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Originally Posted by Dam8610
1) Gettleman completely devalues DBs, see his tenure in Carolina for more proof.
2) Fair point. Adrian Amos could provide 85-90% of the player at 70-75% of the price.
3) Safeties are important to this scheme, regardless of their leaguewide importance. Further, if the Colts are deriving value from leaguewide devalued positions, they're going to get bargains and be ahead of the curve.
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1. Maybe - after reading your comment, I ran a brief Google search and found this article discussing what I think you're referring to:
https://247sports.com/nfl/carolina-p...ons-129743945/
The problem is that each of the referenced decisions Gettleman made, while controversial at the time, ended up working out in his favor.
2. Agreed, though I'd hope a lower profile player like Amos wouldn't cost 85-90% of Collins.
3. I don't disagree, but I'm not sure I understand how this responds to my comment. My point is that because the safeties are devalued, we don't need to pay top dollar for one like Collins. We can get most of the production we need from a MUCH less expensive player because there are so many good ones available. We probably could get one of them to sign a Ballard one year with options deal, too, rather than committing to a long term guaranteed contract.