I read this as "traded to the Chiefs" at first glance. :-)
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They weren't going to get much more. The dude is done, some people just haven't come to terms with it yet.
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If he can regain his old form, the Colts are top flight contenders.

Major if.

Ballard and Reich taking a ballsy risk here.
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Not much risk, the draft compensation isn't large and they have the cap space.
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It’s basically a 2022 1st and a 2021 3rd rounder. Very similar to what we gave up to draft Mahomes AND they have to pay him a lot.

It’s risky. But Indy had boatloads of cap space and reason to believe they can fix him.
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It's not the cap hit, it's the draft picks. They have to hope he plays well.

I have my doubts.
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Other caveat is I don’t know how much Indy is going to improve their roster around him anyways with all that cap room.

They have several key cogs who are lined up for major extensions, including Quenten Nelson and Darius Leonard.
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Worst case if he flames out, Indy is only giving up a third round pick this year and a second round pick next year... that’s not a bad risk given the potential upside.
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All other teams looking for QB are relieved
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Colts vs Buccaneers 2022 super bowl?
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:-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-)
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I think this makes sense for the Colts. He will be protected there with a running game and solid defense. But its not like they have much receiving talent. Going to be interesting.
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Colts are turning into the 90s version of us
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Yep. It's not a good deal for the colts because the most likely outcome is the worst. He comes in and is just decent, say 14th best qb in the league. So you can't bench him and keep the first next year because he will win some games, but you also aren't winning the super bowl either. You are about to lose all of your cap space that you worked so hard for. And they still have a big question at left tackle and WRs at all, unless the 5 games a year TY hilton plays counts. This is just putting your team in purgatory, just like the chiefs getting smith was.
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The Colts better hope that either Wentz turns into the franchise QB he was originally thought to be when drafted #2 overall by the Eagles or that it turns into an Alex Smith-stop gap situation with the Chiefs where Wentz keeps the team competitive for a few years until the Colts are in a position to draft a legit franchise QB.
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