RockThatBlue Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Obviously most of us do root for the Colts on this forum, but this is a really good article about the Colts. http://amp.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000817450/article/why-you-should-root-for-the-indianapolis-colts?networkId=4595&site=.news&zone=story&zoneUrl=url%3dstory&zoneKeys=s1%3dstory&env=&pageKeyValues=prtnr%3dwhy-you-should-root-for%3bteam%3dind%3bconf%3dafc%3bdvsn%3dacs%3bplyr%3dfranklin_gore%3bplyr%3dmalik_hooker%3bplyr%3dryan_tannehill&p.ct=Why+You+Should+Root+For&p.adsm=false&p.tcm=%23000&p.bgc1m=%23EAEAEA&sr=amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luck is Good Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I actually took the time to read this entire article. It was well written and quite accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmopar Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 26 minutes ago, Luck is Good said: I actually took the time to read this entire article. It was well written and quite accurate I did too. For once a decent Colts article on the league page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockThatBlue Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, csmopar said: I did too. For once a decent Colts article on the league page My thoughts exactly. Seems like most colts articles are negative, was nice to read one that was mostly positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernBlue Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 hour ago, RockThatBlue said: My thoughts exactly. Seems like most colts articles are negative, was nice to read one that was mostly positive. Especially coming from a writer who isn't at all the biggest Peyton Manning fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoColtsWin Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Great read. TY @RockThatBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Showalter Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Ha, good article. Thanks for sharing. In reading the thread topic I thought this was just gonna be a place to list reasons why we personally are Colts fans, so I immediately began brainstorming the reasons I'm a Colts fan... So I'll add that while growing up in East Central Indiana has made me a default Colts fan, (i believe you root for the hometown team), I also find Irsay endearing despite all of his downfalls. Say what you will about the Willy Wonka of the NFL world, Irsay can be generous to a fault, has a hugnormous heart, & wears his emotions on his sleeve, a trait that may be all too uncommon for people in his position. I also appreciate Irsay's love of counter culture & would love to see his copy of the original scroll manuscript of 'On the Road' & discuss Kerouac's work, or even pick out a few riffs out on any number of guitars in Jim's collection, especially his Irwin Tiger guitar originally made fanous by Jerry Garcia... So on top of the good list of reasons to be a Colts fan in Rank's article, I guess I thought I'd add a few myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smonroe Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Apparently Rank isn't always rank. Bert Jones was very close to being that 4th all timer. I wonder if anyone has done a stat on the percentage of years a franchise has had a 'franchise' QB? For example (these numbers aren't real accurate) the Packers are 100 years old. They had Starr, Favre, and Rodgers for 40 years. 40% Colts are roughly 60 years old. Unitas, Morrall, Jones, Manning, Luck = about 40. Colts = 66%. Who's better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmopar Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Smonroe said: Apparently Rank isn't always rank. Bert Jones was very close to being that 4th all timer. I wonder if anyone has done a stat on the percentage of years a franchise has had a 'franchise' QB? For example (these numbers aren't real accurate) the Packers are 100 years old. They had Starr, Favre, and Rodgers for 40 years. 40% Colts are roughly 60 years old. Unitas, Morrall, Jones, Manning, Luck = about 40. Colts = 66%. Who's better? I think the most accurate way you're gonna show that is to go from the Merger to present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthetic Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Smonroe said: Apparently Rank isn't always rank. Bert Jones was very close to being that 4th all timer. I wonder if anyone has done a stat on the percentage of years a franchise has had a 'franchise' QB? For example (these numbers aren't real accurate) the Packers are 100 years old. They had Starr, Favre, and Rodgers for 40 years. 40% Colts are roughly 60 years old. Unitas, Morrall, Jones, Manning, Luck = about 40. Colts = 66%. Who's better? Bert Jones was awesome. It's a shame his 1976 season is being forgotten in time due to inflated passing stats and modern era. For the time, that was a ground breaking season with his TD/INT ratio. Nowadays with younger fans, I guess it isn't that impressive. Terrific quarterback. One of those "what could've been" type QB's in history that leave you wondering if he could've become a Hall of Famer had injuries not slowed him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt18 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 The only reason I need to root for the Colts is Luck. Go Colts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 21 hours ago, Buck Showalter said: Ha, good article. Thanks for sharing. In reading the thread topic I thought this was just gonna be a place to list reasons why we personally are Colts fans, so I immediately began brainstorming the reasons I'm a Colts fan... So I'll add that while growing up in East Central Indiana has made me a default Colts fan, (i believe you root for the hometown team), I also find Irsay endearing despite all of his downfalls. Say what you will about the Willy Wonka of the NFL world, Irsay can be generous to a fault, has a hugnormous heart, & wears his emotions on his sleeve, a trait that may be all too uncommon for people in his position. I also appreciate Irsay's love of counter culture & would love to see his copy of the original scroll manuscript of 'On the Road' & discuss Kerouac's work, or even pick out a few riffs out on any number of guitars in Jim's collection, especially his Irwin Tiger guitar originally made fanous by Jerry Garcia... So on top of the good list of reasons to be a Colts fan in Rank's article, I guess I thought I'd add a few myself... I definitely get the Willy Wonkka reference! That said, Peyton Manning is the reason why I'm a colts fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollygagger8 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Wow, I can't believe someone in the media wrote something good about the Colts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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