Should the Colts bring back Erik Walden?
 

At present, the OLB depth chart looks like:

Jabaal Sheard
John Simon
Terrell Basham
Bark Mingo
Akeem Ayers
Some scrubs lower on down the list.

That top five does not look bad...but Mingo has never played up to his potential and Ayers has been injured.

Does bringing back Walden on a lowish type salary with big incentives make sense? The Colts have about $17m they can still spend on 2017 free agents.

Thoughts?

Cheers,

I don't want him taking any of the PT of the listed players.

If he is signed, that doesn't mean he has to take playing time from anyone. Put incentives in the contract and let competition decide who gets to play. That is the Ballard way.

That said, I don't care one way or the other.

i think its telling he hasn't been signed yet.

I like Walden well enough but I think the temptation would be high to put him in too much.

Fuck yes I'd bring him back, he'd be great in a veteran pissed off humble 3rd down pass rusher type role

Dude was all motor every down just imagine him on 3rd down only

all those guys look like scrubs to me

walden is probably better than every single one of them. but i voted no because he isn't coming back.

Piss poor analysis on your part.

no it isn't

those dudes are all backups. no reason to say they are better than walden.

No one saying they are better but several are at least his equal and with full time positions may actually turn out to be better. I actually would not mind him brought back on an incentive laden deal and utilized mostly as a pass rush specialist. Unfortunately for him he is older and not as not as quick/fast as the group they are going to training camp with.

Age and lack of speed has been a real problem for the Colts defense over the last several years. When you combine those with the actual lack of talent Grigson was bringing in you wind up with the Colts defense....a bad one!