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3 hours ago, Scott Pennock said:
Last year is over and though they can confidently go into this year with that knowledge, we also play a different breed of QB this year that WILL challenge our entire defense.
Totally, but I understand why they didn't view IDL as a significant need the way that others do, & even with an elite group up front, great QBs will almost always have the upper hand.
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11 hours ago, Irish YJ said:
I've had the same conversation with several buds that are huge fans. We all agree that we like versatility, but we're all afraid of that we might be getting away from bread and butter things. In short we like to be able to run ten different Ds, but we all question for instance if we would have been better served by going after an early iDL to shore up bread and butter. Some times you just need to keep it simple. I don't know the answer, but we'll start knowing in a few months :-)
Last year not a single back rushed for 100 yards against our D, & that included Saquon Barkley & Ezekiel Elliot. I actually think we're on the right track as far as the DL goes, sure, adding some depth there would've been nice, but I don't necessarily view it as a weakness.
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8 minutes ago, WoolMagnet said:
Yea, i watched the Tenn AND Houston games 3 pr 4 times each, but only watched the Kc game live. That was enough.
It was weird how all phases of our team struggled. Literally all.
As bad as it was, our young roster needed to feel the sting of a disappointing season ending loss to put things in perspective. As a result I fully expect a much better performance when we travel to Arrowhead in week 5.
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3 minutes ago, Shadow_Creek said:
So i just finished watching the colts vs Kansas city playoff game for the 5th time and i still dont understand why we played so bad. I accept that we lost yes and i understand there were drops as well. But just seeing the way Kansas city's mediocre defense easily walking through our oline wall keeps me rocking in a corner some nights. I know the colts practiced all that week prior to the game in snow condition's so why was the same team performance that beat Houston not there against the chiefs
Watching it once was more than enough for me, re-watching it 5x seems a little overkill haha.
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12 hours ago, Jared Cisneros said:
Mostly stuff from his final year of college at Temple, his Senior Bowl, and camp so far where he is consistently getting INT's. He is learning the zone scheme quickly and he said the game is slowing down for him already.
As good as he's looked, he has yet to go up against QB1.
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1 hour ago, Scott Pennock said:
Some days I wonder who writes this drivel?
I read that article earlier, he's actually referencing a Bleacher Report article that was written, & is basically disagreeing with it, but yeah, for the first time in a long time our depth is not an issue.
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On 6/6/2019 at 10:46 AM, Superman said:
These are all very dangerous assumptions that you don't know to be true.
No one should be expelled immediately due to an allegation, athlete or not. The allegation should be investigated.
It's also interesting that the panel approach at Stanford resembles the federal grand jury process. A supermajority must conclude that charges should be brought against the accused, it's a private, secret process to protect the accused person (since charges might not be filed), etc.
And at the end of the day, the reason the police didn't get involved is because the accuser chose not to involve the police, not because Stanford didn't report the allegation. If the accuser reported the encounter, then Okereke's fate would have been determined by the legal system. And to be clear, I'm not dismissing the possibility that any accuser would decline to report an encounter for legitimate reasons. I'm only saying that Okereke's situation was handled by the university because that's how the accuser chose to handle it.
You're 100% right. Apparently there are 2 sides to this: folks like myself who are incredibly uncomfortable knowing about this incident, & those who couldn't care less because nothing came of it. At this point, I'm finished discussing it because it goes south so quickly, & there's no real solution, so I'm gonna just root for the kid to do well & hope he doesn't make us all regret it down the road.
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8 minutes ago, csmopar said:
that's an assumption based on no evidence. Plus, every college has their own boards like these and they aren't exclusive to athletes.
But again, the FEMALE ACCUSER chose to take it to that school panel. She chose to NOT take it to police. And he would NOT have to be expelled for police to be involved. I'm not sure where you're getting that notion.
Your posts pretty much sound like you ARE in fact assuming he's guilty. With nothing to substantiate that notion except a 3-2 decision on a panel...
Fair enough. I've allowed myself to become blinded by this whole thing, & I probably shouldn't be such a crybaby about it. Even though this thing has made me really uncomfortable, I am sincere when I say that I ultimately give the Colts' brass the benefit of the doubt when they say that they vetted this situation thoroughly.
This whole incident is in the past, & Okereke's in the league now, so the only important thing now is "can he help us beat the Patriots?"
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45 minutes ago, jmac_48 said:
So an unprovable allegation disqualifies a young man from pursuing his dream and future earnings? Sounds like you are presuming guilt...
Sad state of affairs in the world these days!
Most of the time I respect what you have to say around here, but this is way off target.
