One of the most anticipated parts of the offseason for Indianapolis Colts fans is in regards to the quarterback situation and whether the front office feels it is necessary to make a change at the position immediately.
With free agency a few weeks away and the 2020 NFL draft to follow a month later, there are droves of fans and analysts who expect the Colts to make some type of move at the position.
But in reality, no one outside of the front office truly knows what the Colts are going to do. We can make predictions and give opinions on who they should target, but the Colts have been an organization that play these types of things close to the vest since Chris Ballard took over as general manager.
As the offseason progresses, we will continue to hear the same phrases we’ve heard for the last three years.
“We’ll take a look at every option in both free agency and the draft.”
“If we can upgrade at a position, then that’s what we’re going to do.”
“We are open-minded about adding players to positions of strength.”
All three of those phrases were echoed by owner Jim Irsay in a press conference before the NFL Combine on Sunday. He even admitted that a lot of reports or comments are smokescreens.
This isn’t a surprise. Every team in the NFL has smokescreens to keep all the other teams questioning what types of moves they will make. There are some aspects they can’t talk about (CBA, pending free agents) and then there are some they simply won’t talk about (contract extensions, where their focus is this offseason).
Much of this will revolve around the quarterback situation. With Jacoby Brissett not being the long-term answer, the Colts will have to begin searching for his replacement. That could come as early as this offseason. It might not happen until 2021.
But no one is likely to know for sure as the Colts continue to keep their guard up about the most important position in football.
Be prepared and take everything with a grain of salt because the Colts aren’t going to stop playing these smokescreen games.
