[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

Sitting on money ??? It was pointed out in another thread that they just signed like $200m+ worth of contracts.

Grigson laying it all out there is the prime example why that's a shit method, especially if you're incompetent. His best FA moves were the ones that are most similar to Ballard's (which get bitched about), like Jerrell Freeman, Cory Redding, Darius Butler, Matt Hasselbeck, and Mike Adams.

His big splash was Vontae Davis. Great trade, similar to Ballard's trade for Buckner.

What else? Erik Walden? Laron Landry? Multi-year deals for old ass D'Qwell Jackson, Frank Gore, Andre Johnson, Trent Cole? Trading a 1st-Rounder for Trent Richardson. Some of these moves had the writers and fans lined up to blow him for winning the off-season, sure...

What else? Paying dudes like backup Donald Thomas because you already brought in Samson Satele and Mike McGlynn who are getting Andrew Luck mauled on a weekly basis? Donnie Avery, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Hakeem Nicks?

Andrew Luck dragged that team to a fool's gold AFC Championship (we got smoked every time we played a good team, thanks Peyton's torn quad). He dragged that team until he physically couldn't anymore and all that was left to look at was Grigson's smoldering pile of rubble.

Grigson's roster wouldn't have the team on the brink of a division championship with the backup playing all year.

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Earlier in the thread, I supposed how the 2023 Colts would have fared with a healthy Anthony Richardson at quarterback ...... your post just gave me the thought of how those 2023 Colts would have fared with a healthy Andrew Luck taking the snaps behind the center.

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