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Originally Posted by rm1369
Entirely possible Ballard tried and failed to sign someone - we seen how much he values non superstar vets (Denico Autry).
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I am not sure what you mean here.
The Colts reportedly made Autry an offer that was similar in length and overall money to the contract he accepted with Tennessee.
The main difference between the two offers was that Tennessee was willing to guarantee a small portion (~$2M) of Autry's salary during the second year of the contract whereas Ballard wanted all the guarantees to be in Year 1 (except for the signing bonus which is prorated over the length of the contract).
I think the bigger issue for Autry was that he felt a bit disrespected that Ballard didn't make it a priority to extend him during the season like Grover Stewart and that the Colts were willing to wait until the off season for the negotiations. If that is what you mean by not being "valued" - OK, sure. But I am not sure the answer is to offer in season extensions to nearly every vet on the team either - even if you intend to re-sign them.