Seems it is gonna be D Jones

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

I cannot believe that people seem satisfied with Daniel Jones as our QB going forward. To me, if this keeps going this like it is and DJ finishes with his best season EVER here, which would mean that at his best he is mediocre, Ballard has shit the bed once again. We have spent the last 9 years looking for a QB who is mediocre. We could have just kept Jacoby and have been done with it. We can be that middling team that gets a big win against the big boys once in a while but we will never compete consistently with teams that have top QBs. If you think I am talking out my ass just remember how we felt when we went up against QBs who were middling when we had Manning and Luck. Felt good and we should have.

Everyone hates on AR because of injury but seems to overlook the fact that Jones has finished exactly one season without losing time to injury and is injured once again this season. He hasn't lost time this year but the offense has taken a shit big time in part because of it according to many here and in the press. Somehow that's not on him yet AR getting a freak injury warming up is all about AR being injury prone. To be clear I don't believe either narrative (don't blame Jones or AR), players get injured, all of them. If you believe in the injury prone player than how is Jones not one also? I am negative because I believe we will end up out of the playoffs (at best a wild card defeat) and will be a 9-11 win team now and for the foreseeable future.

Jones is fine, he just needs to reliably complete his hots against the blitz. He did that the first 8 weeks, the Colts were 7-1 and the offense was performing at historic levels. He hasn’t done that the last 5 weeks, the Colts were 1-3 and the offense has been average. Some of that is on the WRs (Pittman and Downs have dropped some key passes as the hot), some of that is on the playcalling (short passing game seems to have disappeared over the last month), but a lot of it is on Jones not being as accurate in those situations recently as he was earlier in the season. If he does that, the offense and therefore the team will go back to looking unstoppable. If not, we're in for a very long offseason.

[YDFL Commish]

There are a lot of negative Nancy's, who usually want to see the worst.

• We have a QB playing with a broken leg
• 345 Park Avenue has screwed us 2 weeks in a row
• Our LB salutation, with regards to coverage, m,ay be the worst in the NFL
• Placekicking has sucked
• I won't mention injuries to players who are not playing, because every team has them
• The O-Line play has dropped offf
• Schematically both Anarumo and Steichen have been a tick off
• We can't generate pass rush when rushing only 4 DL

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Jones is fine, he just needs to reliably complete his hots against the blitz. He did that the first 8 weeks, the Colts were 7-1 and the offense was performing at historic levels. He hasn’t done that the last 5 weeks, the Colts were 1-3 and the offense has been average. Some of that is on the WRs (Pittman and Downs have dropped some key passes as the hot), some of that is on the playcalling (short passing game seems to have disappeared over the last month), but a lot of it is on Jones not being as accurate in those situations recently as he was earlier in the season. If he does that, the offense and therefore the team will go back to looking unstoppable. If not, we're in for a very long offseason.

Dam I agree with all of this. The question I have is which DJ is the real one? I am all in on letting this thing run its course this year but think it's crazy to believe this guy is the future right now. And yes I am a negative Nancy about this team. Comes with rooting for them the last 9 years.

[albany ed]

I would franchise him next year. No long term contract and no just letting him go.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by albany ed

I would franchise him next year. No long term contract and no just letting him go.

He won't sign a franchise tag, unless he really loves the Colts organization, fans and community.

He will get offered a multi year deal elsewhere. He will in all likelihood get offers from the Cardinals, Steelers, Raiders and Jests.

Then, what are our options if we lose him? Give the man 40 million a year and cal it a day.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

He won't sign a franchise tag, unless he really loves the Colts organization, fans and community.

He will get offered a multi year deal elsewhere. He will in all likelihood get offers from the Cardinals, Steelers, Raiders and Jests.

Then, what are our options if we lose him? Give the man 40 million a year and cal it a day.

You think he'd sit out a year if tagged?

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

He won't sign a franchise tag, unless he really loves the Colts organization, fans and community.

He will get offered a multi year deal elsewhere. He will in all likelihood get offers from the Cardinals, Steelers, Raiders and Jests.

Then, what are our options if we lose him? Give the man 40 million a year and cal it a day.

If he's franchised he doesn't get a choice, does he?

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by albany ed

If he's franchised he doesn't get a choice, does he?

He has the choice to not sign. That is an equally bad choice for both parties in this case. Then it becomes who flinches first. Why build the ill will?

If you don't believe in something, then you believe in nothing. If the Colts don't believe in Jones, then move on. If they do then sign the dude to the contract that is his market value.

Bottom line I do not see Carlie approving of franchising.

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

He has the choice to not sign. That is an equally bad choice for both parties in this case. Then it becomes who flinches first. Why build the ill will?

If you don't believe in something, then you believe in nothing. If the Colts don't believe in Jones, then move on. If they do then sign the dude to the contract that is his market value.

Bottom line I do not see Carlie approving of franchising.

If he's franchised and doesn't sign it, he must sit out the whole year. He can't just sign with another team, that's the purpose of the franchise tag. His salary for the one franchise year would be in excess of 40 million, it just wouldn't be for multiple years.

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

He won't sign a franchise tag, unless he really loves the Colts organization, fans and community.

He will get offered a multi year deal elsewhere. He will in all likelihood get offers from the Cardinals, Steelers, Raiders and Jests.

Then, what are our options if we lose him? Give the man 40 million a year and cal it a day.