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  1. When I look at his injury history, it does seem a little concerning for a guy who has started only 13 games for Florida and five for the Colts. I'm still optimistic about the Richardson/Steichen pairing, but I'm going to be nervous until Richardson proves he can run Steichen's Pistol and RPO and stay in the game. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts - The Fantasy Doctors 10/03/2019 Shoulder - Right (throwing) shoulder injury, AC sprain vs. clavicle fracture 03/11/2021 Hamstring - Hamstring strain, Spring practices 09/11/2021 Hamstring - Hamstring strain, possible reinjury, likely grade 1 10/30/2021 Concussion 11/05/2021 Knee - Right knee, sprained it dancing 11/27/2021 Knee - Right knee injury, 'Tore it (meniscus) off bone' (per player) 12/11/2021 Knee - Right knee surgery, likely meniscectomy, cleared in March 09/10/2022 Ankle - Ankle injury, no details 09/24/2022 Stinger - Left shoulder, likely stinger, returned to game 09/17/2022 Hamstring - Hamstring strain, reinjury from 3/2021. Grade 1 vs. 2 09/17/2023 Concussion - Traumatic brain injury 10/08/2023 Shoulder- Right. Type III AC sprain, season-ending surgery Dr. Neal El Attrache on 10/24/23 https://www.thefantasydoctors.com/players-injury/anthony-richardson-injuries-history/
  2. Let's not get ahead of ourselves and put too much weight on technicalities like the receivers' drop rates and college production. We need to wait for the more critical data, their RAS scores. 😜
  3. He was coming off an ankle surgery, though, and continued to have a nagging ankle injury through that All Pro season in 2021. His later back surgery in 2022 was described as needed because of two discs in his back that were pushing down on various nerves, causing pain down his leg and a functioning issue with the ankle. Then he played on three games in 2022. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/colts-insider/2021/08/08/indianapolis-colts-news-darius-leonard-signs-contract-extension/8045740002/ https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/13/indianapolis-colts-darius-leonard-injury-update-nerve-back-ankle-calf/
  4. Ballard has talked about building the team from the inside out, emphasizing strength in the trenches, since he arrived in Indianapolis. This may have resulted in less emphasis on elite talent at perimeter positions like WR and CB. In addition, the Colts have prioritized using high picks for defensive ends throughout Ballard's tenure, but have failed so far to pick elite pass rushing talent. The emphasis on line personnel fit well with Frank Reich's philosophy of emphasizing the running game and a short passing attack. I'm hoping that with a different coach and an obvious NFL trend to prioritize the passing game, Ballard will evolve. We've seen some signs of that, such as picking a smaller receiver Josh Downs in the third round last year. But other things make you wonder - like making Jonathan Taylor the NFL's third-highest-paid running back and going with a shaky, low-cost group of DBs.
  5. So we should only share opinions about things about the team we have some control over? Isn't that going to limit the conversation a bit?
  6. I think that should be a goal of every team now - let's be great, not good - at QB, DE, WR, LT, and CB, the most important positions in a passing-dominated league. The Colts are hopefully improving at most of these positions, but still have some teams ahead of them. They need AR to work out, as everybody knows, and still need to get better to be elite at DE, WR, and CB. Yes, I think almost everyone already knows all of this, but it's hard not to keep talking about it because it's the story of the Colts' offseason and 2025 season. Are they on the right track at these positions?
  7. And we don't know how durable he will be, although we're certainly hoping very much that last season was a fluke. One of the downsides of having started only 13 games in college is that the sample size for Richardson proving his durability is smaller than most college quarterbacks. I heard a college coach talking this winter about what he looks for in the transfer portal - players with proven production and durability over players with impressive athletic potential who haven't played as much. He said that a risk he doesn't like with guys who haven't as much is that they haven't demonstrated their ability to remain healthy through a season or multiple seasons. That makes some sense to me.
  8. I think everyone is hopeful, if not certain, that the offense will be better with Richardson. But how is this a reason for Ballard to "run it back" like you were supporting a couple of posts ago? Are you saying that because they might win 10 or 11 with the current roster, there's no reason to add veteran talent? You seem to be supporting running it back with one post, yet also want more help in the secondary with other posts, which is not running it back. Why the double talk? Do you agree with running it back as is or not?
  9. Yep. 9-8 and 28th in points allowed against a weak schedule. Don't change a thing. Brilliant. 😆
  10. I'm no Grigson fan, but his best signing may have been safety Mike Adams in 2014. Adams started 44 games over three seasons, recorded 12 interceptions, and made two Pro Bowls.
  11. Are Stewart or Moore worth potentially paying at the top five of their position (non-exclusive tag) or the top 10 (transition tag) for the past five years if you tag them? That's $22,102,000 (non-exclusive) and $19,802,000 (transition) for Stewart and $19,802,000 (non-exclusive) or $17,215,000 (transition) for Moore? Seems like too much for either one of them to me.
  12. I heard a college football coach talking the other day about one of his new recruits. He was talking about how the recruit really knows how to play quarterback, knows what to do in a split second in every situation, and how important that is. It seems obvious, but also seems lost sometimes in all the comparisons of arm talent and other physical abilities.
  13. I think if Ballard doesn't add talent, it can be fairly interpreted as if Ballard doesn't add enough talent. The NFL Draft kinda forces every GM to add talent, doesn't it? Aren't you the guy who thought that at that end of last offseason Ballard had left such obvious holes in the roster that it was apparent the team was tanking?
  14. To me, the idea that fans would riot after getting the news that a player retires says a lot more about the fans than it does about the media. I think there was almost zero danger of a riot from Schefter reporting this news. But if there was any danger, to me, that would say that fans suck, not the media. The guy was reporting that a player decided not to play football anymore. Let's keep a player's early and unexpected retirement in a bit of perspective in regard to bigger problems that individuals, families, and communities face every day.
  15. If they tag Pittman, it means he has to be paid at the average of the top five wide receivers in the league, right? Am I understandng that correctly? If so, he'll be paid similarly to guys like Cooper Kupp and AJ Brown. How would be that a good deal for the Colts? The tag salary for receivers in 2023 was over $23 million and will be higher next year.
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