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I won't be available to draft live on the 2nd, but that's what auto draft is for.
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On 5/3/2023 at 9:21 AM, 2006Coltsbestever said:
I am shocked the Cards are so bad at 10-20 but it is only May. I figured the Cubs would be a .500 team before the season, at 15-14 they are playing like it so far. How about those Pirates @buccolts! Pirates are freakin 20-10
The young players have been playing really good team baseball, but they're young and will need to find consistency.
They just finished the first series in a tough two week stretch and may be on their way back to the pack.
The future looks bright, though.
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1 hour ago, RollerColt said:
I've never been a fan of tests being used to judge an individual. Too many variables to consider in a single test. Perhaps the person had a headache, had family / personal life distractions, or perhaps they have testing anxiety and just don't do well on them.
Whether it's a student or a player, I'd rather look at their overall body of work as opposed to a singular point.
Well, sure. And I'm certain that happens in all cases.
The test is just one measurement.
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1 minute ago, Jackie Daytona said:
You won't want to watch College or NFL football in as soon as a few years most likely.
That's possible. When the NFL is nothing more than bad College football.... yeah.
At that point I might find the XFL,or USFL more compelling, or maybe not.
It's crossed my mind.
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1 minute ago, Indyfan4life said:
Exactly. This is the part some people have failed to understand. I want a QB that can run when NECESSARY. A QB that can get his WR open by moving around some. Not take the snap and run every play.
IE: I don't mind a mobile QB, AT ALL
I just DO NOT want a running QB.
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28 minutes ago, BlueShoe said:
I think there are many things that point to a bright future for the Colts.
I’m not sold on Steichen. He might be a great football mind. But not all good coordinator’s make good head coaches. I have a feeling he is one of those coordinators who should never be a head coach. I feel he is our weakest link. Things about him rub me the wrong way. And I’ve said enough about that in threads the past couple of days. If others don’t feel that way then that’s okay. I don’t have a good gut feeling about the dude though. Maybe he can grow on me. I am certainly open to him changing my opinion of him.
We finally have a quarterback to plan the future with. As much as I loved Andrew Luck, he screwed this team for a few years. And I understand why he did it. But it set this franchise back a few years. We almost had to fall on our face to have an opportunity to draft an Anthony Richardson. But we are finally moving forward, and this is the Anthony Richardson era.
I feel good about our defense and I’m so happy that Jim Irsay kept this team together. I felt it was the right way to approach it after we fired Reich, and Irsay pulled off a very creative way of keeping this team together. We added the press corners we need to evolve this defense.
We have quietly improved the receivers room a lot more than people might realize. It will show up early in the regular season. Adding McKenzie and Downs… We just haven’t had that level of play on the inside. And Ballard kept going big. I believe it was a flaw in his concept of building the team. We can’t have a bunch of outside guys only. Maybe that’s what Reich wanted. It’s hard to tell. But the philosophy was messed up. I have a theory that Ballard and Reich never had the same vision of what a receiving room should look like. That’s why you guys saw me pleading for us to draft guys like Hunter Renfrow. I’m happy that Ballard has corrected the ship, and realized that quicker guys working over the middle of the field are essential to the modern NFL. They put pressure on a defense and open up the playbook. Over the past month or so, our receiving room went from one of the worst in the NFL to at least middle of the pack. That’s a huge jump.
Our offensive line will be better. I believe Ballard has learned a valuable lesson to never allow more than one starting lineman walk in an off-season. It was crazy to think we could pull that off. Ballard has taken accountability for that and he owns it. That’s one of the traits I love about Ballard. He recognizes his mistakes, and he owns them.
This team has some potential. It might not be overnight. It might take us a couple of years. But we have the building blocks we need.
I agree with pretty much everything you said except for your moderate enthusiasm for AR.
Personally, I want him to prove he can be a pass first (only?) QB by year 3, maybe 4. Otherwise I hope it's obvious, by then, that he doesn't belong, so there's no thought of a second contract.
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2 minutes ago, AustinnKaine said:
man im so happy that we have a mobile QB now.
Nothing at all.
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How freaking sad.
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23 minutes ago, coltsfan1967 said:
Some people feel college statistics aren’t a reliable indicator of how a player will perform at the professional level but history indicates that they should not be ignored. Consider the statistics of four quarterbacks the Colts picked in the first round of the draft and signed: Art Schlichter, Jeff George, Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. Their college statistics were a fairly good gauge of how well they performed as professionals. Two who had really good college statistics did well as professionals and two who did not were less effective. It’s true that football is a team sport and college statistics aren’t foolproof as a predictor, but they need to be taken into account.
Art Schlichter
College Statistics
52.3% completion 7.9 yards per attempt 4.8% interception
NFL Statistics
45% completion 5 yards per attempt 5.4% interception
Jeff GeorgeCollege Statistics
58.8% completion 6.3 yards per attempt 3.6% interception
NFL Statistics (skewed because his statistics improved after he left the Colts)
57.9% completion 7 yards per attempt 2.8% interception
Peyton ManningCollege Statistics
62.5% completion 8.1 yards per attempt 2.4% interception
NFL Statistics
65.3% completion 7.7 yards per attempt 2.7% interception
Andrew LuckCollege Statistics
67% completion 8.9 yards per attempt 2% interception
NFL Statistics
60.8% completion 7.2 yards per attempt 2.5% interception
Here are the statistics for the top five quarterbacks in this year’s draft.College Statistica
C.J. Stroud69.3% completion 9.8 Yards per attempt 1.5% interception
Hendon Hooker66.9% completion 9.5 yards per attempt 1.3% interception
Bryce Young65.8% completion 8.8 yards per attempt 1.3% interception
Will Levis64.9% completion 8.0 yards per attempt 3.4% interception
Anthony Richardson54.7% completion 7.9 yards per attempt 3.8% interception
Hooker it is, then.
