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    Highest graded linemen after 5 weeks

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    1 hour ago, EastStreet said:

    Where are the peeps that always say PFF is trash?

     

    In all seriousness, Nelson is making AC's job much easier. Not saying AC isn't playing very well, just saying he's getting a huge boost with Q being next to him. AC's career likely extended several years, and his bank account got fatter the moment we drafted Nelson.

     

    Braden should probably get more love. He's doing a good job at a position he probably shouldn't be playing. I'd love for us to draft a AC's eventual replacement in the next year or so, and let Braden move back to guard while AC's replacement develops at RT.

    Nah. As that famous saying clearly states; "if it ain't broken, no need to re-invent nor tinker with it....."

     

     

    Colts QB Andrew Luck spent the day hanging at the team’s facility

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    28 minutes ago, CF4L said:

     

    Neither is hitching your horseshoe to someone who would want to come back to the team after he quit on you two weeks before the season began with very little explanation as to why. How could you ever trust someone who did that? He could easily leave your team high and dry again. Either you're all in or not when it comes to the NFL. Andrew isn't and that's fine but the Colts need people who want to be there. Jacoby may not be as talented but he's all in and effective at the job for that alone I would take him over Andrew Luck to QB this team.

     

    This game is not only physical its mental too talent only goes so far.

     

    That being said I don't see this scenario happening so its a moot point.

    So you think CB would agree to have him back without some form of due dilligence? 

     

    None of us know the real storyline behind his retirement, so I would trust CB and Irsay to make the right decision.

     

    But as you say, it is not going to happen, so moot.

    Colts QB Andrew Luck spent the day hanging at the team’s facility

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    21 minutes ago, Narcosys said:

    So is that you're thing, just saying wrong without contributing anything else? 

     

    Any comparables that you bring to support your claim that I'm wrong?

     

    Just cause he's worth more to you doesn't mean that's his market value.

     

    Keenum traded for a 7th rd pick, so I'm sorry but JB is not 6 rounds better than Keenum. Colts are a much better team than the Redskins, so if Keenum can do what he's doing on the Redskins, he'd do just fine with us.

     

    I may be wrong, but you're clearly the farthest from the mark.

    I beg your pardon. I was responding to a cropped quote. I thought you were talking about Luck. No more to be said.

    Ballards Drafting Prowess - Since it was knocked Recently

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    4 hours ago, DougDew said:

    Every GM has his hits and misses, and its not about draft picks exclusively.  Its overall use of capital.  Adding players, letting others go, churning the roster.  Hits and misses. Alternative choices, and none of us know what those really are.  Its really pretty pointless to strongly praise or criticize any GM, because so much of his success depends upon things out of his control.  JMO.

     

    Henry Anderson and Denzelle Good are players from the old regime that are playing well for other teams. Scheme matters, but could we have saved the money we're paying Glow and keep Good?  Hard to say.

     

    CB has hung on to Geathers way too long, where having a proper SS improves the defense by alot, as we see.

     

    A GM takes the opportunities he's presented.  He picks Smith at 37, calls him the last available starting caliber G, then the player works out to be a pretty good RT.

     

    He sees Ya-sin at 26.  Thinks he, or a similar player, will be there at 34.  Because its all good at 34, he takes a trade from the Skins that's probably under compensated relative to that draft value chart, but making the trade gets you the player and a lot more capital than holding out for incrementally more capital to make the trade fair.  He then gets that extra capital by moving down from 46 to 49 to get a 5th round pick and the player he wanted at 46.  Its was all good then, and now the Skins are 0-5 and it makes CB look like Ghandi.

     

    You can nitpick Hooker and his replacement Odum.  Factor in that Hooker was pick 15 and Odum was an UDFA, and you have to wonder what our overall FS play and availability would look like if we could get a much more talented Odum at pick 40. 

     

    Nelson was pick 6.  CB skipped a trade.  While its great that Nelson pancakes guys, the play in KC where Mack runs up the middle after Nelson blocks two defenders shows why he's great.  He pushed the first guy out of the way, then shielded the second defender several yards past the LOS.  If he pancaked the first guy, fell over and laid on him for 3 seconds, Mack would've probably had only a 5 yard gain.  While a G obtained in a trade down, say pick 20 quality G, probably could not have pancaked the first guy, he may have been able to push the first guy out of the way and shield the second guy too. 

     

    What do you want to get for the capital you spend?  How often can you really use that extra talent in a meaningful way?

     

    This is where the nitpicking comes in.  But that doesn't really weigh much when it comes to evaluating if a GM drafts well or not, in a broad sense, especially when none of us know the alternatives.  As the roster churns and it improves over time, then the GM is making good decisions, IMO. But pointing out nitpicks isn't the same as hate, as some might choose to interpret it.

     

    Thanks to @Scott Pennock for putting the post together.  I wasn't meaning to come off as critical of that effort with my first post.  It was more about there not being a real need to do it, IMO.

    I see you mentioned Ghandi. Did you know he got really bad feet wearing those flip flops. And he had a bad diet which left him malnourished and gave him bad breath. Yup, he was a 'super calloused fragile mystic vexed by hallitosis'......... 

