2022 NFL Free Agency

[Spike]

Originally Posted by JAFF

It takes a team, thank you captain obvious.

It does make the running work. Since the arrival of Nelson, the Colts can run left anytime they want. You think Taylor would be as effective with a JAG at left guard?

Oh, and maybe you misspoke, but if Ballard got only one first rounder for Q, Ballard would be gone.

Captain obvious? OK, SFB's.

My issue is that Ballard is going to have to pay Q a shit ton of money for a left guard. Let me make it clear again, I love the guy! But this team has way too many holes to fill like weapons, secondary and a LT to be paying a guard the kind of money that is getting talked about.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Spike

Captain obvious? OK, SFB's.

My issue is that Ballard is going to have to pay Q a shit ton of money for a left guard. Let me make it clear again, I love the guy! But this team has way too many holes to fill like weapons, secondary and a LT to be paying a guard the kind of money that is getting talked about.

Sure you can. They filled in holes with Reed and Glowinsky. You draft well and fill gaps with guys who are to expensive for their former team. You draft a guy like our RT, Smith, in the second round.

And IF they trade him, they had better get more than 1 first rounder. He is this generations John Hannah.

And btw, the Steelers did pretty good with Villaneuva as a walk on.

[Spike]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Sure you can. They filled in holes with Reed and Glowinsky. You draft well and fill gaps with guys who are to expensive for their former team. You draft a guy like our RT, Smith, in the second round.

And IF they trade him, they had better get more than 1 first rounder. He is this generations John Hannah.

And btw, the Steelers did pretty good with Villaneuva as a walk on.

I guess we will see.

[Brylok]

They signed Matt Ryan and then went back to sleep. I guess we'll wait for the draft/cut downs/ bargain shopping.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Brylok

They signed Matt Ryan and then went back to sleep. I guess we'll wait for the draft/cut downs/ bargain shopping.

I hope all of the silence means that Ballard is working hard behind the scenes to fill some of these holes on the roster with what's left of the quality FAs. What I suspect though is that it's business as usual: 1-2 pre-draft moves now completed, so time to focus on the draft and then try to fill the holes with bargain 1 year deals after the draft.

This would be fine if the QB we had just traded for was in his 20s or early 30s and there's time to slowly build the roster to a championship level team. But since he's 37 the window is probably 2, maybe 3 years, so the slow build won't get the job done during the Ryan years.

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

I hope all of the silence means that Ballard is working hard behind the scenes to fill some of these holes on the roster with what's left of the quality FAs. What I suspect though is that it's business as usual: 1-2 pre-draft moves now completed, so time to focus on the draft and then try to fill the holes with bargain 1 year deals after the draft.

This would be fine if the QB we had just traded for was in his 20s or early 30s and there's time to slowly build the roster to a championship level team. But since he's 37 the window is probably 2, maybe 3 years, so the slow build won't get the job done during the Ryan years.

Yep. You actually follow the Colts! That's what they do. Zzzzzz

[Spike]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Sure you can. They filled in holes with Reed and Glowinsky. You draft well and fill gaps with guys who are to expensive for their former team. You draft a guy like our RT, Smith, in the second round.

And IF they trade him, they had better get more than 1 first rounder. He is this generations John Hannah.

And btw, the Steelers did pretty good with Villaneuva as a walk on.

Yeah, how many SB's did John Hannah win? Look, it's a mute point anyways right now. Having lost Reed and Glo, the Colts definitely need to keep Q now.

[Brylok]

Where's that exciting defensive player Jim talked about? The fan favorite? Oh, it's Sunday...can't do any business today. It's just talk.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by Brylok

Where's that exciting defensive player Jim talked about? The fan favorite? Oh, it's Sunday...can't do any business today. It's just talk.

It doesn't matter. They could clone young Dwight Freeney and put him on the roster tomorrow, then five days would pass and you'd be bored of it and gripe about Ballard's complacency.

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

It doesn't matter. They could clone young Dwight Freeney and put him on the roster tomorrow, then five days would pass and you'd be bored of it and gripe about Ballard's complacency.

Well, if there's anything the Colts have been for the last five years, it's complacent. See y'all next week. Maybe they'll have done something other than lose players, but I'm not holding my breath. Maybe they'll pay Q his $20M/year this week. Lol