2026 Off-Season Thread

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Puck

Kevin Bowen
@KBowen1070
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6m
Couple #Colts roster moves:

-Signing linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither. 5 years with Lou Anarumo (11 starts). 13 starts in Ariziona last year.

-Signing former IU receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. 137 career catches in 6 years. 11 catches in 15 games last season with Miami.

NWI is a solid pro. Never flashy, but makes the catch when called upon. I wonder if he has anything left in the tank, though.

[Puck]

Ari Meirov
@MySportsUpdate
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35m
The #Browns have submitted a rule proposal to allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.

[Hoopsdoc]

Davis-Gaither is the Pratt replacement.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Can someone explain what the plan is? We seem to be replacing back up types with back up types. At first I thought it might be an attempt to change the culture, and that still makes as much sense as anything to me. Or are we just letting Lou get the players he thinks fits his system?

It certainly seems as if the primary objective is to help Lou reunite with a shitload of his guys. Makes a fuck load of sense right, I mean they were just very recently one of the most scored on defenses in history. Seemingly genius plan!

I think it was Puck that said Lou loves him some vets. This morning they were talking about how Lou has a lack of trust in young guys. Yeah, that fits totally fucking on with Ballard's end of season presser declaring we had to get younger and faster on defense. Rare is the 28-34 year old man that is faster than he was at 22-23.

This team never makes sense, never.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Can someone explain what the plan is? We seem to be replacing back up types with back up types. At first I thought it might be an attempt to change the culture, and that still makes as much sense as anything to me. Or are we just letting Lou get the players he thinks fits his system?

I've heard quite a bit about the Colts trying to trade for Jonathan Greenard. That appears to be one of the main plans.

[Oldcolt]

So Lou gonna give us his version of George Allen's 'over the hill' gang? Honestly it worked for Allen maybe it can work for Lou 40 years later. For me personally, and I was always a fan of the teams Allen put on the field, this would actually be something to root for and look forward to seeing how it could work out. Low chance of working but still a chance, that's all I need. It would be a plan, not just throwing shit at a dartboard. Hope it is true. Hope it works if it is true.

[Puck]

Indianapolis Colts

@Colts
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2h
we have re-signed CB Cameron Mitchell.

[apballin]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

It certainly seems as if the primary objective is to help Lou reunite with a shitload of his guys. Makes a fuck load of sense right, I mean they were just very recently one of the most scored on defenses in history. Seemingly genius plan!

I think it was Puck that said Lou loves him some vets. This morning they were talking about how Lou has a lack of trust in young guys. Yeah, that fits totally fucking on with Ballard's end of season presser declaring we had to get younger and faster on defense. Rare is the 28-34 year old man that is faster than he was at 22-23.

This team never makes sense, never.

The dude runs a complex scheme when at its height gave Mahomes, Jackson and Allen problems and helped get his team to the superbowl. It wasn’t all Joe burrow that led to the bengals success in the post season.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

So Lou gonna give us his version of George Allen's 'over the hill' gang? Honestly it worked for Allen maybe it can work for Lou 40 years later. For me personally, and I was always a fan of the teams Allen put on the field, this would actually be something to root for and look forward to seeing how it could work out. Low chance of working but still a chance, that's all I need. It would be a plan, not just throwing shit at a dartboard. Hope it is true. Hope it works if it is true.

Since you are particularly insinuating that we are getting older on defense, the let's look at this objectively.

Arden Key, 29, was signed to replace Samson Ebukam 30.
Michael Clemons, 28, was signed to replace Kwity Paye 27.
Cameron Mitchell was signed to replace nobody and is 24.
Cam Taylor Britt was signed to replace nobody and is 26.
Juanyeh Thomas, 25, was signed to possibly replace Nick Cross 24. But Cross just as likely may be replaced by Hunter Wohler 23.
Akeem Davis-Gaither, 28, was signed to replace Zaire Franklin, 29 or Germain Pratt, 29, take your pick. But, is most likely a depth signing.

So exactly how are we getting older on defense?

[Oldcolt]

I am not sure what your bitch with me is. I never said we were getting older. The over the hill gang was a moniker given by the press because Allen loved veterns. It was not a negative, as the same over the hill gang won incessantly, it was a positive-which is how I meant it. I get that this is a reference many don't really get. It is a different tack than most take and hopefully it can work for us. Personally I couldn't give a shit how old we are as long as we start winning. Sorry if it came off as negative.