jimster Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Colts Reach Multiyear Agreement With Corey Simon http://sports.iwon.com/news/09012005/v1371.html Sep 1, 12:04 PM (ET) Email this Story By STEVE HERMAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defensive tackle Corey Simon, cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, agreed to a multiyear contract Thursday with Indianapolis in what could be a big boost for the Colts' defense. The Eagles removed the franchise tag on the former first-round draft pick Sunday, making him an unrestricted free agent. The negotiations with the Colts didn't take long, agent Roosevelt Barnes said. Barnes said he finished the deal "in principle" with Colts president Bill Polian on Thursday morning and that Simon, who has 32 sacks in his five-year NFL career, would probably be in Indianapolis on Friday for a physical. "Working with Mr. Polian and the fact that Tony Dungy is there, out of all the teams that were courting Corey, he felt like he's got the prettiest girl at the prom now," Barnes said. The Colts were scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon for Cincinnati, where they'll play their final preseason game Friday night. Simon was the Eagles' first-round pick and the sixth overall selection in the 2000 draft, out of Florida State. In five seasons with Philadelphia, he had 270 tackles and 32 sacks. He had 24 tackles and 5½ sacks last season, when he was named to the Pro Bowl, but he did not sign a one-year, $5.13 million franchise tender the Eagles offered him because he wanted a long-term contract. He skipped all of Philadelphia's minicamps and its training camp. "Along with Dwight Freeney on the defensive side of the ball, this gives them a legitimate pass rush up the middle," Barnes said of Simon's role with the Colts, where improving a shaky defense is considered critical if they are to become a Super Bowl contender. "I think he'll bring some of the same elements that (Warren) Sapp brought to Tampa Bay when he was wreaking havoc down there." The Colts have an explosive offense, led by Peyton Manning, whose 49 touchdown passes set an NFL record last season. But their defense has been unreliable, keeping them from getting home-field advantage in the playoffs and have lost postseason games at New England the last two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird_1972 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Colts Reach Multiyear Agreement With Corey Simonhttp://sports.iwon.com/news/09012005/v1371.html Sep 1, 12:04 PM (ET) Email this Story By STEVE HERMAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defensive tackle Corey Simon, cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, agreed to a multiyear contract Thursday with Indianapolis in what could be a big boost for the Colts' defense. The Eagles removed the franchise tag on the former first-round draft pick Sunday, making him an unrestricted free agent. The negotiations with the Colts didn't take long, agent Roosevelt Barnes said. Barnes said he finished the deal "in principle" with Colts president Bill Polian on Thursday morning and that Simon, who has 32 sacks in his five-year NFL career, would probably be in Indianapolis on Friday for a physical. "Working with Mr. Polian and the fact that Tony Dungy is there, out of all the teams that were courting Corey, he felt like he's got the prettiest girl at the prom now," Barnes said. The Colts were scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon for Cincinnati, where they'll play their final preseason game Friday night. Simon was the Eagles' first-round pick and the sixth overall selection in the 2000 draft, out of Florida State. In five seasons with Philadelphia, he had 270 tackles and 32 sacks. He had 24 tackles and 5½ sacks last season, when he was named to the Pro Bowl, but he did not sign a one-year, $5.13 million franchise tender the Eagles offered him because he wanted a long-term contract. He skipped all of Philadelphia's minicamps and its training camp. "Along with Dwight Freeney on the defensive side of the ball, this gives them a legitimate pass rush up the middle," Barnes said of Simon's role with the Colts, where improving a shaky defense is considered critical if they are to become a Super Bowl contender. "I think he'll bring some of the same elements that (Warren) Sapp brought to Tampa Bay when he was wreaking havoc down there." The Colts have an explosive offense, led by Peyton Manning, whose 49 touchdown passes set an NFL record last season. But their defense has been unreliable, keeping them from getting home-field advantage in the playoffs and have lost postseason games at New England the last two seasons. I think with him and Freeney on the D-line plus the known commodities on offense, the Colts are looking (on paper) like contenders for the Lombardi, barring injury. Great pickup for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwayMonster31 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Excellent pick up for them. If they had a playmaking linebacker, then they would be the odds-on favorite in the AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yea this is huge for the colts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Money Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yea this is huge for the colts Agreed.. they need a few pieces on defense but this is a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Excellent pick up for them. If they had a playmaking linebacker, then they would be the odds-on favorite in the AFC. True. Imagine if they didn't let Marcus Washington go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terps'n'skins Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 If they still had Marcus Washington, they would probably be a lock for the superbowl, although it probably isn't possible with the salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsMarchingBand Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 WOW that is a HUGE pick-up for the colts, they already had a good DL, there 4 man front will be so darn fast. prolly one of the best DL's in the NFL now, Mathis on one side Freeny on the other Simin and Triplit(I think they got this guy) in the middle wowzerz. On a video game note they will be so much better in Madden. about the Eagles they will get even more comp picks another year in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthor99 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 if simon cann stay healthy this will be a huge pick up for the colts. tony dungy will use him very well in his scemes you need pas rushers in that cover 2. I just find it hard to believe hell stay healthy on that turf thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanieloveschachi Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Colts Reach Multiyear Agreement With Corey Simonhttp://sports.iwon.com/news/09012005/v1371.html Sep 1, 12:04 PM (ET) Email this Story By STEVE HERMAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Defensive tackle Corey Simon, cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, agreed to a multiyear contract Thursday with Indianapolis in what could be a big boost for the Colts' defense. The