Welcome Kavell Conner

[oneinchpunch]

Kavell Conner Chargers deal, three years, $2.7 million, $270,000 signing bonus, $500,000 escalator clause in 2016

[Beerman]

Kavell Conner Chargers deal, three years, $2.7 million, $270,000 signing bonus, $500,000 escalator clause in 2016

Another dirt cheap sub 1 mill per deal. Solid.

[TTK]

*shrug* I like this signing.

[oneinchpunch]

This is also the message to Donald Butler from TT and MM that "we won't hesitate to put your ass on the bench if you don't play well" signing.

He was stuck in the logjam at ILB, but played well when he had the chance the last couple of years. Not great, but steady. Good ST guy too.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/13/kavell-conner-chargers-colts/

Te'o insurance

Recently I wrote Tom Telesco should draft a linebacker to groom behind Manti Te'o. Prodding me were Te'o's foot surgery and so-so season, and the position's suspect depth.

Telesco did my advice one better. He signed a former NFL starter, Kavell Conner, who just turned 27. Conner, listed at 6-foot and 245 pounds, is faster than Te'o and no lighter. He started 36 games in four seasons with the Colts.

Will Conner challenge Te'o for the starting job?

Judging by the gusto of his play, he will try.

[oneinchpunch]

Pro Football Focus

10 Potential Free Agent Bargains:

Kavell Conner, LB
2013 Grade: +3.3
Summary: Another player who had been much maligned in the past, Conner is one of the few linebackers available who could be a solid candidate to be a three down linebacker for whichever team brings him on board in 2014. His run defense is definitely better than his play in coverage, but that has improved considerably since a treacherous 2011 campaign that saw him grade out as the worst linebacker in coverage in the league. It’s improved to the point that the Colts were comfortable having him as their nickel linebacker at times during the 2013 season which, combined with his stellar run defense, would make him a smart pickup for a lot of teams.
Good Fit: San Diego

[Yubaking]

Better depth so far this year. I like what Telesco is doing on the defensive side of the ball, including this move. This is going so much better than last year from a defensive standpoint.

[BoltBalls]

#ColtUp

:lol:

[thelightningwill]

I must work to change that.

And why did you capitalize "Internet"?

Internet is a proper noun. You're less a troll and more a Fraggle.

[blueman]

I tend to think of him as a Smurf.

[thelightningwill]

I tend to think of him as a Smurf.

Fraggles are cave dwellers. Smurfs are blue. Not sure which lifestyle best fits oneinchpunch.

[oneinchpunch]

Fraggles are cave dwellers. Smurfs are blue. Not sure which lifestyle best fits oneinchpunch.

Since Im an editor that sits in a dark room for hours on end its more of a hermit lifestyle. So Cave Fraggle fits.

[thelightningwill]

I tend to think of him as a Smurf.

Since Im an editor that sits in a dark room for hours on end its more of a hermit lifestyle. So Cave Fraggle fits.

Then Smurf it is. You should get gold lightning bolts tattooed on your blue face.