GRUELING: Indianapolis Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr., Zaire Franklin Among TOUGH Contract Choices
The Indianapolis Colts need to work some contract magic this offseason, and Michael Pittman Jr. and Zaire Franklin are two of the most glaring examples.
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37 comments
Ty, 💙
IMO Michael Pittman JR needs to get traded. His contract and production are not in alignment. We need the draft capital and need to free up space. Zaire does NOT fit the scheme and is a major liability. It’s time to cut ties , if we can get something for him trade him if not let him go.
Who cares!?….the Colts are a dead team and will never be anything more then a loosing team with the owners and GM at hand!….im done with the NFL and the Colts…im ashamed to be part of a state with a team like this….
Hire Curt Cignetti!!!!!!
What’s tough about Zaire😂😂 he’s absolutely horrible. I don’t think he could cover a left guard
8-9 in Indy and you get another year go 8-9 in baltimore and get fired even though you have won the division multiple time as well as a super bowl . Please tell me we are not serious about giving a borken QB 30 million
Pittman was never a legit #1 WR he was just playing for the Colts 💀
Cut Pitt, cut Zaire, cut Buckner (probably the least popular but he’s always hurt) cut cross, cut Richardson, don’t resign Braden smith, try to restructure Quentin, and get some key defensive players in free agency. I wanna see Riley get every starting rep until jones is back, then a qb competition next offseason. This next season will be more about Leonard because Achilles take a bit to come back from
Trade pitman for whatever pick you can get trade or release Zaire draft a LB in the draft Use your second round pick to hope Ballard can draft a good edge
Why don’t we give olubi a shot
What about nick cross ?
Pittman is barley a 2 bye Felicia I'd fire Shane right now and bring John in
Zaire needs to go and we need to rebuild that linebacker room
I love pitman he’s been a great player and great person for us and he still is not too old but that’s way too much money to be paying the fourth option in your offence (behind JT Warren and pierce)
They both need to go this offseason we need new faces and the core needs to be shaken up we can’t keep running this back even if we will never fire Ballard. They need to make these moves to show the fanbase that 8-9 and constantly missing the playoffs is truly unacceptable
Sending Pitt to the Raiders for their 4th and 6th makes total sense. Giving Mendoza a veteran target like Pitt gives him a great start
Pitt rounds out our WR room perfectly though. AP might just be benefiting from Pitt being a ace possesion WR. He's getting paid way too much… but I'm not sure I'd move him unless I absolutely have to.
15:07 thank u Zach 😂
Rumor has it that Chris Ballard called John Harbaugh s agent and the agent hung up when he found out who it was.
Shaq was better on a bad ankle and back #44 is awful can’t run can’t cover all talk 😂😂
Nick Cross?? We NEED to resign him
Without a first round pick we can’t afford to get rid of Pittman
Gotta make tough decisions and live in reality that’s the GM of modern football
Trade Franklin for a used washing machine
The colts dont have a WR1, Pittman or Pierce theyll overpay for Pierce and itll be the same thing for him also, honestly the colts should trade some assets and stock dtaft picks. Folks overreact and over-rated Pierce only because he's a white playing WR. He's not even white good like Puka, or Cupps, were at the WR position.
It’s time to let Franklin go. He isn’t worth a dollar. Shouldn’t be a tough decision.
Every since Leonard departed our LB core has been bad to put it lightly.
Honestly, you two guys are a better fit for the ownership than 3 women. I have absolutely no faith in this regime. Their dad was better than all 3 of them combined and he was stoned out of his mind most of the time. Go ahead and get the PRIDE month participation trophies presented by Target and Bud Light ready to hang on the fridge by the stick figure drawings and the 95 on the "name the position" quiz. This team is soft as heck and now we got 3 more women running the team. Nobody will miss me, but this is the last season I give these chumps my fandom if something doesnt change.
Real question. How long would you be allowed to suck at your job? A decade seems unlikely.
Here's the problem with this video and the intelligence behind any offseason plan for this franchise…
Ballard is still here. Ballard puts family over winning. Ballard doesn't make tough decisions, he makes easy ones.
So for all of the intelligence thrown into this video, unfortunately stupidity will prevail within this franchise.
Maybe I've just come to full acceptance in my grief, that under Ballard this team is unsupportable.
I get that you guys still have a show to make lol. You two are awesome – this franchise is not!
Zach Hicks for next Colts GM! You've got my stamp of approval haha
I don’t think it’s a tough question at all. Let Pittman and Zaire and Paye all walk. They stink
Pittman's a tough negotiation. Zaire's not. Bad human being. Bad player.
Franklin should go. Pittman is a die hard Colts WR. I'M NOT SURE HE SHOULD GO.
The core needs to be rebuilt. If Ballard goes on a re-signing spree it’s going to be the same shit all over again.
First full offseason watching the pod. Excited
I believe the Colts have a curse on them. I'm serious. Look at how long they have had of bad seasons due to this and that, and now the amount of injuries to Key positions. Curses are real, and need to be dealt with appropriately. It requires an exorcist. Don't laugh it off, curses are real.
Trade Pittman, Zaire, Oggletree to one team for their 1st round pick. Use extra cap space from trading off Pittman to get Henderson in free agency.
Pittman to Arizona for Harrison Jr
I legit WANT Pittman back! He's a legit a WR2 at minimum. Hopefully they bring him AND Peirce back
Let Pitt walk 💯