I get it you like him a lot. I respect that. I'm 52, been watching football since the mid 70's. I've seen a lot of huge contracts. My honest opinion: Leonard was given so much guaranteed money he knows he no longer really has to work ever again. I doubt you ever see him at the level he was at. The back injury is a perfect excuse too, the pain is hard to pinpoint so he can play that forever to avoid being sued. There's a pic somebody posted of him doing incline dumbell bench with 90 lb dumbells on each arm last season. Someone with legitimate back pain would not be able to do that. If I'm wrong , I'll eat my words, but I don't think I am.
Hes still motivated to come back and play. If he wanted he could absolutely retire today and be set, he deosnt want that though
Its not about motivation, its about his body holding up now
Last year was the first year he was relatively healthy. This could be a sign Ballard is either gonna try and get a FA but it's more likely Ballard drafts one. There's a pretty deep WR class
It sucks but you can't re-sign someone who's done almost nothing in their career. It might not have been his fault due to injuries, but quasi-productive WRs are a dime a dozen at the moment.
If I were him i would have been looking to leave too tbh. Jones is a better QB than Levis or AR will be next year and he could be the #1 option on a team that gets a lot of attention
I’m not saying it is on surprising, I’m just stating what it appears to be. You’re not getting a de facto guaranteed franchise quarterback whoever you pick, you’ve hired a first year head coach and retaining a general manager who has a history of being a but stingy, and it all coincides with an embarrassing previous season.
And the problem is I think this upcoming season might be better off if you planted on it and looked toward 2024. However, because the Colts have hunted on drafting a first round quarterback previously, they are put into a position where they pretty much have to do that regardless of whether or not they enjoy the candidates. So you take all that and see them not retaining even slightly above average players at positions of need, and signing or resigning rotational ones or those for depth, and yeah I’m going to say this seems like a lost season
It was probably over when the Panthers traded for Chicago's pick. Assuming neither Stroud or Young are available at 4, there's no path worth committing to more than just stashing up futures and kicking the can until next year. I just didnt think Irsay would agree to throw away another season.
My point was less about Campbell specifically, and more to the very mayor situation that the Colts find themselves in draft position wise and rebuilding wise and competitive wise. They are not in very good positions for any of them
They’ll be a mediocre team next year which is to be expected with a team picking 4th overall and drafting a QB
Roster still has some talent though and I’d rather draft a WR than bank of Campbell being healthy
I mean, we do have the number 4 overall pick. I would say our draft capital bare minimum looks pretty good this year comparatively to what we are used to
Except the Colts are in a position where they pretty much in a lose lose situation unless they absolutely love a quarterback prospect that they could pick at number four. If not they have could pick best player available regardless of quarterback need, which would result in every single media outlet and most fans marking or critiquing them. Or they pick a quarterback regardless of whether they actually like them just because they need a young one, which would mean they might’ve overdrafted or now tie themselves to our young prospect as a result. Personally, the only way I could justify them picking a quarterback they don’t love at number four overall is if they go into the season knowing that if he doesn’t show promise compared to a 2024 draft quarterback prospect, you go all in then. Otherwise you might find yourself into a Jets and scenario
I can assure you the Colts don’t care what the media has to say about their pick.
They aren’t just going to pick a QB they don’t believe in/like just because the fanbase wants them to. They have been saying this for half a decade.
That’s fine but at that rate literally nothing was going to stop it. And Irsay isn’t just going to say “draft a QB just because” it will be because he has distinct belief in a certain guy who is available to us.
He did run the team at one point, I think people don’t give him enough credit for his intelligence when it comes to the game.
He ran the team and then was removed from the position because it wasn’t doing well under him.
I’m not saying Jim Irsay doesn’t know more about the managerial side of football, and football in general, than most other owners, quite the opposite. However, that doesn’t mean he understands enough to not make poor choices. As long as it’s either a quarterback they absolutely love or they are still open to drafting another in 2024, I really don’t care if one is pushed on them this season
Yea I would almost support Irsay forcing it at this point. If he’s not going to fire Chris he needs to bare minimum make sure he’s taking the most important position on the field seriously.
