Quote:The Colts were not active in free-agency last year when they let those guys go...and that was the year they had TONS of draft picks. This year they were active in FA, but not in the draft. Could Caldwell turnaround and be active in BOTH FA and draft next year? Possible. But if that was the case, would it not make sense to bring back Monroe?


There are guys who majority feel won't be part of this core moving forward: MJD, Lewis, Poz, Lowery. But Monroe? A 26 yr old LT who while isn't elite is very much a capable-to-good starting LT in this league? Yeah, Luke can swing over. But who plays RT? Btw, the Colts spent $35M over 5 years for their RT. That's $7M per. It's not like RTs come cheap either.


So yeah, could Dave do both next season? Yeah that's a possibility. But if he really believes that this team is so far away that he'd be willing to let go of a 26 yr old LT for mere 4th-7th round picks...what makes you think he'll spend money in FA next year? Wouldn't it make more sense to believe that the plan is to stockpile with picks his 1st and 2nd years, THEN spend on the 3rd year?

And that's one of my biggest problems with this trade. As soon as Caldwell came aboard and selected Joeckel he knew Monroe wasn't in the plans. Why didn't Caldwell at least sign Eric Winston or whoever to man the other tackle spot? RT was a huge problem for us last year and now we go back to that problem with Cam Bradfield. This whole thing just seems rushed or panicked. Like Caldwell felt the Browns one up'ed him so he had to make a move...and is still behind.

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