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True it does roll over. But are they just going to roll it over every year? Will they constantly be 40 50 60 million under the cap? I like signing our own guys but, does that mean we have to have 50 million in unused cap every year? Leonard’s class is still three years away. Teams that have talent rookie QBs try to max their window till that big contract comes. We have two all-pro rookies, a McCoy signing is not going to break the bank. |
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Colt Classic (06-05-2019) |
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At the end of the day, I have to believe that Ballard did not believe that McCoy was just not going to improve the defense enough to make the commitment.
I doubt that $$$ even played into it. Strictly a football decision. We can all debate whether or not we believe that McCoy would have improved the Colts defense...and sure that's fun to do. |
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Racehorse (06-05-2019) |
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That makes no sense
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Well obviously.
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Big fat guys can't push the pocket. This is the Dungy D and they are going to line up in a gap and go. With the guys they had last year, they had both DT's in the A gaps. Makes 3 guys defend 2. Sure can't trap block with the C if they do that. I get what you are saying. But the NFL offenses are not as they were 5 years ago. |
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Oldcolt (06-06-2019) |
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If you rooted for the Colts during the Dungy era it's hard not to be concerned about a small team. This team seems different in that the players don't seem 'small' just light. They have length and are solid muscular men. Speed and quickness are their main trait. I think Jaff got it right, it's a different NFL offense this defense will be called upon to stop. Hope we get it right.
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Do you ever consider the fact that the best players rarely reach free agency? They are resigned by their teams. The vast majority of the free agents are players that their former teams didn’t want at the price they’d command on the open market (i.e. the same price you’d have the Colts pay). And yes, I know that every team is different, and because a player doesn’t fit with his original team doesn’t mean he won’t fit with the Colts, but what I’ve said is true of a overwhelming majority of free agents. And I think that its far more likely that a free agent will underperform rather than overperform. That likelihood is compounded when you are signing a guy who’s already on the downside of his career, like McCoy. Add to that the uncertainty that is created when you ask a player to move to an entirely new team/scheme - an uncertainty that doesn’t exist, by the way, when you sign your own free agents. In short, spending money on your own players isn’t exciting, but it will likely yield far better returns than spending money on outside free agents. If you maximize value, the wins will come. All of this boils down to the fact that everyone’s typically happy when the free agent is signed, but usually will end up feeling buyer’s remorse. Given this, I’ve liked Ballard’s free agent approach – mining the middle and lower tier free agents for value, and with a much smaller downside. |
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Image post FAIL. It looked so easy. If you like Dilbert, you would have appreciated it.
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