Colts acquire QB Matt Ryan for a 3rd Round draft pick
 

Initially reported by Pat McAfee and confirmed by Rapoport.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1505963518486589451

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https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1505966374853689357

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Love it!!!!!

I called it lol

I’m happy. I hope this works out.

Ballard made a hell of a deal there!!! He was able to go from Wentz to Ryan and picked up a 3rd round pick


I am sure there will still be people bitching though.

I've been skeptical of Ryan thinking he might be toast age-wise, but maybe his supporting cast was really that bad. But here's to hoping otherwise!

I would expect us to bring in Julio Jones and maybe a Robert Tonyan now?
I would have said Hayden Hurst but see he landed in Cinci.

All and all, great damage control displayed by CB who must be getting used to it. Ryan should be a solid fit in Indy, and I am just as interested to see how and why we adjust our O to him as opposed to vice versa.

Now can we see some damn FA's come into town? Let the floodgates open folks.

Now let's get a quality LT to protect his ass and another WR for him to throw to.

Very happy over this.

Very.

Not me Puck, great move by Ballard here.

Julio looks like toast unless he will sign a super bargain deal like near vet min with incentives hard pass.

Personally, I am a little disappointed, Matt Ryan is about as exciting as wet paint drying! But, he may be just what this team needs...he will certainly have my support as a fan!

given all the options I am very happy with this, especially only giving up a 3rd!

Thank God. I was going to have a hard time stomaching Mayfield or Winston. Is there any word on that $40m cap hit? Atlanta can't move that, can they?

If so... the fact that we sold Wentz and his contract for two 3rd-rounders and picked up Ryan for a single 3rd-rounder is impressive.

He’s the anti Wentz, that’s for sure.

I like this deal. Heckuva a move by Ballard.

per holder

Stephen Holder
@HolderStephen
I'm told there will be no significant changes to Matt Ryan's contract after his trade to the Colts from the Falcons. So, Colts have him for two years at $24.7 million this year and $28.2 million in 2023 (based on his present contract terms.

Just read... $40.5m dead cap hit for the Falcons.

Warren Sharp
@SharpFootball
wow, so the Colts...

• added Matt Ryan
• lost Carson Wentz
• weren't forced to extend Ryan's deal
• gained a 3rd that may be a 2nd
• made ATL eat $40,525,000 dead cap*
• lowered Ryan's 2022 cap hit to $28M, less than Carson Wentz's

Ryan = Ice in his blood

Wentz = ice in his brain

It's a shame, Wentz is talented and has the heart of a lion but the poise of a headless chicken.

I have no complaints on the move. However, if they leave obvious holes in the roster like they’ve done with Rivers and Wentz I will. The deal only makes sense to try to win now. So fucking try.

Yeah, but Ballard could've had Trubisky a week ago. Instead he was just sitting on his ass doing nothing.

We end the season, Irsay is pissed beyond belief-seems to blame Wentz, Ballard lets everyone with a brain know that Wentz is a gonner. From that to where we are now at QB, essentially trading Wentz for Ryan and either a second or third round draft choice while lowering our cap hit for QB AND not extending Ryan when every QB traded gets an extension shows that I personally don't know shit. This is the work of someone who is pretty damn good at his job. Well done Ballard. You are the man. Very tasty crow I might add.

Here are a few tweets from Stampede Blue writer Chris Shepherd, who analyzed the film on Ryan and concluded that he's nowhere near being over the hill:

https://twitter.com/NFLscheme/status...74550889508865

https://twitter.com/NFLscheme/status...75638976520203

https://twitter.com/NFLscheme/status...24738224463878

Amazing how quickly the Colts' league-high cap space has disappeared now that a QB is here. Only $16M or so left.

The 3rd rounder going to Atlanta is apparent the Colts third-rounder (no. 82). The Colts keep the better third rounder (no 73) obtained from Washington, per the below Joel Erickson tweet:

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...69182512496651

So for swapping out Wentz for Ryan, the Colts receive:

Slightly higher 2nd and 3rd round picks this year
At least a 3rd next year (but hopefully a 2nd)
about $4M more in cap space this year ($24M to Ryan vs. $28M to Wentz)
Puck remains here and won't curse Ballard or the Colts

But the Colts lose:

7th Rounder this year
2M in cap space next year ($28M to Ryan vs. $26M to Wentz)
One remaining year of Wentz control at a QB-reasonable salary ($28M)

Obviously the Colts can win now. Curious to see what else they do in FA and the draft.

The other perk with this whole deal is that 2023 is supposed to be deep at QB. Ryan didn't force a contract extension on his 2-yrs, so it could be a great situation to bring a young guy in under him. The fact that the Colts will seemingly come out of this Wentz-Ryan transition with an added 2nd-rounder means we are back to having capital if Ballard wants to move up for a guy.

The recovery by Ballard on a poor trade result from Wentz has been pretty amazing.

Ballard pisses me off sometimes, but this was a hell of a deal he made. Now, LT and a WR/TE.

can't be mad at that.


he made a mistake with wentz and did what he had to do to fix it. and he fixed it and then some. that is what you want. don't live with a mistake if you can fix it

Not my preferred choice, but I don't hate it either. Hopefully he has a few years left. Getting him for just a 3rd is pretty great.

they also get:

not having wentz on the team

I thought you wanted Baker

Ryan is legendary for his healthy life style, Ala Tom Brady. Should be 3-4 years of solid qb play. I am much happier with this than Mayfield or those scrubs in the trash heap.

I think it's time to lock up Nelson, and with a new contract, they may be able to get some of his 13.5 million off the books with one of those creative contracts.

Best move the colts have made in years.

This was a master stroke. I’ve been critical of Ballard over the years. But getting what he did for Wentz then getting Ryan for a third. What a boss.

Getting Ryan seems like a very good move, but he needs to deliver or it's not a good move and without a solid LT to protect his blind side, he might not last the season.

Maybe trubisky wasnt interested. You think people are just lined up to be on the colts?

Amazing for a guy who doesnt know what he is doing.


That is not directed at you. Its for others and they know who they are.

Well said.

I'll put the sarcasm disclaimer next time.