over 50 million to spend

[GoBigBlue88]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

2017 is clearly a transition year. You don't change offenses when the QB is out the entire offseason. The defense is more than one offseason away from turning around.

I'm not giving up on CB, though. Based on Ballard's track record, he could find some quality CBs in rounds 2-4.

Oh for sure. And let's be honest ... Ballard could draft simply solid, not spectacular or even long-term good CBs, and everyone would think they were HOFers next to the crap Grigano has put out there last few years opposite Davis...

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Oh for sure. And let's be honest ... Ballard could draft simply solid, not spectacular or even long-term good CBs, and everyone would think they were HOFers next to the crap Grigano has put out there last few years opposite Davis...

That is unfair to butler and Melvin imo. Thought Melvin held up ok last year

[HoosierinFL]

you guys don't remember that signing high priced free agents brought only a mercenary mentality to this team? and then the lesser paid guys resent it.

Ballard said you can't buy a locker room and he meant it, and he's right. I thought you guys weren'tstupid colts.com type fans.

[smitty46953]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

I thought you guys weren't stupid colts.com type fans.

We have a few for entertainment purposes only ... Do something Grigs !!!

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

you guys don't remember that signing high priced free agents brought only a mercenary mentality to this team? and then the lesser paid guys resent it.

Ballard said you can't buy a locker room and he meant it, and he's right. I thought you guys weren'tstupid colts.com type fans.

that isn't always the case

you can sign high dollar guys that come in and fit the team. just like bringing in guys like butler that become part of the family of colts.

nobody is saying bringing in all the free agents. i would just have liked to have seen at least 1 difference maker with the money we had.

[cq.noble]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

that isn't always the case

you can sign high dollar guys that come in and fit the team. just like bringing in guys like butler that become part of the family of colts.

nobody is saying bringing in all the free agents. i would just have liked to have seen at least 1 difference maker with the money we had.

To be fair the example you gave in Butler is exactly the type of guy Ballard has brought in.

And can we go ahead and temper our expectations for Sheard now? I know what he was signed to do but there's a reason he wasn't given a $60+ million contract, we shouldn't expect him to get us 10+ sacks a year.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by cq.noble

To be fair the example you gave in Butler is exactly the type of guy Ballard has brought in.

And can we go ahead and temper our expectations for Sheard now? I know what he was signed to do but there's a reason he wasn't given a $60+ million contract, we shouldn't expect him to get us 10+ sacks a year.

You missed what I was saying. Butler was a free agent that fit this team like a glove. There is no reason a guy making big money can't as well

[Maniac]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

You missed what I was saying. Butler was a free agent that fit this team like a glove. There is no reason a guy making big money can't as well

There is at least one report that they tried to sign Poe. If that report is true, they did try to sign at least one "big money" guy. You can't force a guy to sign here though.

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

you guys don't remember that signing high priced free agents brought only a mercenary mentality to this team? and then the lesser paid guys resent it.

Ballard said you can't buy a locker room and he meant it, and he's right. I thought you guys weren'tstupid colts.com type fans.

To me there's a difference between signing high priced FAs that are in the twilight of their careers like Grigson for the most part did, and signing high priced FAs that are young with a lot of upside.