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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
At this point I’ll be pissed if the Colts blink.
Seriously, fuck that guy.
We paid Nelson, we paid Leonard, we paid Stewart, we paid Defo, we paid Smith, we paid Hines.
If he didn’t go nuclear, he was probably going to get an extension.
Now, it doesn’t look likely.
In fact, I hope it doesn’t happen.
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All that stuff you are talking about with Nelson etc... I firmly believe that's the impetus behind Taylor being the one who was elected to run the closing leg for the team (if such a decision was orchestrated by the RB's). Irsay, and Ballard are KNOWN for paying their own. So in a room of dudes trying to figure out who to tag with this task- JT makes a lot of sense. Front office known for loyalty and a brand new QB with all of 13 college games under his belt, and an Oline that was at one point considered the best in the league and COULD produce a HUGE year for JT. We need to turn things around, lean on JT to run a bunch, lean on the OT returning to form, let the rookie grow into passing in pressure situations... it all makes sense.
It all makes sense up to the point that you stop and think about where the money comes from. It comes from a group of tycoons, who put a guy at the top of the pyramid that is paid a ridiculously absurd salary to increase their tycoonism. It's a rigged system JT, and for as great as you appear to be, and as bad as it appears the Colts need you in the backfield this year, you don't have the bag to challenge these dudes, you just don't. None of these owners are going to yield to this type of heavy handed tactic, none of them due to the damage it represents to the unified power structure.
Yep, if he had just gone out and busted it, Jim would have probably given him a 13-15 per contract- just because that's what he does. Instead, looks like JT's gonna need to work with his financial advisor to figure out how to spread that $4M around this year.
So fucking stupid.