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I have already pushed my JT jersey to the back of my closet and will box it up for Goodwill once the Colts trade him away. I still have my Big Q jersey to wear.
Next man up. That said, I understand his desire to be paid more; it is the same desire everyone has. But I also understand that you honor the committments you have already made (in this case to the CBA). I hope we can get a mid-round 2nd for him and let someone else pay him what he wants. While his persumed production this year would have helped AR get aclimated to the NFL, it only works if he wants to be here. And he does not. Honestly, I already felt we were about a 4-5 win team in 2023 and with the loss of JT, our target range will probably drop to around 2-4 wins. When your best offensive weapon is a rookie QB.... Marvin Harrison Jr? Paging Marvin Harrision Jr for the Colts.... Draft the best RB available in 2024 with one of our 2nd round picks... Draft interior O-Line with the other 2nd round pick... Draft defense with the whole rest of the draft... Let's start building for 2024 and beyond. 2023 is now just about getting AR comfortable with the offense, developing his NFL timing and hoping that our young wide receiver and tight ends develop (and CBs for that matter). |
I like your attitude Ironshaft (not worried about losing JT-I couldn't agree more on that) but don't agree with you about not wanting him here because he doesn't want to be here. First I don't believe you can get a 2nd for the guy. I doubt anyone is going to give up a 2nd and pay him what he wants. He may not be happy but if he sulks it will cost him millions of dollars long term. I understand that right now things are hot but time tends to cool down tempers, as does the fact of losing millions of dollars if you don't. Life is tough for these prima donas.
AS far as him not wanting to be here I just do not buy that or even care. There have been tons of very tough negotiations in the NFL over the years. Lamar is just the latest example. Both sides may need to give a little but it is doable. Just going to take time. |
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I listened to that radio broadcast. Seems like the same stretch that Doyle was trying to make. Gilmore wasn’t some longtime Colt, he’s a journeyman, him moving on is not a big deal and that happens on other teams all the time. Hines wasn’t being used, that’s a Reich thing. So that leaves JT who wants a record setting contract. All last year these same radio guys were saying “don’t pay running backs. You don’t pay them in the NFL.” Bowen said it all last summer. Now he sits there the other day and says Taylor deserves a contract. Wtf! It seems more about doing what Ballard isn’t doing. He then says Peyton had Marvin and he had Glenn so you can’t compare it to the Faulk situation. Huh? Richardson has Quinton Nelson one of the best interior players in the league and Raimann who is continuing to look good. Smith is a top ten RT. Then we got MPJ, Pierce, Downs and a loaded TE room with lots of potential. Faulk was clearly the best player on that team at the time though, as JT is now. It’s a very similar situation. I just don’t get wtf these radio guys are doing. When it seemed Ballard was going to sign JT to a new deal it was “you don’t pay RB’s in today’s league.” Now they have totally reversed coarse?!? And another great tidbit they talk about how the Colts need to be like the Jaguars signing a bunch of mid receivers to huge contracts. Surround your QB with as as many guys as possible, just totally ignoring the whole Urban Meyer debacle. What a clown show of analysis. Seems they just want to create bullshit and drama up. |
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WR Marvin Harrison Jr (obviously) CB Ga'Quincy 'Kool-Aid' Mckinistry Bama TE Brock Bowers GA DE Jared Verse FSU WR Emeka Egbuka OSU OT Olumuyiwa Fashnu PSU (would have been the top OT this year) OT Joe Alt ND So they should have a good selection of talent to choose from. |
If one of these TE's doesn't figure it out, I've been watching the TE from UGA for a couple of years now...
That kid is legit. |
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He makes it look easy is all I’m saying. |
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But we do have a lot of young players at TE that need to develop. |
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Mike Ditka was taken with the fifth pick in the draft in 1961. How did that work out? If kelvin winslow’s clone were to show up in the draft, you would be crazy not to take him. Norm Snead was taken in front of him. Gronk went in the second round, do you think scouts are looking for the same skills in future picks? |
So Taylor is rehabbing away from the team so he'll be ready for the start of the season... I honestly don't know, is that a normal thing? Ankle that jacked up?
Of course Rappaport is going to throw in the "who he'll be playing for is another story" but that's tabloid to me. |
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There is a rumor that Kareem Hunt may make a stop in Indy looking for a job
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Next man up-I am tired of this shit. If our offense is dependent on JT we are screwed anyway-that isn't a winning formula. really hasn't been for 40 years.
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I tried to give JT the benefit of the doubt, I won't make that mistake again! Get him out, take a 3rd if you have to, but end it and move on!
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Part of why I feel JT has to play for us is directly related to us looking at Kareem Hunt...
If they put together a committee of whoever between Moss, Jackson, Drake, a rookie, potentially Hunt... and they couple that with Richardson (who I think will end up starting) to produce a solid running game... Then JT will have successfully proven the point against himself and his future negotiations. I don't think much of his representation, but JT himself is not dumb. Which makes me think there actually is something up with the ankle. |
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Seems to me there's a good chance that that RB room + Richardson could produce a running game that, while not as good as it would be with healthy JT, could still be plenty capable and effective at a fraction of the cost. You can win with it. Which would prove the point against JT about what's cost-effective in the RB market. Whereas if he plays hard and looks closer to '21 again, he's in good shape money-wise. Now, if he's actually injured, nothing he can do. But, if he's faking it as some people speculate, he'd be doing it to himself... which just seems off to me. Of course nothing will surprise me at this point, it's just my intuition which could be wrong. |
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Yea it's such a bad gamble. If the Colts offensive line improves, and they start running the ball effectively without JT, then all his leverage evaporates. The only way for him to get paid is to play and play well.
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He has no leverage. Good line, don’t NEED him. If the line sucks it won’t matter who is the running back.
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So I guess the rumor now is that Taylor left the team to get stem cell treatment. It's honestly the first plausible explanation for leaving the team and I feel like a dummy for not considering it.
As things go on, with him leaving for a few days and the recent signings by fellow RB's seemingly putting the writing on the wall... I become more steadfast in my belief that Taylor's ankle really is lingering and that he and the Colts will make nice, he'll play, and this season will be the measuring stick for a potential (reasonable) extension. If he plays well but the extension he wants still scares the Colts, franchise him and then the only way to lose him is to get the two 1st-rounders. |
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