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Originally Posted by Spike
I have to wonder what the Colts offered Norwell. He reportedly signed a five-year, $66.5 million contract. 30 million guaranteed. Even if the Colts offered more, it's possible that Norwell wanted to play for a contender. That and the fact that no state tax in Florida is a major plus. Really wanted that guy on the Colts though.
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From what I heard on NFL radio. the Colts were a contender in the discussion, along with a couple other teams, then the jags came in and blew the offers out of the water by a lot. I don't think Ballard wanted to pay that much. But the analysts on the radio think it was too high as well. That he wasn't worth that much and that he wasn't quite as good as the numbers he was getting. That his performance this last year was a little inflated and he was not as good as people thought. Anyway that was their opinion.
Ballard has said repeatedly he doesn't want to go into FA why building the team culture with draft picks. That he will later on buy not as foundation pieces. He wants an established culture before he starts bringing in veterans from other teams. I think that is bc I think the culture of this team has gotten soft. I heard several interviews with Allen and Dorsett allude to it several times. That guys got away with things, that effort was lacking. Anyway, that what Ballard said, so far he has done everything he has said he was going to do.