Indianapolis #Colts Site Manager & Lead Voice for @StampedeBlue. #Florida Sports Law J.D. & #Butler Alum. Attorney. My opinions are my own.

Joined March 2014
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The Indiana Farmer's Bureau era at LG begins... xitter.cf/JoelAErickson/status/2…
Steichen confirms that it will be Farmer at left guard.
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At this point, the Colts rebuilding plan looks like: -> Play young guys -> Bottom out in 2027 -> Get a top pick and get your QB in 2028 NFL Draft -> Go from there
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if you're wondering how Quenton Nelson looks this season.
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The Colts’ starting upgrade from Jeremy Vujnovich in 2017 to Quenton Nelson in 2018 at LG was one of the greatest positional improvements in NFL history.
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Luke Schultheis retweeted
The Colts now lead the #NFL with $37M of 2026 cap space, and hold an estimated $97M of room in 2027 (5th most).
#NFL TRADE #49ers Acquire DL DeForest Buckner 2026: $7.9M (gtd) 2027: UFA #Colts Acquire 2027 4th-Rd Pick In trading Buckner & Quenton Nelson, Indy has now cleared $17.6M of 2026 cap space.
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If they traded Quenton Nelson, I don’t see why they’d keep JT at this stage. Nelson has ~3-4 peak years left. JT probably around 2 elite years. Nelson helps with JT’s success.
Just thinking out loud. I've seen some folks saying Jonathan Taylor should be a player Carlie Irsay-Gordon builds around next year. He's a top-5 RB who's suffered w/mediocre team. But he'll be 28 next season w/300 more carries on his body. To me, that's not a building block.
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Was hoping for at least a third round pick, but glad that DeForest Buckner gets to return to where he started and play for a contender with 49ers. Given his recent interviews, where Colts are at, and the emergence of Ade Adebawore, trade was inevitable. xitter.cf/TomPelissero/status/21…
With the Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner trades, the Colts have cleared over $17.7 million in cash and salary cap space while adding two picks in 2027 (3rd and 4th rounders) and one in 2028 (5th). A significant day in what will be a major rebuild under a new GM in 2027.
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*News flash*: Even rebuilding young teams still need veteran, ROH players to show them the standard and the work ethic required to be successful in the NFL. For that lackluster trade return, would've kept Quenton Nelson in the building and on the field. xitter.cf/HolderStephen/status/2…
The end of an era. This was Quenton Nelson last week on his time in Indy. One of the best players I’ve ever seen up close. Future Hall of Famer if I have anything to say about it.
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Not insinuating anything like a conflict of interest here, but Colts interim GM Ed Dodds clearly did his former organization, the Seattle Seahawks, a solid by trading Quenton Nelson there for mere 3rd round pick and 5th.
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This is probably my low point as far as Colts fandom. Even during Curtis Painter year and Manning career threatening injury, you knew you had a legitimate shot at Andrew Luck as hope. We just traded a core ROH player and future Hall of Famer with elite years left for scraps.
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Raises the question of whether transitioned Colts ownership simply didn't want to pay him during rebuild? xitter.cf/LuckAtLuke/status/2115…
Not a fan of this Colts trade at all. Quenton Nelson is a future Hall of Famer and was strong ROH candidate when all said and done. Couldn't even get 2nd round pick. Projects to have 3-4 peak years left given outstanding technique and fundamentals. xitter.cf/AdamSchefter/status/21…
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Not a fan of this Colts trade at all. Quenton Nelson is a future Hall of Famer and was strong ROH candidate when all said and done. Couldn't even get 2nd round pick. Projects to have 3-4 peak years left given outstanding technique and fundamentals. xitter.cf/AdamSchefter/status/21…
Trade: Colts have agreed to send eight-time Pro-Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks, per me and @rapsheet. Nelson is on an expiring contract and the Colts are opting to get back draft capital now before they could lose him in free agency. But an all-time Colt now moves on to the Seahawks.
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Even if you chalk it up to the Achilles recovery and believe that Jones is closer to the QB we saw in the first half of 2025, the Colts are still getting rather poor play at the league’s most important position right now.
Daniel Jones is currently 37th among QBs in total EPA, 37th in ANY/A, 38th in QBR, 37th in passer rating, 36th in Y/A, and 30th in TD passes. THERE ARE ONLY 32 STARTING QUARTERBACKS! HE IS LITERALLY WORSE THAN MULTIPLE BACKUPS! $88 million contract by the way. #fortheshoe
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Even if likelihood of either is low, I think there’s a greater chance of AR “figuring it out” at age 24, than Daniel Jones now approaching 30. With Colts season already looking like it’s over (and Jones value tanking w/o Steichen likely here next year), what do you have to lose?
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And yes, I know Jones’ value is already low, but if Shane Steichen is not here in 2027, there’s absolutely no reason to keep him. Whatever minimal value Jones had left becomes nonexistent.
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Ideal hope was that Daniel Jones could be a placeholder for a few years, giving the Colts good starting QB play until they could find a franchise guy again. Right now, he’s not startable. Whether it’s the Achilles or falling back down to Earth, he looks like he did with Giants.
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Luke Schultheis retweeted
(follow up to the last tweet) I also don' t think that Steichen is going to put Richardson out there unless someone forces him to.
#Colts HC Shane Steichen says he has NOT considered a QB change because he has “a lot of faith” in Daniel Jones.
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Spencer Shrader today :( He'd been so good up until this game too.
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That’s what I’m talking about, Colts! Big 4th down stop by the defense, and the Colts offense complements it with explosive 38-yard JT TD run to house! Lead 7-0 with 9:13 left in 1Q.
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Last thing on Ballard this week, but I don’t think there would’ve been nearly as much vitriol by Colts fanbase against him, had he just been appropriately fired ahead of 2023. They kept retaining him 3 years later. He kept coming to work, collecting pay, and doing the GM job.
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