coltsfeva Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 2:18 AM, Jared Cisneros said: If Luck is out for the first few weeks, then we are most likely going to miss the playoffs. A couple wins that turn into losses can be the difference with this team in this division. It shouldn't be, but it is. If Luck is 100% week 1, I see us winning the division and making it through the playoffs until we either face the Pats, Steelers or Raiders. Once the inevitable matchup happens, we will get destroyed by whichever of the 3 teams face us due to a lack of preparation and coaching. One more year of talent and drafting and a new coach (hopefully Dave Toub), and we'll have a chance vs those 3 next year. I would agree that LAST year's team would get destroyed by the above mentioned 3 teams. But this year's team COULD be vastly improved and contend with anybody. It's just way too early to tell. But predicting this year's success based on last year's talent is short-sighted. We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshinator Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Just now, coltsfeva said: I would agree that LAST year's team would get destroyed by the above mentioned 3 teams. But this year's team COULD be vastly improved and contend with anybody. It's just way too early to tell. But predicting this year's success based on last year's talent is short-sighted. We shall se ..... Well, the thread was your expectations AS OF NOW. As of now, this is it. Also, as much as I love the new additions, we don't for sure that they are good. The only way we can predict this year's success is based on last year's talent. I still think we can make the playoffs, but depending on a bunch of rookies to improve quickly enough, and FA's to beat the Pats, Steelers, and Raiders in only 1 year is very bold. If they show they are great, I may change my mind. Fair enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunked Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 To channel my inner Al Davis, "Just win baby!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameszeigler834 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Jared Cisneros said: Well, the thread was your expectations AS OF NOW. As of now, this is it. Also, as much as I love the new additions, we don't for sure that they are good. The only way we can predict this year's success is based on last year's talent. I still think we can make the playoffs, but depending on a bunch of rookies to improve quickly enough, and FA's to beat the Pats, Steelers, and Raiders in only 1 year is very bold. If they show they are great, I may change my mind. Fair enough? Anything less than playoffs is a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÅÐØNϧ 1 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 People the Colts will take back the AFC South anything less is yet another wasted season . They will win 10 or more . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Architects08 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 1-15. Get first pick in 2018 draft. Win the next 5 superbowls in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt18 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Super Bowl or Bust, obviously jk but I expect a divisional championship and a hard fought first round playoff game at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8himalaya Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I have tempered my expectations until I see what Luck looks like in the (hopeful) preseason. He is obviously the most important part. My easy answer is this: Improvement. I expect them to improve on defense and on offense. Our defense needs to be ready to play every week and be able to carry us at times to at least keep us in contention in every game. I expect not to get blown out, by anybody. IF Luck is at his best, our OLine looks to be even better, and our defense plays much better (Top 20 or top 2/3rds of the league) then I would expect us to win the division. This division isn't the cake walk it used to be, and teams are only improving (with maybe the exception of the texans depending on what they have in Watson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollygagger8 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 We have got to win the AFC South..... Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadine Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 22 hours ago, Str8himalaya said: I have tempered my expectations until I see what Luck looks like in the (hopeful) preseason. He is obviously the most important part. My easy answer is this: Improvement. I expect them to improve on defense and on offense. Our defense needs to be ready to play every week and be able to carry us at times to at least keep us in contention in every game. I expect not to get blown out, by anybody. IF Luck is at his best, our OLine looks to be even better, and our defense plays much better (Top 20 or top 2/3rds of the league) then I would expect us to win the division. This division isn't the cake walk it used to be, and teams are only improving (with maybe the exception of the texans depending on what they have in Watson). This! I honestly have no idea what to expect but, I hope to see some consistency. Last year I had no clue what to expect from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoColtsWin Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 10-12 wins is an accomplishable goal for this years Colts squad. Of course barring a rash of injuries(fingers crossed), our trenches should be much improved. We actually have pass rushers, who can actually rush the quarterback. Which in turn should help our Db's out, and allow our lber's to maintain their gaps. All in all, there's allot to be excited for as a Colts fan IMO. Great thread by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 5:05 AM, Str8himalaya said: I have tempered my expectations until I see what Luck looks like in the (hopeful) preseason. He is obviously the most important part. My easy answer is this: Improvement. I expect them to improve on defense and on offense. Our defense needs to be ready to play every week and be able to carry us at times to at least keep us in contention in every game. I expect not to get blown out, by anybody. IF Luck is at his best, our OLine looks to be even better, and our defense plays much better (Top 20 or top 2/3rds of the league) then I would expect us to win the division. This division isn't the cake walk it used to be, and teams are only improving (with maybe the exception of the texans depending on what they have in Watson). Great Post. I never make my final predictions until Pre-season is over. I agree with your Post. Our Defense needs to be Top 20 and Andrew needs to be healthy for us to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Track Guy Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 We can make the playoffs I think if we stay fairly healthy, but not quite at the level where I expect a Super Bowl run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockywoj Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 