Coltsfan1953 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, Everyone said: I hope this Hank is better than "basket case" Hank Baskett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyagent17 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, King Colt said: One brick as a time. Nice signing. (eggsssalent) Thanks egghead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockywoj Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Colts / Chris Ballard getting glowing review on Sirius XM NFL Network by Jim Miller and Pat Kirwin on Moving The Chains, for signing Hankins and for the rest of the offseason moves made. I really respect Kirwin's opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyagent17 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 59 minutes ago, TKnight24 said: at best riding the pine, at worst looking for a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaron04 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, chad72 said: A rarity, news that makes fans, players and management happy!!! Normally turns bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR-549 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Superman said: Oh wow. I said the same thing when I read it, only with different words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmopar Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, DougDew said: Are you people finished whining now? nope, they'll still whine 1 hour ago, backshoulderfade said: Guess we really were all in on Hankins.....y'all happy now..... 52 minutes ago, CR91 said: Wonder what it means for parry I'd keep him, he's more than capable as a backup. 36 minutes ago, cbear said: I asked this question in the other thread, but will again here. Can someone compare him to any other NT or DT we've had here? uh...yeah, he's better than any we've had in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo2004 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Maybe a lot of money but it's good to get a young defensive stud in the building. A good NT is kind of what we where missing on the DL. Langford, Hankins, Anderson doesn't sound too bad too me. Especially with some good rotational guys like McGill. Still have a lot of needs on defense but this fills a big hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat_Shaun Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 22 minutes ago, bababooey said: as long as we dont lose half the team in camp to injury We can pretty much always count on several casualties in camp, it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwinnettColt Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I like this move. We can focus on OLB, Guard, CB. We can also get an RB and ILB. This could be a great draft for us as NT is no longer a huge need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaColts85 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, csmopar said: uh...yeah, he's better than any we've had in the last decade. I will give you this since Booger was here in 2006...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Out of LIKES but I love this Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw49 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 44 minutes ago, Superman said: You weren't going to get a good NT out of the draft this year, IMO. I totally agree with plugging holes in FA and drafting players based on merit, not position. Hankins fills another need. The run defense should be improved this season, for sure. For sure considering Hankins and maybe getting Anderson and Langford back healthy . 2016 was a total washout for what are our 2 best DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colts_Fan12 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Steal us some CBs and a couple ILB and a FS later and we will be in business in D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmopar Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, DaColts85 said: I will give you this since Booger was here in 2006...lol and........ this 2017, 2006 is 11 years ago, a decade is 10 years............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincetonTiger Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Still can't believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coltsfan1953 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 23 minutes ago, indyagent17 said: Thanks egghead Eggciting times for Colts fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I don't see how anyone cant be happy about this. We needed this badly. Even if Hankins doesn't turn out Very Good or Great, he is better than anyone we have and he has the potential to be Great at only 25 years old. This is actually one of the best Free Agency signings by anyone IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR-549 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 CBs' version of..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRustonRifle#7 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, BR-549 said: I said the same thing when I read it, only with different words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewColtsFan Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think my favorite part of this deal is this.... Compromise. Odds are Hankins came DOWN in the number of years.... And the Colts came UP in the number of dollars on a per year basis. And we met in the middle, 3 years, 30 million. Even better is that the three years are right in the middle of Hankins' Prime Years! Perfect!! Nice effort by Ballard and Irsay to make this happen. Good for the Hankins crew to compromise as well. Win-win are my favorite kind of deals..