2022 NFL Free Agency

[ChoppedWood]

Ballard is trash, period, trash. Dude is stingy and he isn't any good at finding talent that doesn't fly around in the sky with a banner behind it saying "Hey, just so you know, I am really really good".

Have come to despise him.

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Ballard is trash, period, trash. Dude is stingy and he isn't any good at finding talent that doesn't fly around in the sky with a banner behind it saying "Hey, just so you know, I am really really good".

Have come to despise him.

I'm not sure he understands how the NFL works in today's world. It's an entirely different ballgame now.

[ChaosTheory]

What moves do you want him to make that he hasn't yet or that other teams have made? Make a specific case and quit talking in generalities. Don't say we have holes here and here and here and we have this many dollars. Who do you want to fill those holes with?

[albany ed]

I just read that the Browns are getting Watson.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

What moves do you want him to make that he hasn't yet or that other teams have made? Make a specific case and quit talking in generalities. Don't say we have holes here and here and here and we have this many dollars. Who do you want to fill those holes with?

Assuming you're replying to me. Here's some some deals I would have liked the Colts to have made:

Mitch Trubisky - 2 yrs/$14M (possible $27M w/ incentives), $5M guaranteed
Allen Robinson - 3 yr/$45M, $30M guaranteed
Haason Reddick - 3 yr/$45M, $30M guaranteed
Emmanuel Ogbah - 4 yr/$65M, $32M guaranteed (although he re-signed with the Dolphins, so might not have been possible)
OJ Howard - 1 yr/$3.5M, $3.1M guaranteed (very Ballardesque signing)

We could have signed Trubisky, Robinson, Reddick, and Howard and still had plenty of cap space remaining even if we had to outbid for Robinson and Reddick. Reddick would have also allowed to us to hang onto Rock.

FAs available I'd like us to take a run at:

Terron Armstead - He'll be expensive, but we'd have the best OL in the league by far.

Duane Brown - Less expensive than Armstead, and should get us through a couple of years while a draft pick develops.

Fletcher Cox (depending on the price tag).

Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Lorenzo Carter (should be cheap)

Joe Haden (since we need CB now)

Obviously we can't sign all of the above, but I'd like to see a couple of the above end up with the Colts.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Dewey 5

I'm not sure he understands how the NFL works in today's world. It's an entirely different ballgame now.

Yeah, hes been working in some form of football for 28 years. In the NFL for 21 years. How could he possibly know what WE know?

Yeah, Dewey you should apply for a job with the Colts, I’ll give you a recomendation

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Ballard is trash, period, trash. Dude is stingy and he isn't any good at finding talent that doesn't fly around in the sky with a banner behind it saying "Hey, just so you know, I am really really good".

Have come to despise him.

I struggle to understand the minutiae of managing the salary cap long term. My measure of success is the eye test of roster talent. Has Ballard collected more talent on this years roster compared to last? And perhaps more importantly, is it enough to be a legitimate threat come January? To be fair, I don’t expect answers to those questions just yet but I have a disquieting feeling about how things are shaping up.

[CletusPyle]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Ballard is trash, period, trash. Dude is stingy and he isn't any good at finding talent that doesn't fly around in the sky with a banner behind it saying "Hey, just so you know, I am really really good".

Have come to despise him.

[CletusPyle]

Sometimes I wonder if one of the required personality traits of an NFL GM, is you have to be asshole? Or is that just for the Colts?

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Assuming you're replying to me. Here's some some deals I would have liked the Colts to have made:

Mitch Trubisky - 2 yrs/$14M (possible $27M w/ incentives), $5M guaranteed
Allen Robinson - 3 yr/$45M, $30M guaranteed
Haason Reddick - 3 yr/$45M, $30M guaranteed
Emmanuel Ogbah - 4 yr/$65M, $32M guaranteed (although he re-signed with the Dolphins, so might not have been possible)
OJ Howard - 1 yr/$3.5M, $3.1M guaranteed (very Ballardesque signing)

We could have signed Trubisky, Robinson, Reddick, and Howard and still had plenty of cap space remaining even if we had to outbid for Robinson and Reddick. Reddick would have also allowed to us to hang onto Rock.

First off, who's to say he didn't try to get some of those guys? Hopefully he didn't even consider Trubisky and Howard is whatever to me. Robinson was offered more money than that to play for the Super Bowl champs and move to Los Angeles as opposed to Indianapolis. Haason Reddick signed for exactly that much to go play in Philadelphia where he played at Temple. So are we knocking Ballard because he didn't offer them $48m? $50m?

Without Ngakoue, we were at something like $50m. Those four would cost something like $40m of that. Not saying he'll go after him or win the bid, but a Terron Armstead doesn't fit into that equation. Of course, the Colts simply might not grade those players as high as others.

And I know it's the naughty word for fans... but he has to consider the future. I want him to re-sign Quenton Nelson and Jonathan Taylor. If guys like Julian Blackmon and Khari Willis earn paydays, that's something to consider. Even moreso if guys like Kwity, Dayo, or Pittman become studs at those positions.