Successful teams build through the draft. That isn’t a confusing concept in any way. When a team can fill their roster with inexpensive young talent, they are able to build a more competitive team for the long haul. What is critical though, is that if you throw all your eggs into the basket of building in the draft and forego expensive free agent options, you have to hit in the draft.
Former GM Ryan Grigson was making the calls in the draft from 2012-2016. From 5 drafts, there are now just 8 players who remain on the Colts’ roster:
Of those 8 players, only Luck, Hilton, and Kelly could be considered difference makers and bona fide starters.