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I meant that it won’t in adversely affect it, but that might be a fair assessment as well. Though, I fully expect Ballard to draft DL & EDGE at 26 and 34 regardless of what happens in UFA.
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So, looking down a list of "best free agents" available in 2019, I was struck by how many young, quality safeties are hitting free agency:
Landon Collins, NYG, 25 Adrian Amos, CHI, 26 Earl Thomas, SEA, 30 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, 26 Lamarcus Joyner, LAR, 28 Clayton Geathers, IND, 27 Tre Boston, ARI, 27 That is Water Football's rankings of the top seven safeties on the open market (with Mike Mitchell at #11 and Matthias Farley at #12 as an RFA). His rankings are not out of line with other rankings that I have seen. Other that Thomas, all are under 30 and all are talented. If Collins wants too much, I have little doubt that one of the others will be in our price range. Hooker, Free Agent, Geathers and Farley along with a lower round draft pick (of the ball hawking variety) is a good looking safety position group. I hope that free agent is Collins but I would be happy with about anyone on that list. Walk Worthy,
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FA safeties have not been getting paid the last few years. I don't know why that position has been devalued but the top 5 highest-paid safeties right now (by annual salary) are
Eric Berry - KC - $13M/year Reshad Jones - MIA - $12M/year Kam Chancellor - SEA - $12M/year Harrison Smith - MIN - $10M/year Devin McCourty - NE - $9.5M/year The Colts can afford that type of salary easily. The question is just whether or not they want to. |
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VeveJones007 (03-05-2019) |
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I have no issue bringing in Collins if Ballard thinks he is an upgrade. Safety isn’t a top need like Puck thinks.n
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The #Giants have now informed S Landon Collins that he won’t be franchise tagged, putting a top player on the free agent market, sources say. He’s hitting the open market! If the Colts don’t get him it’ll be because Ballard didn’t want him. |
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when you say not a top need, are you assuming farley and geathers will be back?
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One thing to keep in mind is that Eberflus was in the same division as Collins in 2016-2017. Even though Eberflus is scheming against offenses, you have to think he would have a good impression of Collins and whether or not he would be a good fit with what he wants to do.
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He's from Louisiana, so maybe he would prefer a team in the southeast? Maybe he'd like to be in a more attacking-oriented scheme? |
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