McGrit
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Gee I wonder why????????
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Biggest positive that I saw is that it's one more nail in the coffin of Pagano.
End.
Of.
Story.
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My fandom is not tied to geography. I love this team and that goes wherever they go.
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Just now, Superman said:
I don't need Pagano to give a detailed analysis of anything during a press conference. He can spout all the cliches he wants in public. I just want him to put together a good gameplan and have the team ready to run it, and to do so consistently.
That's the problem though. He hasn't, in 5 years, been able to consistently put forth smart gameplans that are tailored to the team we have. I would agree with you if he showed strong coaching skills during games or if the team consistently showed up looking prepared for their opponents. Then he could say whatever and that would be fine.
At this point there is nothing, nothing, to suggest that his coaching acumen goes any further than the moronic cliches that he regurgitates regularly. That is my point. The man thinks in cliches. I am suggesting that those cliches are all there is to him.
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Just now, Superman said:
And at this point, Pagano has to own the offensive issues, because this is obviously his preferred offense. The Colts don't have the OL to run it. Good coaching would mandate a philosophical change in the meantime. It's been five years.
Whoops, double post. Mods please delete this comment.
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Just now, Superman said:
And at this point, Pagano has to own the offensive issues, because this is obviously his preferred offense. The Colts don't have the OL to run it. Good coaching would mandate a philosophical change in the meantime. It's been five years.
it would be nice if he owned any issues the team has. Hell will freeze over before Chuck Pagano ever gives an accurate assessment of the Colts and a clear, realistic plan of how to improve.
I think back to week 8 of the 2014 season. On Tuesday Mike Tomlin gave his weekly press conference to talk about the team and the opponent for the week. He gave a very detailed (and highly accurate) analysis of the various strengths of the Colts -- who were looking like an offensive juggernaut at the time -- and what the Steelers needed to focus on to win. For those who don't remember, this is the game that the Steelers won 51-34 with Big Ben going 40/49 for 522 yards and 6TDs.
If only we had a coach that was capable of giving such an assessment and then executing a gameplan built to suit the team we have. Instead we have a cliche spouting machine who literally thinks that a positive mental attitude can solve any problem.
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I am a big fan getting former HCs on the rebound for positional coaches. They tend to have a burning desire to prove themselves and their experience running the show gives them a better overall sense of how a team functions and how their position integrates to the team as a whole.
This was a fantastic hire at an opportune time for the Colts. We just picked up a bumper crop of talent in the draft and we have a couple of solid vets. Philbin has a reputation as an excellent Oline coach. I expect to see big strides in improvement this season going forward.
And as others are saying, HC is too generally demanding to let whatever specialty they may have show through. At the end of the day, it's up to the individual position coaches to make their charge work. Remember offensive mastermind Jim Caldwell? Guy was, and still is, a cardboard cutout at HC. He was a killer at QBs for us and the Ravens and then excelled at OC for them as well.
Just one thing though, I hope someone in the coaching staff is paying attention to what Pilbin does. Because I anticipate his success will have him leaving for greener pastures sooner rather than later.
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I honestly can't believe how much different this team looks right now. They are playing in control and with confidence. Clean routes and good hands. Luck looks like he sees the field much better and all of a sudden his accuracy issues are seemingly gone. This OL is taking it to one of the best DL in the league.
If all of this difference is attributable to the change in playcalling, Pep might be THE worst OC in NFL history.
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How have high draft picks helped out Oakland? Washington? Jacksonville?
Seriously? Have you not been watching the Raiders for the last two seasons? Ever since Al Davis and his dementia shuffled off this mortal coil they have been turning things around. Lots of young talent. That is maybe the worst example you could have given.
And Washington? RG3 and the deal they made to get him sunk that team. You realize that they basically haven't had draft picks for the past 3 years, yes? Even still they are playing better football right now than the colts are.
Jacksonville is a very poorly run team. If you are comparing the Colts to the Jags then you must have microscopically low expectations for our team.
Sorry. Try again.
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They are extremely prepared. BB will teach them what to expect on hundreds of plays half of which they'll never see in the season but if it comes up they're not dumbfounded. Like the fake punt alignment last night.