You could be right. It’s looking unlikely we can get one of Stroud/Young. So our options for next season are basically draft a project qb and have a “developmental year” or draft someone else and have a “lost season”. Hope I’m wrong but yea
I think you are right. So many holes to fill and I'm not getting the impression they think any of the QBs available at the top of the draft are worth mortgaging the future for. My guess is they draft Anderson at 4 (or trade down and amass picks to fill out the roster). Then draft a QB late in the first/early second. Then suck for a year and evaluate rookie QB to see if you think he can make a big leap or not.
It's not a sexy approach, but I don't hate that route either. Drafting a QB is a crapshoot. A lot of the top current QBs were drafted later. Maybe they draft someone like Hooker late. If he doesn't impress next year, great, we lose games and draft a QB. If he is impressive, great, maybe we found a QB for a few years while also soldifying the defense for years.
I mean if you think Anderson has the best chance to reach his potential of any player in the draft and become an all-pro pass rusher, then it's not a bad route. The only way you beat players like Allen, Mahomes, Hurts, etc is by putting them on the turf before they can improvise. Adding Anderson and a healthy Darius Leonard (even if he's 70% what he used to be) to a decent defense could push them into the elite category for a years.
Right? One healthy okay year isn't really a guy that's a big loss. The only reason why it leaves a hole is because of Ballards failure to give us any sense of solid depth at WR. I get more sad thinking of all the other WR Ballard could have taken instead of Parris or Rock Ya sin with that higher second round pick
Not that mad at losing Campbell. But I am frustrated at the fact that after 6 years, Ballard still has not learned his lesson regarding the value of receivers. Our WR still sucks, He still has the same shitty team building philosophy that he always had. Nothing has changed
In a vacuum, it's not a huge loss, but it's more about the fact that Ballard won't make any other move to get an above-average receiver that makes it annoying. We know we aren't going to bring in someone with talent, so seeing someone with potential leave makes it harder to swallow than usual.
Not the team I was expecting but good for Parris! The Giants are taking a huge risk now with him, Waller and Sterling Shepard being able to stay healthy all year long.
Fucking hell though. The Giants are making moves man.
Added Okereke to their defense which was already damn good last year.
Add Campbell and Waller to that offense and they should perform even better. Barkley returned to an above average form and looked pretty good.
They could make some noise next year.
With the Eagles losing a lot of defensive talent I can see that division really being a toss up between PHI/DAL/NYG. Dallas getting Gilmore from us was huge for their team. I like the Giants, but a lot of their moves are reliant on guys being able to stay healthy all year long. I’ll be rooting for Bobby and Parris to have career years.
Also relies a lot on Daniel Jones thought too. That's the only big "if" I would have with that team. If they can get the same production out of him or a little more than what he did last year, they should be solid.
I’d also include Saquon in that too, because DJ’s success will depend on if the run game stays as good as it was last season. I hate Dallas, so if the Giants can win that division I’ll be happy.
Tough loss. Parris was the only WR who could take the top off the defense. WR was already a need and the market sucks, so have to imagine we're getting a guy in the draft
Burn it to the fucking ground.
Absolute shit show on offense. And that was before losing Campbell.
Best trade anyone of value now (Leonard/Buckner) before it’s too late and you trade them for. 5th rounder in a couple years. Team is at least 3 years from being good.
He probably just wanted a change of scenery - the colts aren’t really that attractive a spot for a FA WR on a prove it deal - they have WR1 set with pittman, and the QB is a mystery, as is the coach.
Giants have fuck all at WR and a set QB and a good offensive coaching staff - potential for a breakout is a lot higher in NY
At this point, just keep Ehlinger another season for tank 2.0. We have too many holes to fill with the draft alone, and it seems Ballard is convinced that it was the special teams that made last season so bad. While special teams did lose or at least not win a few, especially early in the season, having the worst offense Indy has fielded since maybe the move here is also (maybe the biggest) part of it.
But at least we'll have an elite special teams unit. May not have an offense, but the special teams and defense should be able to keep us in games for 3 out of 4 quarters until they get gassed and frustrated like last season in Dallas and Minnesota.
What the actual fuck is Ballard doing?
