I stand corrected, thank you stylez! My apologies Patsfanatic, I am sorry, it was meant as a joke not a mean spirited shot and I truly didn't know it had been enhanced to make it appear worse. I'd seen both after the superbowl so I just assumed incorrectly that they were both legit. My error
FA signings that made no sense
By Sam Monson
Pro Football Focus
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</tbody> NFL free agency represents a brief period of each offseason where fans get to dream a little. The market is full of quality potential additions to every roster, and most teams (especially this year) have money to spend that is burning a hole in their pockets.
Then that hope gets dashed by signings that just don't make sense. The money gets squandered, and the dream free agent heads to somebody else's roster.
Let's take a look at five teams that have made such moves during the first week of free agency in 2015:
Note: For our grades on all the big deals so far, click here.
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For some reason, the Colts appear to be stuck in a time warp this free agency period. They have signed Andre Johnson, Frank Gore and Trent Cole, all of whom were at the top of their game four years ago when they made the 2010 Pro Bowl rosters. There's an argument that 2010 was Todd Herremans' best season, too (another Colts signing); and if it wasn't, his was even longer ago, back in 2008.
Any one of these signings in isolation makes sense. Every team needs a smattering of veteran leadership and experience on the field and throughout the roster, and most teams have guys like this in any given season. It's going out and signing a whole platoon of them that makes no sense.
Each of these players appears to objectively be on the decline from his best form, and the chances are that each is more likely to continue that downward trend given their age and the adjustment of moving to a new team than they are to reverse it. The Colts have signed a collection of players at positions of need who are all fading in ability, while for the most part ignoring younger options, despite having the money to spend. One or two of these signings may work out and represent upgrades to the team, but it's a senseless approach to free agency overall from Indianapolis.
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By Sam Monson
Pro Football Focus
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Then that hope gets dashed by signings that just don't make sense. The money gets squandered, and the dream free agent heads to somebody else's roster.
Let's take a look at five teams that have made such moves during the first week of free agency in 2015:
Note: For our grades on all the big deals so far, click here.
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</center> [h=3]Indianapolis Colts: The 2010 Pro Bowl roster[/h]
For some reason, the Colts appear to be stuck in a time warp this free agency period. They have signed Andre Johnson, Frank Gore and Trent Cole, all of whom were at the top of their game four years ago when they made the 2010 Pro Bowl rosters. There's an argument that 2010 was Todd Herremans' best season, too (another Colts signing); and if it wasn't, his was even longer ago, back in 2008.
Any one of these signings in isolation makes sense. Every team needs a smattering of veteran leadership and experience on the field and throughout the roster, and most teams have guys like this in any given season. It's going out and signing a whole platoon of them that makes no sense.
Each of these players appears to objectively be on the decline from his best form, and the chances are that each is more likely to continue that downward trend given their age and the adjustment of moving to a new team than they are to reverse it. The Colts have signed a collection of players at positions of need who are all fading in ability, while for the most part ignoring younger options, despite having the money to spend. One or two of these signings may work out and represent upgrades to the team, but it's a senseless approach to free agency overall from Indianapolis.
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