James may be done Indy?

According to ESPN, Edgerrin James will be looking elsewhere during free agency and feels his services are no longer needed in Indy.

I think this would be a huge blow to them, as it would make it a bit easier to game plan for them offensively.

I guess it's another story of a superstar getting caught in the numbers game.

The Colts have a crazy amount of their cap tied up in just a few players. Losing Edge will hurt them but I'm sure they can find someone at a cheaper price who will give them enough production to keep defenses honest.

Seems like they pretty much want to keep Wayne, Freeney, and of course Peyton.....it will be very interesting to see how they respond next season.

I am glad to be a Redskins fan yet again. If I were a Colts fan, I would have to concede that most of my cap space was eaten up by one future hall of famer who at his current pace, will have more post season int's then td's, and will probably never win a super bowl because of the damage his contract does to the rest of the team.

brady has to be the best QB now just because he gave back $10mill to not destroy the pats cap and get better players around him. peyton's contract with harrison et al... its just too much money in 4-5 players.

I just can't see them continuing to make runs with so much tied up in two or three guys. Fortunately for us, that's how we landed Marcus!!

Them losing James won't devastate them, but it will hurt some.

I think that Indy has been planning on the loss of Edge for a few years, now. Last year I heard their GM saying that he felt like he could get a lot of yards out of a guy like James Mungro. I don't buy it, but the Colts don't seem to think that they need a premier runner. That's fine, but I don't think it's gonna be nearly as easy for Peyton to sit back there without a running back who can tote the rock.

Also, I believe that I remember seeing one mock draft that had the Colts taking Lawrence Maroney. I think that would be a good fit for them. I think that kid is gonna be a very solid in the NFL. If they do get the opportunity to take him, assuming they lose Edge, I don't see that as a huge blow to the offense.

Bottom line is the Colts running back just needs to be respectable for Peyton to be able to get the time he needs. However, when they lose Edge, the complection of that offense will have to change, at least a little bit.

Just because we will lose the Edge, doesn't mean more losses!

The above brought to you courtesy of "The fly on the wall" from the Colts FO!

Dominic Rhodes ran for 1104 yards his rookie when James went down. Is he as good as James? No. Will he garner attention for defenses? You can bet your ass. Losing James will cost them a game or two but the Colts will still be playoff team.

I put the over-under at 4 hours (3:19pm EST) for the first "Should we dump Portis for James?" thread. ;)

Actually, for the first time in a while, I get the feeling that nobody is thinking that. It's a good feeling - stability!