Colt player suspended for season, possibly Rodgers

[ChaosTheory]

I'm curious how long the FO knew about this. Can't help but look back at the draft and how heavy we went at DB (four total, three CB's) and wonder.

I know we were already thin at CB, but still.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

I'm curious how long the FO knew about this. Can't help but look back at the draft and how heavy we went at DB (four total, three CB's) and wonder.

I know we were already thin at CB, but still.

Someone asked Holder about this and he responded with:

https://twitter.com/HolderStephen/st...88422082240514

For the record, every indication I’ve gotten is that the Colts are just learning about the Rodgers investigation.

They drafted those corners because they were thin at that position (even more so now).

[Brylok]

What decent free agent corners are still available and will we sign one? Off the top of my head we have Moore, Flowers(?), and three rookies.

[ukcolt]

Tony Brown is the only other player on the roster that i can think of that has any experience with the Colts at least. Maybe we picked up some random guys in the off season who may have seen a little game time, that i am unaware of, but no-one of any real note.

[ukcolt]

Here is a list of Free Agent corners, scroll down a little bit.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/cornerback/

There are a few "names", Marcus Peters, Troy Hill, Kyle Fuller, Logan Ryan, but are they any good now?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Chappell listed the current CB room with the (lack of) NFL experience:

https://twitter.com/mchappell51/stat...03379472687104

Colts' CB room

* = rookie

Kenny Moore II
Dallis Flowers
Tony Brown
Kevin Tolliver II
Darrell Baker Jr.
JuJu Brents*
Darius Rush*
Jaylon Jones*
Cole Coleman*


Isaiah Rodgers

https://twitter.com/mchappell51/stat...04693510393856

Excluding Rodgers, only 5 of 9 CBs have played in the NFL:

Moore (87 games/74 starts)
Flowers (13/1)
Tolliver (29/2)
Brown (49/4)
Baker (3/0)

So, good likelihood Chris Ballard and staff are looking over free-agent options.

[YDFL Commish]

I don't want stupid players on my team! It sounds like Rodgers is a very stupid player.

[CletusPyle]

I'm not going to lie....I'm glad it is Rodgers and not Pittman! Poor Pittman, why is this guy so hated? LOL No player on our team gets cheap shotted more than Pittman, if a player can let up on a hit they never do on Pittman, and I notice fans on opposing teams hate this guy! No surprise that he was the one they picked out to falsely accuse!

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

Here is a list of Free Agent corners, scroll down a little bit.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/cornerback/

There are a few "names", Marcus Peters, Troy Hill, Kyle Fuller, Logan Ryan, but are they any good now?

Marcus Peters is the best football player available at CB and Ballard has history... but he's a shit head and not a size freak like Bradley likes (of course neither is Rodgers).

Who's next best? Ronald Darby?

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

I'm not going to lie....I'm glad it is Rodgers and not Pittman! Poor Pittman, why is this guy so hated? LOL No player on our team gets cheap shotted more than Pittman, if a player can let up on a hit they never do on Pittman, and I notice fans on opposing teams hate this guy! No surprise that he was the one they picked out to falsely accuse!

I think Pittman was just a little unlucky with the timing of this news and the transaction wire.

Earlier in the morning, the Colts announced that they signed another WR (Perriman).

So there was a lot of speculation on-line that the person involved was a WR.

And what name would be the most click-baity of all the WR's? The WR1.

The speculation wasn't only on Pittman - there were other WR names thrown out there, too, at the time before other details started to surface.