The 2023 Plan

[Ironshaft]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

While I agree that most of the player contracts are written to minimize dead cap hits in later years, I don't think the Colts salary cap situation is as clean as you have indicated.

For instance, after the Colts traded for Matt Ryan, they made two adjustments to his contract. First, as a goodwill gesture, they guaranteed all the remaining money on his deal. Second, they diverted some of the cash flow from 2022 to 2023 to add some more cap space for this last offseason.

Not all of the various contract tracking websites have been fully updated to reflect these changes.


https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/m...alcons-legend/

What is crazy is that all the sites changed his 2023 dead money numbers in just the past day. I draw my numbers from three sites and none of them had 2023 as guaranteed yesterday morning.

Either that or I am a moron. It could be that. I had forgotten the fully guaranteed provision.

Regardless, it makes a rebuild starting in 2023 very challenging other than draft class additions. We only have $17m-$18m in usable cap space to resign our free agents/add new veterans and they will have to make decisions on Okereke, Ngakoue, Dulin, Lewis, and Speed among others. Veteran starters would have to be cut which makes holes, etc.

Good catch.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

I don't mind giving Raimann a shot now. but Kelly is an option and probably an upgrade to pryor.

If they're going to bail on Pryor, Raimann is the way to go. He's more physically gifted and needs experience. They're already rotating him so it seems to me they want him to take over.

Then I suppose the question is Pryor or Pinter at RG.

That said, I don't expect them to change the lineup. And I'm curious to see if this game was an anomaly and/or if JAX defensive front is just really good.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

If they're going to bail on Pryor, Raimann is the way to go. He's more physically gifted and needs experience. They're already rotating him so it seems to me they want him to take over.

Then I suppose the question is Pryor or Pinter at RG.

That said, I don't expect them to change the lineup. And I'm curious to see if this game was an anomaly and/or if JAX defensive front is just really good.

i do expect them to change the lineup at some point. probably soon. and i get why Raimann would get the call up. just saying there is another option if the kid is going to come along slowly.

pryor over pinter at rg for sure. pinter has been terrible

[CanuckColt]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

The worst part is another wasted year for Taylor! I'm hoping they shock the world and turn this around!

They can rest Taylor and run Hines up the middle 20 times for 20 yards.
What the hell is a small, light RB doing on the roster anyway?

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

i do expect them to change the lineup at some point. probably soon. and i get why Raimann would get the call up. just saying there is another option if the kid is going to come along slowly.

pryor over pinter at rg for sure. pinter has been terrible

I should clarify, because I do think Raimann will overtake Pryor. I meant no change short-term, like this week or something. Of course now Raimann is apparently hurt so who knows what that means.

I agree about Pinter. He may be worse at RG than Pryor has been at LT. Which I didn't see coming because I thought he did alright last season for Ryan Kelly.

Raimann-Nelson-Kelly-Pryor-Smith is probably ideal.

Kelly-Nelson-Kelly-Pryor-Smith at the very least has five guys in their natural positions unlike our current situation.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

He meant Dennis Kelly, and that would only be a marginal upgrade on Pryor. Rookie held up against Walker, give him his shot. He won't do worse than Pryor.

He could do worse. But the whole line is a disaster right now. I would just settle on one and move forward.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Raimann looked good against Travon Walker, which is not a thing many LTs can say. Leno struggled against him the prior week. Raimann at LT and Pryor at RG is the way to plug the holes for now IMO.

I just finished watching all his snaps. You know, he didn’t look that bad. He missed the one stunt, but picked up the other two. Also on the stunt he missed, the DE had him hooked and if he would have left him he would have gotten to the QB sooner bc Nelson did not have him. I want to see more. Move him outside. Move Pryor inside and Pinter back to backup center.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I just finished watching all his snaps. You know, he didn’t look that bad. He missed the one stunt, but picked up the other two. Also on the stunt he missed, the DE had him hooked and if he would have left him he would have gotten to the QB sooner bc Nelson did not have him. I want to see more. Move him outside. Move Pryor inside and Pinter back to backup center.

Reich will do that when we get down 35-3 to the Chiefs.