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10-07-2023, 04:26 PM
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Kudos to Ballard.
Obviously, he never had any intention of letting Taylor walk away as a free agent. He recognized Taylor’s talent, how valuable he was to the team, and how crucial he was to their future. He simply preferred to wait until the end of the season before pulling the trigger.
Events of the past few months upset that applecart, and he found himself drawn into an increasingly acrimonious showdown. Kudos to him for not letting the vituperation and frustration overwhelm common sense. How many times have we seen teams in similar situations shoot themselves in the foot, throw up their hands, and ship players off for little or nothing in return? Chris Ballard didn’t make the same mistake, he didn’t cut off his nose to spite his face. He didn’t break the bank, didn’t make Taylor the highest paid RB in NFL history. He simply paid him a few months earlier than he’d planned. He avoided any more antagonism, avoided forcing a disgruntled player back into the locker room, avoided the nasty prospect of forcing Taylor to play under a franchise tag, avoided a bidding war in free agency, and held onto, arguably, the best RB in the game. 
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10-07-2023, 05:53 PM
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Give Jim Irsay some credit as well. He set the tone, he defended the front office, and didnt get into a pissing contest. Letting it play out, he cements Ballards authority without humiliating Taylor. Every body got what they wanted.
Ive been on employee bargaining committees, and the best agreements made were when everybody got something, and everybody had to give something up. Last edited by JAFF; 10-07-2023 at 06:00 PM.
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10-07-2023, 07:24 PM
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When was the last time we actually franchised someone?
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10-07-2023, 08:15 PM
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Without looking it up, I believe the answer is Pat McAfee. Last edited by AlwaysSunnyinIndy; 10-07-2023 at 08:18 PM.
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10-07-2023, 08:23 PM
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Here are all the players who have been tagged over the last decade. The only Colt on this list is McAfee. 2013 Branden Albert, T (Chiefs): No extension reached; signed with Dolphins in 2014 Jairus Byrd, S (Bills): No extension; signed with Saints in 2014 Ryan Clady, T (Broncos): Signed five-year, $52.5MM extension Michael Johnson, DE (Bengals): No extension; signed with Buccaneers in 2014 (re-signed with Bengals in 2015) Pat McAfee, P (Colts): No extension; re-signed with Colts in 2014 Henry Melton, DT (Bears): No extension; signed with Cowboys in 2014 Anthony Spencer, DE (Cowboys): No extension; after two tags, Cowboys re-signed Spencer in 2014 Randy Starks, DT (Dolphins): No extension; re-signed with Dolphins in 2014 2014 Nick Folk, K (Jets): Signed four-year, $12MM extension Jimmy Graham, TE (Saints): Signed four-year, $40MM extension Greg Hardy, DE (Panthers): No extension; signed with Cowboys in 2015 2015 Dez Bryant, WR (Cowboys): Signed five-year, $70MM extension Stephen Gostkowski, K (Patriots): Signed four-year, $17.2MM extension Justin Houston, OLB (Chiefs): Signed six-year, $101MM extension Jason Pierre-Paul, DE (Giants): No extension reached; re-signed with Giants in 2016 Demaryius Thomas, WR (Broncos): Signed five-year, $70MM extension Given transition tag: TE Charles Clay; Dolphins did not match Bills‘ five-year, $38MM offer sheet 2016 Eric Berry, S (Chiefs): No extension; re-signed with Chiefs in 2017 Kirk Cousins, QB (Washington): No extension reached Cordy Glenn, T (Bills): Signed five-year, $60MM extension Alshon Jeffery, WR (Bears): No extension; signed with Eagles in 2017 Trumaine Johnson, CB (Rams): No extension reached Von Miller, LB (Broncos): Signed six-year, $114.1MM extension Josh Norman, CB (Panthers): Tag rescinded; signed five-year, $75MM deal with Washington Justin Tucker, K (Ravens): Signed four-year, $16.8MM extension Muhammad Wilkerson, DL (Jets): Signed five-year, $86MM extension Given transition tag: DE Olivier Vernon; Dolphins rescinded tag, leading to five-year, $85MM Giants deal 2017 Le’Veon Bell, RB (Steelers): No extension Kirk Cousins, QB (Washington): No extension; signed with Vikings in 2018 Melvin Ingram, DE (Chargers): Signed four-year, $64MM extension Trumaine