[What player would you give up to sweeten a trade up?]

JB and Wilson.

[Rank your QBs- Post Senior Bowl]

9 minutes ago, EastStreet said:

Based on where I see them in 3-5 years

 

Burrow

Love

Herbert

Gordon

Eason

Tua (dropped because of injury history)

Montez

McDonald

Stanley

Hurtz

Fromm

Hope the rest of the league GMs don't think the same as you.

[All 22 Access for the Colts]

Let's cut it guys. Calling people liars and mental I don't think belongs on a team Forum. Just my opinion but lets try to stay on Colt topics please.

[Here's a thought]

If you listen to CB's interview  with the great Dan D(), I think you may come away realizing that OL is a higher priority than WR. 

[Here's a thought]

8 minutes ago, Indeee said:

Ok, that's understandable. I do not feel like sticking with JB either. That doesn't mean that the Colts have to take a QB at 13 or at all, especially if we are going to have to go through  the same "growing pains" we went through this past year while we are developing a rookie QB. IDK, I just don't think wasting a pick on a QB that needs to be developed, when you could use that pick on another need and develop the QB already on the roster. Not saying that QB who needs to be developed is JB.

Whenever we take a QB in the draft we will go thru some growing pains, the sooner the better.

I don't quite get your theory that all you have to do is develop a QB that is already on the roster. Sounds like you feel every QB can be developed regardless of talent but just coach them up. Not how it works. You have to have great talent and great intangibles to play one of the most difficult and important positions in all of sports. 

[Senior Bowl]

9 hours ago, DougDew said:

I don't think you would call his upbringing a great success. 

 

But I think there is this notion that someone who loses a father at age 14 is a good thing for development, when every professional book on the subject says that a strong fatherly presence is a great influence.  Who knows what any individual situation created, but there seems to be this twist of history that now says that having a adverse background is better than having a supportive background.  I don't think that's rooted in reality, but there are plenty of examples of exceptions with which to justify that thinking I suppose.

That is a sick comment. Nowhere have I seen anyone say that losing a father at 14 is a good thing for his development. Where did you come up with this ridiculous notion. Sick!

[Daniel Jeremiah's first mock of the 2020 Draft season (merge)]

Leaves a lot of really good potential guys for the 2nd round. Big DT from Oklahoma plus some good WRs.

[Did Ballard create to good of a locker room]

I do expect Ballard to sign a few more FAs this year as we do need more senior leadership in the locker room. With Lucks' retirement he is forced to make a detour. Luck wasn't a real vocal leader but did his talking on the field with his actions. Might add it is very hard to be a vocal leader in the locker room if you can't back it up by your play on the field. That is why a crafty old veteran QB might not be bad for the team if he can still back it up with his play on the field.

I believe that Ebron became a cancer in the locker room this year. Hearing how he walked around the dressing room with his Ebron is the greatest tee shirts and his braggadocios attitude just didn't seem to fit Ballard's locker room. 

[The rebuild]

45 minutes ago, The Fish said:

I think all you have to do to realize that things have been mediocre to bad, barring Lucks 18' rebound/goodbye season is to look at this teams record over the last 5 years.

 

I'm not sure what's really going on at this point with respects to a rebuild, it's like a house that was close to finished and then the roof got blown off, after dealing with floods. 

Great analogy!

[Ballard has had to deal with the worst situation]

On 1/16/2020 at 8:22 AM, aaron11 said:

 

there were free agents that said they wanted to play with luck.  leveon bell, DQ Jackson, believe there were others cant think of them all off the top 

Ebron and Funchess also.

[Teams trade up for QBs]

3 hours ago, Archer said:

Yeah, I’ve got Gordon in the third right now.  Watch the EWS this weekend - there’s a riser named James Morgan at Florida Int’l that’s getting some head turns at practice.  6’4”, 213.  Unimpressive college stats, but seemed to be a running O.  Captain Morgan...hmmmm...those letters could start coming from sea...

 

I'll drink to that.

[Colts DL coach Mike Phair leaving Colts for Panthers]

3 hours ago, Dogg63 said:

Phair is considered one of the better DL coaches in the NFL. Too bad he didn't have a dominant/penetrating IDL this year or he'd have an even better reputation. This move is good for him, bad for Colts, unless they can find a very talented replacement.

First I heard he was one of the best. Curios where you got this info?

[Are the Colts better than the titans]

5 hours ago, MPStack said:

Vrabel like F. Reich took over in 2018. Most of Vrabel’s staff our in new positions as of 2018. C’mon man!

MPStack, don't let facts get in the way of a good story. 

[Are the Colts better than the titans]

7 hours ago, DEFENSE said:

ballard wants to rely on draft picks and cheap talent, he wont spend the cap to get a proven qb

And what proven QB may be on the market to spend on?

[Are the Colts better than the titans]

8 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

Also according to NFL.com the Colts are rated 17th in total defense. 

That is a long way from what you said. 

Crazycolt1, understand the guy just blows incoherently with no facts but just his uneducated opinion. Don't get too worked up as he won't admit he could be wrong.

