Edgerrin James

I mean, i would love that, would love to see #32 on the field again with Manning and also with Marv too. I think there’s a chance for him to come back, lets hope Polian at least sits with Edge to talk about it…

I just don’t see this happening. If they wanted Edge back, they should have never let him go in the first place. All he did while in Arizona is get older. Nothing good would come of this in my opinion, and I love me some Edge.

We’re not sure about how Hart will do after his surgery. Addai needs help. And, is Dom coming back, I don’t know.

I prefer Edge’s style over Addai’s. The dancing in the backfield nearly drove me nuts last season. He just couldn’t hit the few holes that there were.

I’m sure Edge would come back for a lot less money. In this interview and the one from the Pro Bowl he was very clear about wanting to win a SB. His priorities have changed since 2006.

what about Rhodes? I know that he had a one year deal and he wasn’t extremely productive, but any rumors about him resigning?

Colteyes, I agree.

Is it possible that everything said above is pretty much spot-on? I think so, even though all are not in agreement. I hear a lot of “let’s get a top RB in the draft” comments, maybe from a vocal minority, but to learn our system takes time and our draft slot isn’t great and a healthier Addai plus a healthier OL should mean our run game is improved as it stands.

But I think everyone knows it needs to be better than just okay, and I think Edge could provide that. He is still good-to-very-good at all three aspects (run, rec, blk) in a complicated O. He was a mentor at a distance for Jaddai,and can now be one close up. He was buddies with Dom and can continue. Hart might be the odd man out, but Edge could be a great mentor to him as well assuming his knee recovers.

I assume he would also want the right to contend for the starting job, even though nobody would get more than 15 carries a game. Would he be okay with a secondary role, even if it meant 12 carries per game? Don’t know. Something as simple as THAT could determine his entire decision.

To me, the issue is money and years: I assume Edge being a typical top athlete, thinks he is worth more and has more years left in him than the market judges. He is richer than his wildest dreams when growing up, but he’s supporting a large and extended family—more money is always nice. I don’t think Indy can spend more than $1M for him and that’s barely above the vet minimum. An insult, really, but we’re at or over the cap right now. I also think he probably views his career as having 3-4 more good years, but league GMs probably think that’s closer to 2 years.

If he walks, I suspect the Colts will be maybe the 5th highest bidder for his services. Say they are at $1M and a couple other teams are it he $2-2.5M salary range. Then the contract term becomes an issue as well as fit. We all know that for fit, we are his #1 choice. We’d have to give him enough money to be close to the others, while the fit issue and the chance for another ring in a year or two makes up the difference.

If irsay is feeling flush with cash (he’s not) maybe a $5M singing bonus and the vet minimum would pay Edge enough for two years that he’d be okay, but we’d need a longer term to prorate out that bonus.

My feeling is that he’d want it and most of Colts management would welcome him, and that it would benefit the team—in 2009 it would benefit us as much as getting the 4th or 5th RB in the draft (in 2010 and beyond, not so much), but will it happen? I just don’t see it happening. To my dismay.