Eagles removed the franchise tag on the former first-round draft pick Sunday, making him an unrestricted free agent. The negotiations with the Colts didn't take long, agent Roosevelt Barnes said. Barnes said he finished the deal "in principle" with Colts president Bill Polian on Thursday morning and that Simon, who has 32 sacks in his five-year NFL career, would probably be in Indianapolis on Friday for a physical. "Working with Mr. Polian and the fact that Tony Dungy is there, out of all the teams that were courting Corey, he felt like he's got the prettiest girl at the prom now," Barnes said. The Colts were scheduled to leave Thursday afternoon for Cincinnati, where they'll play their final preseason game Friday night. Simon was the Eagles' first-round pick and the sixth overall selection in the 2000 draft, out of Florida State. In five seasons with Philadelphia, he had 270 tackles and 32 sacks. He had 24 tackles and 5½ sacks last season, when he was named to the Pro Bowl, but he did not sign a one-year, $5.13 million franchise tender the Eagles offered him because he wanted a long-term contract. He skipped all of Philadelphia's minicamps and its training camp. "Along with Dwight Freeney on the defensive side of the ball, this gives them a legitimate pass rush up the middle," Barnes said of Simon's role with the Colts, where improving a shaky defense is considered critical if they are to become a Super Bowl contender. "I think he'll bring some of the same elements that (Warren) Sapp brought to Tampa Bay when he was wreaking havoc down there." The Colts have an explosive offense, led by Peyton Manning, whose 49 touchdown passes set an NFL record last season. But their defense has been unreliable, keeping them from getting home-field advantage in the playoffs and have lost postseason games at New England the last two seasons. That's crazy. Simon only had 24 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks. C. Griffin had over 90 tackles and 6 1/2 sacks. How could Simon possibley get the pro bowl bid over griffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 That's crazy. Simon only had 24 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks. C. Griffin had over 90 tackles and 6 1/2 sacks. How could Simon possibley get the pro bowl bid over griffin? Because he played for the Eagles. Seriously, when a team goes to SB, it gets a lot of respect. Griffin, no doubt, outperformed Simon but he was only an alternate simply because we had a losing record. People hardly pay attention to you when you don't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 It's good to the Colts though, to be able to land Simon. That's a big upgrade to their DLine. And it's also good to me, because I have the Colts defense on my fantasy team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Because he played for the Eagles. Seriously, when a team goes to SB, it gets a lot of respect. Griffin, no doubt, outperformed Simon but he was only an alternate simply because we had a losing record. People hardly pay attention to you when you don't win. ie Trotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 ...updated article Colts Reach Multiyear Agreement With Corey Simon http://sports.iwon.com/news/09012005/v1784.html Sep 1, 6:02 PM (ET) Email this Story By STEVE HERMAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts, hoping to fix their one glaring weakness, reached a multiyear agreement Thursday with Corey Simon, a Pro Bowl defensive tackle released by Philadelphia in a contract dispute. Simon wanted a long-term deal with Philadelphia and refused to sign a one-year franchise tender. The Eagles removed the franchise tag on the former first-round draft pick Sunday, making him an unrestricted free agent. The Colts were quick to pounce. "You can chase a lot of these guys, but if they don't have a motivation, you're usually spinning your wheels," Colts coach Tony Dungy said after Thursday's practice. "When we talked to him early on, it was evident we were one of the places he was truly interested in. We felt we had something good to offer, and he felt the same way." The negotiations didn't take long. Roosevelt Barnes, Simon's agent, said he finished the deal with Colts president Bill Polian on Thursday morning and that Simon, who has 32 sacks in his five-year NFL career, would probably be in Indianapolis on Friday for a physical. Dungy said Simon might join the team in Cincinnati for the final preseason game Friday night, but he would not play. "It's going to be different for him," Dungy said. "We play a completely different style than Philadelphia. He's going to have to get used to that, get used to our terminology. It's not going to be the type of thing where he's going to come in and all of a sudden everything's going to click for us. We've got to get him going. "He played in a system similar to this at Florida State, so it'll be a little bit of muscle memory. But he'll help us very quickly, I think." Simon was the Eagles' first-round pick and the sixth overall selection in the 2000 draft. In five seasons with Philadelphia, he had 270 tackles and 32 sacks. He had 24 tackles and 5½ sacks last season, but he did not sign a one-year, $5.13 million franchise tender the Eagles offered him because he wanted a long-term contract. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2003. (AP) Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Corey Simon talks with reporters during a media session in... Full Image He skipped all of Philadelphia's minicamps and its training camp. "You don't think a guy like that is going to become available, certainly without compensation," Dungy said. "It's really kind of staggering." Simon is listed at 293 pounds but is probably well over 300 pounds, Dungy said. "He's a different type of player than we've had. He's really a power player and a really physical presence inside. He's a much bigger body than we've had," he said. "There's going to be a danger if we say this is a cure-all to everything that ails us, but certainly you've got a major weapon in there in a guy who has played in some great defenses." The defense, even with last year's NFL sacks leader Dwight Freeney, is seen as the weak spot in the Colts' drive to the Super Bowl. Their explosive offense is set - including Peyton Manning, whose 49 touchdown passes set an NFL record last season - but the inconsistent defense kept them from getting home-field advantage in the playoffs, and they lost postseason games at New England the past two seasons. In the college draft this year, the Colts took Michigan cornerback Marlin Jackson with the 29th overall pick, then solidified their secondary with Illinois cornerback Kelvin Hayden in the second round. Dungy said he hoped Simon would be ready to play in the season-opener Sept. 11 at Baltimore. "He says he will, so we'll take it at that," Dungy said. "He's been working out on his own, not knowing where he was going to be, obviously. We'll get him here and get him acclimated, get him in tune to what we do and see where he is. ... He's not going to be a 60-play-a-game guy early on, but we'll get him going." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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