Sorry!
You're entitled to that opinion, but let's be perfectly clear about something, if Okereke wasn't an athlete, he likely would've been expelled immediately, & then the police would've gotten involved. Not everyone gets to have their fate of a pending rape allegation decided by a panel of snot-nosed Stanford kids of which "ONLY" 3 out of 5 thought he was guilty, twice.
I'm not presuming guilt, but it definitely sounds like he at the very least benefitted heavily from a very broken system that's in place at almost all universities nowadays.
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30 minutes ago, Buck Showalter said:
Id rather have to defend an innocent son than have to console a victimized daughter...
Its sad that we live in a world where either situations exist...
I hope Okereke is truly innocent...
For me it’s not about whether he’s innocent or guilty, because at this point that’s clearly never going to be proven. It’s about whether someone with this type of allegation in his past deserves a once in a lifetime opportunity like playing in the NFL simply because he has unique athletic talent.
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17 minutes ago, csmopar said:
If Law Enforcement cleared him, this is a non-story.
They were never involved.
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Well this story sure took off.
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1 hour ago, Nulled said:
I'm glad to see that no one is on here calling for his head. It might just be because he's a Colt, but I'm confident our judicial system would have taken action had there been a crime committed. IMHO if this story "blows up" it will be because the media wants clicks.
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2 hours ago, csmopar said:
I find it interesting that she not the school turned this into law enforcement and simply had a panel with in the school investigate it. Something is very odd about that.
That said, innocent until proven guilty. I’d like to know more before rendering an opinion on his character.
Campus police are always involved before actual law enforcement. This story from Notre Dame was a particularly ugly instance of this exact type of scenario.
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7 minutes ago, pgt_rob said:
Not great news but I'll wait to hear what the law says when the time comes.
As far as the law goes, I think this one is a done deal.
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1 minute ago, jvan1973 said:
The Colts knew about this before they drafted him
Which to me suggests 1 of 2 things: they did extensive background research on the incident, & came to the conclusion that it was just a huge misunderstanding or potentially even a false accusation, or, they saw a player that they really liked, knew of the incident, realized it was shady, but still thought he was simply worth the risk to take in the 3rd round, but no higher.
Either way, it seems that through their due diligence they’re not concerned that this behavior will manifest itself during his pro career. Obviously I hope they’re right.
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1 hour ago, MikeCurtis said:
Innocent ....until proven guilty ..........by a court of law
Its a great concept our country needs to go back to.................
No one’s suggesting otherwise, but if this were a draft pick from a division rival, or say, the New England Patriots, I could see the “innocent until proven guilty” crowd singing a different tune all together.
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Not psyched about sharing this, but I figured it’d make it’s way to the forum sooner or later.
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1 minute ago, Chloe6124 said:
It seems Hooker is the only guy who has been in OTA that has missed them in the past. I understand wanting to make sure he doesn’t tweek it worse but come on. Your right that is all we heard how luck with have all spring to practice.
I realize that "it's just OTAs," & that it's technically voluntary, but I don't want to watch this offense struggle to find it's footing the first 6 weeks of the season again, & I have a feeling that they may if Luck isn't out there sooner than later.
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1 minute ago, Chloe6124 said:
Luck really needs to get some work in with Campbell and Funchess. If he misses mini camp also it’s going to tick me off.
I'm officially annoyed. All I heard about from January - April was how this is Luck's first healthy offseason, his 2nd year in Reich's scheme, he has these new fancy weapons, & he's already missed 3 weeks. Not necessarily worried, but I'm not psyched about it either.
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6 minutes ago, IndyD4U said:
This was expected, no? He has to make the 53 first
It was definitely expected, & I suspect that him making the 53 was never realistically going to happen.
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4 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:
Happy that the secondary is doing well but it sounds like Brissett is really struggling.
He hasn't played any meaningful snaps since preseason last year, & he's working with a lot of new faces against a totally new look defense as well. I wouldn't read too much into it.
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4 minutes ago, Shafty138 said:
Wow.... Luck's injury issues and handling of such several years back, really affected some people. Not criticizing, I just haven't honestly considered the possibility that some fans are still shell shocked, for lack of a better term, by the stress of that experience.... I forget sometimes how crazy that whole ordeal was.....
Yeah I'm probably overreacting a bit to him missing OTAs, but you can definitely include me in the "shell-shocked" group.
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hypothetical Funchess question
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I think his experience & Frank Reich's plans on how to utilize him pretty much make him a lock for the 53. I'd be very surprised to see them cut Funchess because Fountain or Cain look halfway decent in preseason games against 2nd & 3rd stringers.