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Originally Posted by FatDT
There must be more to it. In what world is Hankins less athletic or talented than Woods or Stewart? Either it was money (which makes little sense) or Hankins might've wanted out (he'll probably get a bump in pay and can sign w/a better team). Occam's Razor says it's probably option B, and that the cover story about scheme fit makes the Colts look better than "Our talented DT doesn't want to play here".
No way to know. But that is more believable to me than the idea that accomplished football people could say Hankins is a bad fit but Woods and Stewart aren't.
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Just read Ballard’s interview with Grady & Big Joe Show and he completely lays it out that athletically Hankins didn’t fit what they want. He referenced coveting speed and athleticism. And referenced the D in Indy under Dungy as an example. And as Chaka keeps saying Ballard referenced the money saying “he just didn’t fit the financial obligations.” He also said that most players are drafted and developed into the system.
Ballard and the coaches have one and only one vision for the team and whoever doesn’t fit is going to be discarded. That’s disheartening to me. The best orginaziations adapt to their talent. The Colts can’t afford to throw away talented young players. And Hankins was exactly that as even Ballard admits.