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12 minutes ago, The Fish said:
I guess I'll address the "going for the win" spin on this.
That's fine, but from recollection, Lucks reaction to the whole thing was "WE LOVED IT", so it most certainly did rally the troops and it also defied common sense. Going for it on 4th on your side of the field? The down sides are obvious and were realized in that game.
And winning is better than a tie, but the circumstance didn't suggest that winning was just on the other side of that first down- a tie was. And with a punt? A tie. There was a way to lose though and that's what happened.
I'll live with the move, but I didn't like it and I can't imagine it'll happen again, because (drumroll) a tie is better than a loss. Especially in division.
Now here's the middle of the road point. It matters less if they don't get punked by the Jets.
And let's see them take care of Miami.
Surely we didn't get punked by the Jets? Not after the genius (losing) management decision the week before? No qualms with Frank, but all the nonsensical rhetoric about it changing the dressing room tone and making us a better team for it is just baloney. We have improved because of the changes to the Line, and a big improvement in our catching. If these very visible improvements are due to Frank having the guts to go for the win, then I'm a Bolivian chess player with a bad touch of gout.
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2 minutes ago, GoatBeard said:
I thought of this myself and makes this purely a head vs heart argument. Because, I honestly dont think we have 5 wins if we do that. I think that was a very important moment for this team, and has really helped them establish a winning culture with these young players. Thats what is most impressive about what they are doing. Its many different rookies doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
Now, are they doing it because they are just that good or did the coach send them a message in that game that we will not accept anything less than winning here? It was probably a little of both. Mentality is everything, sometimes.
Another way too look at it is it made us take a step back. Throwing away effectively a point vs our arch rivals, when we played so well and gave so much to get back into the game. To support this unpopular view, we potentially played our worst 2 games right after....
I just cannot see throwing away divisional impetus as a moral boosting and galvanising team elixir.
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9 minutes ago, Luck is Good said:
The decision by Reich was the right one. You play to win the game. I’m glad the Colts have a coach who plays to win the game
Poppycock....
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14 minutes ago, IndySouthsider said:
Even if we punted I still think they find a way to score and kick a field goal. Indianapolis wasn’t exactly stopping Houston that day
We had them on the ropes on our 1st OT drive, but punted on. 4th & 2. That's when Reich should have pulled the trigger...
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I hotly disagreed with the Texan OT call then, and I still do now, but it is all water under the proverbial bridge.
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1 minute ago, Lawrence Owen said:
While i agree with you. We don't know if Ballard did/or did not make a play for him and just got beat out.
I believe he did not bid, but I have no evidence to back it up.....
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We are fighting for a wild card because of a relatively weak recieving corp, not because of our running backs. We should have made a pitch for K. Mack if we were going to splash out.
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Ì am guessing some people are not impressed with what he has done. It's that simple. Personally, I'm underwhelmed but optimistic he can push through.
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3 hours ago, Jdubu said:
Boehm seems to be an adequate stop gap for now. Let’s just hope that we don’t have to use him for the rest of the season, rather a game or two.
H could become a legend. You know, like the Legend of Boehm.....
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On a similar vain, I wonder what would have happened to my life if I had only listened to my school teachers........
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44 minutes ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
Did he take a dump on Ballards' desk or something?
Are you twelve?
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14 hours ago, Shepman said:
My only question is why are we willing to take a chance on this kid but weren't willing to with Gordon?
Because Gordon is a rubbish Corner Back....???
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We had a rubbish line for years with Luck. He was sacked a lot. We can clearly see we have decent line now, and he doesn't get touched. Play calling might influence things a bit, but we all know the real reason.
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16 hours ago, Superman said:
We need depth on the OL, across the board. And pretty much every receiver outside of TY is replaceable, so even after we plug in a #2, we need a reliable #3 and some depth there as well.
And I'm being gracious with the right side of the line. If Smith continues to play well at RT, I'm fine with penciling him in, but I'm still skeptical about whether he and Glowinski hold up over there.
I'm also curious what happens at backup QB, but hopefully that doesn't have anything to do with how well the team performs next season.
Sorry, I think you are taking ths 'depth' thing too far. Getting quality players to start is hard enough, therefore it is wishfull thinking to hope for such a complete roster. It's the coaching that can overcome the gaps, not having Drew Brees backing up Andrew..........if you get my drift.
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9 minutes ago, ColtsSouljah said:
This is... interesting. On the one hand, "doctored" video is always a huge no-no. On the other hand, this literally doesn't matter at all.
Glad you are a ColtsSouljah and not a BuffaloSouljah.........
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2 minutes ago, Coffeedrinker said:
No. Ballard has done nothing amazing... he has just done what every other GM has done. If you think about it, most of the team is made up of players drafted or signed by other GMs.
Obviously that is in jest. CB is doing a great job so far, IMO. But he's no Bill Polian.
Bill Schmill......yuck.......
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Dare I say this has been an amazing draft (so far)?
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3 hours ago, aaron11 said:
he had an undisclosed injury
Nothing more painful than injuring your undisclosed......
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Big Eric is doing just fine, a solid pick by Ballard, with perhaps some input from Frank? Doug D on the other hand had won this thread hands down. Amazing stuff sir.
I shall take my leave from this thread now and find more interesting discussions.
Meh.
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12 minutes ago, NewEra said:
And Lewis is back so we can see what we have in him. Not sure how browns could be 1st. Have to check their picks
Read the article.
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50 minutes ago, Myles said:
I hope the NFL decides to drop this dream of a London team.
I have no real desire for it either if I'm honest, but it is not a dream. Goodell will make it happen. His main concern is if the London team makes the playoffs (ie no bye week after to get over the travel).
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1 hour ago, SteelCityColt said:
For a moment there I panicked the trucks had rolled in overnight.
I was hoping for London.....
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On 11/12/2018 at 1:12 PM, kcccolts said:
It makes such a difference even to be talking about play off chances this season, Sunday's game is the clincher in my opinion, if we beat Tennesse I think we will be in good shape, lose and it becomes very challenging. One stat they said on TV last night was that Luck has now gone 4 games without a sack, what change in protection that is. I also think looking back the loss to the Jets may come back to bite us, given their results since that games makes it even more of a scunner to have lost to them.
Anyway, Hope springs eternal (at least until next Sunday anyway).
Not sure 'scunner' is a well known word round these parts. I liked it though......
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On 11/12/2018 at 2:32 PM, lollygagger8 said:
The Colts were one call away from losing that game yesterday. And AGAIN the Defense made Bortles look like an all pro again in the 2nd half. This Defense needs to tighten up quite a bit if they expect to go anywhere.
You can't expect the Offense to have to score 30 points every game just to have a chance for a win.
Why not re the 30 points? We scored 29 in one half versus a decent Jags D....
Colts can be 6th in the playoff race after this weekend (merge)
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Yep. FG'S don't win it on the first possession however. If he wanted to show aggression, that was the time to do it. Just my opinion at the time, and I stand by it. In the long run I expect it won't make a diference.