Solid moves by Colts but....

[BOTT]

Maybe, if you didn't want to retain Luck, Costanzo, TY, Allen, Fleener, Freeman next year.

I like the way people act like the colts have a seahawks quality roster. You really think guys like fleener, Allen and freeman are going to break the bank?

[bababooey]

I like the way people act like the colts have a seahawks quality roster. You really think guys like fleener, Allen and freeman are going to break the bank?

Fleener is good for us, but lots of people don't think he's good at all.

[theanarchist]

I like the way people act like the colts have a seahawks quality roster. You really think guys like fleener, Allen and freeman are going to break the bank?[/quote

Yes, both will get a very size able contract. Freeman will get a big contract from someone. May not be us be he'll get one

[BOTT]

Fleener is good for us, but lots of people don't think he's good at all.

He's solid, but people are always acting like we have all theses massive contacts coming up. Luck, TY, Castonzo are the only major ones.

[BOTT]

I like the way people act like the colts have a seahawks quality roster. You really think guys like fleener, Allen and freeman are going to break the bank?[/quote

Yes, both will get a very size able contract. Freeman will get a big contract from someone. May not be us be he'll get one

I think we have different definitions of big and sizable

[Deathiltis]

Any news on Fairley??

[SkyBane]

Any news on Fairley??

13 minutes good sir or madam. just 13 minutes.

[superrep1967]

I'm kinda surprised that the "Colts are rebuilding" Posters aren't on here flipping out. They should be appalled at the ages of the players we are bringing in.

What are you 18????

[theanarchist]

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I think we have different definitions of big and sizable

Lol ok. Thomas just got a contract worth 8.5 per season and he was a product of Peyton manning being the qb. Both Allen and Fleener will be in demand

[superrep1967]

He's solid, but people are always acting like we have all theses massive contacts coming up. Luck, TY, Castonzo are the only major ones.

But Luck is a big one

[BOTT]

Lol ok. Thomas just got a contract worth 8.5 per season and he was a product of Peyton manning being the qb. Both Allen and Fleener will be in demand

Lol....everyone is product of peyton manning or so they say around here. Thomas is a much better pass catching TE than Fleener. I expect allen to be back if he stays healthy....dunno about fleener. And the money paid out is only relative to the cap number which is expected to keep going up.

[colts_100nascar17fan]

They have not signed a good free agent yet,gore or johnson or cole are in now way shape or form good signings. Old n washed up.

[BOTT]

But Luck is a big one

The Seahawks have wilson to sign and they have locked up all their stud defensive players AND pay a RB 11m.

[ColtStronger]

Maybe, if you didn't want to retain Luck, Costanzo, TY, Allen, Fleener, Freeman next year.

We can let one of the TE's go, and still be able to resign Luck and TY.  May have to let Costanzo and Freeman also, but I wouldn't be complaining...

[Jason_]

They have not signed a good free agent yet,gore or johnson or cole are in now way shape or form good signings. Old n washed up.

 

well that's simply not true...but considering the source...

[ColtStronger]

Hey, did you hear about this funny thing called free will. I hear a lot of NFL players have it these days.

No, please tell me more lol

[theanarchist]

We can let one of the TE's go, and still be able to resign Luck and TY.  May have to let Costanzo and Freeman also, but I wouldn't be complaining...

Costanzo isn't going anywhere. I like Jack Doyle as our 3rd TE. But I think Fleener and Allen are one of the better TE duo's in football. I expect the Colts to keep both of them. I think Freeman may be the guy that isn't retained.

[BOTT]

We can let one of the TE's go, and still be able to resign Luck and TY.  May have to let Costanzo and Freeman also, but I wouldn't be complaining...

Whatever you think the salary cap number is, it's much larger lol

[crazycolt1]

They've shown they are all in on winning now after the T-Rich trade. Need Knighton or Wilfork up front with Jones. Cole, Werner, and an old, back from injury Mathis isn't going to do anything. Also need to ink Mike Adams, who is 34, since we have nobody at safety.

Is it possible for you quit beating a dead horse with the TRich comments?

[Mr.Debonair]

Where are the Defensive moves

[bababooey]

Is it possible for you quit beating a dead horse with the TRich comments?

Where have I been talking about T-Rich? I have the same feeling about him as everyone here, simply wondering when he's going to get cut. Not out there destroying him like Modern.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Out with the old...in with the old.

32, 33, 34

Those aren't jersey numbers.

Yet, we can't bring back Reggie Wayne?

Blasphemous.

[chrisfarley]

I wouldn't count on Knighton, all signs point to Oakland for him. Currently the big Dline hits have been Nick Fairley and Greg Hardy. One of those two will more than likely be a Colt. Also with the news of the Re-U-nion, there's also the darkhorse of Wilfork being the guy in the middle. A lot of questions will be answered over the next 48 hours or so, but I would expect one of Fairley, Hardy, or Wilfork before Pot Roast.

any news?  is there a web-site I can go to and get an update in real-time, like when something breaks, it's immediate?

[John Waylon]

With all these veteran signings, we could be in very, very good shape with some good drafting. No big money, long term deals give us a lot of flexibility going forward. 

