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5 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:
Exactly. It's logical to hold it here. It's the reason why they've held it here. Why go anywhere else?
…money-
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1 minute ago, ColtStrong2013 said:
Pay for what everyone involved wants to be continued… I fixed it for you.The logistics are the key reason with with having it in Indianapolis every year.
central location. World renowned and easy airport to get into town. Ample hotels/restaurants/hospital in close proximity. Convention center connected to the indoor stadium.
The only ones complaining of it in Indianapolis is the NFL looking at revenue opportunities and owners who want a chance to try (and not do it as well.) Combine is a well oiled machine in Indy.
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8 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:
Always about money.
Instead of simply doing it in Indy, they make Indy bid on the privilege to do it, and pay for what they always have done.
*trying on the tinfoil hat to see if it fits*
Pay for what everyone involved wants to be continued… I fixed it for you. -
lol at these headlines. The scapegoat went on to Philadelphia as a senior offensive assistant coach and helped regress the Eagles high powered offense to a disappointing season.
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32 minutes ago, Tsarquise said:
Why do they want to move it?
to turn it into a spectacle like the draft…always about money
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4 hours ago, OLD FAN MAN said:
some people cant face reality so they stay positive in la la land
… so says the grumpy old man-
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50 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:
You are taking this thread somewhere nobody cares about.
For six years, we have gone back and forth because you persistently confront me to tell me what my opinion is. Now, its that I have contempt for Ballard, and have had it for 6 years.
Maybe you are just a bully, and have confronted me over posts I have made that you didn't like...and all bully's get frustrated when they swing and miss...and the target doesn't back down.
- When Luck was still playing, I commented that it was not "Grigsys Oline" that got Luck killed, but that him holding the ball too long was a big contributor, you confronted me (as did others).
You have me confused with someone else. I didn’t blame Grigson, and I agreed that Luck was partly to blame by holding the ball too long. This has always been my position. Sorry
- I said I did not like the Hooker pick...first pick right off...when the forum loved it. You confronted my over my non-love of the pick.
Different recollections: There was great discussion leading up to the draft over Hooker. The consensus was he’d never last to pick 15, but if he did fall, the Colts should rush the pick up. If you didn’t like the pick, I’m sure I laughed, but seriously doubt there was much “confrontation.” But where there was great confrontation was when you casually dismissed the seriousness of the injury, which turned out to be devastating. I remember being furious with you over your casual indifference and being spectacularly wrong. The injury took years for Hooker to get over.
- I was not enthused over the Nelson pick...never hated it...just not enthused like the rest of the forum. I was one of the few posters back then who introduced...introduced...the concept of positional value to many on the forum. You confronted me over my comments.
Done patting yourself on the back?
More revisionist history. And Ballard literally laughed at you. But the worst part of your argument is that you never changed, even when Nelson was posting three Hall of Fame seasons in a row, it didn’t matter to you. Stuck on a bad argument because you couldn’t accept the idea of an exception to the rule. “Never hated it”?!? lol- When Hines was a backup RB, I said I couldn't see why he has a roster spot as a backup RB. This is when the forum was praising him for "all of the things he could do" and that he was a star that was just not being used correctly. You confronted me over my comment about Hines.
Hines could run the ball, catch the ball, return kicks and punts. You couldn’t find value in that. It was great when he scored two long TDs on a MNF game the same week you publicly trashed him! Classic!
- I commented that JT is exactly the RB he was in college, straight ahead between the tackles mainly big-play fast guy without elite shake and bake. You've said that me not saying he's elite is some passive shot at Ballard.
Doug…. As recently as two weeks ago, you wrote this sentence: “Jonathan Taylor sucks and has sucked the 4 years he’s been a Colt.” The reason I remember so many of your posts is you’re the only poster who would write this. Others might agree with you, but you actually write this nonsense. It’s easy to remember. If you want to defend THAT, be my guest! Remember, you didn’t say he’s not elite, or even he’s over-rated. You said he sucks and has always sucked as a Colt. Good luck with that!
- And throughout those 6 years, I have said that we will never reach the level of perennial playoff contender by picking elite players in less valuable positions, and, that we need playmakers. That reality has finally hit a lot of members like a 2 x 4 upside the head, because that's all I hardly read anymore, about how we need playmakers.
