Ballard hit a home run on this one

[danlhart87 6,293]

 

https://fansided.com/2020/07/23/colts-will-quickly-find-out-xavier-rhodes-is-cooked/

 

 

[GoColts8818 4,356]

But wait all his draft picks aren’t all pros so he sucks...

[jchandler7 147]

I just hope he re-signs for a price that's good for both he and the team.

[shasta519 2,652]

Rhodes was a great vet FA flyer...but I would be hesitant to commit to anything more than a reasonable two-year deal with an out after one season. 

[Frenchy789 2]

Totally, he just hit 30 in June so I don't see him speeding up with age. That said, the Colts (until the disaster that was Week 12), the Colts must have some kind of magic potion *wink* because other than Marlon Mack and 3 key players against @ the Titans, the team was relatively healthy!

 

Especially when you look at the rest of the NFL..

 

I lived in Westfield Indiana and theres not much to do honestly, still love Indy no doubt about it, but not much to do for a football player other than PT in his farm-sized Indiana mansion so they probably had an advantage in that sense. 

[NFLfan 7,994]

6 hours ago, danlhart87 said:

 

https://fansided.com/2020/07/23/colts-will-quickly-find-out-xavier-rhodes-is-cooked/

 

 

 

I was a big fan of Rhodes. I never wanted him to leave. He was a cap casualty.

 

Given how much Colts fans wanted to draft him, it seems that he is now where he was supposed to be drafted. 

[pgt_rob 676]

Rhodes has been playing very nicely for us. Glad to have him!

[lollygagger8 3,305]

RHODES CLOSED BABY! 

 

I still can't believe Colts didn't call Rhodes name in 2013 draft and called Bjorn Werner instead. Then Minnesota came in very next pick and swooped Rhodes up.

 

Would've been so nice to have him that whole time. 

[danlhart87 6,293]

19 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

RHODES CLOSED BABY! 

 

I still can't believe Colts didn't call Rhodes name in 2013 draft and called Bjorn Werner instead. Then Minnesota came in very next pick and swooped Rhodes up.

 

Would've been so nice to have him that whole time. 

The guy they should have taken went 2 picks after Rhodes. 

 

Deandre Hopkins 

He turned out pretty good lol

[AZColt11 1,266]

22 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:

The guy they should have taken went 2 picks after Rhodes. 

 

Deandre Hopkins 

He turned out pretty good lol

Way to throw cold water on it Dan!

[danlhart87 6,293]

Just now, AZColt11 said:

Way to throw cold water on it Dan!

I try to support every pick we make but I know not all of them turn out great

[chickenMan 494]

36 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:

I try to support every pick we make but I know not all of them turn out great

Bjorn seems like a nice guy and I know he struggled with injuries, but my goodness he sucked at football in the NFL

[danlhart87 6,293]

Just now, chickenMan said:

Bjorn seems like a nice guy and I know he struggled with injuries, but my goodness he sucked at football in the NFL

Lots of the 13 draft was bad too

[chickenMan 494]

3 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:

Lots of the 13 draft was bad too

Grigson truly was awful

[danlhart87 6,293]

4 minutes ago, chickenMan said:

Grigson truly was awful

He was but I'm not here to bash him anymore 

[chickenMan 494]

Just now, danlhart87 said:

He was but I'm not here to bash him anymore 

Things better left unsaid I suppose lol. I try not to think about him and focus on the positivity of Ballard

[DougDew 2,270]

2 hours ago, danlhart87 said:

The guy they should have taken went 2 picks after Rhodes. 

 

Deandre Hopkins 

He turned out pretty good lol

GMs draft for need.  They all do. 

 

We didn't draft Rhodes because we had just acquired a #1 Corner in Vontae Davis (a very good one) and teams can't devote capital into two #1 CBs, so Rhodes was never an option. IMO.

 

We had TY and Reggie.  Hopkins would have been a luxury too.

 

With Mathis aging and Walden being what we could sign given the cap constraints still, an OLB/DE was the right position to target (among some others).

 

Unfortunately, you have to make sure the actual player is good enough.

 

Some folks wanted Larry Warford, the G.  That probably would have been a better fit for what we needed.  He's still playing now too IIRC.