Free Agents Discussion

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

Adam Schefter‏@AdamSchefter 1h1 hour ago
Just in: @_sportstrust informed that Patriots' LB @zeus30hightower will not be given franchise tag. Hightower now expected to test market.



Yeah yeah, Patriots bias.

No, he's not a pass-rusher by trade (though he'd arguably instantly become our best pass rushing threat, sadly), but we're also in dire need of ILB help, specifically in terms of coverage and run-stopping, where he's an absolute weapon.

We're not supposed to splurge in free agency, I realize, and he'll likely be given a fairly massive contract, but I do believe it'd be worth it to bring in a guy that'd be a leader for our defense and really shore up a position of desperate need.

it pretty much never fails

why do you even post here

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

it pretty much never fails

why do you even post here

To remind everyone how much of a trainwreck your wet dream hero Grigson was.

[Coltsalr]

@RapSheet
Source: The #Saints will release big-money safety Jairus Byrd on first day of FA. Another top DB available.


An FA darling of Dam (and others) three years ago...

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

@RapSheet
Source: The #Saints will release big-money safety Jairus Byrd on first day of FA. Another top DB available.


An FA darling of Dam (and others) three years ago...

I wanted him.

I have no idea if I want him in 2017, however.

Cheers,

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[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

@RapSheet
Source: The #Saints will release big-money safety Jairus Byrd on first day of FA. Another top DB available.


An FA darling of Dam (and others) three years ago...

Haha another example of dam being wrong

[GoBigBlue88]

With Ingram off the market, not too many pass-rush guys I can really get excited about. Better to build through the draft, even if it takes a few drafts. Although if you can get Nick Perry at a decent price (and that's a long-term context price), I think you might take a look there.

I'd be curious to see what Bouye's pricetag is, but almost guarantee he's priced out of Colts' range (seriously, look at the cap space of all these other teams...)

So I'm mainly all for re-signing Darius Butler, kicking around a few Tony Jefferson/Dre Kirkpatrick types, and then moving on to the draft with some cap space intact for a better use of it next year.

[Coltsalr]

According to Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline, free agent RG Kevin Zeitler is expected to sign a deal "close to $10 million per year, if not slightly over that amount."
Steelers RG David DeCastro and Bears RG Kyle Long both make $10 million per year as the league's two highest-paid right guards. With the inflation of the salary cap and Zeitler already one of the best guards in the game, he could easily top $10 million per year. Pauline hears the Bengals aren't prepared to go that high for Zeitler. Zeitler is arguably the top offensive lineman available.


Yes, that would be a lot. It would be a metric fuckton. However, as I've said before, if the Colts want to go truly crazy in investing in the OL, I'll never complain.

I'd use resources to that degree personally elsewhere, but I couldn't fault them if they decided to over-correct.

[Coltsalr]

@RapSheet
#Chiefs are not expected to franchise tag Dontari Poe. The #Ravens are not expected to tag Brandon Williams. Big DTs hitting the FA market

I'll take both!

[natagu23]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

According to Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline, free agent RG Kevin Zeitler is expected to sign a deal "close to $10 million per year, if not slightly over that amount."
Steelers RG David DeCastro and Bears RG Kyle Long both make $10 million per year as the league's two highest-paid right guards. With the inflation of the salary cap and Zeitler already one of the best guards in the game, he could easily top $10 million per year. Pauline hears the Bengals aren't prepared to go that high for Zeitler. Zeitler is arguably the top offensive lineman available.


Yes, that would be a lot. It would be a metric fuckton. However, as I've said before, if the Colts want to go truly crazy in investing in the OL, I'll never complain.

I'd use resources to that degree personally elsewhere, but I couldn't fault them if they decided to over-correct.

Nope. Zeilter is a solid run and pass blocker, but he would command too much money.

Bring in Warford. Currently, the oline is a decent pass blocking unit. We need a run mauler to give it more balance.

Plus, he'd be considerably cheaper.