Jonathan Taylor comments on his contract/Request trade (Merge)

[Zoltan]

Bad contract in my opinion, he isn’t worth 10+ million 

[Jackie Daytona]

3 minutes ago, esmort said:

 

Not frequently the dirty route JT and his agent took and then the organization draws a line in the sand only to cave...it is a bad move for future negotiations. 

It was only a crazy situation of you believed the team wasn't wanting to pay him from the start.  This was nowhere NEAR the storyline it was built up to be.  It was always about timing and trust.  Not lack of wanting to sign a new deal.   That doesn't generate clicks at the same rate though....

1 minute ago, Zoltan said:

Bad contract in my opinion, he isn’t worth 10+ million 

Cool story.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Now we wait and see if Pittman gets extended. Seems like he expects to stay with all the farm animals and dogs he has gotten lately.

[jvan1973]

6 minutes ago, esmort said:

 

Not frequently the dirty route JT and his agent took and then the organization draws a line in the sand only to cave...it is a bad move for future negotiations. 

No it isn't.   But if it makes you feel better.   Sure

[Zoltan]

1 minute ago, Jackie Daytona said:

It was only a crazy situation of you believed the team wasn't wanting to pay him from the start.  This was nowhere NEAR the storyline it was built up to be.  It was always about timing and trust.  Not lack of wanting to sign a new deal.   That doesn't generate clicks at the same rate though....

Cool story.

Not much of a story

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Lol

 

 

[Dingus McGirt]

On 10/6/2023 at 11:56 AM, Btown_Colt said:

Well I think he side stepped a lot of questions & flat out ignored others. Which is ok, just didn’t care for his method of doing it.

 

I just felt he could have come across more professional and sincere. That’s all.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

So Tom P was right on Rich Eisen saying colts and Taylor had been talking.  Holder also saying this is why he reported there had been a change.

[Dingus McGirt]

 Ok, admins…lock this thread.  The page has been turned.

 

[richard pallo]

31 minutes ago, Indyfan4life said:

 

Happy days are here again!

[richard pallo]

11 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Now we wait and see if Pittman gets extended. Seems like he expects to stay with all the farm animals and dogs he has gotten lately.

He’s next.  I don’t think it will take too long either.

[Dingus McGirt]

4 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

 Ok, admins…lock this thread.  The page has been turned.

 

Oops.  Wrong thread!

[esmort]

9 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

No it isn't.   But if it makes you feel better.   Sure

 

If you don't think other agents and players are taking note of how this played out and adjusting expectations and tatics accordingly you are naive.

[jvan1973]

1 minute ago, esmort said:

 

If you don't think other agents and players are taking note of how this played out and adjusting expectations and tatics accordingly you are naive.

Every player isn't an all pro talent.   

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[colts89]

Delete this thread. It's all over.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

5 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

He’s next.  I don’t think it will take too long either.

Beginning to think it’s done with what I see on his and his wife’s IG.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[CamMo]

Colts re-sign their best offensive weapon. As a Colts fan, you have to love that!

 

Thank goodness they didn’t take his picture down from the side of LoS 😆

[esmort]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

Every player isn't an all pro talent.   

 

They don't have to be an all pro talent to use this as a template. JT was an all pro that hasn't been playing to that level recently, had injury concerns, and played a an easily filled position. A player at a premium position will only have to be good (not all pro) to apply a similar strategy.

[jvan1973]

Just now, esmort said:

 

They don't have to be an all pro talent to use this as a template. JT was an all pro that hasn't been playing to that level recently, had injury concerns, and played a an easily filled position. A player at a premium position will only have to be good (not all pro) to apply a similar strategy.

I didn't know you were in so many NFL negotiations.   My apologies 

[Superman]

I'm a little surprised that they did this so soon. But it's what Ballard and Irsay said they wanted to do all along, which is keep JT. I just was thinking they'd let him at least play a game first...

 

Not thrilled about the potential precedent it sets. But it does shut down all the stuff about the Colts being unfair, lying, trying to get him to play injured, relationship is damaged beyond repair, etc. 

 

The value of the contract is about what I would have expected. I think my prediction was three years, $40m. Looking forward to seeing the details.

 

And now he's activated, and is likely to play tomorrow. Even if he doesn't, there's no concern about him manipulating the situation any further. 

[esmort]

1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:

I didn't know you were in so many NFL negotiations.   My apologies 

 

I could say the same. Also...contracts, leverage, and precedent aren't exclusive to the NFL.

[joeb]

I'll bet his ankle feels much better now.

[smittywerb]

6 minutes ago, esmort said:

 

I could say the same. Also...contracts, leverage, and precedent aren't exclusive to the NFL.

Im on record saying I wouldn’t mind if JT walked if he asked for too much.  Did I like how handled this, no.  But negotiations in this age with social media is a very ugly thing.  Look at the Lamar situation, same result, it’s nothing new.  JT isn’t the first to make his negotiations ugly and he won’t be the last.  
 

Only thing I don’t like about the negotiations is the fog around JTs injury, but with how this played out I’m thinking the injury was legit.  
 

But honestly, what did you think we were going to do?  He’s our best player on offense.  Excluding AR, he’s our ONLY dynamic player.  AR is on his rookie deal, when your QB is on his rookie contract, this is when you spend the money because later you can’t.  Personally, I knew the deal was going to get done, I just didn’t want us to overpay.  Highest I would’ve gone was $13/year and he signed for $14/yr.  Other than that, I’m a happy colts fan. 

[Jonmal7]

Above Henry, but below CMC, that sounds about right were it should be. 3 years, while our QB is a rookie, is also a good time frame. I like the deal.

[TaylorStillTruckedYou]

45 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

 

He knows, JT knows, the colts organization knows, EVERYONE knows that he did nothing but caused problems in this entire situation.  I'm glad everyone came to a middle ground at the end of the day

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Superman]

Gonna lock this one now. New thread below.