Who is your favorite signing so far?

[RockThatBlue]

Though its possible we may make one more signing, whose your favorite signing so far?

Personally Gore is my favorite. It will take pressure off of Luck, Gore is a great blocker and catcher out the back field too. Great signing grigs!

[Everyone]

I'd have to go with Johnson, Colts get better and Texans get even worse. I'm hopeful that Langford turns into a monster being in his preferred system.

[BOTT]

Herremans

[mattceinicram]

Earl Okine

[RockThatBlue]

Herremans

I really liked that too. Lord knows we needed a solid run blocker.

[crazycolt1]

Ben Heenan.

[Gavin]

Gore but Cole is 2nd

[Colts_Fan12]

Johnson

[Flash7]

Andre Johnson! And perhaps not so much because of what he'll do but because he will allow T.Y. to do what he does without being double teamed.

[12isthenew18]

andre just too anger texan fans

[COLTS449]

Dre.

[akcolt]

Okline DE from Orlando Predators....Grigs is on it

[#BringBobBack]

Kendall Langford

[Warhorse]

Gore

[ColtRider]

Ryan Grigson! Oh, I thought you meant the organization. ;) Seriously though, it has to be Frank Gore. The guy is a BEAST. Smart, physical, great pass blocker, exceptional receiver and runner, and most of all ... DURABLE!

[TheEdgeis1]

I'm most interested in Langford, as he is the one I know the least amount about.  He could be a surprise on the d line.

[HtownColt]

Trent Cole

[BigQandTheManiac]

I like them all but im STILL concerned about our run D and Safety position.

[Dark Superman]

It's most definitely AJ for me.

I have always dreamed about him being a Colt and now that dream is a reality. He may be a little older, but he's finally found himself a stud QB who's surrounded by weapons. Can't wait to see what he does alongside Hilton.

[12dalegend]

Gore because heʻs one of the reasons why AJ signed

[Dustin]

Kendall Langford.

[SteelDragon]

AJ and Gore. 1A and 1B. They're joined at the hip. Wouldn't have one without the other.

[BleedBlu8792]

Kendall Langford.

[backshoulderfade]

Cole

[ProblChld32]

Personally i think id have to go with Trent Cole. it will be nice to have a two headed pass rush duo. 

[lollygagger8]

I really like the safety issue we addressed in FA, especially in a weak safety draft class......

 

 

oh wait. 

 

 

Herremans is probably my favorite so far. For the money, he's an absolute steal. 

[PeterBowman]

Trent Cole....if they can get consisent pressure with just the front 4 they won't have to blitz as much.

 

Meaning there will be more people to cover the middle.

[Indianapolis-Colts-Fan]

Gore and Langford. I'm am excited to see what Langford can do in his preferred position. If he can bring it, then we get Mathis back and hopefully can get this D into the top 10.

[BullsColtsFan1]

Andre Johnson!

[TKnight24]

Andre Johnson

Nice have a WR that won't disappear in a game. Except when we play the Jets this year, Revis might best Dre but we'll see

[pgt_rob]

Frank Gore.

[husker61]

i think johnson will have a huge year! he has never played with a qb anywhere close to lucks ability.

 

langford is a great cheap (no risk) signing.

 

i don't like cole and gore at all.

[Archer]

Definitely Andre Johnson, though I've liked all of Grigson's signings/re-signings.  Very solid GMing so far.  I'm not worried about the Safety or NT positions.  I expect a mid-round Safety and possibly no DL in the draft at all.  My guess is that he has three or four complete ILBs he likes in this draft (Perryman, Anthony, Hull, Heeney, and Taiwan Jones all seem like good guesses), and he'll pull the trigger as soon as he thinks they are good values.  The Round 1 vaule wil be a CB (Kevin Johnson, I hope). 

 

I think I'm getting to understand Grigson's philosophy of roster building.  In FA, he targets specific players that fit the system and still have good football ahead of them, then he doesn't mind overspending.  He's fairly wise about structuring the contracts, so he can get out of them before too awful long if the player isn't performing reasonably well.  In the draft, I think he truly tries to be flexible and stick to his draft board.  He can probably tell you how the draft is going to pan out, but if he's wrong, he'll switch up and take a player at a totally different position b/c he's on top of his board.  In general, I think he has ice in his veins.  We may all think that the team is desperately thin at Safety (as most of us do), but he won't mind coming out of the draft without drafting a Safety if his draft board falls otherwise.  Then he'll do his best to add talent after the draft (CB trades his first year, adding Adams last year, pirating final cuts for players other teams are trying to pass to the PS - like Nixon).  I don't think he's bothered at all by areas a lot of us are really concerned about.  Finally, I think he truly believes in developing unheralded prospects.  Guys like Kelcy Quarles, Jonnothan Harrison, Zach Kerr, and Winston Guy seem like Just-a-Guys to fans, but he knew they needed development, spent a year developing them, and he'll have faith that they are going to take an important role and play well. 

[southwest1]

Frank Gore. I know he's not exactly a spring chicken anymore by NFL standards, but he runs tough, knows how to hit the hole, & he will be solid in blitz pickup assignments keeping Luck protected. 

