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    It hasn't yet developed into a case of all-out buyer's remorse but, when it comes to defensive tackle Corey Simon, some doubts are beginning to creep in about the Indianapolis Colts' decision in the summer of 2005 to sign him to a five-year, $30 million contract shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles cut him free.

    The thinking at the time was that Simon, who had missed all of training camp, would provide the undersized Colts the kind of wide-bodied run-stuffer the club did not have on its roster. Simon reported overweight and out of shape, however, and, while he played well in spurts, collected just 41 tackles, didn't have a single sack, and clearly wasn't the difference-maker many anticipated he might be in the Indianapolis one-gap scheme. This year, after quietly undergoing arthroscopic left knee surgery in August, the six-year veteran hasn't returned to practice yet, much less played in a game, and he will sit out Sunday's key matchup against Jacksonville.

    Simon is said to have dealt, at least somewhat, with the weight issues he brought with him to Indianapolis in 2005, but one has to wonder now if his conditioning is suffering again from inactivity. The Colts gave Simon $13 million in guarantees and, by the end of this season, will have invested about $16 million in him. His base salary for 2006 is $2.5 million, but then it escalates to $3.55 million in 2007 and $5 million each in 2008 and 2009. That's nearly $14 million in those years and, if Simon doesn't get back on the field soon and produce, the Colts might want to reconsider whether he is worth that kind of money. ESPN.com was among those that lauded the addition of Simon in 2005. Now we're beginning to wonder about it and, more important, so are a few people in the Colts' organization.

  • #2
    Lenny, we all could have told you that. Why didn't you just ask?
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    • #3
      We all told them that he was NOT worth the kind of money they were throwing at him... gotta give him credit though.. he is making tons and sitting around doing nothing for it... not a bad gig.

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      • #4
        16 mil will buy a lot of Twinkies. Nice job Fat Boy!!!!!!!!!
        http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...

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        • #5
          After taking half a season to round into shape, Simon was as dominant as he'd ever been down the stretch in 2004. Who at the time would have thought that just two years later, any team in the league would much, much, MUCH rather have Mike Patterson than Corey Simon?

          But man, how awesome would it have been if we could have traded him to Baltimore for a 2nd and 3rd??? It nearly happened.

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          • #6
            I want to know who started the myth of him being a run stuffer, it's funny how if one or two people in the media say it; the rest tend to just follow along.



            Whatcha Gonna Do Brother, When the Eagles run wild on you?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by leifdawg
              I want to know who started the myth of him being a run stuffer, it's funny how if one or two people in the media say it; the rest tend to just follow along.
              Agreed. He was never that great a run-stuffer. Though, I guess now he certainly takes up space!
              "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." - Joe Theismann



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              • #8
                "ESPN.com was among those that lauded the addition of Simon in 2005."

                The experts from Bristol getting one wrong! Say it ain't so Len, say it ain't so!

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                • #9
                  Simon lived off of his pass rushing burst. In shape he was great. Out of shape he lost that speed. Strength however, to be a good run defender was never in his repetoire. In fact he joined the Eagles with a lingering shoulder problem and being allergic to training (not to mention, training camps) he never built it up and remained relatively weak in upper body strength.

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                  • #10
                    Not sure what Reid and CO.'s record is for letting good players go, who ultimately never have even one more productive game, let alone season.

                    Not sure what that record is, but if they're playing baseball, it seems to me, they're batting something like .900. It is friggin uncanny.

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