Report: Colts signing WR Ryan Grant

[buccolts]

8 minutes ago, Colt Overseas said:

Im ok with the signing, so long as were not paying over $10 million a year or something.

 

Somehow, I think your fear will not be realized on this one.

[Fisticuffs111]

13 minutes ago, rockywoj said:

 

As a fan, I don’t care what the team pays him or anybody else ... beyond the general concept that I don’t want the team to become salary cap constrained from making moves down the road.  Ergo, I suspect the deal for Grant is quite meaningless in the big picture ... and I therefore consider it kind of silly for “fans” to worry as much as they do about individual salaries.

 

To be honest, I’d actually prefer if player salaries were treated as confidential matters and the only thing shared with the general public was the team’s aggregate payroll.

Yeah, I think we've all seen/been through this debate before.

For me, it's not something I get worked up about. It's an interesting aspect of the off-field side of things to follow during the offseason.

[TKnight24]

 

[PrincetonTiger]

5 minutes ago, OffensivelyPC said:

 

You old geezers!

 

Lol I kid, I was born like 3 years after their first fight.

My 3rd BDay was just over a week before the Showdown I

[Fisticuffs111]

Nice, prove it deal.

[TKnight24]

 

[rockywoj]

37 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

Yeah, I think we've all seen/been through this debate before.

For me, it's not something I get worked up about. It's an interesting aspect of the off-field side of things to follow during the offseason.

Yeah, basically I just care whether or not the player is good or not.  I don’t worry myself over micro-management issues, like salaries.  

[OffensivelyPC]

Just now, TKnight24 said:

 

Oh thank god it wasn't the 4 year $30 million that Baltimore gave him.

[Virtuoso80]

 

[MTC]

Figured it would be a prove-it deal.

 

Hard not like this deal. Very team-friendly. 

[Mr.Debonair]

Damn, after his Baltimore deal, I know that has to sting

[waka waka]

i like how he attacks the ball and is a hands catcher 1yr deal should be a good add reminds me a lot of rogers currently on the roster.

[Boiler_Colt]

21 minutes ago, Virtuoso80 said:

Who is Hearns?  I kid, I know you meant Hurns.  

Tommy Hearns duh. At least he can take a hit

[Case]

1 year, 5mill. I’ll take it 

[Virtuoso80]

 

[ColtsAC]

Like this signing. As for Hurns, the thing that gives me pause is the Jags choosing Moncrief over Hurns. Maybe it's all cap related. The Colts would probably check into the why, I guess.

[dgambill]

5 minutes ago, MTC said:

Figured it would be a prove-it deal.

 

Hard not like this deal. Very team-friendly. 

I just wish it had an option for 2019. If he plays well I don't mind having the option to keep him...but this probably was structured this way to stay out of the compensatory range. Very crafty Chris.... I see what you did there!

[Valpo2004]

22 minutes ago, rockywoj said:

 

As a fan, I don’t care what the team pays him or anybody else ... beyond the general concept that I don’t want the team to become salary cap constrained from making moves down the road.  Ergo, I suspect the deal for Grant is quite meaningless in the big picture ... and I therefore consider it kind of silly for “fans” to worry as much as they do about individual salaries.

 

To be honest, I’d actually prefer if player salaries were treated as confidential matters and the only thing shared with the general public was the team’s aggregate payroll.

 

NFLPA wouldn't want it.  

 

You would think they would but ultimately the way they get their players paid more money is by comparison.  

 

For example they are talking about inking Rodgers to a new deal.  You can bet he's going to be talking about the money Kirk Cousins got and expecting the Packers to beat that. 

[ColtsAC]

5 minutes ago, MightyLucks said:

1 year, 5mill. I’ll take it 

You can move the decimal point to the left and I would take it. 

[Yoshinator]

Nice deal. Doesn't take away a compensatory pick for next year and fills a need for WR. We'll need at least one more WR through the draft or FA, but we are in better shape now then we were before. Ballard is starting to get things done. Almost a guarantee now we are drafting at least 2 O-Lineman in the draft.

[Colt Overseas]

Nice deal Ballard!

[Yoshinator]

8 minutes ago, Virtuoso80 said:

 

Boom! It's starting to add up!

[coltsfansince65]

47 minutes ago, Virtuoso80 said:

Highlights from last year

Not sure about the music if it's explicit or not (im deaf), so be warned if it is. 

Yeah. Not work friendly. Thanks for posting. I like what I see.

[richard pallo]

Great addition.  He's really going to be motivated to get that long term deal again and with Luck it could happen.  And we will get the first shot at resigning him to a longer deal if it works out.  You can't ask for more than that.  A prove it deal that could easily prove out.

[coltsfansince65]

44 minutes ago, azcolt said:

Ravens sign him, then void the deal based on an ankle injury and now we sign him. Either Ravens are playing games or we are getting desperate.

He received a cut on his foot that became infected. Apparently this is what scared the Ravens from signing him. 

I suppose the Colts doctors don't see it as a big enough issue to keep him off the field.

[csmopar]

5 mil? That's it?

[stitches]

Good deal compared to what he got paid by Baltimore. He must be * off and hungry to prove he's worth more. We got our slot receiver, now we need a big possession type of receiver. Hurns would be nice addition... or Eq.St Brown from the draft. 

[Creekside]

29 minutes ago, TKnight24 said:

 

 

almost twice the production in 2017 of Moncreif.....and at half the price of Moncreif, who got almost 10 mill. guaranteed......Ballard made a very smart move.

 

Unconfirmed related news: When at the Ravens facility Grant was suspected of taking a box of raisins.

[OffensivelyPC]

Just now, stitches said:

Good deal compared to what he got paid by Baltimore. He must be * off and hungry to prove he's worth more. We got our slot receiver, now we need a big possession type of receiver. Hurns would be nice addition... or Eq.St Brown from the draft. 

What is it you like about St. Brown?  I watched him a while back and I saw a red zone threat and that's about it.

[rockywoj]

2 minutes ago, stitches said:

Good deal compared to what he got paid by Baltimore. He must be * off and hungry to prove he's worth more. We got our slot receiver, now we need a big possession type of receiver. Hurns would be nice addition... or Eq.St Brown from the draft. 

Ebron?  Sounds like he could be a big, mismatch of a receiver.

[FicmanS]

Yawn...   He's not really burned it up in his 5 years, camp body

[P'Son]

Should not have let Moncrief walk.  We can compare stats...

[coltsfanej]

More hands catches on that video than Moncrief has in his career. 

[PrincetonTiger]

6 minutes ago, coltsfansince65 said:

He received a cut on his foot that became infected. Apparently this is what scared the Ravens from signing him. 

I suppose the Colts doctors don't see it as a big enough issue to keep him off the field.

I thought that was BB not RG

[Cynjin]

1 minute ago, FicmanS said:

Yawn...   He's not really burned it up in his 5 years, camp body

 

Well, for one, if he had "burned it up" in the past 5 years, he wouldn't be a FA.  Two, camp body?  Highly unlikely. 

[JColts72]

5 minutes ago, csmopar said:

5 mil? That's it?

sounds poor to me, great money to have.

[ColtsBlitz]

1 hour ago, MightyLucks said:

Yawn 

It’s comments like these that make me question why people were so impatient early in FA

[GoColtsWin]

49 minutes ago, dw49 said:

 

 

Isn't Hearns the really good fighter that Sugar Ray Leonard beat in that great fight. Believe his nickname was Hitman and was from Detroit.

Tommy “The Hitman” Hearns. I grew up watching boxing w/my Dad and Papaw. Awesome competition then. Hearns, Hagler, Chavez, Suger-Ray Leonord, Roberto Duran, Spinx, and many others. The Leonord/Duran bouts were my all-time favorites. 

[TKnight24]

3 minutes ago, FicmanS said:

Yawn...   He's not really burned it up in his 5 years, camp body

Yeah..... a camp body on a team with one proven WR. Make sense. Maybe we’ll just run 1 WR sets all season 

 

 

[Trueman]

Well done, CB.

 

Another contract with no long term obligation and incentive for the player to perform.

 

Ages of the players signed so far : 24,27,27.

 

Love it.