Free Agents Discussion

[Coltsalr]

As much as some like to label every bad free agent signing as "Ah, that was clearly a Pagano guy!", Reggie Wayne was very much a Pagano guy.

Reggie and Pagano have both talked about how Pagano recruited him back by saying "I'm gonna need you to take a leap of faith with me" and how because of that, he turned down more money from the Patriots to come back to the Colts.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

As much as some like to label every bad free agent signing as "Ah, that was clearly a Pagano guy!", Reggie Wayne was very much a Pagano guy.

Reggie and Pagano have both talked about how Pagano recruited him back by saying "I'm gonna need you to take a leap of faith with me" and how because of that, he turned down more money from the Patriots to come back to the Colts.

as much as some like to speak in absolutes like a fucking douchebag


wayne was definitely a pagano guy. but more importantly a colts guy.

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by sherck

Poor Erik.

I liked what he brought to Indy. I had low expectations and he exceeded them all. He, arguable, was the best free agent (not counting V.Davis trade) that Grigson made.

And, he has a career year in his free agency year. My guess is that he was expecting to get signed for Jabaal Sheard money ($8m a year) pretty quickly.

And the NFL just yawned and went in other directions.

Last 4 seasons:

60 games / 175 tackles / 23.0 sacks / 05 PD / Erik Walden (31 years old)
57 games / 150 tackles / 20.5 sacks / 13 PD / Jabaal Sheard (27 years old)

What a difference being under 30 or over 30 means in the NFL.

Cheers,

I really agree with this.

Walden wasn't the All-Pro linebacker a team builds a defense around but I never really felt he was a liability.

I think the guy did everything we could reasonably ask of him, in addition to having a "I'll kick your fucking ass" attitude that this defense has needed for years. I know he was a straight up thug for that headbutt to Delanie Walker, but I'll always love him for that. It was nice to watch our defense be the asshole bullies, for once.



I said it then; I'll say it again. Keep your hat on if you want to talk that action, boss.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by sherck

Poor Erik.

I liked what he brought to Indy. I had low expectations and he exceeded them all. He, arguable, was the best free agent (not counting V.Davis trade) that Grigson made.

And, he has a career year in his free agency year. My guess is that he was expecting to get signed for Jabaal Sheard money ($8m a year) pretty quickly.

And the NFL just yawned and went in other directions.

Last 4 seasons:

60 games / 175 tackles / 23.0 sacks / 05 PD / Erik Walden (31 years old)
57 games / 150 tackles / 20.5 sacks / 13 PD / Jabaal Sheard (27 years old)

What a difference being under 30 or over 30 means in the NFL.

Cheers,

Under 30 and good in coverage vs. over 30 and poor in coverage.

[Wyatt]

@ColtsUpdate 6h6 hours ago
Former Colts Cornerback Patrick Robinson Signs With Eagles

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

@ColtsUpdate 6h6 hours ago
Former Colts Cornerback Patrick Robinson Signs With Eagles

Honestly, good luck to Robinson and Jon Harrison (signed by NYJ). I do not dislike either but neither were more than just okay.

Hope they both get paid a lot of money in their future NFL career.

Cheers,

[njcoltfan]

Zack Brown signed by Redskins pending a physical, according to PFT. Terms were not disclosed.

[Puck]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

Zack Brown signed by Redskins pending a physical, according to PFT. Terms were not disclosed.

Ian Rapoport‏ @RapSheet

#Redskins LB Zach Brown signed a 1-year deal worth a maximum value of $4.65M, source said. $500k signing bonus. Not bad this late in FA.

[Coltsalr]

Fun fact: The Colts signed 10 outside free agents this offseason, which is a franchise record, apparently.

http://m.colts.com/news/article-1/Co...3-506f8d1e5d3f

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

Fun fact: The Colts signed 10 outside free agents this offseason, which is a franchise record, apparently.

http://m.colts.com/news/article-1/Co...3-506f8d1e5d3f

and they are all backups