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Colts taking serious gamble letting Justin Houston sign with rival

Free agent DE Justin Houston (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Despite losing Justin Houston and Denico Autry to free agency, the Indianapolis Colts have been reluctant to splurge on a high-end pass rusher this offseason.

The Colts’ have a razor-thin margin for error in a loaded AFC, and rolling with a largely unproven group of defensive ends is all kinds of risky.

Why do you think we’ve been advocating for general manager Chris Ballard to trade for Chandler Jones, who recently requested a trade from the Cardinals? We even pushed for a reunion with Houston, who, up until Saturday, was still searching for a new home.