Colts QB Watch Party

[danlhart87]

Just now, sb2001 said:

I don’t think JI thinks that way. I truly believe he wants it NOW!!!!

I prefer rookie over any veteran currently 

 

Yes its a shot in the dark but if you nail it you are set for years

[Btown_Colt]

Just now, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

So browns have added Watsons backup. What are you waiting for Berry. Free Baker.

Aww you and Lawerence have the same catch phrase now. Cute

[GoColts8818]

8 minutes ago, Dobbinblitz said:

All true. The sooner the better the QB situation is solidified so the team can fill out the rest of the roster and field a playoff team. I am not stating the I have any knowledge to the situation other than this is what I hope happens.

I agree with you and more importantly I am sure Ballard agrees with you but this could be beyond his control.  He is also under pressure to get this right because he can’t afford another miss.  He’s probably not going to rush this so some patience might be required. With that said I think there is a good chance this wrapped up by Tuesday (that doesn’t mean I think they are getting Ryan).  I just think IF Ryan is getting moved and the Browns need to move Baker and I expect those two moves to be done by Tuesday.  If not all signs will point to Marriota or Jimmy G as teams needing a QB will be dwindling too.  

6 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

So browns have added Watsons backup. What are you waiting for Berry. Free Baker.

The best deal he can get like any good GM.

[csmopar]

8 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Maker Baker news is coming soon. Lol

Stop speculating, it’ll help 

[IrsaysArmy]

9 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Maker Baker news is coming soon. Lol

What makes you think that

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1 minute ago, IrsaysArmy said:

What makes you think that

Sorry I meant maybe. They are making other QB moves today.

[#12.]

Jacoby to the Browns...

 

Looks like Watson will hit the field with a 1-7 record.  

[Fisticuffs111]

Eh, if the Browns aren’t liking their offers I could see why they’re waiting. No need for them to rush.

[Aaron86]

3 minutes ago, #12. said:

Jacoby to the Browns...

 

Looks like Watson will hit the field with a 1-7 record.  

0-7

[JediXMan]

2 minutes ago, #12. said:

Jacoby to the Browns...

 

Looks like Watson will hit the field with a 1-7 record.  

 

That O is talented though even if it's Jacoby starting.

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No point in reaching, I don’t care to trade any picks away.

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

Eh, if the Browns aren’t liking their offers I could see why they’re waiting. No need for them to rush.

Yeah as long as the Texans are patient with them on the Watson deal (and they have waited this long no reason they wouldn’t wait a little longer) they pretty much have until the draft to trade him.  

[Happy2BeHere]

The browns have traded a QB…case Keenum to the Bills for a 7th round pick  

[Dobbinblitz]

Case Keenum on Baker Mayfield:

 

Keenum said it was a small miracle" every week Mayfield was able to get on the field,

"I did have a front row seat to one of the gutsiest, toughest performances of a quarter

back playing in a season that I have ever seen, culminating in the other night and how

he battled his tail off to really bring us back into that game and keep us in it," Keenum

said on January 5. "I think his entire season he was battling a lot of things. He is one of

the toughest guys I know, and he is a fighter. He came to fight every single day and

pushed through a lot of adversity just to get on the field on Sundays."

[LJpalmbeacher2]

1 hour ago, danlhart87 said:

I'm perfectly fine bringing in rookie

 

"No more bandaids"

 

 

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1 minute ago, Dobbinblitz said:

Case Keenum on Baker Mayfield:

 

Keenum said it was a small miracle" every week Mayfield was able to get on the field,

"I did have a front row seat to one of the gutsiest, toughest performances of a quarter

back playing in a season that I have ever seen, culminating in the other night and how

he battled his tail off to really bring us back into that game and keep us in it," Keenum

said on January 5. "I think his entire season he was battling a lot of things. He is one of

the toughest guys I know, and he is a fighter. He came to fight every single day and

pushed through a lot of adversity just to get on the field on Sundays."

You would think colts would like that toughness. 
 

Was listening to the locked on colts podcast today and they were going over Colts possible QB.  The guy on with him said Baker is emotional but very coachable.

