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I mean... everybody says that and right now maybe we are the best option for him, but would that be the same in 2 years time? Who knows... About the pick compensation - yes, I would really hope Ballard doesn't go into a bidding war with other teams. Have a firm price set and don't go over it. 1st and 3d is about the max I would be willing to give for 33 year old Stafford.
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By NewColtsFan · Posted
Stafford has been very public about his number one goal: Winning. (His words, not mine). He’s not going to want to leave because we want to pay him $25m instead of $30+ million. The Colts give Stafford the best chance of winning. Period. Leaving the Colts for a money grab would be the worst look possible for him. I don’t see that as a worry. Honestly. My bigger concern is the cost in draft picks to acquire him. There may be a bidding war, which could prove very expensive. At some point, I could see Ballard dropping out. We will likely know in the next 6 weeks. -
He is 33 and has 2 years left on reasonable contract. After that you will have to give him a contract in the realm of what other top QBs are getting now and he will be getting older... So you will either have to pay big or lose him and this is while all our young pieces are moving out of their rookie contracts... So we will start losing some of them. So IMO IF we get Stafford this will be the golden window to try to go all in... Use Stafford's best remaining years at the best contract you will have him at, to try to surround him with best talent we can get while our young player are still cheap. Later he will be older/worse on worse contract and our young studs we either be paid much more (less money to get reinforcement elsewhere) or will be gone. So... Go all in NOW. This doesn't mean you concede the later years, but IMO the best chance we have are the next 2 years if we get Stafford. This is legitimate Superbowl contender if we can get one of the top receivers, a very good pass-rusher and some solid CBs.
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By NewColtsFan · Posted
Odds are you can’t do all that because the salary cap is going down roughly $15-20 million. We’re likely going to need more time. I don’t understand the 2-year window reference? Stafford likely has 5+ years left. With a GM like Ballard, our window should remain open longer than that.
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