bravo]

Good news!!!! Good for our secondary! Still need more depth though!!

[Flash7]

Good news as this would've been a potential hole to fill through FA or the draft. We can continue to focus on building, rather than playing catch up.

[NewColtsFan]

Just announced on the Colts page....

 

Details still to come.

[PrincetonTiger]

Whew

[RealityIsLuck]

Hopefully it's a cheap 2-3 year deal where we can draft someone now, let them develop and eventually take over. 

 

Maybe 2 year/6M? A deal around that amount would interest me.

[pgt_rob]

Good to hear. Butler is very under rated.

[Boiler_Colt]

I was hoping for Marcus Peters

That could still happen, Toler's deal is up after this year. Pagano says you can never have enough pass rushers and corners.

[peytonmanning18]

Per BR

[MTC]

You have to think safety Mike Adams is next up for the Colts. Things were moving slowly between Adams and the Colts earlier today.

— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNFL)

March 9, 2015

[mattceinicram]

Nice!

[12isthenew18]

You have to think safety Mike Adams is next up for the Colts. Things were moving slowly between Adams and the Colts earlier today.

— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNFL)

March 9, 2015

just saw. i hope so

[Coltswarriors]

Good move. He's a solid nickel CB. Hope Mike Adams is next.....

[PrincetonTiger]

Good move. He's a solid nickel CB. Hope Mike Adams is next.....

Agreed

[COLTS449]

Awesome news.

[Superman]

I was hoping for Marcus Peters

Why can't we have both?

[ColtsBTM12]

Good move, this was something I was hoping for.

[NBColtsFanatic]

Good

[PhillyCOLTSfan]

so proud of this news butler plays that nickle very well

[PeterBowman]

Pretty good FA period so far

[bap1331]

I wanted to be first how do you do it so fast

Hes a computer colts version of adam schefter.

[GoColts8818]

Glad he's back I thought he was replaceable but I thought the Colts had the best set of top three corners in the league so I am glad the band is back together.

[esmort]

Why can't we have both?

 

^^^This ... I like Toler, but he is 30 and this is the last year of his contract, so I don't think signing Butler will change any plans we might have had for Peters (or another CB).  As others have said, having a good extra CB isn't a bad thing. 

[jvan1973]

I wanted to be first how do you do it so fast

why does it matter who posts it first?

[Flash7]

^^^This ... I like Toler, but he is 30 and this is the last year of his contract, so I don't think signing Butler will change any plans we might have had for Peters (or another CB).  As others have said, having a good extra CB isn't a bad thing. 

Especially when that good extra CB is a rookie and learning behind Toler, Butler and Davis.

[Dark Superman]

Why can't we have both?

Because bringing back Butler lessens our chances at drafting him.

[CR91]

good stuff

[12isthenew18]

how come its been 40 minutes with no details

[CR91]

Why can't we have both?

 

you dont draft someone in the first round to be 4th on your depth chart

[Superman]

Because bringing back Butler lessens our chances at drafting him.

One doesn't really have anything to do with the other, to me.

[RealityIsLuck]

you dont draft someone in the first round to be 4th on your depth chart

Very debatable. 

 

When you draft him you don't have the intention of having him 4th on the depth chart, that's what your given and then he progresses to the pro level. If Peters progresses properly he could be a #1 CB in this league, and if in our system a great #2 across from Vontae. 

 

So really you're not getting a 4th stringer.. You're getting a prospect to develop who may play well enough in training camp/OTA's to pass Toler/Butler on the depth chart.