 

Also  just seen that Ballard’s ace in the hole is Mariota. So apparently he is waiting to see what happens with colts before he signs anywhere because he wants to place here.

[danlhart87]

Here are the teams that could draft rookie QBs before the Colts

 

Panthers They might trade for one too

Seahawks They might trade for one too

Texans I think they stick with Mills 

Steelers Someone to take over for Trubisky 

Lions Someone to take over for Goff

Titans Someone to take over for Tannehill 

 

Colts in a trade up are probably looking at Corral or Ridder 

 

 

[danlhart87]

1 minute ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

You would think colts would like that toughness. 
 

Was listening to the locked on colts podcast today and they were going over Colts possible QB.  The guy on with him said Baker is emotional but very coachable.

 

Also  just seen that Ballard’s ace in the hole is Mariota. So apparently he is waiting to see what happens with colts before he signs anywhere because he wants to place here.

Yes because anywhere else Mariota goes he would be backup 

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So browns creating more cap space. 

 

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[krunk]

10 minutes ago, Dobbinblitz said:

Case Keenum on Baker Mayfield:

 

Keenum said it was a small miracle" every week Mayfield was able to get on the field,

"I did have a front row seat to one of the gutsiest, toughest performances of a quarter

back playing in a season that I have ever seen, culminating in the other night and how

he battled his tail off to really bring us back into that game and keep us in it," Keenum

said on January 5. "I think his entire season he was battling a lot of things. He is one of

the toughest guys I know, and he is a fighter. He came to fight every single day and

pushed through a lot of adversity just to get on the field on Sundays."

But yet somehow he is a child!  Go figure.  Sounds good to me

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Look at Baker just take what is there and all that YAC. We have YAC playmakers.

 

 

[Colts1324]

2 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

So browns creating more cap space. 

 

How are teams doing this? & when does it catch up? Why can’t Colts sign everybody & do this? Sign Armstead, Matheau, Tonyin, get a QB - then, restructure half our team. 

[Four2itus]

There is no crisis, there is no G.M. blowing it, except of course in respect to one's own expectations. 

 

If I was to guess at Ballard's mindset, I would begin with his statement that is not all about one guy. I agree with the man. I wish I had a time machine. I would take a tally of all those fans (now) who say that you can't get it done without THE guy at QB, and go back in time to the beginning of last year to create a poll of who they thought would be in the SB...

 

Aaron Rogers & Pat Mahommes

or 

Matt Stafford & Joe Burrow

 

I have a suspicion that zero folks choose the later....

[Bravo]

2 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

So browns creating more cap space. 

 

Does the Colts front office not know how to restructure contacts?

 

How are these teams with no cap space grabbing all of these good players? Meanwhile the Colts have the most and literally had to trade for a player to get them to join. Lol

 

It’s crazy to me.

 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

9 minutes ago, Dobbinblitz said:

Case Keenum on Baker Mayfield:

 

Keenum said it was a small miracle" every week Mayfield was able to get on the field,

"I did have a front row seat to one of the gutsiest, toughest performances of a quarter

back playing in a season that I have ever seen, culminating in the other night and how

he battled his tail off to really bring us back into that game and keep us in it," Keenum

said on January 5. "I think his entire season he was battling a lot of things. He is one of

the toughest guys I know, and he is a fighter. He came to fight every single day and

pushed through a lot of adversity just to get on the field on Sundays."

 

.....and he's neighborly too.

In that Progressive commercial Alice Cooper's package was mistakenly delivered to Baker and he promptly brought it to Cooper. 

[Les Poulains]

1 minute ago, Colts1324 said:

How are teams doing this? & when does it catch up? Why can’t Colts sign everybody & do this? Sign Armstead, Matheau, Tonyin, get a QB - then, restructure half our team. 

You have to get the players first. When you sign great players, some of them usually then agree to restructure so the team can sign more great players.

 

We do not get the players.

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Also have to remember browns offense is very run heavy and physical like the colts. So Baker was never going to put up a lot of TD or yards.

[GoColts8818]

3 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

Does the Colts front office not know how to restructure contacts?

 

How are these teams with no cap space grabbing all of these good players? Meanwhile the Colts have the most and literally had to trade for a player to get them to join. Lol

 

It’s crazy to me.

