Colts first UFA WR Devin Funchess

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Sure you did. .

Dude, I hesitate to engage on such a dumb topic, but check out my other posts on free agents and you'll see I refer only to their opening day age. Using their offseason age is pointless and usually only is used to push an agenda - i.e. those who wanted us to sign Antonio Brown or Le'Veon Bell will invariably say they are 30 and 26, when they'll be 31 and 27 on opening day (Bell actually just turned 27 late last month). Tying to cut past all that BS, but thanks for bringing it up.

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Nope. If he had leverage he would have gotten a multi-year deal. You have to overpay for 1-year deals. Here is how it went since you need everything spelled out for you.

Ballard: Hi Devin, we want to sign you
Agent: Cool, I want 12 million a year for three years.
Ballard: We were thinking more 8 million for one year
Agent: Uhh for one yeah it would need to be more.
Ballard: Ok, I am reasonable. How about 10 million with incentives.
Agent: 3 million in incentives. Let me talk to my client. (In private to Devin) Colts want to sign you to a one year deal.
Devin: One year?! I want a multi-year deal. What else is out there.
Agent: (crickets) Well... we could try the CFL...
Devin: I'll take it.


Boom negotiation son! We gots ourselves a slow 6'4 receiver with bad hands.

You're joking, right? Is this really how you think these things are negotiated? You have a very simplistic way of looking at things.