2022 QB Carousel

[eNdblu]

I read this Twitter thread a few weeks back from former DLF writer Nick Whalen about GB, Rodgers, and their current cap situation -
https://twitter.com/_NickWhalen/status/ ... 4881776641

It'll be interesting to see what GB does this offseason if Rodgers sticks around. The roster is gonna have to be gutted unless they can pull off some crazy moves with the funny money to make the cap space work.

[Pac_Eddy]

I read this Twitter thread a few weeks back from former DLF writer Nick Whalen about GB, Rodgers, and their current cap situation -
https://twitter.com/_NickWhalen/status/ ... 4881776641

It'll be interesting to see what GB does this offseason if Rodgers sticks around. The roster is gonna have to be gutted unless they can pull off some crazy moves with the funny money to make the cap space work.

Wow. I had forgotten about Green Bay's cap issue. There's almost no chance they can afford to keep Rodgers and Davante Adams. Looks like this is the last year of a Super Bowl run to me.

[Ice]

I read this Twitter thread a few weeks back from former DLF writer Nick Whalen about GB, Rodgers, and their current cap situation -
https://twitter.com/_NickWhalen/status/ ... 4881776641

It'll be interesting to see what GB does this offseason if Rodgers sticks around. The roster is gonna have to be gutted unless they can pull off some crazy moves with the funny money to make the cap space work.

Wow. I had forgotten about Green Bay's cap issue. There's almost no chance they can afford to keep Rodgers and Davante Adams. Looks like this is the last year of a Super Bowl run to me.

Rodgers is under contract and they could F-Tag Adams. A few cuts here and restructures there and they will be just fine.

Rodgers and Adams wanting to be there may be a different story but it is not as bad as the article is making out to be.

Talent costs money but the better teams know how to work around the cap.

[dondickenson]

Green Bay will be fine cap wise. They will not be able to build out a super team unless Rodgers restructures, but they'll be similar built team in 2022 to what they have been the last few seasons. 2023 will be a different story after tagging Adams in 22. But again, restructure and cap going up are probable. Cap is basically fake in the NFL

[dondickenson]

I read this Twitter thread a few weeks back from former DLF writer Nick Whalen about GB, Rodgers, and their current cap situation -
https://twitter.com/_NickWhalen/status/ ... 4881776641

It'll be interesting to see what GB does this offseason if Rodgers sticks around. The roster is gonna have to be gutted unless they can pull off some crazy moves with the funny money to make the cap space work.

Wow. I had forgotten about Green Bay's cap issue. There's almost no chance they can afford to keep Rodgers and Davante Adams. Looks like this is the last year of a Super Bowl run to me.

Rodgers is under contract and they could F-Tag Adams. A few cuts here and restructures there and they will be just fine.

Rodgers and Adams wanting to be there may be a different story but it is not as bad as the article is making out to be.

Talent costs money but the better teams know how to work around the cap.

Jinx!

[Jigga94]

Drink everytime you hear a talking head mention cap gymnastics!

[NWABCS]

https://twitter.com/MikeWellsNFL/status ... 3714407429
Chris Ballard on Carson Wentz: ‘At the time, we felt it was the right decision…I’m not going to make a comment on who is going to be here next year and who is not.’

So... $43 million in cap space for the Colts, $56 million if they cut Carson Wentz. $71 million if they trade him (if they can?) according to Over The Cap calculator.

Any chance he is playing somewhere else in 2022?

[dondickenson]

Colts didn’t use their ample 2021 cap space to sign Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith, or trade for Zach Ertz. They didn’t go sign a FA WR. They kinda left Wentz out to dry with a very mediocre receiving core of Pittman, ghost of TY Hilton, Pascal, Campbell, Doyle, Allie-Cox. I mean wtf did they expect from him? What do they think Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady would have to say if those were their weapons? They would have retired on the spot.

Wentz did his job, being about QB12+- in terms of many analytics. He handed the ball off to JT and he limited turnovers, throwing 27 TDs and only 7 INTs.

They have plenty of money to throw around still and should sign a TE, Ertz/Gesicki/Schultz are all UFAs. WR is trickier because guys like Adams could be tagged but realistically they could be top bidder for ARob/JuJu/MWilliams/Chark, or injured Godwin/Gallup.

What the f else are they gonna do at QB, and why would they continue to half bleep their roster and hamstring Wentz if he’s their only legit option going forward?

[Pullo Vision]

Ballard has been a drafting type GM, tends to hoard/accumulate cap space. No surprise he didn't spend in FA despite the cap space last year.

[FantasyFreak]

https://twitter.com/MikeWellsNFL/status ... 3714407429
Chris Ballard on Carson Wentz: ‘At the time, we felt it was the right decision…I’m not going to make a comment on who is going to be here next year and who is not.’

So... $43 million in cap space for the Colts, $56 million if they cut Carson Wentz. $71 million if they trade him (if they can?) according to Over The Cap calculator.

Any chance he is playing somewhere else in 2022?

Doubt it. Reich and Ballard just aren't opening the door to talks about the roster next year, they have both been clear on that. I doubt they'd throw away the first plus that quickly, plus 15 million dollars or so. Wentz didn't play well last week, but nobody on that team did. They had a terrible WR corps, and I think that's what they need to address, rather than starting over at QB with a journeyman or a draft pick that probably won't yield better results.

