Kelechi Osemele released. Should we get him?

[GoColts00]

Labrum torn. He had surgery that went well. He's been an Excellent OG for a long time. 

I guess it depends on contract $.

Thoughts..

[NewColtsFan]

1 hour ago, GoColts00 said:

Labrum torn. He had surgery that went well. He's been an Excellent OG for a long time. 

I guess it depends on contract $.

Thoughts..

The contract is nothing.   Expensive, but we can afford whatever we want. Though I doubt we’d want a very expensive backup.

 

The much bigger issue is....   can he play?   His health.   He just had surgery.  He says he can’t play right now.  
 

I think the chances of us signing him are somewhere between Slim and None. 

[richard pallo]

Can't hurt to check him out for next year.  That's probably when he will play again.  He was good when he was healthy.  He would be a great depth veteran player if he was willing to do that. He will be 31 in June.  But I'm sure he will try to find a team to start for. 

[Lucky Colts Fan]

I know it's the cliche homer thing to say, but I trust Ballard to do his due diligence and make the right decision.

 

If Osemele ends up as a Colt, cool I will root for him.

 

If he ends up as a Patriot, he can suck rocks.  

[CanuckColtsFan]

Im not sure he makes sense. He's old and pricey. On the other hand he could beat out Glow and we would have great depth and no weak links. It would be odd to me if we picked him up though.

[GoColts00]

3 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:

The contract is nothing.   Expensive, but we can afford whatever we want. Though I doubt we’d want a very expensive backup.

 

The much bigger issue is....   can he play?   His health.   He just had surgery.  He says he can’t play right now.  
 

I think the chances of us signing him are somewhere between Slim and None. 

I don't think he would play this season. He would replace Glowinski next season and it would be an upgrade. He's obviously not worth the $$$ he was going to be paid, but that doesn't mean that we would sign him for that amount either.  

[GoColts00]

3 hours ago, richard pallo said:

Can't hurt to check him out for next year.  That's probably when he will play again.  He was good when he was healthy.  He would be a great depth veteran player if he was willing to do that. He will be 31 in June.  But I'm sure he will try to find a team to start for. 

It would be for next year or 2-3 yrs.

Depth player??  He would start and Glowinski would be on the bench.

[GoColts00]

1 hour ago, CanuckColtsFan said:

Im not sure he makes sense. He's old and pricey. On the other hand he could beat out Glow and we would have great depth and no weak links. It would be odd to me if we picked him up though.

I know Ballard usually goes younger and Draft picks are the life blood of the team. He definitely would be an upgrade over Glowinski. 

Idk... It's an interesting idea 

[Dark Superman]

No thanks. The Jets don't even want him.

[jameszeigler834]

10 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:

The contract is nothing.   Expensive, but we can afford whatever we want. Though I doubt we’d want a very expensive backup.

 

The much bigger issue is....   can he play?   His health.   He just had surgery.  He says he can’t play right now.  
 

I think the chances of us signing him are somewhere between Slim and None. 

Maybe in the offseason but not now.

[PuntersArePeopleToo]

11 hours ago, Dark_Superman said:

No thanks. The Jets don't even want him.

They didn't want him because of an injury that he said could not play through and dr's he went to said he could not. Then he filed a grievance against them for it.

[DougDew]

If we acquire a new starter on the OL, I'd rather have it be a RT and slide Smith inside.  I like Smith, but upgrading RT would essentially allow us to upgrade two positions on right side, since Smith is likely much better than Glow.

 

I don't think Osemele can play RT, but I could be wrong.

[dw49]

Funny how Glowinski reverted back to being Glowinski.

 

We'll be spending one of our top 4 picks on an upgrade for RG next April. I think Smith stays at RT but I guess they could move him to guard. Or maybe Ballard signs a FA for the right side ?

[Jackie Daytona]

3 minutes ago, dw49 said:

Funny how Glowinski reverted back to being Glowinski.

 

We'll be spending one of our top 4 picks on an upgrade for RG next April. I think Smith stays at RT but I guess they could move him to guard. Or maybe Ballard signs a FA for the right side ?

Funny how I think he's ok there.  They will only draft guys that they perceive as worth the pick value.  If that's a RG/RT they'll no doubt do it.  As for priorities, I bet potential backup/future starter at LT is probably higher up the list than replacing Glowinski

[shasta519]

23 hours ago, DougDew said:

If we acquire a new starter on the OL, I'd rather have it be a RT and slide Smith inside.  I like Smith, but upgrading RT would essentially allow us to upgrade two positions on right side, since Smith is likely much better than Glow.

 

I don't think Osemele can play RT, but I could be wrong.

 

I think this is the play. Or drafting another Braden Smith type that can play both.

[dw49]

6 hours ago, Shafty138 said:

Funny how I think he's ok there.  They will only draft guys that they perceive as worth the pick value.  If that's a RG/RT they'll no doubt do it.  As for priorities, I bet potential backup/future starter at LT is probably higher up the list than replacing Glowinski

 

Glowinski has been utterly horrible this year . He was more than adequate last year .... this year is a whole different story. IMO , Glowinski will be replaced by a FA or high draft pick ... 100%. I wouldn't be shocked if the Colts made a trade this year to put him on the bench.