Mike Chappell Twitter - Colts Terminate Contracts Of Brackett, Clark, Bullitt And Addai (Merge)

[MTC]

I hope we resign Tamme to a 3 year deal.

[jjcolts]

WOW - that his some spring cleaning

[FireJimCaldwell]

Dead Cap Space $30,842,750.00

18 Manning $10,400,000.00

44 Clark $5,580,000.00

58 Brackett $7,200,000.00

7 Painter $22,750.00

5 Collins $1,250,000.00

29 Addai $3,720,000.00

33 Bullitt $2,670,000.00

These are all based on being cut as pre 6/1 cuts.

$30,842,750.00

25.7% of a 120 cap and counting.

[BOTT]

why are people acting like it's going to hurt the team....those guys have only played sparingly the last couple years anyway.

[JWF]

Let's be real, its not shocking, but it's strange to see them gone.

Yeah this is how I feel. Im not surprised at all. Just kind of caught off guard it happened all at once without warning.

I think its the right move but it is kind of sad as its the pretty much the icing on the cake of the house cleaning thats been going on.

[oldunclemark]

why are people acting like it's going to hurt the team....those guys have only played sparingly the last couple years anyway.

they were the heart of 5-10 playoff teams..is why

[buccolts]

Dead Cap Space $30,842,750.00

18 Manning $10,400,000.00

44 Clark $5,580,000.00

58 Brackett $7,200,000.00

7 Painter $22,750.00

5 Collins $1,250,000.00

29 Addai $3,720,000.00

33 Bullitt $2,670,000.00

These are all based on being cut as pre 6/1 cuts.

$30,842,750.00

25.7% of a 120 cap and counting.

I can't wait to hear how much under the cap we are.

[FireJimCaldwell]

I can't wait to hear how much under the cap we are.

1/4th of it is gone on players playing elsewhere next year.. If it's in the 120million range and each guy cut is treated a pre 6/1 cut.

[Jaric]

I can't wait to hear how much under the cap we are.

Next year is going to be a bonanza.

[everybodysgotone]

I'm fine and even extremely pleased for the most part with all five of these cuts within the context of their individual circumstances and overall team circumstance. The only one I have the slightest reservation about is Addai - but that's only because I thought he would have been a good 3rd down back because of his versatility, per many old conversations here.

[Peyton and Eli fan]

Can these players sign elsewhere immediately like Peyton? Or do they have to wait until Tues? I would like to see Dallas think about the Giants. Had both of their TEs tear ACLs in the Superbowl.

[vitoaf27]

1/4th of it is gone on players playing elsewhere next year.. If it's in the 120million range.

But we can still sign a lot of free agents this year, we would just have to load up the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. years rather than this year. Am I correct in assuming that?

Can you calculate how much money we are saving in future years by cutting all of these players, including Manning?

[Cynjin]

Dead Cap Space $30,842,750.00

18 Manning $10,400,000.00

44 Clark $5,580,000.00

58 Brackett $7,200,000.00

7 Painter $22,750.00

5 Collins $1,250,000.00

29 Addai $3,720,000.00

33 Bullitt $2,670,000.00

These are all based on being cut as pre 6/1 cuts.

$30,842,750.00

25.7% of a 120 cap and counting.

Thats a lot of dead cap space money. It looks like they may be trying to position the team for 2013.

[deedub75]

Mathis is going to be the oldest, most tenured player on the team. I know he wished he had known about the house cleaning beforehand but I guess he really didn't have much of a choice since he was tagged.

[BOTT]

they were the heart of 5-10 playoff teams..is why

that was then this is now. fact is they haven't helped the team much the last couple years....

[BleedBlu]

maybe we can get Jacobs since he was just released from the NYG

[BOTT]

Next year is going to be a bonanza.

yeah, even before these cuts polian said on espn that the colts would have oodles of money in a couple years. draft strong and fill in some hole thru free agency this teams can be competing in a few.....

[UndecidedFrog]

Mathis is going to be the oldest, most tenured player on the team. I know he wished he had known about the house cleaning beforehand but I guess he really didn't have much of a choice since he was tagged.

AV is by far the oldest.

[BOTT]

maybe we can get Jacobs since he was just released from the NYG

meh....save that money for down the road

[oldunclemark]

that was then this is now. fact is they haven't helped the team much the last couple years....

They helped a lot in 2010..that's just not true

..and its easy to cut for 100 reasons....the hard part is to acquire quality players

we need far more paole than we have draft choices..and we still dont have much cap room THIS SEASON

[Ufansince65]

Can you update us on cap figures? It would be much appreciated.

My main concern about Grigson was his understanding of how to manage the cap. This bloodletting of the roster reminds me so much of what the great Joe Thomas did in 1972. I think Grigson gets it. The Colts aren't going anywhere in 2012 anyway, so get rid of all the players who won't be here to contribute in 2015, and confine the cap pain to this year. Just grit your teeth for 16 more games, and then watch the rebuilding gather speed in 2013 when we're 30mil under the cap, can trade our top-5 pick for two 1st rounders, and have more compensation picks. The first goal in this year's draft is to get more o-linemen and receivers to help Luck survive. Maybe we'll be able to get a third-rounder for Freeney.

Under the circumstances, I am puzzled as to why they bothered to re-sign Mathis, unless they intend to trade him.

