broadwayjoe

http://www.vikings.com/news_detail_o...Signs4407.html

Another Colt leaving sounds good to me.

Bostonian1962

Indy has lost a SLEW of players. Dang! I support the mass bailing of players.

workhorse

While he would have been nice for depth, he is coming off a torn ACL and lost his starting spot to Bethea.

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Pat the Pats Fan

Standard response from a Colt fan, we are better without him.....puleeeeese!!!

workhorse

I don't recall saying we'd be better off without him. I do recall saying he would be good for depth.

Would you want him on the Pats? Especially coming off a major knee injury.

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spacecrime

The Pats have lost playes every year and remain competitive, but it requires re-stocking. Like the Colts, a good part of our team is from the draft, but key losses need to be made up in free agency. The draft is not to be relied on for help the rookie year. Sometimes it works (RB, S) but most positions need a year for the player to become consistent.

Our team is as strong as it is year after year because of good drafting, BUT the years we were least competitive were the years our FA acquisitions were less successful (2002, 2005, 2006).

It is nice for backups to step forward, and nice if rookies contribute, but counting on that happening for success is foolish.

I understand that the Colts don't often dabble in free agency, and I believe the players they select this year will be effective in 2008.

I do think that you may stumble this year on defense. Last year your defense sucked. It came together for four playoff games, and that is great. But you lost players who are not being replaced.

If you luck out in the draft (as we did with mid-round picks Wilson/Samuel/Koppen/Gay etc) you'll be fine. But you need defensive help and you absolutely should not have let Rhodes go. That was idiotic. You are one awkward hit away from a horrible season. If there is one thing that has been shown, you need two RBs. I hope we draft one and you should, too. Luckily RB is the one position that can take the field as a rookie and be expected to contribute.

I don't look for the Colts to repeat, though.

spacecrime

Bogus reply. Since when have players with knee injuries been unable to take the field ever again?

Lots of players have knee injuries. I don't recall our cutting Rodney or Watson or Lght or Jackson or any other players who had knee surgery.

If he wasn't any good, fine. Let him go. But he isn't gone because he had knee surgery and you know it. He is gone because you have no money to sign him.

People dispute this, but my belief is that this is because Manning, Harrison and Freeney take up 5% of your roster and about 30% of the cap.

danny88

Keep making excuses. If Harrison left you guys would claim he was "old" and it was "no big deal". I am sure every player you draft or that moves from backup to starter will work out perfectly. I am sure you will be able to duplicate a injury free year also. Wont need depth!!! bahhhh who needs depth?

unoriginal

Once upon a time a certain organization lost a much better safety than Mike Doss, replacing him with a bunch of younger players, only one of whom turned out to be any good.

As we all know, that team went on to never win a Super Bowl again. Sorry workhorse, there is no way the Colts will be able to succeed without Lawyer Milloy, ****, I mean Mike Doss.

patriotsdynasty12189

They are though. Bethea is a lot better than Doss was.