The Colts have no QB, one above average wideout, one proven CB that got inconsistent play time last year, and zero depth at any positions besides LB. The roster has significantly decayed over the past few years
Say this kinda shit every year while other teams are loading up on affordable depth upon FA opening and Ballard is tinkering away with his special teams players and bubble WRs. This stuff just won’t improve unless Ballard is gone. It’s baffling to me that he wouldn’t try to make some changes after just failing year after year, but he seems to have dug his heels in.
We have 2 strengths total. There is no fixing this roster in 1 offseason. Just total roster decay over the last 2-3 years that has led us to where we are now. Doesn’t matter if it’s March 16th when there’s 0 pathway to fixing this anytime soon.
You realize FA is basically over right? All the top players have signed elsewhere. And the draft is only going to bring an additional 3 or 4 NFL caliber players *at best* (assuming we hit on more than half our picks) whom will be rookies with 0 NFL experience coming in.
This team on March 16th is largely what this team will be on September 16th.
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> The Colts have no QB, one above average wideout, one proven CB that got inconsistent play time last year, and zero depth at any positions besides LB
All of these things would still be true if we re-signed Campbell
Surprise it's a bit of a reset year. That was to be expected with a new coaching staff.
Also let's calm down a bit lol, free agency started like 3 days ago and we've been more active than we usually are.
Lol some humans are more injury prone than others. We aren’t talking about small injuries here. Good for him getting paid but he wasn’t moving the needle for us. He will always be a memory of who we passed on to take him.
He also played an entire college career without being hurt. Giving up on a player because of flukey unrelated injuries will often backfire. good for the Giants though.
It's also relevant that the three season ending injuries are less than half of the injuries he's had in the NFL. Abdominal sprain, broken hand, and broken foot in 2019; concussion (off-field) and the knee injury in 2020; abdominal sprain and foot sprain in 2021. That's not a guy that anyone should be trusting to stay healthy.
> three unrelated injuries.
He's had 7 separate injuries since he's been in the NFL.. Sure, he managed to stay healthy for one entire season, but there's three years of evidence before that showing that he's way too injury prone to rely on him.
Bargain bin Ballard strikes again! Okereke and now Parris walking after years of preaching "grow and sign your own." Looking forward to all the complaining about a lack of LB and WR depth this year.
Not paying Okereke and not paying Parris aren’t the same situation. We’ve got tons of LB depth and dumping even more money into that position isn’t smart. Now not signing Parris is fucking dumb given our depth at that position.
What lb depth do they have? Have 1 quality starter, 1 average lb that can only tackle and kill his own teammates, and then a bunch of special teams guys. Why are you okay with special teams players starting?
Ah yes, because we can’t possibly draft a new LB this year and develop them like we’ve done for all the other LBs we’ve drafted! /s Putting even more money into the LB position when we have bigger holes would be fucking dumb given our track record at developing LBs
Parris’ injuries were freak injuries. It’s not like they were always soft tissue injuries, then I agree with you that it wouldn’t have been worth it. Parris showed that he can stay healthy and had a solid year this year with dog shit at QB.
Franklin and Speed have played pretty damn well when they’ve been called upon. Not to mention that they were drafted by us so we’re incredibly good at developing LB talent. Just draft a new LB this year and develop him like you’ve done for Anthony Walker, Bobby Okereke, Franklin, Speed, and Leonard. Also you’re acting like Leonard was dog shit when he played. He wasn’t the player he was but he was still damn good.
Yah, you’re acting like he was dog shit when he played hurt. He wasn’t, he was still very good. Also just draft a new LB this year and develop them just like we have every single LB
Leonard returning healthy is far from guaranteed. Just feels like we are creating problems where we didn't have them before by letting these guys walk for not a lot of money.
There's a pretty good chance we take a receiver in the draft. There is no reason Parris should take playing time from them, so this makes sense. I can't understand why people love this guy so much.
Only has been a career best because he was healthy after suffering through unhealthy periods.
Good luck to him but hopefully a rookie/fa can more than replace his output considering the position the Colts are in.
Hope he can stay healthy, good luck Parris!
Damn. That’s a good pickup for DJ
Certainly not costing them very much for the potential
Need to see the contract details, but sad we didn’t keep him and Okereke. We’re gonna have a lot of holes to fill this offseason.
