Quinnen Williams is going from one bad defense to another. Gardner, meanwhile, is at least shifting out of the tumults of New Jersey for a likely playoff contender in the Colts. He has no contract to worry about after already inking a $120 million deal this summer. And now, while expectations will be sky high given what Indy paid to acquire him, he won't be tasked with single-handedly turning a secondary into a shutdown unit.

Charvarius Ward, the Colts' splashy free agent addition at cornerback, remains sidelined due to injury. But Gardner should have more help in the AFC South than he did playing for Gang Green, with rangy and savvy secondary counterparts like Cam Bynum and Kenny Moore II also on the Colts' back end. Oh and by the way, the Colts are also much more likely to hold the ball and actually put it in the end zone, lessening the defense's burden.

Usually players who sign lucrative extensions have to stand pat and pretend their riches can fully ease the pain of playing for a dysfunctional organization. In Gardner's case, he gets to keep his big bucks and gear up for a likely postseason push, with Daniel Jones, Jonathan Taylor and Co. cleanly atop their division at 7-2.