 

You restructure when you need cap space.  For the Colts cap space hasn’t been the issue thus no restructuring.  You have a GM who has said from day one he doesn’t believe in big name free agents.  Yet Colts fans every year ignore that and expect him to become someone he’s not.  I am not saying I agree with Ballard’s free agent approach but I do recognize like it or not it’s who he is.

[CR91]

7 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

Does the Colts front office not know how to restructure contacts?

 

How are these teams with no cap space grabbing all of these good players? Meanwhile the Colts have the most and literally had to trade for a player to get them to join. Lol

 

It’s crazy to me.

 

 

Simple. No QB means no free agents

[Bravo]

1 minute ago, GoColts8818 said:

You restructure when you need cap space.  For the Colts cap space hasn’t been the issue thus no restructuring.  You have a GM who has said from day one he doesn’t believe in big name free agents.  Yet Colts fans every year ignore that and expect him to become someone he’s not.  I am not saying I agree with Ballard’s free agent approach but I do recognize like it or not it’s who he is.

True, I understand that. I have been patient and understood he wasn’t that type of GM.

 

For some reason this off-season, I expected different. Maybe because of the “All in” approach from Irsay and Ballards off season interviews. I was obviously wrong..

 

Just so surprised based off of how last season ended…

[GoColts8818]

3 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

True, I understand that. I have been patient and understood he wasn’t that type of GM.

 

For some reason this off-season, I expected different. Maybe because of the “All in” approach from Irsay and Ballards off season interviews. I was obviously wrong..

 

Just so surprised based off of how last season ended…

The all in comment was about mind set not a strategy.  It’s looks more and more like it was passive shot at Wentz as I don’t think Irsay felt he was all in last year mentally and is most likely why he’s in Washington right now.

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5 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

You restructure when you need cap space.  For the Colts cap space hasn’t been the issue thus no restructuring.  You have a GM who has said from day one he doesn’t believe in big name free agents.  Yet Colts fans every year ignore that and expect him to become someone he’s not.  I am not saying I agree with Ballard’s free agent approach but I do recognize like it or not it’s who he is.

Then he needs to go. You can’t just rely on the draft. Then add this fiasco with the QB situation and I am done with him.

[csmopar]

32 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

Yeah as long as the Texans are patient with them on the Watson deal (and they have waited this long no reason they wouldn’t wait a little longer) they pretty much have until the draft to trade him.  

Or after. Browns have no rush.

4 minutes ago, CR91 said:

 

Simple. No QB means no free agents

Not necessarily but I’m sure it doesn’t make things any easier

[GoColts8818]

Just now, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Then he needs to go. You can’t just rely on the draft. Then add this fiasco with the QB situation and I am done with him.

That’s fine to feel that way, heck even Polian would go get a free agent when it made sense, but it’s not up to us and I don’t think Irsay cares what we think.

[danlhart87]

1 minute ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Then he needs to go. You can’t just rely on the draft. Then add this fiasco with the QB situation and I am done with him.

But if he trades for Baker he would be a hero suddenly 

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, csmopar said:

Or after. Browns have no rush.

Not necessarily but I’m sure it doesn’t make things any easier

I believe the picks start this year so they have to do it by the draft for the Texans.

[csmopar]

2 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

The all in comment was about mind set not a strategy.  It’s looks more and more like it was passive shot at Wentz as I don’t think Irsay felt he was all in last year mentally and is most likely why he’s in Washington right now.

Combine what Irsay said with that Leonard interview earlier, and I think it was more than one player that got lax and wasn’t all in. And it could be why some of the names we expected to be resigned aren’t or weren’t. Just a theory though

[danlhart87]

I hope this drama continues until the draft 

I'm enjoying it

[GoColts8818]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Combine what Irsay said with that Leonard interview earlier, and I think it was more than one player that got lax and wasn’t all in. And it could be why some of the names we expected to be resigned aren’t or weren’t. Just a theory though

I agree I made my feelings about the lack of leadership on the Colts last year known in another thread but I think Irsay knows it starts with the QB so if your QB isn’t all in it’s not likely the others will be.