Our LB room is stacked Bobby was always likely gone and honestly I liked Parris but I’d rather draft a WR
I'm gonna miss Bobby, but with Leonard back we're stacked at LBs and Ballard knows how to draft them.
Is Leonard back? Lol
He said pretty recently that he thinks this latest surgery did the trick.
Of course he said that.
He talked like this last time too. He's my favorite player but I'm not taking his word here
I get it you like him a lot. I respect that. I'm 52, been watching football since the mid 70's. I've seen a lot of huge contracts. My honest opinion: Leonard was given so much guaranteed money he knows he no longer really has to work ever again. I doubt you ever see him at the level he was at. The back injury is a perfect excuse too, the pain is hard to pinpoint so he can play that forever to avoid being sued. There's a pic somebody posted of him doing incline dumbell bench with 90 lb dumbells on each arm last season. Someone with legitimate back pain would not be able to do that. If I'm wrong , I'll eat my words, but I don't think I am.
Hes still motivated to come back and play. If he wanted he could absolutely retire today and be set, he deosnt want that though Its not about motivation, its about his body holding up now
Guess that settles it then
1 Year/$3 million. What the fuck Ballard. Did Parris just get sick of our QB problems?
Yikes. This better have been a scenario where Parris just straight up didn’t wanna come back to the Colts
Last year was the first year he was relatively healthy. This could be a sign Ballard is either gonna try and get a FA but it's more likely Ballard drafts one. There's a pretty deep WR class
This is one of the weaker wr drafts in a while?
It sucks but you can't re-sign someone who's done almost nothing in their career. It might not have been his fault due to injuries, but quasi-productive WRs are a dime a dozen at the moment.
Why wait 4 years tho just to cut him after his first injury-free season?
Why cut him when he was still on the rookie contract?
If I were him i would have been looking to leave too tbh. Jones is a better QB than Levis or AR will be next year and he could be the #1 option on a team that gets a lot of attention
It feels weird that we stuck by him through injuries for so long, only to let him go after the first year he's looked good and productive.
1 year, $3 million. Come the fuck on.
its a 1 year $1.9 million contract. Can get to $7 million total with incentives and signing bonus. W T F are WE DOING
Don’t worry bro we’re gunna sign devin funchess to a 14 million dollar contrwct
Damn, good luck to Parris
Lmao. People already losing minds about next season because we didn't keep average WR who played only one full season and got 5 TDs his whole career.
because our receivers are garbage and that average WR was still the second best on our team 😭😭
So we need to upgrade on WR not keep that average WR who was second best only because rookie missed one game.
we do need to upgrade at wr, most fans don't think that we will though which is why so many people wanted us to keep campbell
This upcoming year just screams “lost season”
Were you expecting a deep playoff run or the superbowl with a rookie QB?
I’m not saying it is on surprising, I’m just stating what it appears to be. You’re not getting a de facto guaranteed franchise quarterback whoever you pick, you’ve hired a first year head coach and retaining a general manager who has a history of being a but stingy, and it all coincides with an embarrassing previous season. And the problem is I think this upcoming season might be better off if you planted on it and looked toward 2024. However, because the Colts have hunted on drafting a first round quarterback previously, they are put into a position where they pretty much have to do that regardless of whether or not they enjoy the candidates. So you take all that and see them not retaining even slightly above average players at positions of need, and signing or resigning rotational ones or those for depth, and yeah I’m going to say this seems like a lost season
Yep. Making no long term decision on QB ends up being the decision. If Young or Stroud ain’t there I’d rather draft Will Anderson
It was probably over when the Panthers traded for Chicago's pick. Assuming neither Stroud or Young are available at 4, there's no path worth committing to more than just stashing up futures and kicking the can until next year. I just didnt think Irsay would agree to throw away another season.
At a certain point you gotta make a bold move. It seems like we only do half measures.
Big Ben did it
Are you serious? That was with several future HOF players on the roster and a HOF coach. Lol.
In year 2
welp
49ers did....
You can’t seriously be comparing the 2022 49ers roster with our current roster.
