Glowinski Signed to Extension
 

http://indcolts.co/scmf/OrMCe04Lcp0l...21yU4Cg/Zhv3R1

That was fast. Was definitely expecting him to hit the open market. Good on Ballard being aggressive and keeping him, though!

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Colts reached agreement with their OG Mark Glowinski on a 3-year, $18 million deal before he became a free agent this winter, per source. Teams re-signing quality players before they hit the market.

10:49 AM - 29 Jan 2019

That's not a bad deal either.... $7.8M is the average annual salary for a Guard, we got Glowinski locked in at $6M.

This pleases me. Good contract on a young guy.

That's great news !!! :cool:

Pretty slam-dunk move at that price tag. But also wouldn't be shocked if Glowinski becomes C-G depth at some point this offseason/season. Depending on dominoes of other interior OL options or RT options, could see Glow ending up as a supersub essentially. Always know you'll need someone to take snaps in the interior three spots, especially with Kelly's injury history. (No, I don't think Boehm could do it for more than 2-3 games.)

Boehm was exposed pretty hard by KC. Not because of a ton of pressure up the middle, but just due to how the whole line seemed to function less effectively. Maybe it's unfair to put that all on Boehm, but the center is the center.

I didn't really think of that until now.

$6 million is significantly less than I expected him to get. Happy to have him for that. But it is low enough that now I would agree, it would not be surprising if he lost his starting spot. Hard to imagine him giving Slauson the job back (hard to imagine Slauson coming back after cracking two vertebrae) but if you think you have your long-term RG you probably pay him more than 3/$18 million.

I've said since we saw Boehm starting that we needed to upgrade the primary interior backup. I was thinking draft pick or FA, but if Glow can play center and they can find a true upgrade at RG, so much the better. He would be great in that role.

Also Deon Cain is a future Hall of Fame WR.

It wasn't just KC. The line (and offense as a whole) really struggled without Kelly the 2nd half of the season. Upgrading backup C would be a point of emphasis for me this offseason.

How good is a backup center ever going to be?

If the issue is that Kelly is always hurt, the solution isn't to try to field two starters in that position...

I could see a rt landing in the draft for us and moving smith to guard.

PFF had Glowinski rated as the 10th best OG this season. I think that is probably a bit high but I do think he was a quality starting OG during 2018 so I would probably rate him somewhere between 15 and 35. For comparision, they rated Nelson the 4th best OG in the league.

His $6m cap hit for 2019 would currently be tied with Zack Martin (DAL) and Joe Bitonio (CLE) for 16th / 17th / 18th highest in the league.

I think he is getting paid pretty well for a starting OG with one year of quality service under his belt. I think this is both a fair price and a great move by Ballard.

Not to toon my own horn (which I am totally doing), from the "Colts Own Free Agents" thread:
Ballard, give me a job! :)

Walk Worthy,

Well done Sherck - you nailed it!

As with all NFL contracts, the details will tell us more about how the Colts see Glowinski - the guarantees, cap hits, roster bonuses, etc. Looks like Glowinski got a $4.2 million signing bonus.

With many of the other Colts signings, little was guaranteed after the first year and the Colts could move on after a year without consequence if the player didn't play up to expectations. Not sure Ballard will be able to convince some of the in house free agents to accept such deals, or any big name free agents.

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$5.7 million is guaranteed, $4.2 million signing bonus

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$1.5 base salary in '19, signing bonus spread over three years, so that's $2.9, although there might be another bonus or something in there.

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This is just a guess, but it might be a way of structuring the deal so that there's little risk if he can't replicate what he did this season, then rewarding him financially if he does.

So maybe only the signing bonus ($4.2M) and first year salary ($1.5M) are guaranteed? If so, it's like a one-year $5.7M deal with two option years. Good structure for the Colts.

I wouldnt mind if they can bring back Slausen too If he is healthy.

He's not. He fractured 2 vertebrae and is in his mid-30s. He's done.