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananabucket Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewColtsFan Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I don't know why there is so much bashing of Holder and the rest of the media. They spoke with their sources at Indy. Odds are, they spoke to sources for Hankins. What they reported was likely accurate, right up until the moment that things changed. Stories change all the time. The two sides are apart on terms, and then they decide to compromise and make a deal. That's two different stories. One where there's no deal, the other where there IS a deal. Doesn't mean the first story was wrong. It means things happened, and they clearly did. Media bashing is a favorite hobby here..... And I think most of the time, there's little reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Superman said: Holder is soooo bad... I will admit, I was wrong on this one. I didn't see Ballard dropping this kind of coin on Hankins. I'm kind of concerned, I don't really think Hankins is the kind of player you pay $10m/year, but there's no question he's going to be one of our best DL and will help the defensive front significantly. Good add, questionable contract, IMO. Again - I think it's probably massively front loaded and it's a situation of "use the money now, while we have it, so we can have flexibility in the future". I didn't expect him to get this much money, but we probably didn't like the NT draft class much this year(can't blame them, it's kind of bad). I'm going to wait to see the contract details, but it sounds exactly like a Ballard contract at first sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbear Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, csmopar said: nope, they'll still whine happy now..... I'd keep him, he's more than capable as a backup. uh...yeah, he's better than any we've had in the last decade. Seriously? Let's say from the beginning of the Dungy era. We've had some decent DT in that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, MTC said: Someone tell me how I should feel. I have many emotions going through my head about this signing. Depends on what stake you have in Irsay's bank account. If none - you can be happy that the Colts got a quality starter that's instantly going to be our best lineman, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaColts85 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, csmopar said: and........ this 2017, 2006 is 11 years ago, a decade is 10 years............ Hints why I said I will give you that. Technically the season ends in 2007 so that would be 10 years since you want to try and be outspoken here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewColtsFan Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Everyone said: Yeah, also this signing doesn't really go along with what Ballard has been saying. Ballard never said he wouldn't ever spend big money on a player. He said he'd be very selective and make sure it was the right player to bring into the Colts' locker room. This deal is not that much bigger than the one they gave to Sheard. And the best part, is that it's only 3 years and the years are right in the prime of Hankins' career. It's a solid deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 6 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said: I think my favorite part of this deal is this.... Compromise. Odds are Hankins came DOWN in the number of years.... And the Colts came UP in the number of dollars on a per year basis. And we met in the middle, 3 years, 30 million. Even better is that the three years are right in the middle of Hankins' Prime Years! Perfect!! Nice effort by Ballard and Irsay to make this happen. Good for the Hankins crew to compromise as well. Win-win are my favorite kind of deals..... I agree. If I could I would give you a LIKE. I think we win and Hankins wins in this deal. At worse he will be Good IMO, I am hoping Very Good or Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR-549 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said: I agree. If I could I would give you a LIKE. I think we win and Hankins wins in this deal. At worse he will be Good IMO, I am hoping Very Good or Great. I will share my like with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernBlue Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Everyone said: Yeah, also this signing doesn't really go along with what Ballard has been saying. He said he's not going to splash in FA but he also said he's going to be opportunistic when he sees great fit of quality, need and value and mentioned getting Maclin in KC as an example. He probably sees Hankins in a similar way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÅÐØNϧ 1 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 2 hours ago, DougDew said: Are you people finished whining now? For today maybe & that is doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo2004 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said: Ballard never said he wouldn't ever spend big money on a player. He said he'd be very selective and make sure it was the right player to bring into the Colts' locker room. This deal is not that much bigger than the one they gave to Sheard. And the best part, is that it's only 3 years and the years are right in the prime of Hankins' career. It's a solid deal. Guaranteed money is significantly higher though. I'm not being critical though. It's not a super huge deal. . . it's not like Hankins got QB money here. Good player, fills an important position of need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Luck fan club Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'm a happy camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitches Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 BTW Hankins just turned 25 2 weeks ago. He's younger than some draft prospects in this year's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakai432 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I like this signing, significant upgrade over Parry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewColtsFan Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, Valpo2004 said: Guaranteed money is significantly higher though. I'm not being critical though. It's not a super huge deal. . . it's not like Hankins got QB money here. Good player, fills an important position of need. I think Sheard got 12.5 Mill guaranteed. Hankins got 14.5. Is two million really that much more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincetonTiger Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, stitches said: BTW Hankins just turned 25 2 weeks ago. He's younger than some draft prospects in this year's draft. Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCollarColts Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Out go Parry (probably), Mathis, Walden, and Jackson... In come Hankins, Sheard, Simon, and Spence. Upgrades all across the board in my mind.. Gotta love this off-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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