Irsay's Tweets

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is a little nutty. In a good way. Mostly. While I don't particularly care for Twitter I don't mind a bit that Irsay uses it. Often in excess. He's likely the only owner that uses Twitter at all. There's a reason for that. Owners don't really need to dabble in that kind of stuff. Irsay's a little different kind of owner. He's just having fun. Last week he may have gone a little too far when he tweeted that the Colts were real close to completing a big trade. The Twitter world went nuts. Especially Colts fans. Everyone figured that the player to be traded was either Maurice Jones-Drew or Mike Wallace. Two big time players without a contract. Even though Irsay tweeted that the player was a cornerback everyone still focused on Jones-Drew and Wallace. That was the greatest mystery of all. Just another case of selective reading. Almost as mysterious was why Irsay was doing this at all. If the trade fell through Irsay's Twitter antics would be under even greater attack.

The tweeted trade finally went down yesterday. With visions of Wallace and Jones-Drew dancing in the dreams of Colts fans everywhere I wonder if they are disappointed with former Miami Dolphins corner Vontae Davis. They shouldn't be. Irsay said all along that the player was a corner. Davis is very talented. Much like his freakishly talented brother, San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, he's been a bit of a pain during the early years of his football career. If he has a similar career path as his brother, Vontae Davis' Colts years should be his best years. Sometimes it just takes a little while for an NFL player to mature properly. For a second round pick and a conditional sixth, this is an excellent trade for the Colts. I just don't think that Jim Irsay had to tell the world about it on Twitter several days early. But it's his team. His call.