Maybe bullies just hate it when the target doesn't back down and is a lot more right than wrong. Must be frustrating.
If you notice, closely if you can, none of those positions are actually CRITICAL of Ballard. They merely burst a gush bubble that was formed over "his genius". Please don't confuse bursting a gush bubble with contempt.
Doug…. You’re re-writing history again. Remember THREE times in 2023 you wrote the same post, about how Ballard has drafted the wrong positions. You listed them and you included guys like Smith and Leonard and Pitt, not by name, but by position. How do you write that and act as if that’s not a criticism over what Ballard has done? Only you know those reasons. Saying now you liked these guys is laughable. That doesn’t pass the smell test.
I liked the Smith, Leonard, Pitt, JT, Cross, Blackmon, AP, Raimann, and many other picks based upon the combo of skill, need, and draft spot. Those are not the sexy picks people talk about, so they don't get much press.
My forum game is lacking. I haven't been keeping receipts. -
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3 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:
I think firing Frank when they did, and the outcome was easily predictable, was a bad look for the Colts franchise.
I personally think how it was followed up was a worse look, especially on Irsay. Specifically, with the reports that came out that Ballard objected to bringing Saturday in. Irsay had his mind made up...
Regardless of that, I'm not sure Frank's firing was a bad look considering they recognized (and by they, I mean Irsay, and by recognize, I mean way too late) that the organization was clearly heading in the wrong direction with him. And I think the moves made in the offseason and subsequent success, even with major injuries and suspensions across the board, proved it was the right decision. -
Just now, PRnum1 said:
My hope is that Steichen has alot of input in the draft and Shane can really look at players and find some good one. Steichen had alot to do with the eagles rebuild at least on the offensive side of the ball.
Has it ever occurred to anyone that perhaps Ballard leans on RAS scores so much because he can't truly evaluate good players ?
Shane will be heavily involved. There is no doubt. I think the o-line’s improvement (and Ballard’s continued belief of constant investment in the trenches) as well as having established weapons in Pittman (if he’s retained), downs and a top back in JT is a good starting point to add to for Richardson to be successful. I don’t think it’s going to take as much as some think it may. Of course, we want to add as much firepower as possible.
regarding the scouting, I don’t know. I tend to agree with @DougDew on being lucky in the draft- but putting yourself in position to be is a big part of that. If they like certain traits of players and they have option of a few guys at a certain position throughout the draft, who can reasonably predict who is going to be the one to excel in the nfl? Using measurables and your interviews to gauge the type of worker they look to be seems to be a pretty solid philosophy when picking players.
I think Ballard tries to outsmart the draft process by trading down and acquiring more possibilities of hitting maybe a little too much. But I can’t reasonably say that, because I only know so much about the process.
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22 minutes ago, DougDew said:1 hour ago, Superman said:
I never allowed myself to seriously entertain the possibility that Luck might come back, and I think it's probably malpractice if Ballard got caught up in that thinking.
Ballard said that Luck was not coming back as early as is first presser on the matter, IIRC. Many others were holding out hope, and Ballard said that he has to assume that Luck won't ever be here. Whether he meant it, who knows, but he sounded pretty convincing then.
that’s why I wonder if he had his hands tied by Irsay regarding spending a first round pick in ‘20 on a qb to pair with rivers. They scouted Herbert and love both. They essentially reached out to Luck every year to keep dialogue in the event he wanted to stage a comeback. Even the slightest hope (especially by the owner) can alter decision making. The Wentz move is the interesting one as it was Reich that stuck his neck out for it. Either Ballard didn’t have much of a say on that, or felt the options were poor enough to go along with Reich’s willingness to vouch for the guy. “You can take most of the credit for his success, but you can also take the blame for his failure.”-
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3 hours ago, csmopar said:
Life’s not fair. I have friends who are fans of other team as, never not even during the Saturday drama, has Jim Irsay come up in conversation about football or the colts. 98 percent of fans around the league couldn’t even tell you who Irsay is
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5 minutes ago, shasta519 said:
Hmm...why isn't just picking a player at #15 an option.
this was my first thought.-
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22 minutes ago, DattMavis said:
I’ve been a Ballard apologist, but I think his single biggest issue was not rebuilding when it was required. After we lost Luck, he wanted to stay in the playoffs with the same team, but with any number of sub-par QBs. Getting the franchise QB is usually when a team makes that big jump. I think we finally have ours in AR, but it took him 5 years and essentially accidentally falling into it. Who honestly thought Matt Ryan would be anything more than a 1 or 2 year bandaid? We’re lucky he was as terrible as he was and he gave us AR.