[Are the Colts better than the titans]

1 hour ago, coltsva said:

The QB doesn't need to make a lot of plays, but he needs to make the big play at crucial times. It's not being a game manager, it's being clutch.

Great post. The clutch QB threw a beautiful 45 yard pass to an UDFA WR from small school Holy Cross. 

[Colts Needs on Defense: Poll Part 1 (Please read OP)]

I went IDL,DE,IDL.

[Colts Needs on Offense: Poll Part 1 (Please read OP)]

Went QB, OT,WR. You must be a bad influence on me.

[Ideal QB Situation]

1 hour ago, stitches said:

QB situations:

 

1. We get our quality long-term franchise QB who will help us compete(via FA or trade). I almost never talk about about this situation because I don't really believe it's realistic to expect. High end franchise QBs don't enter FA and they very rarely become available for trade. Here's a funky one... lets say the Browns decide to Brown again and give up on Baker. Do you even go there? I like Baker as a QB and I think he will be excellent with our line and our coaching. His attitude/character issues are a concern though... so... what say you? 

 

Anyways - I think this situation is unrealistic and in most threads I absolutely ignore it, but for the sake of argument and for the sake of putting out a fun hypothetical I decided to post it here.

 

2. We get extremely short term upgrade on Brissett in FA by one of the vets QBs hitting FA. I am not here to argue specific name, so pick your favorite here - Brady/Rivers/Dalton/etc. whoever you like. We also draft our future QB in the draft. Again, not going to entertain names - whoever Ballard likes best. This one gives us short-term upgrade and still puts in place the plan for the long-term succession at the position. To me this is somewhat realistic, but honestly I don't expect it to happen. I think Ballard would rather just stick with Brissett for next year and draft a QB for the long-term(situations 3).

 

3. Ballard sticks with Brissett and drafts his successor high in the draft. Again - no names, pick your favorite/Ballard's favorite. This to me is the most realistic one and the most likely one to happen and I would be happy with it, with one slight disclaimer - I still want them to try to make the guy ready for game 1 of the 2020 season. 

 

4. Ballard sticks with Brissett and either takes a shot at a QB late in the draft or doesn't pick a QB. This to me is less than ideal. I want us to have our QB of the future in the building as soon as possible so we can start making him ready to start for the team. I don't believe you can rely on late shots in the draft to pan out into something. This one would be a brow raiser and would raise some questions about how Ballard sees the QB position. 

 

5. Ballard not only sticks with Brissett but offers him an extension. To me this is a disaster scenario. This to me would signify that they truly believe they can win consistently with this type of QB play or they think Brissett can improve on things he hasn't improved on in the last 5 years while being coached by Bill Belichick and Frank Reich and learning from Tom Brady and Andrew Luck. This is when I will start losing confidence in Ballard.  

#5 is a job killer( Chris Ballard's job that is).

[Ideal QB Situation]

13 minutes ago, BleedBlue4Shoe86 said:

Guys this is not meant to discuss Jacoby and how bad you think he is.  This is meant to be optimisitic.  If you want to bash Jacoby, take it to another thread or another forum

If you want it to be optimistic then don't use JB and Colt starting QB in the same sentence.

[OL Regression...]

Shocked that Venturi would blame the OL for lack of blitz pickup entirely. A good QB should be calling out blitz and changing play to combat the blitz pre snap. He should be getting rid of the ball ASAP and trying to hit his hot receiver. Pre snap read QBing 101.

[McDaniels]

May be getting a little feeling of rejection. Had 3 interviews set up with Panthers, Giants and Brown. Panthers and Giants hired their new coach before his scheduled interview. Didn't even wait for his scheduled interview. Scheduled to interview the Browns tomorrow. Browns have an interview scheduled today with someone else. Would be cool if they hire the guy today prior to McDaniels interview tomorrow.

[Hey Ballard, see the catch by Metcalf?]

Hey Ballard, see the catch by Metcalf?

Don't you wish you had a QB that was willing and able to throw that pass?

[OL Regression...]

9 minutes ago, Pacergeek said:

I don't know if you have ever competed in sports before, but competition brings out the best in you. In 2018, we signed Glow off the street, and he had to work very hard to prove he's a capable starter. He played well, and earned the contract, but had a different mind set knowing he would be starting. Didn't have to worry about getting cut or benched. My take is that Ballard should have made sure to sign or draft another Guard to make Glow sweat. Didn't play with same sense of urgency knowing his job was safe, regardless of performance.

Your opinion Mr Negative. Can't recall you ever having a positive feeling about any Colt. 

Watched every game with keen interest having  been an OL in my past. May have been a weak link in #3 OL in the NFL but better than 3 out of 4 of the right guards in the league.  

[OL Regression...]

3 hours ago, Pacergeek said:

Glowinski got exposed this season. Every time he had to block a premiere player, Glow got manhandled. This is what happens when there is no competition for a starting roster spot. Ballard needs to find another Guard to compete with Glowinski. 

Is that your opinion or do you have proof of your claim?