Colts Trade Dwayne Allen to the Patriots

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by apballin

This doesn't help them Allen is not Bennett, they are scrambling obviously because they were willing to give up a 4th for him

you haven't made a good post in years

[Coltsalr]

Elsewhere, Mathis is acting...strange...

ROBERT MATHIS The1st @RobertMathis98 1h1 hour ago
WHOA!!! Traded Martellus Bennett for Dwayne Allen!!! We did business with the Pats lol ... times change 😂😂😂😂

ROBERT MATHIS The1st‏ @RobertMathis98 55m55 minutes ago
I might have spoke too soon on the Bennett swap, not sure about who and what details... waiting to see details 👀👀👀



I'm really wondering what the hell he's talking about.

[Brylok]

I don't like it, but DA probably wanted out of Indianapolis after all the negativity from the fan base towards him. I expect he'll be an All Pro next year if he stays healthy. It's a win for him anyway.

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by apballin

This doesn't help them Allen is not Bennett, they are scrambling obviously because they were willing to give up a 4th for him

Bennett and Allen essentially have the same skill set.

I don't believe Bennett is really much better than Allen.

New England also has competent coaches who will put Allen in positions to succeed he likely hasn't seen since his rookie year.

Hopefully the 4th rounder we have for him ends up being a contributor. I didn't perceive Allen's contract to be that detrimental to the team given the potential for future production should our offense ever get it together.

[smitty46953]

Colts have not traded with the Patriots in 32 years?

1985: 10th rd pick to Pats for LB Tim Golden

[cq.noble]

If they decided to move on from Allen due to his ineffectiveness high cap hit and the presence of Doyle coupled with the promise Swoope has shown then this is far better than cutting the guy for nothing.

Seems like a smart move if that was the consensus, honestly I didn't think he would be worth much of anything pick wise. I don't know if I like the move but I do like the fact that we're making moves on an 8-8 roster.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

No, no it's not!!

Do you like dropped passes and missed games? I do not.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

no

you are stupid

Again, do you like dropped passes and missed games. I do not.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Brylok

I don't like it, but DA probably wanted out of Indianapolis after all the negativity from the fan base towards him. I expect he'll be an All Pro next year if he stays healthy. It's a win for him anyway.

No, he will be bitching, just like he did here, that he's not involved enough in the passing game.

[Dam8610]

I don't like the value, but I didn't like having that much money tied up in Allen, either. He's injury prone and has drop issues. Would've been better to get a 4th just for Allen, but it is what it is.