[FantasyFreak]

Colts didn’t use their ample 2021 cap space to sign Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith, or trade for Zach Ertz. They didn’t go sign a FA WR. They kinda left Wentz out to dry with a very mediocre receiving core of Pittman, ghost of TY Hilton, Pascal, Campbell, Doyle, Allie-Cox. I mean wtf did they expect from him? What do they think Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady would have to say if those were their weapons? They would have retired on the spot.

Wentz did his job, being about QB12+- in terms of many analytics. He handed the ball off to JT and he limited turnovers, throwing 27 TDs and only 7 INTs.

They have plenty of money to throw around still and should sign a TE, Ertz/Gesicki/Schultz are all UFAs. WR is trickier because guys like Adams could be tagged but realistically they could be top bidder for ARob/JuJu/MWilliams/Chark, or injured Godwin/Gallup.

What the f else are they gonna do at QB, and why would they continue to half bleep their roster and hamstring Wentz if he’s their only legit option going forward?

Yeah, basically. Well put.

[Space Cowboy]

Colts didn’t use their ample 2021 cap space to sign Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith, or trade for Zach Ertz. They didn’t go sign a FA WR. They kinda left Wentz out to dry with a very mediocre receiving core of Pittman, ghost of TY Hilton, Pascal, Campbell, Doyle, Allie-Cox. I mean wtf did they expect from him? What do they think Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady would have to say if those were their weapons? They would have retired on the spot.

Wentz did his job, being about QB12+- in terms of many analytics. He handed the ball off to JT and he limited turnovers, throwing 27 TDs and only 7 INTs.

They have plenty of money to throw around still and should sign a TE, Ertz/Gesicki/Schultz are all UFAs. WR is trickier because guys like Adams could be tagged but realistically they could be top bidder for ARob/JuJu/MWilliams/Chark, or injured Godwin/Gallup.

What the f else are they gonna do at QB, and why would they continue to half bleep their roster and hamstring Wentz if he’s their only legit option going forward?

He still has accuracy issues and forces throws. Look at Carr, he made lemonade out of old lemons. Wentz couldn't, let's not forget he had a smash mouth run game as his best friend.

[Franky Four Fingers]

Colts didn’t use their ample 2021 cap space to sign Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith, or trade for Zach Ertz. They didn’t go sign a FA WR. They kinda left Wentz out to dry with a very mediocre receiving core of Pittman, ghost of TY Hilton, Pascal, Campbell, Doyle, Allie-Cox. I mean wtf did they expect from him? What do they think Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady would have to say if those were their weapons? They would have retired on the spot.

Wentz did his job, being about QB12+- in terms of many analytics. He handed the ball off to JT and he limited turnovers, throwing 27 TDs and only 7 INTs.

They have plenty of money to throw around still and should sign a TE, Ertz/Gesicki/Schultz are all UFAs. WR is trickier because guys like Adams could be tagged but realistically they could be top bidder for ARob/JuJu/MWilliams/Chark, or injured Godwin/Gallup.

What the f else are they gonna do at QB, and why would they continue to half bleep their roster and hamstring Wentz if he’s their only legit option going forward?

Well said. Wentz made a couple high profile mistakes this year for sure, but overall I thought he was fine. Surround him with some more weapons and continue to build the rest of the roster. Mike Gesicki would be an amazing addition along with a healthy Paris Campbell and possibly another WR. It wasn't Wentz that allowed Trevor Lawrence to score a season high in points. I'm sure that Denver wouldn't mind getting that type of production out of the QB, nor would a handful of other teams if Indy is silly enough to hang their dashed post-season aspirations solely on Wentz

[dondickenson]

Colts didn’t use their ample 2021 cap space to sign Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith, or trade for Zach Ertz. They didn’t go sign a FA WR. They kinda left Wentz out to dry with a very mediocre receiving core of Pittman, ghost of TY Hilton, Pascal, Campbell, Doyle, Allie-Cox. I mean wtf did they expect from him? What do they think Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady would have to say if those were their weapons? They would have retired on the spot.

Wentz did his job, being about QB12+- in terms of many analytics. He handed the ball off to JT and he limited turnovers, throwing 27 TDs and only 7 INTs.

They have plenty of money to throw around still and should sign a TE, Ertz/Gesicki/Schultz are all UFAs. WR is trickier because guys like Adams could be tagged but realistically they could be top bidder for ARob/JuJu/MWilliams/Chark, or injured Godwin/Gallup.

What the f else are they gonna do at QB, and why would they continue to half bleep their roster and hamstring Wentz if he’s their only legit option going forward?

He still has accuracy issues and forces throws. Look at Carr, he made lemonade out of old lemons. Wentz couldn't, let's not forget he had a smash mouth run game as his best friend.

Yeah true. I'm sure the Colts wish they could slightly upgrade from Wentz to a Carr or Cousins. But they can't.

[Ice]

Wentz does Wentz things when the pressure is on. He is broken and the Colts cannot be happy.

Wentz simply doesn't deserve more chances. The Colts may be stuck but if any QB should be looking over their shoulder it is Wentz. The gave up a 1st round pick for him to make the playoffs and didn't. Ownership is probably fuming as a result.