This is indeed a wild ride. As 'Johnny' in the movie 'Airplane' said ( referencing the tv series 'The Big Valley' ): "Nick! Heath! Jared! There's a fire in the barn!"

[Mameluc]

i get all the moves but man, we hve like 20 needs now... wth? i would have kept clarck, luck is going to need a safety valve. i wold have tried to restructure his deal

[bayone]

its official now

The rebuilding of the Indianapolis Colts has reached an even higher level, with the team cutting linebacker Gary Brackett, running back Joseph Addai, tight end Dallas Clark and safety Melvin Bullitt.

The Colts confirmed the terminated contracts --- and the release of quarterback Curtis Painter --- in a news release.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20120309/SPORTS03/203090373/Colts-c...

[Restored]

They helped a lot in 2010..that's just not true

..and its easy to cut for 100 reasons....the hard part is to acquire quality players

we need far more paole than we have draft choices..and we still dont have much cap room THIS SEASON

True but you hope to use this coming year as growing period for Luck and Co. then build a good team for him the next couple of seasons. Just how the league works.

[FireJimCaldwell]

But we can still sign a lot of free agents this year, we would just have to load up the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. years rather than this year. Am I correct in assuming that?

Can you calculate how much money we are saving in future years by cutting all of these players, including Manning?

2012 Savings  $21,210,000.00
18 Manning  $6,600,000.00
44 Clark  $1,740,000.00
58 Brackett  $200,000.00
7 Painter  $565,000.00
5 Collins  $10,000,000.00
29 Addai  $1,040,000.00
33 Bullitt  $1,065,000.00

2013 Savings  $43,785,000.00
18 Manning  $18,000,000.00
44 Clark  $8,120,000.00
58 Brackett  $9,000,000.00
7 Painter  $-  
5 Collins  $-  
29 Addai  $4,930,000.00
33 Bullitt  $3,735,000.00

2014 Savings  $28,000,000.00
18 Manning  $19,000,000.00
44 Clark  $-  
58 Brackett  $9,000,000.00
7 Painter  $-  
5 Collins  $-  
29 Addai  $-  
33 Bullitt  $-  


2015 Savings  $20,000,000.00
18 Manning  $20,000,000.00
44 Clark
58 Brackett
7 Painter
5 Collins
29 Addai
33 Bullitt

Again it's based on them being treated as pre 6/1 cuts.

[Fatboyslim11]

So, this is the new reality in Colts land. I was a little stunned by the cuts but upon further reflection, I can see why it makes sense going forward. All the players cut were either past their prime or would not be a key part of rebuilding. i believe next on the list are Donald Brown and Fili Moala.

It's going to be an interesting off season leading to the 2012 season.

[achcolts]

I forget, who are our 22 starters again?

aobut 19 of them are gone lololol

[BOTT]

They helped a lot in 2010..that's just not true

..and its easy to cut for 100 reasons....the hard part is to acquire quality players

we need far more paole than we have draft choices..and we still dont have much cap room THIS SEASON

clark and bullit missed huge chunks of that season. brackett and addai were banged up quite a bit.

and who cares how much cap room the colts have this season. they need to build a nice core of players thru the draft and then worry about free agency.

[achcolts]

donald browns staying. whoever said hes next up there

[Malakai432]

I loved Addai, but the fellas was just injured to often same with Bullitt, Brackett was overpaid and Clark had a terrible year. It's tough but not surprising. Freeney will probably be next since he seems not open to renegotiate.

Crazy epic rebuilding, they better have some kind of plan to bring in FA's and have a nice draft.

[oldunclemark]

clark and bullit missed huge chunks of that season. brackett and addai were banged up quite a bit.

and who cares how much cap room the colts have this season. they need to build a nice core of players thru the draft and then worry about free agency.

I care. I care about 2012

Its great to debate but what's their arguement for people to buy tickets..?

That's a tough sell

[Tark The Shark]

I know I said before that I wouldn't mind to see any of these guys go, I thought they would contribute this season but it just seems surreal that all of these guys were let go, now that Clark and Addai are gone, all we have is Brown, Collie, and White

[Ryan43]

Man, the dudes for EA Sports Madden 13 have a lot of work to do on the Colts roster

[oldunclemark]

donald browns staying. whoever said hes next up there

Definetly..

Brown's part of the future.....as is Austin Collie..Blair White, Jacob Tamme and those two linemen we drafted

[Robin]

Bob Kravitz ‏ @bkravitz

Bullitt and Brackett were injury issues, Clark isn't worth the cap hit, Addai had nothing left in the tank...and Painter is Painter.

its true and it had to happen glad we still have some familiar faces left. Mathis & Bethea ;)

[teresa0955]

Bob Kravitz ‏ @bkravitz

Bullitt and Brackett were injury issues, Clark isn't worth the cap hit, Addai had nothing left in the tank...and Painter is Painter.

its true and it had to happen glad we still have some familiar faces left. Mathis & Bethea ;)

Mathis got conned. feel sorry for him

[Brett Snyder]

yeah, we still have Angerer, Conner, and Powers aswell.

[presto123]

Grigson isn't messing around!

[Poster X]

Pat McAfee is still here, and something tell me after this upcoming season he will be be our teams MVP.

[Robin]

I wish i could look 3 years into the future..