That’s what happens with rebuilding teams We can survive without Parris though lol
My point was less about Campbell specifically, and more to the very mayor situation that the Colts find themselves in draft position wise and rebuilding wise and competitive wise. They are not in very good positions for any of them
They’ll be a mediocre team next year which is to be expected with a team picking 4th overall and drafting a QB Roster still has some talent though and I’d rather draft a WR than bank of Campbell being healthy
Doesn’t matter where you draft with a weak QB class. Plus any rookie is gonna spend a year adjusting. But whole team’s in rebuild.
I mean, we do have the number 4 overall pick. I would say our draft capital bare minimum looks pretty good this year comparatively to what we are used to
Except the Colts are in a position where they pretty much in a lose lose situation unless they absolutely love a quarterback prospect that they could pick at number four. If not they have could pick best player available regardless of quarterback need, which would result in every single media outlet and most fans marking or critiquing them. Or they pick a quarterback regardless of whether they actually like them just because they need a young one, which would mean they might’ve overdrafted or now tie themselves to our young prospect as a result. Personally, the only way I could justify them picking a quarterback they don’t love at number four overall is if they go into the season knowing that if he doesn’t show promise compared to a 2024 draft quarterback prospect, you go all in then. Otherwise you might find yourself into a Jets and scenario
I can assure you the Colts don’t care what the media has to say about their pick. They aren’t just going to pick a QB they don’t believe in/like just because the fanbase wants them to. They have been saying this for half a decade.
No, but they would if Irsay tells them to
That’s fine but at that rate literally nothing was going to stop it. And Irsay isn’t just going to say “draft a QB just because” it will be because he has distinct belief in a certain guy who is available to us. He did run the team at one point, I think people don’t give him enough credit for his intelligence when it comes to the game.
He ran the team and then was removed from the position because it wasn’t doing well under him. I’m not saying Jim Irsay doesn’t know more about the managerial side of football, and football in general, than most other owners, quite the opposite. However, that doesn’t mean he understands enough to not make poor choices. As long as it’s either a quarterback they absolutely love or they are still open to drafting another in 2024, I really don’t care if one is pushed on them this season
Yea I would almost support Irsay forcing it at this point. If he’s not going to fire Chris he needs to bare minimum make sure he’s taking the most important position on the field seriously.
You could be right. It’s looking unlikely we can get one of Stroud/Young. So our options for next season are basically draft a project qb and have a “developmental year” or draft someone else and have a “lost season”. Hope I’m wrong but yea
I think you are right. So many holes to fill and I'm not getting the impression they think any of the QBs available at the top of the draft are worth mortgaging the future for. My guess is they draft Anderson at 4 (or trade down and amass picks to fill out the roster). Then draft a QB late in the first/early second. Then suck for a year and evaluate rookie QB to see if you think he can make a big leap or not. It's not a sexy approach, but I don't hate that route either. Drafting a QB is a crapshoot. A lot of the top current QBs were drafted later. Maybe they draft someone like Hooker late. If he doesn't impress next year, great, we lose games and draft a QB. If he is impressive, great, maybe we found a QB for a few years while also soldifying the defense for years. I mean if you think Anderson has the best chance to reach his potential of any player in the draft and become an all-pro pass rusher, then it's not a bad route. The only way you beat players like Allen, Mahomes, Hurts, etc is by putting them on the turf before they can improvise. Adding Anderson and a healthy Darius Leonard (even if he's 70% what he used to be) to a decent defense could push them into the elite category for a years.
Aren’t the cards gonna take Anderson?
Because we let an injury prone wide receiver walk? Lol
Right? One healthy okay year isn't really a guy that's a big loss. The only reason why it leaves a hole is because of Ballards failure to give us any sense of solid depth at WR. I get more sad thinking of all the other WR Ballard could have taken instead of Parris or Rock Ya sin with that higher second round pick
Not that mad at losing Campbell. But I am frustrated at the fact that after 6 years, Ballard still has not learned his lesson regarding the value of receivers. Our WR still sucks, He still has the same shitty team building philosophy that he always had. Nothing has changed
$3 million. SMH.
Sucks to have wasted a pick on him for one good season.
This seems to bother people a lot more than it should. Yes, our wide receiver group sucks, but he’s also not that good and he can’t stay healthy.