I’m willing to start the clock over on Ballard and give him three years. If Nick Caserio can do it to the Texans in three years with extreme dysfunction and a terrible roster, we’ll see if Ballard can do it with a healthy culture and a good roster.
If we don’t win the division within three years, I’m willing to admit I was wrong about Ballard.
his biggest issue was being arrogant to think it wasn’t “about any one guy” after Luck retired and believing he could build it without addressing the qb spot aggressively. It is about one guy. It was with Peyton Manning. It was with Andrew Luck. And it certainly is with CJ Stroud in Houston. You take any of those “one guy” away and the results are significantly different. It’s a qb driven league. So that’s his biggest knock, yes. I always wonder if he didn’t have his hands tied early for the concern that Luck might come back. Idk on that, and I know that he had some good opportunities in 2020 to be aggressive, and he chose to be on the defensive line with Buckner.
For me, and it’s worth repeating over and over, you just hope he shows he has learned big lessons. I think drafting AR/hiring Steichen was a big sign that he did. Just bad luck that AR was knocked out for the season or else we’d all likely have a much different outlook going forward.
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32 minutes ago, shasta519 said:
Wait...that's what you thought I meant?!? LOL.
To be fair, you did fire first. I was merely responding in kind.
But I actually rarely attack anybody on this site.
Don’t even pretend to have meant something else… lol.
I’m not sure I even meant for you to be lumped into the negative Nancy group I was referring to, if that is how you took it. And it wasn’t fair for me to “fire first” and include you in the fictional short-story dialogue that I created. You were just easy target for commenting recently on this thread, so it seemed relevant.
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50 minutes ago, IrsaysArmy said:
You’ve clearly never had a love one continually relapse and disappoint. It gets old, it’s tiring, it’s annoying and burdensome. Irsay has been a drug addict for probably 50 years. I don’t feel bad for Jim, I feel bad for his friends and family.
Why are you here? Seriously… what the hell are you doing here right now? Seeking attention?-
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20 minutes ago, DougDew said:
Just a word here, since I probably fall into your negative nancy bucket of forum members.
Addressing weaknesses...focusing on the negative...is fundamental to solving problems and improving. Its not a way of life, its a tactic. Focusing on the negative, and looking for as many negatives as you can find, solves problems.
Its easy for many of us who have careers in problem solving to divorce problem solving thinking when it comes to enjoying personal life.
Positive mindedness goes towards helping feelings. And I hope that folks who have that mindset on internet forums don't also choose to see no problems in their personal lives when there may be plenty.
Not necessarily. I'm not sure you are one that attacks people in a negative manner. I mean- I was literally told last night that I likely jerk off in a Chris Ballard sock puppet... LOL.
You speak of problem solving as if that is what people do here. (Or even as if we are responsible for solving the problems of our beloved Indianapolis Colts). It's one thing to point out and discuss negative aspects that you might not like, and debate on concepts. It's another thing to post nothing but hate (and the same hate over and over again,) especially from a place of emotion. I would argue that your comments on "positive mindedness goes towards helping feelings" isn't really applied here, but that the opposite is. People seem to take their anger out on this forum to help them feel better that the Colts haven't been in the playoffs much like we were so accustomed to. The positive-minded ones are perhaps the ones that aren't angry about it and look at it from a more logical standpoint.I've worked with some of the personalities on this forum, and as one of my mentors have pointed out, if those individuals were the ones making the major decisions of the company, we'd be in trouble. They'd be firing people on a whim without looking at consequences. They'd be unable to keep staff from turning over. They'd be placing the blame on others on problems they created. Simply put, they'd be dysfunctional as managers. But they all have their opinions on management, that's for sure.
Having a general positive mindset in life and not recognizing problems in one's own life/not solving them are not mutually exclusive. One can recognize issues and choose to apply their positive way of thought to solve the problem, and often in a more efficient manner than the alternative.
I mean, imagine being a negative problem solver with a child, who often has a lot of negative behaviors that need correcting... I can't imagine reacting to my children's poor behavior in anything but a positive way. It's the scientifically proven way to do so.