6:53 AM, TKnight24 said: Floor: 8-8 Ceiling: 12-4 I am going to slightly improve that outlook ... Floor = 9-7 (Anything less than this and I will be surprised and disappointed.) Ceiling = 12-4 (I agree with you) My prediction = Playoffs w/Wildcard Round Victory, but then losing in the divisional round. All of the above is predicated upon "all things being equal". Throw debilitating injuries into the mix and all bets are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockywoj Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said: Great Post. I never make my final predictions until Pre-season is over. I agree with your Post. Our Defense needs to be Top 20 and Andrew needs to be healthy for us to do anything. I tend NOT to pay too much attention to the preseason, after seeing during the Manning era that year after year the Colts would be lucky to be 1-3 during the preseason, then go on to dominate the regular season with what, 7 or 8 straight seasons of 12-4 or better. Colts always seem to suck in preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, rockywoj said: I tend NOT to pay too much attention to the preseason, after seeing during the Manning era that year after year the Colts would be lucky to be 1-3 during the preseason, then go on to dominate the regular season with what, 7 or 8 straight seasons of 12-4 or better. Colts always seem to suck in preseason. I know, in the Peyton era we sucked in Pre-Season then would start 9-0 every year . This ERA is a little different but I tend to agree Pre-Season still isn't overly important. I mainly want to see how healthy we are once Pre-Season ends was my point there because of Andrew's health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterk2011 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 2017. 06. 19. at 2:05 PM, Str8himalaya said: I have tempered my expectations until I see what Luck looks like in the (hopeful) preseason. When Peyton had his surgery in 2008, he eventually became MVP, but he started slow. He was definitely off in the first 5-6 games. After 7 games were were at 3-4 to win out the final 9 and finish with 12-4. It this Colts will be at 3-4 after 7 games, this team won't win out the remaining schedule... So, we can only hope Luck will be back, and will be back in form asap, and then we'll see. Until than, my tempered expectation is, I want to see noticable, and continuous improvement from the defense and oline. And I also want those players who we hope to build the team on in long term (Moncrief, Dorsett, Hooker, Wilson, Anderson and so on) improve, show that they can carry this team in the future. There will be some letdowns, thats inevitable, but most of them should and has to step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterk2011 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, rockywoj said: I tend NOT to pay too much attention to the preseason, after seeing during the Manning era that year after year the Colts would be lucky to be 1-3 during the preseason, then go on to dominate the regular season with what, 7 or 8 straight seasons of 12-4 or better. Colts always seem to suck in preseason. That was a different era. The Manning Colts used those games to evaluate the bottom third of the roster. Now it's different, because they need to evaluate probable starters. So, preseason games are a bit more relevant now than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006Coltsbestever Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Peterk2011 said: When Peyton had his surgery in 2008, he eventually became MVP, but he started slow. He was definitely off in the first 5-6 games. After 7 games were were at 3-4 to win out the final 9 and finish with 12-4. It this Colts will be at 3-4 after 7 games, this team won't win out the remaining schedule... So, we can only hope Luck will be back, and will be back in form asap, and then we'll see. Until than, my tempered expectation is, I want to see noticable, and continuous improvement from the defense and oline. And I also want those players who we hope to build the team on in long term (Moncrief, Dorsett, Hooker, Wilson, Anderson and so on) improve, show that they can carry this team in the future. There will be some letdowns, thats inevitable, but most of them should and has to step up. We wont start 3-4 if Andrew is ready in Week 1 IMO. Our schedule is real favorable. I made an early prediction the other day and had us at 10-6 but I am counting on #12 starting in Week 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus McGirt Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 My expectation is to give my 2017 season expectations after exhibition game #3, when we know whom survived training camp and preseason without debilitating injury. Any discussion prior to that is simply filling time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a06cc Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Super bowl or bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad72 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 If Luck plays all 16 games, we win the division and a playoff game at least. If Luck misses 2 games or more, we barely miss the playoffs. Yes, he is that important!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat_Shaun Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 10:27 PM, southwest1 said: As much as it pains me to say this, Jared is right on the money. I'm not indicting Jared simply agreeing with him that that scenario seems mostly likely. 10-6 & then Derek Carr or Big Ben demolishes us in the post season. Joe Philbin gets promoted to HC next yr. I like Pagano, but can he get us to a SB? Honestly, no. I personally think we could take the Raiders, especially if the game was at home. But unfortunately the Colts have given none of us any reason to believe we could knock off the Steelers or Pats, regardless of where the game's played, so I do agree with that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamboat_Shaun Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 16 hours ago, chad72 said: If Luck plays all 16 games, we win the division and a playoff game at least. If Luck misses 2 games or more, we barely miss the playoffs. Yes, he is that important!!! The way our schedule is set up, we don't play a division opponent until week 6, so if he misses the first 2 or 3 games, I wouldn't totally count us out, but we'd likely be looking at a 0-2 or 1-2 start that he'd have to dig us out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvanamentality Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I believe the Colts should win at least 9 games this year. It wouldn't surprise me if we won more, if we can stay healthy. I think the the AFC south with come down to Tennessee and us. Luckily we've always had their number lol Jim Irsay said we are in a slight rebuild so even if this season doesn't measure up to expectations, our franchise is on going up!! Especially with Chris Ballard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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