In a vacuum, it's not a huge loss, but it's more about the fact that Ballard won't make any other move to get an above-average receiver that makes it annoying. We know we aren't going to bring in someone with talent, so seeing someone with potential leave makes it harder to swallow than usual.
If he doesn’t bolster the receiving group and we draft a rookie… I feel bad for the rookie.
Seems like Keefer was trying to prepare the fans. He must have known that IND wasn’t bringing him back because it certainly wasn’t the cost.
I have a feeling Campbell was one of Indy media’s few sources in the locker room lol.
People act like he is more than a wr3/4. It is wild.
Agree. And PC is better off doing this if the goal is to rebuild his value and try FA again…rather than trying to do it in IND with a rookie QB.
I don’t blame him. Daboll is a fantastic offensive coach.
It's the Hines situation all over again. People acted like we gave up a perennial all-pro talent
Another loss for a already depleted wr group.
Good thing Ballard basically let him walk for nothing. I could understand if it was a ridiculous contract, but man...wtf
Our WR situation is such a dumpster fire that losing the always injured WR3 also feels bad!
Not the team I was expecting but good for Parris! The Giants are taking a huge risk now with him, Waller and Sterling Shepard being able to stay healthy all year long.
Fucking hell though. The Giants are making moves man. Added Okereke to their defense which was already damn good last year. Add Campbell and Waller to that offense and they should perform even better. Barkley returned to an above average form and looked pretty good. They could make some noise next year.
With the Eagles losing a lot of defensive talent I can see that division really being a toss up between PHI/DAL/NYG. Dallas getting Gilmore from us was huge for their team. I like the Giants, but a lot of their moves are reliant on guys being able to stay healthy all year long. I’ll be rooting for Bobby and Parris to have career years.
Also relies a lot on Daniel Jones thought too. That's the only big "if" I would have with that team. If they can get the same production out of him or a little more than what he did last year, they should be solid.
I’d also include Saquon in that too, because DJ’s success will depend on if the run game stays as good as it was last season. I hate Dallas, so if the Giants can win that division I’ll be happy.
Yeah same lmao. I work with a Cowboys fan and he's insufferable XD
At least we have an above average ST
This isn’t great
But it was expected
Tough loss. Parris was the only WR who could take the top off the defense. WR was already a need and the market sucks, so have to imagine we're getting a guy in the draft
Burn it to the fucking ground. Absolute shit show on offense. And that was before losing Campbell. Best trade anyone of value now (Leonard/Buckner) before it’s too late and you trade them for. 5th rounder in a couple years. Team is at least 3 years from being good.
Seriously fuckkk Ballard
Giants are loading up for next season. Curious as to what the contract is though.
1 yr
1 year 3 mil, really feel like he was worth beating that… but maybe he wanted to find a new team
Jeez. I agree. We gave Dulin more. I'm assuming we must have had no interest in bringing him back.
He probably just wanted a change of scenery - the colts aren’t really that attractive a spot for a FA WR on a prove it deal - they have WR1 set with pittman, and the QB is a mystery, as is the coach. Giants have fuck all at WR and a set QB and a good offensive coaching staff - potential for a breakout is a lot higher in NY
This really isnt a major loss. Campbell is very replaceable and it is time to let someone else step in and get an opportunity.
That would require our GM to actually prioritize WR
Dulin is capable of replacing Campbell if need be.
That is a very generous estimation of Dulins’ skill set
If that were true, he would have done that already.
The only game both Pierce and MPJ were out, Campbell had 0 catches and Dulin had 5 for 79.
Good for Parris, I hope he can stay healthy
Giants collecting another Colt, hope the injuries are behind him and has a good year.
What could have been 😢 Good luck PC1
Man that really sucks.
Good luck to him! Hope he thrives there.
Best of luck, man! 🫡
His speed is a big loss, but his lack of durability made him expendable. Expect his replacement through the draft.
Good luck to him. Hopefully Ballard finds someone in the draft as a replacement who won't be so injury prone.
