owner Jim Irsay made no bones about his feelings for Jacob Bri sett: the Colts aren't trading him, . It sounded like a lot of hot air (if someone offered him a first-round pick, he's taking it), but perhaps there's more to it than meets the eye, as Irsay and the Colts reportedly turned down a second-round pick offered by the for Bri sett.That's , who reported Sunday that Seattle called up Indy and tried to give the Colts Yasmani Grandal Jersey a second-round pick for their backup quarterback, only to be rebuffed. More on the NFL "Our league source said the Seahawks recently offered a second-round pick for Bri sett, who was coached last year in Indianapolis by current Seahawks quarterbacks coach Brian Schottenheimer, but the Colts pa sed," Volin wrote in his always excellent Sunday notes column for the Globe. "This jibes with owner Jim Irsay's recent comments, that the Colts wouldn't even trade Bri sett for a first-round pick."There are a few layers of this onion to peel back.For starters, if the Seahawks were offering a second-round pick for Bri sett, it wasn't a 2019 second-round pick, because they don't have one at the moment. When Seattle acquired tackle -- -- from the in the middle of the 2017 season, they sent the Texans, including their 2019 second rounder. That means if the offer was for a second-round pick, it was for a 2020 second-round pick, which is not a slam-dunk offer for a team with immediate Jackie Robinson Jersey needs. Secondly, the Colts aren't in "win now" mode or anything, but they also do not likely want to be a trainwreck again this season. Trading Bri sett for a down-the-road a set this offseason instead of having would be a foolish move if the team wants to win games in 2018.Third, building off that, it's entirely po sible the offer for Bri sett came earlier in the offseason, before the Colts were even sure about Luck's status. Before he was cleared -- -- there was no chance the Colts could deal Bri sett, having no other real plan in place other than to just hope that Luck would be ready.On the Seahawks side of things, this is VERY interesting, because it would mean they might've had multiple former grad transfer quarterbacks on their roster at one time. (Ru sell transferred out to Joe Kelly Jersey Wisconsin, Bri sett transferred in from Florida.) Just kidding, that's not really what's important here. What matters is that Wilson and the Seahawks following the 2019 season. Trading for Bri sett -- a starting-caliber quarterback -- might set up Seattle to replace Wilson if they think their current franchise quarterback would be unwilling to sign a long-term deal in Seattle or might want too much money.On the other hand, though, is trading for Bri sett, who will be a free agent after 2018, nece sarily setting up Seattle to have a limited Mike Piazza Jersey amount of cap space dedicated to a quarterback? Bri sett would be cheaper than Wilson, but he's not going to play for free just because Seattle traded for him. Maybe the Seahawks believe they could get him to take a below-market contract, or to do something unorthodox (he did do the whole draft without having an agent after all) after acquiring him.Maybe the Seahawks just wanted a competent backup for Wilson and believed Bri sett at a Walker Buehler Jersey second-round pick in 2020 would be good value and he could be flipped down the road. Like I said, a lot of interesting angles here. And this isn't the first time the Colts have been approached about Bri sett, as well. Coach on the roster.Bri sett, that shipped Philip Dorsett to the , has turned out to be a really nice a set for Indianapolis. Now it remains to be seen how long they will hold onto him. At the very least, credit the Colts for cranking up his market value. If another starting quarterback gets hurt, they could net a serious haul for their backup.
