Colts offseason discussion / Ballard Grievances (merge)

[Hawkeyecolt]

Didn't expect the Flacco move at all.   Figured Huntley or Tannehill if desperate.

[Indyfan4life]

Just now, 1959Colts said:

He is totally immobile and will be under constant duress with our oline.

Flacco also throws the ball quickly. He’ll be fine. Stop being negative. 

[John Waylon]

Well that whole thing about getting a backup that we didn’t have to change the offense for has died on the floor…

 

 

[1959Colts]

Just now, Indyfan4life said:

Flacco also throws the ball quickly. He’ll be fine. Stop being negative. 

I can't help being negative with this signing. Another old immobile QB

[Superman]

I wasn't expecting Flacco. He's one of the best backups in the NFL though. I wonder what the incentives are...

 

[richard pallo]

2 minutes ago, w87r said:

Can't get too mad at this one 

 

 

Filling needs, keep going.

A legend in the quarterback room.  That can’t hurt and we know he can still play.

[w87r]

7 minutes ago, IndyD4U said:

 

Happy to see that $4.5m guarantee.

 

Probably going to be it unless he sees major playing time.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, Superman said:

I wasn't expecting Flacco. He's one of the best backups in the NFL though. I wonder what the incentives are...

 

Can’t ask for much more to have a backup who has won a SB.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

3 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

I can't help being negative with this signing. Another old immobile QB

A guy that can win is what matters.

[w87r]

3 minutes ago, Superman said:

I wasn't expecting Flacco. He's one of the best backups in the NFL though. I wonder what the incentives are...

 

Ready to see those as well, although expect them to make up the other $3.2 non guaranteed.

 

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Our Oline was good last season. What are you talking about.

Salary cap keep going down with no secondary help yet.

[richard pallo]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Our Oline was good last season. What are you talking about.

That fact might have helped him to decide to come.

[RollerColt]

Has tons of experience. Super Bowl winner, franchise QB. He should provide some good insight for Anthony to learn from this season. 

[Solid84]

Good move. He'll be a great backup for us.

[Hoose]

Given what was left out there, this is the best backup for AR they could have signed. 

[JediXMan]

 

Having PTSD the last time we signed a immobile QB.

[RollerColt]

Just now, JediXMan said:

 

Having PTSD the last time we signed an immobile QB.

Hopefully we won’t even see him on the field except for preseason. 

[w87r]

1 minute ago, Hoose said:

Given what was left out there, this is the best backup for AR they could have signed. 

Even out of some of the other options that were already signed.

[TrueBlue4ever]

If we get Snead, will our Off season be complete? Bring on the draft with selecting the Best player available?? Nailing All 7 picks!!! 

[JediXMan]

lol.

[w87r]

Just now, TrueBlue4ever said:

If we get Snead, will our Off season be complete? Bring on the draft with selecting the Best player available?? Nailing All 7 picks!!! 

Still need a safety or 2.

 

Just now, JediXMan said:

lol.

Diggs?

 

He knows something we don't?

[dw49]

19 minutes ago, w87r said:

Hopefully it's only a $4-$5m base with heavy incentives.

 

Should take us down to $17-$20m in cap space by my estimations.

Spotrac shows us with 32 mill for the top 51. I'm thinking that when the contract details came out on the last few signings , the 2024 cap was lower than expected ? By those numbers we have more than 17 to 20 mill left or am I reading Spotrac incorrectly ?

[smittywerb]

This free agency so far for us has been meh.  Loved that we’ve resigned our own but can’t say we’ve gotten better either.

 

All is not lost however.  There are still some players I see out there that can be brought in and provide instant help:

 

- Julian Blackmon:  not sure why he hasn’t been resigned yet.  But I hope we do.

- Kamren Curl:  he’d be what we need at FS.  Graded out as 67 on PFF. And he’s only 25

 

Im pretty meh on the corners and edges left.

[richard pallo]

1 minute ago, w87r said:

Still need a safety or 2.

 

Diggs?

 

He knows something we don't?

Maybe it’s Diggs if Sneed takes too long.

[w87r]

Just now, dw49 said:

Spotrac shows us with 32 mill for the top 51. I'm thinking that when the contract details came out on the last few signings , the 2024 cap was lower than expected ? By those numbers we have more than 17 to 20 mill left or am I reading Spotrac incorrectly ?