Just to expand on this. BB is known to quiz his players on their football knowledge anytime he sees them in public. He will run right up to them, regardless of what they are doing, and quiz them. It could be aspects of their scheme or situations they have gone over. Anything he wants ingrained into them. That's just one example of how on top of everything he is. That's what he expects of his players.
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Pagano is just too dumb to HC in this league. He shows this multiple times every game. Maybe this will wake more of you up to this fact.
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What the heck was up with Dwayne Allen?
Nothing. That's just who he is now. He's a broken husk of his former self. He is not the same player that he was pre-injury. He is heavier and slower. He has worse hands and is worse at blocking.
How much of that is lingering effects of injury or just him being snakebit? Who knows? Does it matter? He's no longer a starting quality NFL TE and he won't get better.
He will spend the rest of his short career battling injuries to stay on field where he will be getting beat constantly.
I just hope that it isn't with the Colts.
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I still think it was fine. If McDonald makes the catch, I don't think people are that upset. It's 100% on him
It was still a very bad call because the pros of a successful play were dwarfed by the consequences of failure.
Success:
Fist down! Yeah!
But now what? The O was having serious problems connecting. Didn't actually get a 1st until there was like 2:45 before the half.
So you get the 1st off the fake punt but then the O stalls to another 3 and out. Would have been all sound and fury signifying nothing.
Failure:
You have just given the opponents the ball in the red zone.
A team that was shredding your D. In the red zone.
There is no way to interpret that decision other than it being incomprehensibly foolish.
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Getting destroyed on MNF by the Chefs.
Tom Brady's Passer Rating.
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Perhaps cote Du Rod Laver. I guess it just depends on personal preferences & musical trends. That & the fact that next to a crew cut anything thing else looks surprisingly defiant & rebellious I suppose.
I was just messing with you, but it really doesn't depend on preferences at all.
The time difference between those two photos is ~20 years.
The time difference between the Crüe photo and present day is ~30 years
That's what I was getting at. Just a joke based on your representation of modernity.
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I just find it hilarious what was considered long hair back then...vs now.
I think your concept of "now" is a bit off there SW1
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Didn't Princeton used to play OL? I would like to read his opinion on this.
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From the numbskull Mike Mayock:
The Colts aren't built for comebacks.
Yikes
Did he really say that?
Given the season that the Colts just had, that has to be one of the most boneheaded statements he could have given.
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So, of all the years that Polian was in charge; of all the players that he brought to the team. Only 4 remain after less than two years?
I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, but if you wanted to defend Polian's legacy I think you just did the opposite.
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Quite often, high profile head coaches just don't work out... I don't want the Shanahan/RedSkins debacle here in Indy.
That won't happen because the Colts didn't trade the farm for the privilege of drafting RG3.
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Glad to have you back. Don't let the haters get you down. This team is on the way up.
As Irsay said at the start of the new regime: Patience, good things are in store for the future.
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@HolderStephen: Daniel Adongo says he's up to about 270 pounds. Has put on more than 30 pounds since he signed. Mathis says hasn't lost speed or athleticism
Good, good!
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The protection has not been nearly as problematic. You look at 29 sacks and a bunch of hits and pressures and assume that the protection is awful, but for the most part, the protection has been adequate. Even in the Titans game, when Luck got sacked 5 times, most of those sacks were due to poor pocket work by Luck and a hesitance to throw the ball.
I don't think just throwing it deep is the answer; teams are keying on Hilton to take away the deep ball. But if we wanted to, we could take more deep shots, easily. The protection isn't preventing that.
I disagree. The protection has been horrible all year and it's been exploited by our opponents every game. It's also the reason that Luck holds onto the ball for longer than it seems he may need to.
Here's the problem. Our opponents have great success with their base pass rush, be that front 3 or 4. That frees up more coverage. That pretty much kneecaps the passing attack. As long as their D-Lines can get throught the OL and harass Luck by themselves, which is exactly what has been happening all year, then they can jam the middle of the field without sacrificing backfield coverage.
When they do decide to blitz they often get two or more rushers past the line untouched. No time for even a hot route when that happens.
We get better pass protection -> they start having to commit more defenders to the rush -> this forces mismatches -> more guys get open -> a smooth and efficient offense -> touchdown city. Everything hinges on it.
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That was Joe Thomas, yes?
Yes.
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