Pro Bowl LT Eric Fisher is signing a one-year, $9.4 million deal with the Indianapolis Colts, per source. The former No. 1 overall pick now will be Carson Wentz’s blindside protector.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Ballard has ****ed up so many times that it's ridiculous to say that he's a "fine" GM.
Since being hired in January 2017, the Colts are 32-32 with a 1-2 playoff record. He whiffed on hiring his first choice as Head Coach and did absolutely nothing, outside of spending the #6 overall draft pick on a MOTHER****ING GUARD, to help out Andrew Luck or prepare to move forward without him due to constant and nagging injuries.
They might win the South this season because they play in maybe the weakest division in all of football but if Trevor Lawrence is as good as many believe, the Colts will be finishing 2nd-4th for the foreseeable future because they don't have a quarterback and are stuck with a GM that's content with going 9-7 every season.
He drafted Nelson and Braden Smith in 18. Luck went from one of the most sacked qb’s to the least sacked qb in one year, thanks to Ballards draft and Reichs offense.
To say he did nothing to help Luck is hilariously wrong. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The problem is that Veach said he could "participate" by August.
That could mean anything from full pads to sitting on a stationary bike watching other people practice.
Yep, but I'm sure the Colts medical team checked him out and they think he will be ready sooner rather than later. Mid Aug. will be nearly 7 months. I don't think they would pay him 9.5 mil if they didn't think he would be ready. JMO [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc:
He drafted Nelson and Braden Smith in 18. Luck went from one of the most sacked qb’s to the least sacked qb in one year, thanks to Ballards draft and Reichs offense.
To say he did nothing to help Luck is hilariously wrong.
He drafted a LG at 6. A sure fire LG that everyone said was going to be good. He gets about as much credit for Nelson as Pioli does for drafting Berry. Not fucking much. [Reply]
Indy lucks into getting Luck with the first overall draft pick in 2012 after Manning's injury... transitioning from one franchise QB to another... while the Chiefs do their usual "Because the Chiefs" and get the first overall draft pick a year later in arguably the weakest first round draft in modern history, taking Fisher #1 overall.
And fast forward about a decade later and the Chiefs are set with Mahomes/OBJ at left tackle, while the Colts are attempting a Wentz/Fisher broke dick combination.
Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc:
He drafted Nelson and Braden Smith in 18.
Luck went from one of the most sacked qb’s to the least sacked qb in one year, thanks to Ballards draft and Reichs offense.
To say he did nothing to help Luck is hilariously wrong.
Sorry, spending the #6 pick overall on a fucking GUARD is not helping your QB, especially since starting guards in the NFL can be found on Day 3 or even as undrafted college free agents.
But hey, it seems as if you're invested in a shitty Colts team so you can do you. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Franchise:
He drafted a LG at 6. A sure fire LG that everyone said was going to be good. He gets about as much credit for Nelson as Pioli does for drafting Berry. Not fucking much.
Exactly.
If Ballard had even a standard size set of balls, he'd have turned that #6 overall into multiple picks to fill out their roster.
Instead, they're looking at paying a guard $16 million per year, if not more, or watching him walk in Free Agency.
They originally had the 3rd pick. They traded it to the Jets for 6, 36, 49, and the Jets 2nd rounder in 2019. And took Nelson, who has been named all pro AND pro bowler in each of his first 3 seasons.
Nelson would have been a good pick at 3 and Ballard got him at 6, plus four more picks.
Also, he’s not walking and he’ll be worth every penny they pay him.