They don't have a lot of stuff updated yet.

 

 

I've been keeping tabs of what I think the cap is sitting at.

[1959Colts]

No different than Matt Ryan

[w87r]

Just now, richard pallo said:

Maybe it’s Diggs if Sneed takes too long.

Was thinking it was Stephon Diggs 

[RollerColt]

Just now, smittywerb said:

This free agency so far for us has been meh.  Loved that we’ve resigned our own but can’t say we’ve gotten better either.

 

All is not lost however.  There are still some players I see out there that can be brought in and provide instant help:

 

- Julian Blackmon:  not sure why he hasn’t been resigned yet.  But I hope we do.

- Kamren Curl:  he’d be what we need at FS.  Graded out as 67 on PFF. And he’s only 25

 

Im pretty meh on the corners and edges left.

Another way to look at it: we didn’t get significantly worse after today. 

Just now, w87r said:

Was thinking it was Stephon Diggs 

lol naw I think he meant Quandre Diggs

[1959Colts]

14 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Our Oline was good last season. What are you talking about.

Salary cap keep going down with no secondary help yet.

Our o-line rarely keeps a clean pocket.

[Patrick Miller]

1 minute ago, 1959Colts said:

No different than Matt Ryan

Well, at least he’s not penciled in as a starter, right? He’s just insurance in case Richardson goes down.  pretty damn good insurance I think.

[richard pallo]

1 minute ago, smittywerb said:

This free agency so far for us has been meh.  Loved that we’ve resigned our own but can’t say we’ve gotten better either.

 

All is not lost however.  There are still some players I see out there that can be brought in and provide instant help:

 

- Julian Blackmon:  not sure why he hasn’t been resigned yet.  But I hope we do.

- Kamren Curl:  he’d be what we need at FS.  Graded out as 67 on PFF. And he’s only 25

 

Im pretty meh on the corners and edges left.

Sneed and Curl would equate to a A+ FA.

[w87r]

2 minutes ago, dw49 said:

Spotrac shows us with 32 mill for the top 51. I'm thinking that when the contract details came out on the last few signings , the 2024 cap was lower than expected ? By those numbers we have more than 17 to 20 mill left or am I reading Spotrac incorrectly ?

Scroll down to the bottom of the 2024 contracts, there is 4 spots with no $ and about to be a 5th. All new deals.

 

 

I have everything tallied in my unofficial numbers.

[Moe]

25 minutes ago, csmopar said:

As much as Id love to see Ballard do the same thing, history has shown that very very very rarely does going on a super spending spree in FA result in any real gains. The Jags did it many times, and again after they draft Trevor Lawrence. They’ve gone no where. Browns did it several times. Chargers did it with Herbert.

 

all after just one season with their rookie QBs. All of them showed promise so they went all in. 
 

meanwhile, teams like the Bills and Chiefs, spent the money more wisely and slowly, albeit that is starting to catch up because of how well they’ve drafted and developed their own while also supplementing with quality FA. This is the model I think Ballard is trying to replicate. 

I don’t think Chris Ballard has the time for the slower approach, he has his quarterback and his head coach. If Chris Ballard wants to keep his job results matter now.

[TrueBlue4ever]

1 minute ago, RollerColt said:

Another way to look at it: we didn’t get significantly worse after today. 

Absolutely!!!

[1959Colts]

1 minute ago, Patrick Miller said:

Well, at least he’s not penciled in as a starter, right? He’s just insurance in case Richardson goes down.  pretty damn good insurance I think.

we will see

[csmopar]

28 minutes ago, tweezy32 said:

 

What the …..

[w87r]

1 minute ago, RollerColt said:

Another way to look at it: we didn’t get significantly worse after today. 

lol naw I think he meant Quandre Diggs

That's who it most likely is.

 

Connected it with Snead had me thinking about Cowboys Diggs. Lol.

[Indyfan4life]

2 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

No different than Matt Ryan

[Lifetime Colt]

29 minutes ago, tweezy32 said:

 

Nice! not concerned about the $$, until the real breakdown of the deal is revealed, sure its not straight dollar amount.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Sneed liked Franklins tweet.