We just signed Hoyer- 3 yr 12 M, 9M Guaranteed

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I see it as guaranteeing insurance in case Brissett flames out and Kelly stops taking his meds.

But Walker is on the practice squad. We’re not carrying 4 quarterbacks. Kelly looks like the odd man out to me.

[nate505]

Good. He's about the best competent backup the Colts could have got at this point in time.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

But Walker is on the practice squad. We’re not carrying 4 quarterbacks. Kelly looks like the odd man out to me.

Kelly cant be on the active roster. 2 game suspension. He may push someone off the PC when he returns

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Kelly cant be on the active roster. 2 game suspension. He may push someone off the PC when he returns

But if you’re planning on signing Hoyer and keeping Kelly after the suspension, why sign Walker to the practice squad? It doesn’t make sense.

You sign Hoyer to be the backup, and if that falls through, THEN you sign Walker to the PS.

I’m thinking Kelly is not in the future plans either way.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

But if you’re planning on signing Hoyer and keeping Kelly after the suspension, why sign Walker to the practice squad? It doesn’t make sense.

Because you can easily release Walker from the practice squad?

Walker was released / signed back to the practice squad 8 times last season.


Also - at the time they signed Walker to the PS, Ballard hadn't decided who was going to be the back-up. The front office was weighing the pros / cons of a backup like Hoyer vs. a 2 game stop-gap to Kelly.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Because you can easily release Walker from the practice squad?

Walker was released / signed back to the practice squad 8 times last season.


Also - at the time they signed Walker to the PS, Ballard hadn't decided who was going to be the back-up. The front office was weighing the pros / cons of a backup like Hoyer vs. a 2 game stop-gap to Kelly.

But if you’ve settled on Kelly as the backup and you’re not sure, but you think you might sign Hoyer, it still doesn’t make sense to waste a PS spot on Walker. As you said, he was off and on all year last year. He’s not going anywhere.

Put a guy like Gerri Green on the practice squad instead wasting a spot on Walker, a guy who isn’t sniffing any other roster. Instead, Walkers on the practice squad and Green is scooped up by New England.

It’s just weird and I think a telltale sign of how they view Kelly and Walker.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

But if you’ve settled on Kelly as the backup and you’re not sure, but you think you might sign Hoyer, it still doesn’t make sense to waste a PS spot on Walker. As you said, he was off and on all year last year. He’s not going anywhere.

Put a guy like Gerri Green on the practice squad instead wasting a spot on Walker, a guy who isn’t sniffing any other roster. Instead, Walkers on the practice squad and Green is scooped up by New England.

It’s just weird and I think a telltale sign of how they view Kelly and Walker.

It is possible that Green was offered a spot and he was also offered other spots and chose to sign elsewhere to get a chance to play sooner.

[Dam8610]

Who was cut to sign Hoyer?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Put a guy like Gerri Green on the practice squad instead wasting a spot on Walker, a guy who isn’t sniffing any other roster. Instead, Walkers on the practice squad and Green is scooped up by New England.

There are currently open spots on the practice squad. Walker is not preventing the signing of another player to the squad as it stands right now.

Green chose to sign with the Cheats. I guess Green or his agent thought there is a clearer pathway to playing time with them. The Colts had hoped to sign Green to their practice squad.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...12033113866240

Sixth-round DE Gerri Green is headed to the Patriots practice squad, per source

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...13524621008897

Colts did want him back, I was told.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

There are currently open spots on the practice squad. Walker is not preventing the signing of another player to the squad as it stands right now.

Green chose to sign with the Cheats. I guess Green or his agent thought there is a clearer pathway to playing time with them. The Colts had hoped to sign Green to their practice squad.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...12033113866240



https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...13524621008897

But if Walkers not in your future plans, you don’t sign him at all.

Edit-I suppose they’re thinking they’ll hold on to Walker until week 3, then release him and replace him with Kelly. That way, the Chargers or whoever we play in week 2 can’t sign him just for our game. That makes sense.