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As far as leisure activities go, the Indianapolis Colts are the most enjoyable thing in my life. Not just rooting for them, but also thinking about various aspects of the players, team, and organization. Leading up to, and including the draft, you guys gave me so much to think about, not to mention how much I learned from all of you. So it occurred to me that it would be fun to start a thread, where we can post thinking points and topics of discussion, as the organization builds the 2008 Colts through training camp and the pre-season. This would also be a good forum for somebody who has a question, as there is a wealth of knowledge available to them through all of you. We all won't agree on everything, but let's not argue about things. Information and conversation are way better than one-upsmanship. C'mon guys, show your passion for the Colts!
1. Gary Brackett is going to be an Unrestricted Free Agent after the 2008 season. I'm a bit concerned that this season might be his last as a Colt because of their history of letting LB's walk. Two thoughts come to mind. (1) He calls the defense and there's no other LB on the team experienced enough to do that. (2) Do you think the market is already saturated with undersized LB's? He's gonna make $2,723,750 this season, and I'm wondering if the Colts might put a bit more with that and try to keep him. Say 3-3.5 mil a year? Will he be reasonable in order to stay with the Colts?
2. Rob Morris is counting $366,667 toward the cap this season. I wonder how much the Colts would have to put with that to bring him back? At the very least, he's a great backup for the Mike and Sam, and adds experienced depth. He also has enough experience to wear the receiver helmet when Brackett is not on the field.
3. This is how the new draft class is listed on the roster: Mike Hart - RB; Pierre Garcon - WR; Jacob Tamme and Tom Santi - TE; Steve Justice - C; Mike Pollak and Jamey Richard - OG; Marcus Howard - DE; Philip Wheeler - LB. I'd say that pretty much tells how the Colts are projecting them.
4. Of the 90 players currently on the Colts roster, 50 of them were on the team last season. If you take away the 9 draftees and the 13 new URFA's, that still leaves 68. Didn't I tell you it was going to be tough making the final cut to 53? Position by position totals: QB - 4; RB - 7 (including Clifton Dawson); WR - 12; TE - 6 (not counting Justin Snow); C - 2; OT - 8; OG - 6; DT - 8; DE - 8 (interestingly, Keyunta Dawson is listed here); LB - 9; DB - 15 (including TJ Rushing); K - 2; P -2.
Well, that should spark a thought or two.
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