[pgt_rob]

Frank Gore. I know he's not exactly a spring chicken anymore by NFL standards, but he runs tough, knows how to hit the hole, & he will be solid in blitz pickup assignments keeping Luck protected. 

 

I'm happy to finally see a proven running back out on the field. He can hit the smallest openings and gain yardage instead of being tackled in the back field. I'm excited!

[Flash7]

Frank Gore has been very professional throughout his career. This past year, however, he was more vocal than he usually has been. He publicly displayed his criticism of the offensive game plan and mentioned that he didn't particularly like sharing time with Hunter and then Hyde. He mentioned that it did not allow him to get into a groove as the game wore on and he criticized the Niners because they went from being a running team to a passing team which led to losses.

 

I like the signing, but I do think he has a point. A good RB usually needs carries to get into the groove of the game and see how the defense is playing against the run. I am afraid that with how we like to rotate our RBs he may encounter the same problem here. Of course, the rotation will help preserve him as the season wears on, so we have to consider both of the positives and negatives of this approach. Also, the Colts were a pass-happy team, but largely due to a lack of run game. We'll see how this works out soon enough.

[A8bil]

Frank Gore has been very professional throughout his career. This past year, however, he was more vocal than he usually has been. He publicly displayed his criticism of the offensive game plan and mentioned that he didn't particularly like sharing time with Hunter and then Hyde. He mentioned that it did not allow him to get into a groove as the game wore on and he criticized the Niners because they went from being a running team to a passing team which led to losses.

 

I like the signing, but I do think he has a point. A good RB usually needs carries to get into the groove of the game and see how the defense is playing against the run. I am afraid that with how we like to rotate our RBs he may encounter the same problem here. Of course, the rotation will help preserve him as the season wears on, so we have to consider both of the positives and negatives of this approach. Also, the Colts were a pass-happy team, but largely due to a lack of run game. We'll see how this works out soon enough.

  

Do you have a link for any of the comments you are attributing to Gore?  I'm a 49ers season ticket holder and follow the team pretty closely.  The only thing I remember Gore saying that came anything close to what you attribute to him, is that he was pretty down after the ARI game where he only had 6 carries...but that was more about questioning what the 49ers' strategy was because none of the RBs were getting carries.  I think it was less than 10 carries for all RBs.  Some beat writers tried to suggest Gore was unhappy with his role, but Gore quickly clarified that he was unhappy with losing and not being given a chance to help the team win.

 

That said, I also believe that Gore chose the Colts because he wants upwards of 250 carries.  Gore is on record saying he wants two things in his career:  (1) win a superbowl; and (2) get at least 12,500 career yds to give him a chance to get in the HOF.  He really wants a BIG year this year, and he'll work tirelessly to make that happen.

[Luck_Is_Skilled]

AJ by a landslide. Even at his age, the colts have never had a reciever with his physical tools. He made not come in and catch 100 balls but there is potential for a 10+ td season from him.

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

Honestly I like them all but I really like Gores running style, Gore, Johnson, Cole, Herramans, & the resign of Adams & Retiz! In that order!

[Flash7]

Do you have a link for any of the comments you are attributing to Gore? I'm a 49ers season ticket holder and follow the team pretty closely. The only thing I remember Gore saying that came anything close to what you attribute to him, is that he was pretty down after the ARI game where he only had 6 carries...but that was more about questioning what the 49ers' strategy was because none of the RBs were getting carries. I think it was less than 10 carries for all RBs. Some beat writers tried to suggest Gore was unhappy with his role, but Gore quickly clarified that he was unhappy with losing and not being given a chance to help the team win.

That said, I also believe that Gore chose the Colts because he wants upwards of 250 carries. Gore is on record saying he wants two things in his career: (1) win a superbowl; and (2) get at least 12,500 career yds to give him a chance to get in the HOF. He really wants a BIG year this year, and he'll work tirelessly to make that happen.

Awesome! I live in the SF Bay Area and a close family friend was the CTO of the Forty Niners. He was responsible for designing the IT Infostructure for their new stadium. I was happy to attend many of their games. I even got to see the Colts win at Candlestick.

Back on topic, after the Niner's lost to the Raiders, Gore made some comments:

"Gore is echoing the words of his teammate, noting that it is simply hard to get into a rhythm with the type of offense San Francisco is running. After putting up three straight 1,000-yard seasons, Gore is suddenly splitting carries with rookie Carlos Hyde who is being touted as the future of the position. The 49ers had said they wanted to lower Gore's carries, but the running back is not happy with the 14.8 per game he is averaging.

"It's hard to get in a rhythm," Gore said. "As players, you have to be in a rhythm on the field to be successful. And it's been tough all year to get in a rhythm."

As a whole, the entire offense for the 49ers has struggled this season. Colin Kaepernick is not getting the throws off. Michael Crabtree has been inconsistent. As rumors surround Jim Harbaugh, uncertainty remains for the future of the team. - SportsWorld.com

This report was also discussed on KNBR680 and other outlets which is where I had initially heard about it.