Jonathan Taylor: Communications with Colts FO Non-Existent

[wppete]

 

[SCBills]

Between Irsay’s comments on Taylor and Jerry Jones on Martin, these GM’s are on one this week.. yeesh. 

[machine gun kelly]

7 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Irsay off the meds again?  Irsay back on the (illegal) meds again?

Ridge it’s purely for medicinal purposes of course.  As if he ever stopped.

[wppete]

 

[DJB]

 

[BillsFan4]

😬 

 

 

[NoSaint]

5 hours ago, Mikie2times said:

I wonder if if a positional strike has any possibility.   

the whole problem is that outside of like 5 guys, most are relatively replaceable 

 

it’s a common skill set and body type and backs 10 through 64 don’t change quality tooooo drastically as long as they fit your scheme. 

[Cheektowaga Chad]

1 hour ago, DJB said:

 

 

 

34 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

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These two quotes seem to contradict each other in my opinion

 

Maybe irsay is back on the drugs 

 

[SCBills]

 

[bigduke6]

people seem to forget that for a RB to be successful,  you need much more than just the RB.   how often do you see top RBs switch teams and continue to be successful?   hell,  they rarely stay successful on their original team for an extended period of time anymore.   there is a reason why RBs are valued so low now.  you need 5 other guys to also help make that RB be good.

 

Zeke was on fire his first few years for the Cowboys.  helped that the they had one of the best OLines in the league at that point.   injuries,  guys moving on,  suddenly Zeke cant RB anymore.  the biggest problem with the NFL running game now is the majority of college teams dont use a power running game anymore,  mostly spread offenses,  which leads to a glut of OLinemen that cant block for that kind of run game.    college has become a wide open passing fest cuz its easier to teach pass blocking quickly to young kids.

 

Wiscy employs the  power running game because its tradition, also a tradition of zero competent QB play.   Taylor appears to be good,  just how many NFL lines are built for what he can do though?   im sure this is about money,  it usually is,  and im sure theres a team out there that is just desperate enough to make a move for him,  will they have a line that can accommodate Taylor and continue to make him look good?  highly unlikely.

 

either way,  must suck to be a Colts fan atm.

Edited July 30, 2023 by bigduke6

[Doc Brown]

He'll be traded in September I guess.

 

 

[BillsShredder83]

4 hours ago, SCBills said:

I doubt he wants to get traded anywhere to play without a long term contract. 
 

So.. if people here want to trade for him, what are you willing to give up and what are you willing to pay him.. and for how long?

The Cover1 guy had an interesting take on this. Our "offer" is: come showcase in a top offense, no new deal, but something in writing we wont slap a franchise tag on him.

Do i want this? Yes. Will it happen? Also no, but my gummy is kickin' in... check back in an hour

4 hours ago, Mr Wild said:

 

 

Probably not the best way to handle this Jim

Dude how mad are you if you're Ballard tonight!

 

lol everything is fine waking up, then by afternoon Jim 'OxyContin30' Irsay kicks down your door with a ---hold muh beeer

[Nephilim17]

If the $16 million per year is true, then I take Irsay's side (including his ill-fitting suit — how can you have hundreds of millions of dollars and not get a suit that fits?).

Taylor is high as a MF IF that's true. Maybe some desperate team might pay that but it won't be a contender. 

 

And for anyone who says "trade Cook for Taylor!" I say Cook is not Taylor but I'll take his production and $1.3, $1.6, and $1.9 million rookie cap hits over the next three years (including 2023) over Taylor's production and salary.

Edited July 30, 2023 by Nephilim17

[PetermansRedemption]

31 minutes ago, Nephilim17 said:

If the $16 million per year is true, then I take Irsay's side (including his ill-fitting suit — how can you have hundreds of millions of dollars and not get a suit that fits?).

Taylor is high as a MF IF that's true. Maybe some desperate team might pay that but it won't be a contender. 

 

And for anyone who says "trade Cook for Taylor!" I say Cook is not Taylor but I'll take his production and $1.3, $1.6, and $1.9 million rookie cap hits over the next three years (including 2023) over Taylor's production and salary.

Absolutely. You don’t pay a running back in todays NFL, you just don’t. Go draft one and get 80%+ of the production at 1/12th the cost. 

[Niagara Dude]

14 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said:

Absolutely. You don’t pay a running back in todays NFL, you just don’t. Go draft one and get 80%+ of the production at 1/12th the cost. 

End of the day I would not agree to pay him anything more then 10 million a season and he is the best in the business running the ball. 

[GunnerBill]

From those quotes it appeara Irsay was drunk. Which I always assume with him in any event.

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

6 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

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That's actually a beautiful quote.  

Al Davis and John Madden, maybe not... but Irsay and Jonathan, probably a humble, true statement.  

[Matt_In_NH]

The Bills have a ton of cap space to overpay an RB whose best days are probably behind him.  Let's do it

[aristocrat]

When is the cba up? 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

If I am Taylor, I clam up and bring in the hammer: