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I just saw a sort of apology from Franklin on Facebook. Maybe he has learned a thing or two.

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm (Post 318173)

On Franklin - it sure seems like he's the biggest problem w/ the team culture, at least player wise. If this is correct then we really need to release him. Per OTC he'll count $9.5M in dead money which is ($2M) in pressure towards the cap, which isn't too terrible and will be worth it to get the locker room turned around

Franklin posted this apology to the fans an hour ago. Call me cynical but it doesn’t convince me.

https://x.com/ziggysmalls_/status/18...HB0f4Z_lhj_lFw

Looks like you beat me to it.

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 318199)

On Fries I agree 100 percent. As long as the knee injury wasn’t career ending, bring the guy back.

It shouldn’t cost to much, assuming other teams don’t covet him.

Luckily it wasn't his knee... he just snapped his fucking leg in half.

I think that's better? At least less complex. His bone could be healed by now (maybe another month) and then it's a matter of building back strength and reversing atrophy.

I am also not convinced Ashton Dulin warrants the money he is being paid, he is a special teams stud, but is the 4th or 5th receiver and shouldn't be paid more than veteran minimum for that role. I do like him as a player, and don't really want to lose him, but that figure is just too high for what he does.

Denbow, McGrone, Stuard, Lammons, are all just bodies that are easily replaced by low end draft picks or UDFA year after year. It is not as if our special teams was anything special to begin with!

Ultimately, at Linebacker, Franklin and Speed’s fate rests in the hands of Lou Anarumo. He’s got to decide if their skills fit his system; whether or not the weird 4-2-5 scheme favored by Bradley didn’t play to their strengths. To be honest, I didn’t pay enough attention to the Bengal’s D to reach many conclusions about how Speed fits in. But, my gut tells me that they’re gonna want/need to add someone who excels in coverage, and Speed is described as serviceable at best.

The good news is that there are a few prospective free agent Linebackers out there who can cover. The problem is that not many of them are the kind of big names that a disaffected fan base will stand up and applaud Ballard for signing.

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Originally Posted by Kray007 (Post 319373)

Ultimately, at Linebacker, Franklin and Speed’s fate rests in the hands of Lou Anarumo. He’s got to decide if their skills fit his system; whether or not the weird 4-2-5 scheme favored by Bradley didn’t play to their strengths. To be honest, I didn’t pay enough attention to the Bengal’s D to reach many conclusions about how Speed fits in. But, my gut tells me that they’re gonna want/need to add someone who excels in coverage, and Speed is described as serviceable at best.

The good news is that there are a few prospective free agent Linebackers out there who can cover. The problem is that none of them are the kind of big names that a disaffected fan base will stand up and applaud Ballard for signing.

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 319393)

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

Letting him walk would send a strong message to Franklin.

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 319393)

Speed is a FA and won't be back. If Ballard brings him back he should be fired on the spot.

Personally, if I’m GM, my attitude is simple. If Anarumo and Steichen want him, I sign him…even if I have doubts.

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Originally Posted by Kray007 (Post 319463)

Personally, if I’m GM, my attitude is simple. If Anarumo and Steichen want him, I sign him…even if I have doubts.

It took me 5 minutes and I did Ballard's for him.

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Originally Posted by omahacolt (Post 317603)

really curious what kind of personal matter keeps a guy out 6 weeks. that seems unheard of

Braden has now shared that he was suffering from a mental health issue last season.

It appears he went to an out-of-state treatment facility to help deal with it.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profoo...re-ocd-in-2024

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In December, the Colts placed right tackle Braden Smith on the non-football illness list. There was no mention of the nature of the illness.

Smith has now gone public with his condition.

Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star has the story. Smith suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, which manifested itself in the form of religious scrupulosity.

After playing 761 snaps in 12 games last season, Smith and his wife decided that he needed professional care.

“I was physically present, but I was nowhere to be found,” Smith told Erickson. “I did not care about playing football. I didn’t care about hanging out with my family, with my wife, with my newborn son. . . . I [felt like I] was a month away from putting a bullet through my brain.”

It started in March 2024, when his Christian beliefs got out of whack.

“There’s the actual, real, true, living God,” Smith told Erickson. “And then there’s my OCD god, and the OCD god is this condemning [deity. It’s like every wrong move you make, it’s like smacking the ruler against his hand. ‘Another bad move like that and you’re out of here.’”

Smith stayed at a facility in Colorado for 48 days. He later went to Mexico for igobaine treatment.

His OCD has moved from severe to mild. And he has returned to the Colts.

“Getting Braden Smith back, and he’s in a great spot,” Colts G.M. Chris Ballard told Erickson. “I think people forget how good Braden is.”

More important than being good, Smith seems to be getting better.

Here’s the best part. By sharing his story, Smith could encourage others who are suffering silently to get help.