The Colts should have traded everybody

Colts should have traded Jonathan Taylor, Daniel Jones, and Grover Stewart

The Colts did well to trade off Nelson, Buckner, and Downs, but they royally messed up by not trading any of their other players who have trade value.

The biggest name on the list is RB Jonathan Taylor, whom the Colts held onto for some reason, even though he was courted by other franchises such as the New York Giants.

There were reports that the Colts turned down a second-round pick for Taylor, and I don’t get why they would do that, as a second-round pick would be much more helpful to a rebuilding franchise than an RB who will soon hit his decline phase.

The fact that the Colts didn’t trade Taylor is mind-blowing to me.

On top of Taylor, the team also had interest from other teams in QB Daniel Jones, who has been absolutely terrible for the team this year.

I get that they don’t exactly have faith in backup QB Anthony Richardson, but given that this year is already a write-off, it was better to just let Richardson play the rest of this season rather than stick with Jones.

If Jones truly had trade suitors out there who were willing to give up a draft pick for him, the Colts should have traded him.

Then, there’s Grover Stewart, a veteran defensive tackle.

Again, reports are that the Colts had trade offers on the table for Stewart, but they waited too long to say yes, and by the time the trade deadline came about, they weren’t able to deal him.

Overall, it was just a messy trade deadline for the Colts, and this team just needs to do better because they didn’t do enough given where they are right now as a franchise.