Jags fans on Twitter think they have won SuperBowl with this news... lmao. They are the dumbest fucking fans in all of NFL... and it's hard to be dumber than Cowboys fans... wow!

Hate to break it to you, but the Jags are not going anywhere with Bortles as their Qb.

I dont care who's running their franchise.

We'll see

There is nothing to see... you don't win in the NFL with a shitty fucking QB.. end of discussion!

I take comfort that Ballard doesn't want to overpay for Poe. I don't like "winning" the off season anyway. Most of the time it doesn't pan out in the real season.

Unless you're playing against the colts. We make every qb look like an all-pro.

I'm sure the colts & jags will battle it out for last place.

They might have bad qb play but we have worse coaching.

According to Blue HQ media on twitter
Hell no to 5/45.

Thats not bad imo.

So much would depend on how deal like that was structured....

i am not great at math but that is something like 9 mil a season.


depends on the guarantees. no deal is truly a 5 year deal in that range

He'll get that from the Jags

So who's our NT, Parry, if he's not in jail ??

If there were not concerns about his back, sure. A 350 lber with back issues I don't love it, unless the contract was very well structured to get out of by season 3.

Current Colts DTs: Parry, Anderson, McGill, Ridgeway, Art Jones. That's the roster.

and somewhere Art Jones lets out a huge "SIGH" ... :cool:

$9 million per doesn't seem that bad. So if the Colts wouldn't do it that tells me they're not sure about his back or about his production. Disappointing.

but lets cool off on that rumor though

that asshole is wrong a lot.

NT = Perry (currently)

DE (5 tech) = Jones, Langford, Anderson, Ridgeway, McGill

A couple of nice NT in draft. I don't want to draft 2 but we need good NT play this year.

Cheers,

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So now DL becomes a big need in the draft. Gonna be another long season.

Why not offer like 3 years 30 million?

Big difference between a one and 5 year deal

And this is exactly why a 1 year deal works for the Colts. If he's good and healthy, tag/extend him. If he isn't, then you aren't on the hook after 2017.

NFL.com has "IND" interested in Cordarelle Patterson?

Just mentioning it because I haven't seen anything reported.

Right, I would feel much more comfortable with that. I suppose any contract could be structered to basically leave that flexibility, but I suspect he wants some major money guaranteed for a multi year deal, and who an really blame him.

Yeah, i bet he is looking for as much guaranteed money as possible as this could be his last chance to cash in

He's only 26. If he's healthy enough to warrant a contract now he has as good a chance as anyone to earn another contract after this one.

The "If" is the overriding concern. 350 lbs suspect back.

FWIW re Poe
 

https://i.imgur.com/P5f1Bsv.png?1

some jack wagon changed his wiki page (it's already been changed back)

Holy Cow. From Peter King's MMQB:
Those are amazing numbers.

The Jags are the 201Xs version of the 2000s Dan Synder Washington Redskins.

Let's see if Ballard is wrong and you CAN buy a locker room.

Cheers,

I would like to have a healthy Poe on our defense, but i am happy with how Ballard has approached free agency. He has a figure in mind and has stuck to it, he isn't going to get into risky contracts. I also have no issue with Poe taking other visits to see what's out there and if he decides that his best situation is with the Colts then great.

People seem to think that every player plays this game to win a Superbowl, that is the icing on the cake for a player, but ultimately he is looking after himself and his family and needs to take the situation that best suits him, be that financial or being closer to family etc.

We as fans in our everyday work life move companies to further our careers, and generally have little loyalty to a company....why do we think that players shouldn't think this way as well? They are a commodity, and need to try to maximise their earnings over what is usually a short career. Sure we have an undivided loyalty to our team, but these players might be drafted by a team that when they were growing up was the team they despised as a fan.

Add in the fact that the Jags are always near the top of the draft and you would think they would have fielded a contender by now.

You could fill in for Dan Lebatard with that take.

What do you guys think of Jonathan Hankins as a possible younger cheaper alternative to POE?

Or Bennie Logan

Meh

He's not very good but we need a big body with some experience.

He'd be a better option

Could actually sign them both for less than Poe I bet

@AdamSchefter 3m3 minutes ago
After visiting the NY Jets, Patriots free-agent LB Dont'a Hightower is scheduled to visit the Steelers, per source.

@AdamSchefter 28s29 seconds ago
Steelers' LB Jarvis Jones is visiting today with the Arizona Cardinals, per source. Steelers remain interested, still in discussions

I think Hankins is NFL average and that he is not a true 3-4 0-tech NT.

He is the 4-3 defense 1/2-tech NT that the Giants run. He is more used to being a 1-gap shooter rather than being a 2-gap "stuffer." I think he could fit into a Colts defense well that is in serious need of "SOMEONE" at NT but I don't know that he is a great fit.

Bennie Logan from PHI is also a solid choice for the Colts. He is also a 4-3 defense, 1/2-tech NT that saw some 0-tech NT work this year as PHI ran a bit of a hybrid defense.

Nabbing one of those two guys and then pairing him with a mid-round draft choice rookie would help stabilize our NT spot. Most of the following guys should be available in the 4th or 5th rounds:

Dalvin Tomlinson, Alabama
Elijah Qualls, Washington
Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State
Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA
DeAngelo Brown, Louisville

DeAngelo Brown is the one that really intrigues me.

I am sure that you can find a lot of positive comments about all the kids that are draftable this year. But I like what I read and see on video about Brown.

Cheers,

@AdamSchefter 7m7 minutes ago
Colts LB Erik Walden is visiting the Titans today, per source.

I hope they pay him a TON for his "sack master" status because I don't think he will hit that high water mark again.

Suck the money out of their cap, Erik! Do one more good deed for the Colts! :)

Cheers,