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As much as some like to label every bad free agent signing as "Ah, that was clearly a Pagano guy!", Reggie Wayne was very much a Pagano guy.

Reggie and Pagano have both talked about how Pagano recruited him back by saying "I'm gonna need you to take a leap of faith with me" and how because of that, he turned down more money from the Patriots to come back to the Colts.

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Originally Posted by Coltsalr (Post 8243)

as much as some like to speak in absolutes like a fucking douchebag

wayne was definitely a pagano guy. but more importantly a colts guy.

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Originally Posted by sherck (Post 8212)

Poor Erik.

I liked what he brought to Indy. I had low expectations and he exceeded them all. He, arguable, was the best free agent (not counting V.Davis trade) that Grigson made.

And, he has a career year in his free agency year. My guess is that he was expecting to get signed for Jabaal Sheard money ($8m a year) pretty quickly.

And the NFL just yawned and went in other directions.

Last 4 seasons:

60 games / 175 tackles / 23.0 sacks / 05 PD / Erik Walden (31 years old)
57 games / 150 tackles / 20.5 sacks / 13 PD / Jabaal Sheard (27 years old)

What a difference being under 30 or over 30 means in the NFL.

Cheers,

I really agree with this.

Walden wasn't the All-Pro linebacker a team builds a defense around but I never really felt he was a liability.

I think the guy did everything we could reasonably ask of him, in addition to having a "I'll kick your fucking ass" attitude that this defense has needed for years. I know he was a straight up thug for that headbutt to Delanie Walker, but I'll always love him for that. It was nice to watch our defense be the asshole bullies, for once.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JzLgC6PTj_...s400/BUTT1.gif

I said it then; I'll say it again. Keep your hat on if you want to talk that action, boss.

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Originally Posted by sherck (Post 8212)

Under 30 and good in coverage vs. over 30 and poor in coverage.

@ColtsUpdate 6h6 hours ago
Former Colts Cornerback Patrick Robinson Signs With Eagles

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Originally Posted by Wyatt (Post 8317)

@ColtsUpdate 6h6 hours ago
Former Colts Cornerback Patrick Robinson Signs With Eagles

Honestly, good luck to Robinson and Jon Harrison (signed by NYJ). I do not dislike either but neither were more than just okay.

Hope they both get paid a lot of money in their future NFL career.

Cheers,

Zack Brown signed by Redskins pending a physical, according to PFT. Terms were not disclosed.

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Originally Posted by njcoltfan (Post 8712)

Zack Brown signed by Redskins pending a physical, according to PFT. Terms were not disclosed.

Ian Rapoport‏ @RapSheet

#Redskins LB Zach Brown signed a 1-year deal worth a maximum value of $4.65M, source said. $500k signing bonus. Not bad this late in FA.

Fun fact: The Colts signed 10 outside free agents this offseason, which is a franchise record, apparently.

http://m.colts.com/news/article-1/Co...3-506f8d1e5d3f

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Originally Posted by Coltsalr (Post 8917)

Fun fact: The Colts signed 10 outside free agents this offseason, which is a franchise record, apparently.

http://m.colts.com/news/article-1/Co...3-506f8d1e5d3f

and they are all backups