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1 hour ago, ChuggaBeer said:
Whatever position that is right above Irsay.
Some think you're already there.
Unfortunately, there's no authority, nor salary. The good news it that there's also no responsibility.
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1 hour ago, csmopar said:
And notice how they showed they went to each of the top 4 QBs pro days? That was done on purpose
Yep, it means we're not taking any of them.
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Is Jared back yet?
j/k
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3 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
We should have traded up for Fields or Mac Jones. The Bears were one spot ahead of us, and they traded up from 20 to 11 for Fields. We could have slightly beaten that offer. We had a choice of either, whether you want the scrambler in Fields, or the pocket passer in Mac Jones. We took Wentz lol.
Time will tell, but I think we dodged a bullet with both of those guys.
And, I believe Wentz was on Franks urging, and convincing Chris and Jim he could make it work out, and that led to his dismissal.
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10 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
You defend this FO as much as anyone on this forum. You would go along with it and convince yourself he is doing the right thing if we sign Lamar after he did the presser for signing him.
Players such as Mahomes, Allen, Hurts, and Burrow have proved the team is about one guy at the QB position and Ballard is wrong. That was a lie Ballard said a long time ago to excuse the loss of Luck and pretend like it was no big deal. That worked out real well didn't it?
Well, if by 'defend this FO as much as anyone' you mean I don't trash them at every turn, O.K., but know I don't because I don't pretend to know why every decision is made. BTW, you don't know either.
THAT and I don't have control over every decision. BTW, you don't either.
That said, actually, I ponder if I'm watching next year if we pick up Lamar or Richardson. I'll likely start out watching and see if it's as bad as I anticipate. Ravens fans got used to it, maybe I can also(?).
Mahomes is great, but he has a LOT of supporting cast, as well.
Allen is showing regression. Maybe it's because he doesn't have the supporting cast Mahomes does(?).
Hurts? I don't count one year wonders. If he can do that at least a couple more years, I'll start buy in.
Burrow's career will be short if they don't get him better protection, and they could use a better defense.
And, I'm certain Ballard's comment was long before Luck's retirement, or injuries.
I don't think he was being disingenuous, and I agree with him on that thought.
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9 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
Lamar is the only thing that would save this team at this point.
Opinion stated as fact.
10 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:I could respect Ballard if he went after Lamar, but knowing him, he's vehemently against this.
I'd lose respect for him, not only because I DO NOT want Lamar, but Ballard stated very early on after his hiring, that the team should not be about one guy, and I agree with that, and brining in Lamar at the rumored desired contract demand is putting it about one guy.
Now, that aside, how about we swap this years, and next years #1s with Kansas City, and gain a decade of #2s, or players to make up the difference.
Then offer Lamar a contract the Ravens may not want in exchange for our next two #1s.
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9 hours ago, Goatface Killah said:
Im willing to have a discussion but if you're just gonna troll you should just move on. Im not easy to bother.
Nope, just wanted to point out that you dismissed someone else's take on Lamar as speculation, but you're doing the same.
You have one good year to base your defense of him to go on, but that has nothing to do with the future, and I see his successful record as being just as much to do with the team as his talents.
Another mentioned he may be a top 6 - 7 QB in the league. I agree, but think that says more about the decline of the talent at the position in the league as opposed to his ability to play the QB position. I see him as a wildcat guy who's going to continue to get hurt, as is the case with most all, if not all, running QBs.
Considering a running QB for a $2m fully guaranteed contract after is incredibly difficult for me to justify. Actually, I couldn't justify the 'guaranteed' part for pretty much anyone, at any job. Not at that rate.
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Just now, Goatface Killah said:
Well he has a better chance at a Lombardi than Will Levis.
Speculation
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25 minutes ago, Goatface Killah said:
Yeah and then the season happens, youre picking 8th next year and you have to give up 5 really high future draft picks to move up, and thats IF the team with the pick even wants to trade it. And they most likely wont.
Yep, all speculation.
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7 minutes ago, Goatface Killah said:
Thats the cost of aquiring a QB who is 26 and has a track record of winning games and performing at a high level tho. He has an MVP at 26 years old. How many guys in the draft this year will accomplish that? Probably none. And how many times does a 26 year old QB with a league MVP even come available? Never.
Is that any worse than having a QB who cant win in the NFL and wasting a couple years trying to figure that out?
I dont think it is.
I'm convinced.
Trade far enough back in the first to pick up a first next year. Trade some firsts to move up and get a QB next year and save 200m.
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1 minute ago, Aaron86 said:
Honestly we don't really know what Jim wants. But a proven player like him would elevate this team. In a big way.
Your view of what he's 'proven' is different than mine.
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3 minutes ago, danlhart87 said:
Woohoo 200 pages
Which of these would surprise you most
1. AR15 plays year 1 and plays well
2. Young has the longest career of the 5
3. Hooker is the best QB of the 5
4. Levis turns into a top 10 QB
5. Stroud becomes a MASSIVE bust
2 then 1
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The only thing that's confusing is the inability to understand that they keep this under consideration.
There's a couple of options.
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