[deedub75]

They've shown they are all in on winning now after the T-Rich trade. Need Knighton or Wilfork up front with Jones. Cole, Werner, and an old, back from injury Mathis isn't going to do anything. Also need to ink Mike Adams, who is 34, since we have nobody at safety.

I saw Mathis this weekend. He was still in a walking boot.

[colts_100nascar17fan]

How would those 3 be good signings? 49ers oline wad better than ours which ain't saying much,and gore sucked,old. Johnson is old n washed up or houston wouldn't a threw him in the trash,cole old and average at best. They clearly are planning on luck and hilton being worth 35mil or so combined, with that said we really don't have 43+ mil in cap room,realistically.

well that's simply not true...but considering the source...

[colts_100nascar17fan]

How would those 3 be good signings? 49ers oline wad better than ours which ain't saying much,and gore sucked,old. Johnson is old n washed up or houston wouldn't a threw him in the trash,cole old and average at best. They clearly are planning on luck and hilton being worth 35mil or so combined, with that said we really don't have 43+ mil in cap room,realistically.

well that's simply not true...but considering the source...

[colts_100nascar17fan]

How would those 3 be good signings? 49ers oline wad better than ours which ain't saying much,and gore sucked,old. Johnson is old n washed up or houston wouldn't a threw him in the trash,cole old and average at best. They clearly are planning on luck and hilton being worth 35mil or so combined, with that said we really don't have 43+ mil in cap room,realistically.

well that's simply not true...but considering the source...

[needanoline63]

Fairley.

Y do you want fairley? He is inconsistent as hell. He's not a good run defender either

[Dustin]

He's not a good run defender either

 

LOL ok m8

[twfish]

How would those 3 be good signings? 49ers oline wad better than ours which ain't saying much,and gore sucked,old. Johnson is old n washed up or houston wouldn't a threw him in the trash,cole old and average at best. They clearly are planning on luck and hilton being worth 35mil or so combined, with that said we really don't have 43+ mil in cap room,realistically.

you watch way more Nascar then NFL don't you?

[throwing BBZ]

Mathis will be fine..

Guy is an animal.

 

 Doubt he plays.

[Dark Superman]

Doubt he plays.

Hope that's sarcasm.

[CheesyRoyale]

Would you guys be satisfied if we go defense with the draft, with a back somewhere in the first 3 picks.

 

It really all depends on how the rest of F.A. shakes up. If we can nab a big NT/DT, strengthen the O-Line and deal with our S issue I would be alright if they took the best available guys in the draft. We really couldn't have had a much worst backfield than last year and we made it a game away from the SB, so I really don't see it as a huge need, especially now with Gore too. I don't know if Barry Sanders could have run behind our O-line last year...need to fix the front first.

[coltsfanatic24]

I might be one of the few that don't like any of the signings. Johnson, Gore, and Cole are too old. Those three are a lot more likely to miss games next year with injuries because of their age and mileage.

[lollygagger8]

I might be one of the few that don't like any of the signings. Johnson, Gore, and Cole are too old. Those three are a lot more likely to miss games next year with injuries because of their age and mileage.

 

We get it already. 

[mjsimans]

Y do you want fairley? He is inconsistent as hell. He's not a good run defender either

 

the lions don't even want him....red flag....lets not ignore it like we did with trent....

[husker61]

i don't like the gore or cole signings at all!

[Jason_]

How would those 3 be good signings? 49ers oline wad better than ours which ain't saying much,and gore sucked,old.

 

 

over 1,100 yards with a 4.3 ypc average = "sucked"?  

 

Johnson is old n washed up or houston wouldn't a threw him in the trash

 

 

1. 85 catches for 900+ yards with who at QB = "old n washed up"? 

2. Houston didn't throw him in the trash.  They cut him AFTER he told them he would not play for them next year, hence him asking to be cut or traded. 

3. He's not even signed to the Colts yet

 

,cole old and average at best.

 

 

Cole is not average at best.  He's been one of the league's better pass rushers averaging over 8.5 sacks per season throughout his career.  Also, he's only 32.  Yeah he's not a spring chicken but, just as a comparison, Mathis had 19.5 sacks in 2013 when he would have been roughly the same age as Cole is now.  Terrell Suggs is the same age as Cole...should Baltimore get rid of him because he's old and washed up?  How about Denver with Demarcus Ware?  He's also the same age. 

[husker61]

Cole is not average at best.  He's been one of the league's better pass rushers averaging over 8.5 sacks per season throughout his career.  Also, he's only 32.  Yeah he's not a spring chicken but, just as a comparison, Mathis had 19.5 sacks in 2013 when he would have been roughly the same age as Cole is now.  Terrell Suggs is the same age as Cole...should Baltimore get rid of him because he's old and washed up?  How about Denver with Demarcus Ware?  He's also the same age. 

 

huge difference with the mathis comparison. mathis's sacks have been consistent, with the huge year coincidentally coming before he got caught with ped's and when he would be looking for a final contract. but that's another issue. cole's sack stats have dropped off greatly the past three years. older player on the downturn = trouble.