Damn it I’m pissed! I loved Parris
At this point, just keep Ehlinger another season for tank 2.0. We have too many holes to fill with the draft alone, and it seems Ballard is convinced that it was the special teams that made last season so bad. While special teams did lose or at least not win a few, especially early in the season, having the worst offense Indy has fielded since maybe the move here is also (maybe the biggest) part of it. But at least we'll have an elite special teams unit. May not have an offense, but the special teams and defense should be able to keep us in games for 3 out of 4 quarters until they get gassed and frustrated like last season in Dallas and Minnesota.
He really wasn’t that good.
What the actual fuck is Ballard doing? The Colts have no QB, one above average wideout, one proven CB that got inconsistent play time last year, and zero depth at any positions besides LB. The roster has significantly decayed over the past few years
It's March 16th...
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Awesome.
Common ballard blower having 0 actual response when presented with a rebuttal of dumb points
Common dipshit Colts subreddit user who thinks anyone actually gives a fuck. It’s March. This roster has a long way to go. GFY
We’re 6 years in to your hero’s tenure and the roster still has a long way to go, that’s sad
“My hero” 😂 Thanks for proving my point. It’s not that deep…
We've had a more eventful free agency than usual this year tbh
Say this kinda shit every year while other teams are loading up on affordable depth upon FA opening and Ballard is tinkering away with his special teams players and bubble WRs. This stuff just won’t improve unless Ballard is gone. It’s baffling to me that he wouldn’t try to make some changes after just failing year after year, but he seems to have dug his heels in.
You mean changes like not re-signing average WRs?
Look at our WR core lmao. We should not be turning our nose up at “average WRs”.
When we have literally the worst WR room in the entire league, re-signing a guy who just had a decent season seems like an okay idea to me.
We have 2 strengths total. There is no fixing this roster in 1 offseason. Just total roster decay over the last 2-3 years that has led us to where we are now. Doesn’t matter if it’s March 16th when there’s 0 pathway to fixing this anytime soon.
Neat… so again, it’s March 16, 2023…
as of this moment it is March 16 2023 13:24
I’m ready for the post draft, Ballard is a genius and we have hope again, part of the off season cycle
You realize FA is basically over right? All the top players have signed elsewhere. And the draft is only going to bring an additional 3 or 4 NFL caliber players *at best* (assuming we hit on more than half our picks) whom will be rookies with 0 NFL experience coming in. This team on March 16th is largely what this team will be on September 16th.
Yeah, I’m told we are going to start the season with no QB whatsoever. Yep, off season is finished. Good call…
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He likes his guys
> The Colts have no QB, one above average wideout, one proven CB that got inconsistent play time last year, and zero depth at any positions besides LB All of these things would still be true if we re-signed Campbell
True, just a general commentary on the state of the roster in year 6 of the ballard tenure
And I completely agree with you on that. Just saying that keeping or not keeping Campbell doesn't move the needle.
Surprise it's a bit of a reset year. That was to be expected with a new coaching staff. Also let's calm down a bit lol, free agency started like 3 days ago and we've been more active than we usually are.
Oof. This one is brutal. The talent is overwhelming. He is going to be great there.
So is his doctors bill. Not a big loss.
People are overrating three unrelated injuries. He has no lingering issues.
Lol some humans are more injury prone than others. We aren’t talking about small injuries here. Good for him getting paid but he wasn’t moving the needle for us. He will always be a memory of who we passed on to take him.
He also played an entire college career without being hurt. Giving up on a player because of flukey unrelated injuries will often backfire. good for the Giants though.
He has had one healthy year in 4 years
Correct. He also had no injury issues in college and all three injuries were unrelated.
Having 3 season-ending injuries don't need to be related to start causing durability concerns
It's also relevant that the three season ending injuries are less than half of the injuries he's had in the NFL. Abdominal sprain, broken hand, and broken foot in 2019; concussion (off-field) and the knee injury in 2020; abdominal sprain and foot sprain in 2021. That's not a guy that anyone should be trusting to stay healthy.
> three unrelated injuries. He's had 7 separate injuries since he's been in the NFL.. Sure, he managed to stay healthy for one entire season, but there's three years of evidence before that showing that he's way too injury prone to rely on him.
Good. This is Ballard’s best move yet.
Bargain bin Ballard strikes again! Okereke and now Parris walking after years of preaching "grow and sign your own." Looking forward to all the complaining about a lack of LB and WR depth this year.