Johnson, CB (Rams): No extension; signed with Jets in 2018 Chandler Jones, OLB (Cardinals): Signed five-year, $82.5MM extension Kawann Short, DT (Panthers): Signed five-year, $80.5MM extension 2018 Ezekiel Ansah, DE (Lions): No extension; signed with Seahawks in 2019 Le’Veon Bell, RB (Steelers): No extension; sat out season. Signed with Jets in 2019 Lamarcus Joyner, S (Rams): No extension; signed with Raiders in 2019 Jarvis Landry, WR (Dolphins): Traded to Browns; signed five-year, $75.5MM extension DeMarcus Lawrence, DE (Cowboys): No extension reached Given transition tag: CB Kyle Fuller (Bears); Chicago matched four-year, $56MM Packers offer sheet 2019 Frank Clark, DE (Seahawks): Traded to Chiefs; signed five-year, $105.5MM extension Jadeveon Clowney, DE (Texans): Traded to Seahawks; signed with Titans in 2020 Dee Ford, DE (Chiefs): Traded to 49ers; signed five-year, $85.5MM extension Robbie Gould, K (49ers): Signed four-year, $19MM extension Grady Jarrett, DT (Falcons): Signed four-year, $68MM extension DeMarcus Lawrence, DE (Cowboys): Signed five-year, $105MM extension 2020 Shaquil Barrett, OLB (Buccaneers): No extension; re-signed with Bucs in 2021 Bud Dupree, OLB (Steelers): No extension; signed with Titans in 2021 A.J. Green, WR (Bengals): No extension; signed with Cardinals in 2021 Anthony Harris, S (Vikings): No extension; signed with Eagles in 2021 Derrick Henry, RB (Titans): Signed four-year, $50MM extension Hunter Henry, TE (Chargers): No extension; signed with Patriots in 2021 Chris Jones, DT (Chiefs): Signed four-year, $80MM extension Matt Judon, OLB (Ravens): No extension; signed with Patriots in 2021 Yannick Ngakoue, DE (Jaguars): Traded to Vikings, who later traded him to Ravens Dak Prescott, QB (Cowboys): No extension Brandon Scherff, G (Washington): No extension Justin Simmons, S (Broncos): No extension Joe Thuney, G (Patriots): No extension; signed with Chiefs in 2021 Leonard Williams, DL (Giants): No extension Given transition tag: RB Kenyan Drake (Cardinals); signed with Raiders in 2021 2021 Chris Godwin, WR (Buccaneers): No extension reached Marcus Maye, S (Jets): No extension reached; signed with Saints in 2022 Taylor Moton, T (Panthers): Signed four-year, $71.2MM extension Dak Prescott, QB (Cowboys): Tagged for procedural purposes; signed four-year, $160MM extension Allen Robinson, WR (Bears): No extension reached; signed with Rams in 2022 Cam Robinson, T (Jaguars): No extension reached Brandon Scherff, G (Washington): No extension; signed with Jaguars in 2022 Justin Simmons, S (Broncos): Signed four-year, $61MM extension Leonard Williams, DL (Giants): Signed three-year, $63MM extension Marcus Williams, S (Saints): No extension agreement; signed with Ravens in 2022 2022 Davante Adams, WR (Packers): Traded to Raiders; signed five-year, $140MM deal Jessie Bates, S (Bengals): No extension reached; signed with Falcons in 2023 Orlando Brown Jr., T (Chiefs): No extension reached; signed with Bengals in 2023 Mike Gesicki, TE (Dolphins): No extension reached; signed with Patriots in 2023 Chris Godwin, WR (Buccaneers): Signed three-year, $60MM extension David Njoku, TE (Browns): Signed to four-year, $54.75MM extension Cam Robinson, T (Jaguars): Signed to three-year, $52.75MM extension Dalton Schultz, TE (Cowboys): No extension reached; signed with Texans in 2023 2023 Saquon Barkley, RB (Giants): No extension reached Evan Engram, TE (Jaguars): Signed to three-year, $41.25MM extension Lamar Jackson, QB (Ravens): Signed to five-year, $260MM extension Josh Jacobs, RB (Raiders): No extension reached Daron Payne, DT (Commanders): Signed to four-year, $90MM extension Tony Pollard, RB (Cowboys): No extension reached
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10-08-2023, 12:28 AM
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Shit, I would have said Marcus Pollard.
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10-08-2023, 07:40 AM
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Still not sure why it took a hold out and an embarrassing public pissing contest to get this deal done? If the Jaguars are 4-0 and we are 0-4 I wonder if they make this offer? It's obvious at this point that the Colts, with a healthy JT have a legitimate shot at winning the South! Did that play into this? If the Colts always intended on extending JT and allowed all this drama to play out, then while I'm glad the deal got done and Ballard deserves some credit...I'm hesitant to heap too much praise on him!
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10-08-2023, 09:02 AM
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