[Nate Atkins] The Colts brought back Taven Bryan before Julian Blackmon. Just interesting.
March 19, 2024
[Nate Atkins] The Colts brought back Taven Bryan before Julian Blackmon. Just interesting.
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Seems like blackmons gone. Hopefully we get simmons or diggs to replace him cuz our Safety rooms in shambles rn
I feel like this is a dumb way to look at it. Obviously, you can be negotiating with more than one player at a time. Bryan was probably first because he had less negotiating and signed quicker. Whether you like the signing or not, this is not a valid argument
Can he play safety? Hopefully in y’all’s fantasy season next year yall start wr that play against this colts secondary.
The unfortunate reality is that there is no one left on the market that is as good as Blackmon. Anything left in free agency is a downgrade. Check my post history for the evidence about this.
That is of course reliant upon Blackmon staying healthy, which has been spotty. But a healthy Blackmon is better than whoever else would come in.
Interesting framing of the situation.
They both probably have offers on the table. But Blackmon is still in the market with multiple teams. No one is probably gonna sign Taven outside the colts. It’s not hard to see why he signed before Julian.
This is a pretty dumb way to look at FA. Bryan obviously has less potential landing spots than Blackman and less reason to negotiate.
Blackmon has other teams interested which means he has more leverage to hold out for a better offer, I’d personally rather pay for Diggs than Blackmon though.
The issue is why would bring him back? How many defensive tackles can one team need in a passing league. He’s a borderline practice squad player. Ballard is out of touch
You guys realize that Blackmon might not be making a decision yet?
We could’ve offered him several deals already and he’s simply waiting to see his other options.
Blackmon is a good safety who probably didn’t like the colts offer. He’s trying the market, with his injury history though he’s going to see it’s not great. We didn’t sign Bryan OVER Blackmon. We’re probably actively negotiating with several guys.
Reminder to everyone it’s still MARCH and there will be more signings. Bryan is the 14th (4th string) on a non guaranteed deal if means nothing, he’s just trying to even make the roster. Blackmon is going to get his price and we’ll see if we beat it.
I don’t think we want Blackmon. If we did we would have done it. My guess is there is zero trust that he will stay healthy. Are we even negotiating with him?
May be time to just play younger guys. Cross and Thomas are going into their 3rd years. Cross is only 22 years old. They might bring in a vet but I doubt it’s to start. Will probably draft a guy or two.
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Seems like blackmons gone. Hopefully we get simmons or diggs to replace him cuz our Safety rooms in shambles rn
I feel like this is a dumb way to look at it. Obviously, you can be negotiating with more than one player at a time. Bryan was probably first because he had less negotiating and signed quicker. Whether you like the signing or not, this is not a valid argument
Can he play safety? Hopefully in y’all’s fantasy season next year yall start wr that play against this colts secondary.
The unfortunate reality is that there is no one left on the market that is as good as Blackmon. Anything left in free agency is a downgrade. Check my post history for the evidence about this.
That is of course reliant upon Blackmon staying healthy, which has been spotty. But a healthy Blackmon is better than whoever else would come in.
Interesting framing of the situation.
They both probably have offers on the table. But Blackmon is still in the market with multiple teams. No one is probably gonna sign Taven outside the colts. It’s not hard to see why he signed before Julian.
This is a pretty dumb way to look at FA. Bryan obviously has less potential landing spots than Blackman and less reason to negotiate.
Blackmon has other teams interested which means he has more leverage to hold out for a better offer, I’d personally rather pay for Diggs than Blackmon though.
The issue is why would bring him back? How many defensive tackles can one team need in a passing league. He’s a borderline practice squad player. Ballard is out of touch
You guys realize that Blackmon might not be making a decision yet?
We could’ve offered him several deals already and he’s simply waiting to see his other options.
Blackmon is a good safety who probably didn’t like the colts offer. He’s trying the market, with his injury history though he’s going to see it’s not great. We didn’t sign Bryan OVER Blackmon. We’re probably actively negotiating with several guys.
Reminder to everyone it’s still MARCH and there will be more signings. Bryan is the 14th (4th string) on a non guaranteed deal if means nothing, he’s just trying to even make the roster. Blackmon is going to get his price and we’ll see if we beat it.
I don’t think we want Blackmon. If we did we would have done it. My guess is there is zero trust that he will stay healthy. Are we even negotiating with him?
May be time to just play younger guys. Cross and Thomas are going into their 3rd years. Cross is only 22 years old. They might bring in a vet but I doubt it’s to start. Will probably draft a guy or two.