Free Agents Discussion

[GoBigBlue88]

Don't know anything about Schwenke so I won't comment, but between watching a lot of Bengals and following a lot of Bengals analysts ... Hunt is garbage. Like, worse than Bjoern Werner garbage.

If he turns that around, it will be nothing short of a miracle.

Was kinda hoping the "just sign 30-year-old guys" thing would stop with Grigson...

[smitty46953]

Anything on how Kevin Minter interview went with Colts?

[natagu23]

We need to fire our whole damn scouting department.

[FatDT]

I don't think there's any reason to panic. I doubt Hunt and Schwenke got much money. I'm good with the punter and Sheard and Simon. I'm ok but unimpressed with Mingo. As long as these new guys also did not get paid then they're in the same category.

I still think the only misstep by Ballard was not signing one of the two top guards. FA this year has been pretty weak. I really don't want to overpay/oversign Poe and it seems like we refused to do so. I do think signing a NT and ILB is probably worth doing. That may still happen. But there are no sure fire options. And that's the issue in general. Ballard has to fill out the roster, he can't draft enough players to do that. He has to use FA. But FA kinda sucks this year.

[smitty46953]

Around The NFL‏Verified account @AroundTheNFL · 12s12 seconds ago

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[smitty46953]

Jason La Canfora‏Verified account @JasonLaCanfora · 24s25 seconds ago

Dontari Poe is in Atlanta and will meet with the Falcons in the AM

[ukcolt]

The Colts surely have to do something in free agency with regards the defensive backfield? We currently have 5 guys that i think might make the roster and only 2 of those are what i would actually consider to be at a reasonable NFL standard those two being Davis and Geathers. The other 3 are Melvin, who only started by default and wasn't all that great, and should be our 5th or 6th corner, then T.J. Green who looked lost when he played last year, but lets hope that with another training camp that he pulls his head out of his arse and plays to the level that he was drafted, and finally Farley who is borderline NFL talent.

We likely will carry 10 defensive backs on the final roster. That means we need to find 5/6 guys who are better than Farley and Melvin, we might draft 2/3, but that means we need to pickup at least 2 guys, more realistically 3 and possibly 4 via free agency. Although we are trying to get younger, i agree with a lot of people that we should resign Darius Butler, who would fill 2 slots, both the nickle and the main backup at safety.

The other guys currently on the roster include, Andrew Williamson, Stefan McClure, Chris Milton and Charles James II.

This to me is now by far the biggest area of need for the Colts, sure we need a pass rusher and inside linebackers as an upgrade to what we have already signed in free agency.....but we literally have no talent at corner, nor any depth.

[sherck]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

The Colts surely have to do something in free agency with regards the defensive backfield? We currently have 5 guys that i think might make the roster and only 2 of those are what i would actually consider to be at a reasonable NFL standard those two being Davis and Geathers. The other 3 are Melvin, who only started by default and wasn't all that great, and should be our 5th or 6th corner, then T.J. Green who looked lost when he played last year, but lets hope that with another training camp that he pulls his head out of his arse and plays to the level that he was drafted, and finally Farley who is borderline NFL talent.

We likely will carry 10 defensive backs on the final roster. That means we need to find 5/6 guys who are better than Farley and Melvin, we might draft 2/3, but that means we need to pickup at least 2 guys, more realistically 3 and possibly 4 via free agency. Although we are trying to get younger, i agree with a lot of people that we should resign Darius Butler, who would fill 2 slots, both the nickle and the main backup at safety.

The other guys currently on the roster include, Andrew Williamson, Stefan McClure, Chris Milton and Charles James II.

This to me is now by far the biggest area of need for the Colts, sure we need a pass rusher and inside linebackers as an upgrade to what we have already signed in free agency.....but we literally have no talent at corner, nor any depth.

I don't disagree with you, but there is not much available anymore at CB that fit a "man up" defensive system. Most of the guys left under 30 years old (Morris Clairborne, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Alterraun Verner, Sterling Moore, Marcus Williams) are either no better than NFL average or are zone CBs who don't fit the system here in Indy.

Now, there are a couple of safety options that I would like to see the Colts kick the tires on (Lardarius Webb who is 31 but the best left, J.J. Wilcox, Bradley McDougald, T.J. McDonald, Daimion Stafford) to add some safety valve / depth along with Green and Geathers.

They may be waiting for the camp cuts to try and fill the CB slots as well after drafting 1 or 2.

Anyway, Ballard talked about building the trenches and that is what he has done so far; defensive front-7 and offensive line (and punter). The secondary is just going to have to wait, apparently.

Cheers,

[Wyatt]

FWIW
None of Ballard's signings/re-signings have been over 29 years old.

[Johanvil]

Kevin Patra‏@kpatra
.@RapSheet says on @gmfb Dontari Poe now likely to sign 1-yr ‘prove-it’ deal wherever he signs
Smart for the team that lands the up-down DT