Jonathan Hankins Signs A 3-Year Deal With The Colts, But I Think I Am Okay With It

(per slice, haha you idiot Schefter!)

So this news dropped while I was out rubbing elbows with America’s finest at the Star Wars Celebration with Robbie Fox, but I wanted to whip up a quick blog about it since I was hoping that we could keep both Hank and JPP despite the limited cap room. Once we got to April with Hankins still out there, I thought there was a real chance that Jerry Reese would win this stare down. Hankins wanted to get seriously paid but Reese seemingly was firm with his offer. I thought Reese would keep offering Hank the same deal over and over again like a desperate fantasy trade proposal until Hankins finally caved in and accepted it. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case and now Hankins will have a front row seat watching the Colts, which as an Andrew Luck owner I can say is about as infuriating as watching the Giants. And that’s before we mention that the Colts allowed their stud punter to retire and become a smut blogger/podcaster. Yikes.

In the end, I wish Hankins had come back to New York but happy for him that he got the money he wanted. The fact of the matter is that he was, in my opinion, the most expendable of our four defensive linemen, since we have the French Connection raising havoc on the edges and Snacks eating motherfuckers whole in the run game up the middle. Bringing back the entire defense that played so well down the stretch would have been great, but we knew it was a longshot to happen heading into the offseason. Best of luck to Hank and hopefully his loss won’t be felt too much up front if Robert Thomas or Jay Bromley can step up or if Reese goes with a DT in the draft.

Now about that Ereck Flowers problem…