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Always nice to have another horse around.
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Luck4Reich (09-03-2019) |
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Perhaps, but guarantees in NFL contracts aren't always what they appear to be. Colin Kaepernick famously had $61M in guaranteed money in his 2014 contract with the 49ers, but ultimately received much less because much of the money was "guaranteed" against injury only. Not saying that's what happened here, but only that we won't know the full extent of the Colts commitment until we see all of the details.
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-Foles got $22MM/year from the Jags to start -Mike Glennon got $15MM/year from the Bears before they drafted Trubisky $15MM is the going rate for a low end starter. |
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Oldcolt (09-03-2019) |
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To me it is a great move because of the circumstances this team finds itself in. Whatever you think about Luck retiring, it had to be at some level a gut punch to this team. By giving Jacoby this contract (which they can easily afford) they get rid of a possible distraction if Brissett does as well as they think he will (ie. the starting qb making less than a ton of guys on the team including his backup), they put a stamp on the Luck era being over, and they 'put their money where their mouth was' thus doing everything in their power to put the focus on this season and winning it all. It sends a message that this regime knows how to take care of it's players (Jacoby has shown that he is all about the team the way he handled Luck's absence and Luck coming back-I'm assuming the Colts rewarded him for that among other things), should be of help in upping the emotional state of the team and seems to me at least to be a move of a front office that doesn't panic and know what in the hell they are doing.
One last thing about Ballard. Brissett for Dorsett is beginning to have the look of a pretty good trade isn't it? Last edited by Oldcolt; 09-03-2019 at 10:27 AM. |
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If we just added another year at the low end starter rate you mentioned of $15M I probably wouldn't complain too much. Last edited by Chaka; 09-03-2019 at 02:37 PM. |
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We are not locked in long term. If he is playing at a high level then we get him relativley cheap next year. If not or if they see him as a stop gap, then draft someone and the new QB plays behind brisset for a year. |
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None of that matters. What is the downside? They used up a drop of the ocean of cap space they have available to them in 2020?
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Racehorse (09-03-2019) |
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Look, I know there's this celebratory attitude around here and in the media that they’ve signed Brissett to this deal, but I don’t really get it. What has Brissett done so far to make you think that he’s deserving of a $30M contract? I mean, if you read what everyone was saying here during the preseason, Brissett is not a very good QB. Really - take a minute and go back and read the commentary about Brissett PRIOR to Luck’s retirement, and tell me why we should be excited to see the team commit so much to him. I'll help you get started, here are a couple gems I found with just a quick search: Here's GBB on Brissett: Quote:
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The one thing he has going for him is that he seems to have the confidence of the Colts management, so blind faith in management might justify the excitement, but little else. |
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He not only has the confidence of the Colts management but the players as well. There wasnt anyone available at this point. I think Ballard did the right thing.
I dont think Brissett is that good either. Can he play good enough to rally a team that has the talent and a team that will rally around him? I hope so and I think so. |
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Coltsfever (09-04-2019) |
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From the teams perspective, it’s a no brainer. |
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