over 50 million to spend
 

and this limp dick gm has arguably made this team worse.


discuss

you're retarded.

this was a shitty roster. merely dumping the guys we did automatically made it better.

I can't believe anyone wants to revise history and think that any more than 5-6 guys on the entire roster could start on another team.

we haven't gotten better yet

meh, I dont know about worse. I would say marginally better so far.

Dumped some old and/or underperforming players - good

Resigend doyle and turbin - good moves.

Traded allen. Though he was not necessarily a problem, it is good to get of his salary while picking up a draft pick during a loaded year.

Got a punter. Not his fault mcafee retired.

Improvement on LBs he signed. Not yet where we want the group to be but an improvement.

We needed to get younger, which he has done so far.
We need to draft better than we have been, which is yet to be seen.
I would (would have) really like to see him pick up one 'splash' FA this year.

I don't think we are any worse, how much better, if at all, remains to be seen.

We are marginally better now.

We should have known that Ballard isn't going to go crazy in free agency though. He said when he was hired on that he believes in building the team through the draft.

I'm fine with him not overpaying at the beginning of free agency. Wait for those deals to get out of the way and then sign a few guys for decent money and build the rest through the draft. This is a multi-year project. This defense isn't getting built in one year.

paid sheard more than poe

Atlanta is a pretty good team. I dont think he was passing them up. Their D is close to being very good. Ours is years away

Better weather. Bigger town.

what does that have to do with anything

It. Is. March. And. The. GM. Has. Been. Employed. For. One. Month.

Pass rushers are generally a higher salary position. That's like complaining because we paid a OT more than someone else paid for a OG or center.

Has a lot to do with it. He has a chance to look really really good on a one yr deal with that D. He has a lot less chance to look great here

That is why I prefer we draft CB's and pass rush... costs a lot less

If Poe wanted to sign here, Ballard would have paid him.

I'm glad they didn't sign Poe. I believe injuries have taken there toll and he is not the player he once was.

I would rather Ballard avoid signing high dollar free agents and build through the draft. Too many high priced free agents have failed to live up to expectations and saddle a team with cap woes.

Sheard isn't exactly a pass rusher

Is he going to start bringing in good players in a few months ? Other teams are going ahead and improving their rosters now.

On Colts discussion with Poe

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There were talks including something in neighborhood of 5-yr deal worth up to $60M. Not only option. 1-year was discussed too, per source.

If only there were an event that took place every April where teams have 7 rounds to pick players. Man, I bet good GM's would even use such a source as their primary means of acquiring talent...

Can't fill all the holes in the draft.

The guy just didn't want to sign here. Didn't he get 1 year and 8 million with the Falcons? I would imagine the deal includes incentives but still.....

F**k that guy.

Cant fault Ballard here.

He didn't like the thought of camp fires, chopping wood and singing Kumbaya with the clapper

At best there will be 3 or 4 good players. And that doesn't excuse going into free agency's with cash in hand and making the team worse

He hasn't made the team worse.

We are worse at

Te
Cb
Oline
Punter
Safety
Ilber


Better at
Maybe olber
Probably dline

punter isnt his fault

He did manage to sign a pretty marginal one at best.

The door is ===========> that way.

Don't let it hit you in the a$$ on the way out.


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Problem is that you're comparing the current 2017 roster vs the 2016 roster. Ballard is clearly focusing more on the 2018-2020 rosters and just getting short-term fillers in UFA.

Let's wait until the offseason is done before passing judgment.

Holy shit omaha stop being such a fucking baby. You are better than this.

So who was the top shelf punter he should have signed?

I get it. Ballard probably set out long term goals, and objectives to reach those goals, but the AFC South is winnable even with the sh*t show that is our defense.

So, we're going to wait until Luck is 30 until we're contenders?

That's assuming Ballard drafts well.

We're not better, nor are we worse. We're still a sh*t show on defense for the most part.

Ideally, Sheard should be a rotational guy or a guy you bring in on your Nascar package. Not a starter. This is not a perfect world so whatever.

I hated the Walden signing, but he was decent at doing his one job. Maybe John Simon is a little better at it I suppose. Lets hope.

Lets be honest, all these recent guys Ballard just signed are camp bodies because they're not going to be out anybody.

Its hard to see how this team is better with the recent retirements, possible Butler loss, and Allen trade compared to the talent we signed.

Its a wash imo with a slight lean towards worse.

The guy who's rated 99 on Madden.

Who cares. As long as the guy doesn't out punt his coverage and can spot and hold without f**king us. Who cares.

Kickers....

I totally get what you're saying (and I agree that this much of a patient approach was unnecessary), but Ballard has a long-term plan. We just have to wait and see if he succeeds.

He. Hates. The. New. GM. Because. It's. Not. His. Mancrush. Grigson.

He just misses his one true love Grigson.

Being critical of a gm is off limits now?

Again

Discussing free agent moves is a logical thing to do. There are still things that can be done but right now this team is worse. And it doesnt need to be

They aren't any worse at CB, OL, or ILB. Additionally, there's still time. Cutting Patrick Robinson and DQ Jackson is addition by subtraction anyway.

TE, fine, but at least they're spending less and I doubt there will be any huge drop off.

Safety depends on whether they bring back Butler.

They're absolutely certainly better at OLB. And yes, probably at DL, too.