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Brackett Signed
Written by Nate Dunlevy   
Friday, 05 March 2010 09:10

It's a five year deal.  No other details yet.

Brackett's signing is good news for 2010.  This solidifies his legacy as one of the great Colts ever, and ensures the Colts won't be employing any radical defensive changes next year.  Had they let Brackett walk, it might have signaled a philosophy shift, but Brackett's abilities are perfectly tailored for the Tampa-2.

It's wonderful news and we can all let out a big sigh of relief.

Any of the other Colts who have been tendered (Bethea, CJ, Bullitt, Muir, and Mookie), are important, but a bunch of second round draft picks wouldn't be half bad either!  Brackett was the one guy who couldn't be replaced and wouldn't bring compensation.

So rest easy Colts fans!  Free agency just ended for your team...unless someone signs Matt Stover Wink!

UPDATE:  Same link as before, it looks like it's a 5 year, $33 million deal with $12 million as a signing bonus.  That's in the ball park of where I would have guessed.

 

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written by psvirsky, March 05, 2010
Also, Schefter mentioned the Steelers as a possible destination for MJax. I like the guy and really don't want to see him on a good rival (who I begrudgingly respect). I'd rather see him on the Vikings, a good team where he can have more success, but where I won't be scared of playing them and having him make a big play to win.
Awesome!
written by Chip Bennett, March 05, 2010
Best news of the day!

Based on the team's earlier comments regarding making Brackett a competitive offer, I was assuming something in the $40-45MM, 4-6 year range. We'll find out soon enough, eh?
I'm not giving up hope...
written by Doug England, March 05, 2010
I really want MJax back. I seem to remember Polian saying that the prognosis for him making a full recovery was good. And I had hopes (delusions?) of a 2010 Colts secondary with the Zombie, Bethea, Hayden, Powers and MJax manning the slot.

Even in 2007 when he was a healthy starter, the Colts moved him inside in nickle situations. And that is where he excelled. And yes, I know his price tag was too high for that role (especially coming off the injuries)... but damn you Vikings or Steelers or whoever else, I still want him back!
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written by DZ, March 05, 2010
That sounds high to me. If I had to guess, I'd say 5 years $25-30 million.
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written by DZ, March 05, 2010
I agree. I love MJax. Sounds like he's a popular guy with other teams though...
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written by psvirsky, March 05, 2010
Yeah I'm surprised how popular he is, coming off a second straight knee ligament tear. He's played what now, 4 games in a year and a half? And considering when he tore it, he won't be at 100% for the season either (my unprofessional impression is that it takes a year to be "healthy" after an ACL tear but 2 years to get back to where you were). I understand it more with Frazier up in Minny but for non-Tampa 2 teams it just seems like a big risk to take an injured guy who's only played here. Oh well, I hope it works out for him, here or elsewhere
5 years- $33 mil($12 mil signing bonus)
written by psvirsky, March 05, 2010
From a comment on SB

A little overpriced but not too bad. 6.6 million a year is steep but I'll be interested to see what the "real" numbers are, considering how it's back or front-loaded and such
heres an espn article with #'s
written by psvirsky, March 05, 2010
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/...id=4967774
Bethea
written by Robert I., March 05, 2010
would give us a first if signed by another team, not a second
We're completely set now.
written by Cass, March 05, 2010
Polian tendered the right guys, signed the right guy to the right contract, and let the right guys go (Bye-bye Rushing, Jennings, and others). By the way, I never really liked Rushing, because he was on the roster solely as a punt returner. The team never put him at cornerback, even with everybody hurt.

Now there are no current holes in our starting lineup, and we can draft for depth and depth only. It's a nice luxury to have.

Oh, and we can still re-sign Hagler and Keiaho (and maybe a couple of others) for the minimum when they aren't picked up by another team.
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written by DZ, March 05, 2010
Right, I know Bethea was a first round tender. I just don't expect anyone to sign him. I'm more interested in what happens to the second round guys.
I guess there goes my "switch the defense to what Coyer ran in Denver with more blitzing and three-man DE lines"
written by dmstorm22, March 05, 2010
idea, but I still think we need a third good DE.

However, I'll get over that and say that this is good news all around. The offseason just got much happier.
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written by Joma, March 05, 2010
I'm surprised we released Sorgi given how bad Painter played this year.
Sorgi
written by jpjandrade, March 05, 2010
What the ? Adam Schefter just announced we released Sorgi. Why? Painter can't throw for his life and I remember interviews where Peyton said Sorgi really
helped him with tape analysis.

Now Painter is our backup QB.
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written by Joma, March 06, 2010
Sorgi is due a $275,000 roster bonus next week. That's a lot for a backup QB. It also means we'll probably be looking for another QB late in the draft. We would have been in trouble with Sorgi for any period of time, but we're absolutely screwed with Painter.
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written by DZ, March 06, 2010
Apparently they are meeting with him on Monday. My guess is that they resign him.

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