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that sure as fuck isn't the guard anyone wanted.
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He probably isn't very good anymore. I don't get Ballard's strategy.
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That's easy Fat, he is going to build the Colts thru the draft, in doing so he is tanking the next few years, that's why all these 1 and 2 year contracts.
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Implementing this strategy (particularly the first part) may necessarily cause some temporary weaknesses at certain positions - such as releasing Hankins - but I think he believes the Colts will be stronger and leaner (from a cap perspective) when this is complete. It also may cause the Colts to lose out on some of the big name free agents, since they aren't necessarily interested in the type of contract the Colts will want to use and will have better options elsewhere, but I'm guessing that in most instances Ballard believes the second or third best option is a better value for his strategy anyways. Presumably, he's keeping the Colt's ammo dry for when a truly great free agent option presents itself, and in those circumstances maybe he'd be willing to stray from the his normal approach. But paying Moncrief $9-11M or Melvin $10M+ a year (I know he only got $6.5M, but reports are that he wanted this from the Colts) probably isn't smart and certainly not consistent with this approach. It takes some guts to do this, because he's being roundly criticized in the media and by fans, but I think he's shown he's a strong leader and believes in what he's trying to accomplish. And I really think its premature to criticize this offseason until it's over. |
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I've actually advocated for building through the draft, but they should sell off Luck to expedite the process, this is just backwards. Ballard is writing off the next three years at least, why keep Luck? The Hankins move and Melvin moves were stupid, you ADD players to existing core. Last edited by testcase448; 03-21-2018 at 12:24 PM. |
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Agreed. That was a good post. Probably makes too much sense for most in this forum, but good nonetheless.
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Slausen has more of a track record, but this is probably fair to a certain extent.
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