I’m actually pissed at myself for not seeing this one beforehand. Funchess is an obvious fit for what Reich wants to do. Expect some more RPOs next year with Funchess running slants. Probably more back shoulder throws against man coverage as well.

Hot take: I think this is going to work out so well that the Colts re-sign Funchess next year to a long-term deal (unless Ballard hits on a similar WR in the mid to late rounds of this draft).

We were probably never in.

Funchess isn't a player I know much about, but for Ballard to sign him the first day of free agency must mean the Colts think highly of him.

Would have liked to have seen an option year or two tacked on to the end of this deal, so we could keep him if he works out well. He's 6' 4" and 230 lbs, so he's definitely got size, but his production has only been so-so thus far.

That might have been Ballard’s preference, but it doesn’t really matter. Colts have the cap room to extend him if they choose to do so. That’s the benefit of not going crazy on a slew of free agents.

He can't be worse than Grant.

Hope you didn't jinx him

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So highly he only rates a one year deal. I disliked the grant signing and I dislike this one. Ballard doesn’t see him as a fix, he sees him as a place holder. If he performs well he’ll be priced out of the colts range with Ballard. And if not he’ll go the way of Grant. Either way the chance of him being on the team for more than a year are slim. Place holder.

I have so many questions.

Is Ebron just a placeholder as well since Ballard didn’t give him 4-5 years? Why couldn’t Ballard extend Funchess next year? How does a 6’4” receiver who commanded $10-13MM compare to a 6’0” receiver who commanded $5MM?

This does reek of the whole Donnie Avery/DHB/Hakeem Nicks/Andre Johnson/Ryan Grant inability to find a WR2 alongside Hilton.