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15 minutes ago, IrsaysArmy said:
You’re probably right. He’s hurting a lot of people with his actions though. He has unlimited resources to get help since addiction is treatable, yet he chooses not to.
Exactly, if Jim Irsay didn’t fall * backwards into Peyton Manning, he’d be known as a complete diaster of an owner.
tell me you don’t understand addiction without telling me… 🤦♂️A history of addiction in an older person with chronic health problems is a dangerous combination. It’s a vicious cycle. Addiction leads to poor health requiring surgery down the road. Surgery requires pain medicine. Etc. I think the fact that he has more resources than the vast majority to address it (and has used those resources and even started full campaigns on mental health awareness) should be seen as a very real scenario that it’s not some nonsense excuse for drug users. It affects every level of society. You should take a course and thank your lucky stars that you aren’t personally affected by it. Which you are obviously not with your judgment on the issue.
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11 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
Anymore when I log in here, I cringe if we lose just 1 game because it becomes a porty potty in here when we lose 1 game. I loved our 4-game winning streak because I knew it would be great in here. Some in here would gripe if we won 8 in a row then lost 1, sad but true.
some people just can’t help but being negative. I left an entire career at a young age from being around toxic negativity all day… and it made my life and bank account much better over time. When I log off here for periods of time, it’s because it’s too negative for my liking. Negative energy is contagious and when it grows, it’s overpowering.
Guaranteed. GUARANTEED those that are frequently negative on this forum live their lives that way. You don’t magically become a positive minded individual when you log off the computer and vice versa.
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7 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
you think it is ok to call the guy trash but it isn't ok to defend him, on a freakin Colts website of all things.
Me personally, I think Ballard is top 15 in the league, if we fire him, we better find someone that is legit good or it could get worse. Nobody in here is ok with being mediocre either, but many know how hard it is to win without a great QB. When Ballard had Luck and Rivers he was 21-11 and won a Playoff game.
Exactly. It just shows they are incapable of thinking logically. I didn’t agree at the time years back when people were laughing at colts fans because they were spoiled. But man, I do now. These haters on here think can just snap your fingers and win football games like it’s Madden. It’s easy to point out the issues in hindsight, and people are really good at on this forum. But the minute you say anything that is actually logical, like the record of Ballard when he actually had a starting qb out there, they choose to ignore it or double down on the record with backup caliber qb play.-
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20 hours ago, Superman said:
I'd add that it starts with good ownership. Some owners just can't get out of their own way, hire the wrong people, fire the wrong people, play favorites, dominate the process, etc. With good ownership, your GM and HC can thrive, and the football people can find and develop good players.
I understand this to be a sensitive topic with the news of the day:
But this post was the first thing I thought of this morning... Going into the first drama free offseason in a while, or so we thought. -
15 minutes ago, Nadine said:
WTH?
Can we just wish JIm and his family the best?
I doubt there are very many on this forum that don't wish that...
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4 minutes ago, DougDew said:
I think its about geography and lines on a map/population. The Colts were always squeezed in between the CHI/DET/CIN markets. A change in ownership from Jimmy to the daughters seems like an opportunity for the NFL to make some efforts. The daughters can cash out of the Colts all together after dad dies, but would never elude to such a thing when he's still listening.
They could also create a new ownership group (calling Peyton Manning) and put more pressure back onto the NFL. We act like this isn't an owner's league. I have little thought that moving the Colts to a foreign city is a good idea versus a team in another small market elsewhere that doesn't have the same fan base and support.-
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1 minute ago, DougDew said:
I was thinking the daughter sells and the team moves to Mexico City or London. Would be more of an NFL push down/pressure than the Irsay's taking the initiative.
Jimmy could swat down that pressure easily. Not sure that the NFL wouldn't try a pressure tactic on the daughters.
Why the Indianapolis Colts? The team that has had one of the top attendance record in the entire league for the past, what? three decades?
We also hosted the best Super Bowl possibly ever, in terms of efficiency.
Make Tepper move to Mexico. He's a clown, and his fans are gone...-
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Why are some teams always in playoff contention
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i was making a funny about it. I’m not going to keep track of stuff that was said on here. I’m just here to white-knight for Ballard…
since 2013. 😂