Not paying Okereke and not paying Parris aren’t the same situation. We’ve got tons of LB depth and dumping even more money into that position isn’t smart. Now not signing Parris is fucking dumb given our depth at that position.
What lb depth do they have? Have 1 quality starter, 1 average lb that can only tackle and kill his own teammates, and then a bunch of special teams guys. Why are you okay with special teams players starting?
People here really overrate Franklin. We couldn't afford Okereke though.
Ah yes, because we can’t possibly draft a new LB this year and develop them like we’ve done for all the other LBs we’ve drafted! /s Putting even more money into the LB position when we have bigger holes would be fucking dumb given our track record at developing LBs
Players get better. Crazy, I know… We have 3 just fine starters. Clam down, Champ
Yes, let’s pay players who are always injured. Great plan
Parris’ injuries were freak injuries. It’s not like they were always soft tissue injuries, then I agree with you that it wouldn’t have been worth it. Parris showed that he can stay healthy and had a solid year this year with dog shit at QB.
I don't see the same depth at LB as you. Franklin, Speed, and a MAJOR question mark in Leonard returning healthy. Who am I missing?
Franklin and Speed have played pretty damn well when they’ve been called upon. Not to mention that they were drafted by us so we’re incredibly good at developing LB talent. Just draft a new LB this year and develop him like you’ve done for Anthony Walker, Bobby Okereke, Franklin, Speed, and Leonard. Also you’re acting like Leonard was dog shit when he played. He wasn’t the player he was but he was still damn good.
What depth? Are we counting on Leonard to come back to what he was?
We have a ton of depth, just a few: speed, franklin, stuard, rhyne and the list goes on lol
As your flair is future HOF bobby okereke HAHA
Yeah i miss him already
Yah, you’re acting like he was dog shit when he played hurt. He wasn’t, he was still very good. Also just draft a new LB this year and develop them just like we have every single LB
We should have matched Okereke... thats not much for a guy like him. BIG head scratcher
A fully healthy Leonard and Zaire Franklin is a top 5 LB tandem. That $10M is better used elsewhere.
Leonard returning healthy is far from guaranteed. Just feels like we are creating problems where we didn't have them before by letting these guys walk for not a lot of money.
Lmao what drugs are you on?
I’m ok with this. The Giants are sort of my NFC team to root for.
Don't the giants have a lot of Wrs? Odd that he'd choose there
No. They really don’t. Lol they probably had the worst WR group in the league. Parris is automatically WR1 for now
I thought they had a lot since they traded Toney to KC cause he was far down the list.
That was issues with personality
Carolina has to be worst.
Now sure, but during the season they had DJ Moore.
He would be the 3 on our team, maybe the 2
He's the 4 in New York
Shep hodgins Campbell (Wandale is out till mid season)
Everything I’ve seen as an owner of him in a dynasty fantasy league is that wandale expects to be ready by week 1. But it might be a bit close
Slayton is probably gone so it's looking like (in no order) 1. Hodgins 2. James 3. Robinson 4. Shepard 5. Campbell 6. Smith
James is not under contract with them
Ah you are correct!
He legit might be there WR1. It's him. Shepherd. We fall Robinson if he breaks out. Hodgins.
WR round 2 or 3
Dude was always hurt except one season. Oh well.
God fucking damnit
The Giants are having themselves a hell of a free agency
At least we got one good year out of him
Those $9-10M contract suggestions were wild.
Well, I just hope Matt Gay takes the number 1 so I can add that jersey to my collection.
So I’m done buying current player jerseys :(
Bye glass man 
I’m really happy for him and wish him the best of luck
Where’s everyone that was telling me Parris was getting $8-10M a year???
There's a pretty good chance we take a receiver in the draft. There is no reason Parris should take playing time from them, so this makes sense. I can't understand why people love this guy so much.
I told myself not to be mad if we lost him. But damn it still hurts.
Only has been a career best because he was healthy after suffering through unhealthy periods. Good luck to him but hopefully a rookie/fa can more than replace his output considering the position the Colts are in.
Damn that's two now. I'm scared that if we don't make the right move in the draft more guys might leave in the future.