Free Agents Discussion

[ukcolt]

If the resigning of Butler is true, then that is a good thing in the short term....but doesn't change much in terms of the future and needing to draft some defensive backs.

I have a feeling that the Colts have now decided that they are happy enough with the OLB's.....not sure i agree with that myself, but i do think that in this draft we can try to focus on ILB and corners.

[sherck]

Originally Posted by ukcolt

If the resigning of Butler is true, then that is a good thing in the short term....but doesn't change much in terms of the future and needing to draft some defensive backs.

I have a feeling that the Colts have now decided that they are happy enough with the OLB's.....not sure i agree with that myself, but i do think that in this draft we can try to focus on ILB and corners.

I have zero idea what Ballard's mindset is on any of our position depth charts are other than we don't have many playmakers on that side of the ball.

However, what it appears to me that he has done is add bodies to bring as many position groups up to "stabilized" as possible. NT, DE, OLB, S have all had bodies added that should allow them to function at stable or average if not good or great.

CB and ILB are the gaping holes in the depth charts so I agree that those spots will still receive attention.

I am not convinced that we will still not be signing a veteran ILB to the roster. I think teams now are just waiting for another one to be signed before jumping on the rest because they think that every day longer drops the price just a little more.

If we can sign a veteran ILB, then we are pretty much set to pick defensive BPA with our top four picks as long as one of the top three ends up being CB.

Add some combo of defense, TE, RB or O-Linemen with our other 2 picks in the 4th round and use our 5th round pick for one of the lower round NTs to backup Woods/Parry at that spot and it will have been a good offseason.

Cheers,

[Racehorse]

Am I the only one on here who reads what we are doing right now and thinking all of the posts sound just like they did when we got rid of Polian? Lots of holes to fill, short term guys signed as a stop-gap measure until the drafted guys develop...

[FatDT]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Am I the only one on here who reads what we are doing right now and thinking all of the posts sound just like they did when we got rid of Polian? Lots of holes to fill, short term guys signed as a stop-gap measure until the drafted guys develop...

Yes. The new GM is rebuilding a broken roster. Hopefully Ballard does a better job.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Am I the only one on here who reads what we are doing right now and thinking all of the posts sound just like they did when we got rid of Polian? Lots of holes to fill, short term guys signed as a stop-gap measure until the drafted guys develop...

Those moves led to three straight 11 win seasons. Where Grigson failed was drafting the premium players to push the roster to the next level (and striking out miserably on the big ticket UFAs he went for in 2013-2015).

Ballard is laying a foundation, but it too will fail if he sucks at drafting. I don't think he will based on his track record, but we'll see.

[sherck]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

Those moves led to three straight 11 win seasons. Where Grigson failed was drafting the premium players to push the roster to the next level (and striking out miserably on the big ticket UFAs he went for in 2013-2015).

Ballard is laying a foundation, but it too will fail if he sucks at drafting. I don't think he will based on his track record, but we'll see.

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner!

I agree 100% with this post and it was worded much better than I would have.

Free agency brings short term stability. Long term success is through the draft.

I think Ballard has brought short term stability and if he can sign one of the ILBs, his work will be done prior to the draft, I think.

It is him finding studs in the draft that will lead to long term success; not signing veteran free agents.

Cheers,

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by smitty46953

Jason La Canfora‏Verified account @JasonLaCanfora · 29m29 minutes ago

DB Darius Butler plans to re-sign with the Colts on a one-year deal today

First good news I've heard today.

[smitty46953]

Free agent Kamar Aiken will visit the Colts on Friday. He'll also meet with the Seahawks on Monday.



http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7097/kamar-aiken

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by sherck

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner!

I agree 100% with this post and it was worded much better than I would have.

Free agency brings short term stability. Long term success is through the draft.

I think Ballard has brought short term stability and if he can sign one of the ILBs, his work will be done prior to the draft, I think.

It is him finding studs in the draft that will lead to long term success; not signing veteran free agents.

Cheers,

everyone agrees but there is no rule saying you can't improve your team on free agency.

[Brylok]

Originally Posted by smitty46953

Free agent Kamar Aiken will visit the Colts on Friday. He'll also meet with the Seahawks on Monday.



http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7097/kamar-aiken

That's a good idea if the money is right. Won't have to use a draft pick on a WR.