It is being reported (by Tony Pauline) that the Colts may have to use to franchise tag on Danie Jones as he apparently wants more money than the Colts thought he would. Means they won't have it for Pierce if true. Franchise tag for QBs will be from 44 to 47 million. All of it is guaranteed.

If that is the case, I would have no issues with keeping Pittman.

Franchise tag for QBs will be 43.9 million.

Once the cap is set in stone, the franchise and transition tag values can be calculated.

Below are the other stadiums with the same turf used at LOS - 3 of the 4 AFC South teams have it.

I wonder if Tennessee's poor grade was because they switched from grass to this turf a few years ago.

Houston Texans: C+
Dallas Cowboys: C
Los Angeles Chargers: C
Los Angeles Rams: C
Tennessee Titans: F-

That was purely speculation. It's being said that prior to his injury, Ballard was planning to use the tag on Jones. I applaud that strategy. Now, I would think a lower contract that is full of incentives should be what is fair to both sides. If Jones plays and is kick ass good, he gets a boat load. If he shits the bed, he does not.

Maybe, but you're right, it's hindsight. Basically any hypothetical you throw out will look better and we don't have the luxury of seeing the outcome. Some people think Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes wouldn't be what they are if they didn't sit. I don't particularly agree, but that's also a separate topic.

Steichen’s track record with QBs belies the claim that AR failed due to a lack of mentorship. Between Herbert, Hurts, Minshew, Jones... Seems AR is the outlier, not Steichen's mentorship.

I think there's a huge tendency for people to act like these players are simply chess pieces controlled by their masters. Jalen Hurts had plenty of issues and concerns, but he was also showing up to the building for 12-15 hour days.

All that said, I don't hate on AR like it may sound. I think the injuries definitely derailed progress and he has worked to fix things. But damage was already done and I don't begrudge them if they try to salvage something in a trade.

I'm amused by the debate on AR. If you were building the ideal QB, you'd probably say: tall, strong, fast and an arm like a cannon. These all fit AR. When you describe what you want between the ears, you would probably want him to be decisive, quick learner, confident, able to read defensive set ups and able to improvise. Anther important intangible is passing accuracy. These are not qualities associated with AR.

You can say Tom Brady, Aaron Rogers and Patrick Mahomes are examples of why you should not start your QB right away, but let him learn.

Or, you can cite Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck or Matthew Stafford and say QBs need to be thrown into the fire, that's the best way to learn.

I say there is no 1 formula for how a QB should be handled. AR has all the physical tools you would want in your QB, but lacks the between the ears skills. Can these skills be developed? I don't have any idea, but I do know that he has to work his ass off if they can. I'm not sure he will ever do that.

Can anyone give me a link from a reputable (or not) reporter that talks about AR having a poor work ethic? Brett Kollman among others raved about how hard of a worker AR was. Not only is it to early to give up on someone this talented that you have so much invested in I have zero faith in the evaluators on this team when it comes to QBs.

I just want to go on record here to say that whatever team ends up paying Daniel Jones what he and the rest of the league appears to believe is his fair wage which is at least $35m+ per season....

....that they will be disappointed.

I may be wrong in this statement but I don't believe I will be.

DJ may end up becoming a franchise QB who can lead his team to the promised land...but no one can say for sure at this point and I believe paying that much for his potential to do so is a HUGE risk that will not pan out for the team paying him.

I hope that I am wrong and that this post can be thrown back into my face if the Colts pay him this contract....but I don't think I will be.

Just too much money tied up into too high of a risk.

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