Not bad, even better if it's back-loaded.

You forgot something...

Dion Cain will resuscitate Slausson's career as he heads to the HOF?

Good deal and good price. Glowinski is what? 26? Should be entering his prime. Hopefully this wasn’t a case of one year wonder.

Joe Haeg is still on the roster and has worked at C.

does ballard use pff also?

I want this guy starting. He has the right attitude. Good solid player who plays with a mean streak that is what is this lines personality

Dammit.

They have their own analytics guys. Most teams do now. They don't need PFF to judge every snap for them.

Deon Cain will cure cancer and solve the seven bridges of Konigsberg while not dropping a pass all season

Of course not. Only morons do

Your response is old, worn and tired.

Name calling when you disagree with something is what children do. Since I am pretty sure you are over the age of 20, stop acting like a child.

Grow up and act like an adult.



Walk Worthy,

There is an article in the Seattle Times that takes a look back at how and why Seattle waived Glow and why he probably ended up with the Colts.

Of course one reason is because of a roster crunch - trying to work with the roster leading up to a game dealing with multiple injuries. But it appears Seattle was also wanting to avoid a bigger cap hit and wanted to void his rookie contract after he qualified for performance escalators.

It also states that Glow was on the Colts radar because of Ed Dodds - who had previously been in Seattle's front office.

The article is linked below:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/...-the-seahawks/

god i love the offseason!

My response was accurate. Adults also don’t get pissy about nonsense on a football message board. Children do that.

JMO Pete

Nice article Dee.

Makes me wonder how Bashem is doing. Although not even close to the same.

Here's another article, this one announcing that Glowinski had lost his starting job in Seattle during the 2017 season, and providing some additional insight to how he was viewed at the time (spoiler: the Seattle fans didn't seem to think much of him):

https://www.fieldgulls.com/2017/9/24...tarting-lineup

I think a lot of Seattle fans have now redirected their ire from the players to Tom Cable. I saw those sentiments both on message boards and on Twitter. Since Cable is now back as the OL Coach with the Raiders and the Raiders coaching staff were coaching the North team of the Senior Bowl, I found one commenter funny:

>>Cable was on the field coaching at the Senior Bowl and I couldn't help but scream "DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!"<<

Here was one thread below which discussed Glows contract but turned into a bashing Cable thread:

http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=153469

Looks like he is the connection between all of their line issues.

I really liked Glowinski's play for us in 2018 and am glad he is back for the next three seasons at a very attractive rate.

I will love to see what our "Fav Five" can do with a full offseason and Training Camp playing alongside each other. They could do rare things together.

Also, throw in Clark, Haeg, a mid/late round rookie and perhaps Boehm as quality depth and we are cooking on oil with the O-Line.

2020 = Castonzo UDFA (age 32)
2021 = Ryan Kelly UDFA (age 28)
2022 = Braden Smith UDFA (age 26), Mark Glowinski UDFA (age 30)
2023 = Quinton Nelson UDFA assuming we used 5th year option in 2022 (age 27)

Realisticly, our line could stay intact for 2020 / 2021 / 2022 but by then, Castonzo will probably need replaced and the team may not be able to re-sign both Smith and Glowinski in the same off season.

Enjoy the ride on O-Line Colts fans; it will hopefully be great for the next couple of years.

Walk Worthy

So if I suggest you work really hard at being a wanker, its ok because its accurrate

Can't do everything in one offseason, but I'd really like to get a strong veteran backup for Kelly and draft a young, projectionable LT prospect.

Not a big deal but the acronym UDFA usually stands for "undrafted free agent", does it not? Unrestricted free agent is usually UFA.

I have a feeling we could spend a higher pick than many expect on a center or center/guard prospect. Kelly is a top center when he is able to play, but he hasn't completed a single season without missing time with injury. He's the undisputed starter, but injuries like that pile up. If the right player comes along I could see Ballard using a 3rd on the future starting center.