Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy (Post 331644)

Dianna Russini has mentioned that the Colts were targeting a trade to bolster the CB position.

Which isn't too surprising 1) given how decimated the position has been via injury this year and 2) at this point, the Colts have probably already looked at most of the street free agent options out there so they need to see if anyone is available via trade.

Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 331656)

Kinda funny. At the beginning of this season, most of us forecast a dismal season record wise. There were a few optimists predicting 11 or 12 wins, but I'm not sure they would have laid any money down for that prediction. Many were calling for getting rid of Ballard, Steichen and starting over.

Now, there's talk of the Lombardi and hoping Ballard shores up the one or two defensive weaknesses, getting a DE and a CB by surrendering future draft choices and paying enormous sums of money to these unhappy studs.

I hope Ballard can make something happen, we do need to upgrade the pass rush, but at what cost?

Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 331657)

The Jets, the Dolphins, the Saints, and the Titans are 4 teams that should already realize their playoff hopes for this year are over ...... l these would be the teams that might want to jettison future free agents for draft capital.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 331667)

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The Ravens are also knocking on that dubious door. ) :cool:

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 331667)

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The Ravens are also knocking on that dubious door. ) :cool:

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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 331670)

Not the same door, IMO. Once Lamar returns, the Ravens could run off a massive win streak.

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood (Post 331630)

I would love to know what the deal is with Jaylen Jones and when he is coming back.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 331632)

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In my rat's ass of an opinion, Ballard has shown A LOT OF PATIENCE in the face of fire ...... almost everybody in the Western Hemisphere has been calling for his head over the last couple of years, and he remained true and steadfast to his plan ...... when he first took the job in January of 2017, he said that he intended to build A COMPLETE TEAM, not just a team that was overly-dependent on an all-world quarterback such as Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.

And guess what ??? Ballard has done just that. He has built a complete team that is not overly-dependent on an all-world quarterback. He's having the last laugh, as the 6-1 Colts are finally making his plan/dream come to fruition ...... so based on Ballard's patience and his behavior up until now, I would highly doubt that he would start mortgaging the future to enhance the Colts' chances of making it to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2009 for this solitary 2025 season ...... he built the complete team that he said that he would, and I don't think that he wants to start taking rash risks that could potentially cost the Colts in 2028 and beyond.

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 331633)

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Which is not to say that I don't think that Ballard will make ANY moves ...... he very well might, and I would not have a problem with it if he did ...... but the OP posed the question l "At what cost?", l and my immediate reaction was what I wrote in my previous post.

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