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    Takeaways from KC

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    I agree, if Hill was playing, the score probably would have been different, but how different will never know. Like saying if we had recieved the opening kick off, the game would have ended differently.

     

    Moot point really.

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    Colts QB Andrew Luck spent the day hanging at the team’s facility

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    2 hours ago, buccolts said:

    We'll, I'm guessing a lot of us are going to be finding out what Cludeo is soon.

     

    You in marketing?

    Super.

    I believe it is called 'Clue' in your parts......

    27 minutes ago, csmopar said:

    It will be a distraction because now, all over the football news world, the media is spinning up return rumors and questions

    Management ploy to gee up Jacoby a wee bit.....

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    Colts QB Andrew Luck spent the day hanging at the team’s facility

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    7 hours ago, Smonroe said:

    Here’s my fantasy scenario:  Week 10 and the Colts are in the hunt for the division.  They’re playing solid D and the running game is strong.  They look like a sure SB contender. 
     

    Then tragedy strikes, Jacoby is injured and out for the year.  
     

    The guys on the team convince Andrew to come back and “manage” the games for them. The team isn’t on his shoulders, but everyone thinks they can win the SB with him steering the ship.

     

    Hey, a guy can dream, right!

    My fantasy is very similar although instead of Luck making a comeback, I am sitting alone at home watching X-Factor, when the doorbell goes, and it's Beyoncé, Katie Perry, Heidi Klum and a few of their friends, asking if they can come in for a game of 'Celebrity Cludeo'. You know, "Natalie Portman, in the Library with a Candlestick.........

     

    'Wake up BHC, your pizza is here........'

    Castonzo having his Best Year

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    5 minutes ago, AustinnKaine said:

    What? 

     

    You think that because our generation franchise quarterback got to keep his signing bonus that it will now be common practice in the franchise? No offense, but that is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen a seasoned poster on this forum say.

     

    You cannot compare the two. Andrew Luck's love for the game was sucked dry by Grigson and Pagano who were hired by Irsay. Due to Irsay ultimately being at fault for what took place, of course he isn't going to go after Luck  for money. 

     

    I just cannot see in any way how you could think that this would be the trend for any following contracts. 

    Well, the current trend is to let em keep the signing bonus.....so maybe not so ridiculous......

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    Colin Cowherd on Colts-Chiefs

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    3 hours ago, Imgrandojji said:

    You don't have to evaluate the Patriots based entirely on what they do this year though.  Like I said, this is a veteran team, most of their guys have years of experience in the system, and even last year's rookies now have Superbowl experience.

     

    I mean sure they could play a let-up game against us but I bet the coaches don't let that happen.  And you can count on Brady to go ballisstic on anyone who tried to take next week's opponent lightly.  It's part of what they are and why they can do what they do.

     

    If we want to beat them we're going to have to become them.  The good news is Ballard has laid a good foundation to do exactly that.  The bad news is that we're going to need to wait until we have those years of experience before we can really trade evenly with them.

    Utter garbage. 

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    Colin Cowherd on Colts-Chiefs

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    3 hours ago, Imgrandojji said:

     

     

    It would take a miracle.  The pats are a veteran team that has decades of experience in the playstyle we're only just now getting acclimated to.  nearly every facet of the game they beat us straight up on experience, and Belichick is one of the few head coaches I don't trust Reich to be able to outmaneuver.

     

    We have a big advantage in OL.  It's the one area I can definitely say we're better than them.  But the Patriots are like 6 deep in quality pass rushers.  It's gonna be war in the trenches between our OL and their DL, and their secondary is second to none right now.  Scoring points on that team is legit tough no matter how you try to do it. 

     

    And the Patriots have a pretty solid rushing attack too, about a match for ours.  Mack is better than Michel, but James White is basically the player Hines hopes to become someday and I'll give Burkhead a large edge over Wilkins, so their depth blows the doors off ours.  And we're not nearly as good at containing the run so far than they are.

     

    As for the passing game I'll be charitable and leave that at "LOL!"

     

    Bottom line, the Patriots completely outclass us.  Never say never, Brady does have the occasional bad day at the office just like anyone else, but the Patriots are a class above even KC IMHO.  That defense is incredible.

    Excellent. Even although we are not scheduled to play them (yet), you have us being destroyed.

     

    Sheesh.

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    Official Crow Eating Thread

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    There are certainly more important things in life that sport. Contrary to what a very famous British football (soccer) manager once said: "football is not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that".

     

    I don't think I have ever questioned anyone's fandom on this forum, but as -posters', I do query why some are just so relentlessly negative.

     

    I know I shouldn't get vexed by such behaviour, but occasionally I have a rant. 

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    Tim Hasselbeck called us Contenders.

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    We are inconsistently consistent. To have a chance at a decent playoff run the passing game needs to move up a couple of notches. The threat of our running game combined with our pass blocking should make this achievable if JB and the WRs are good enough. I feel this is the key to success moreso than our defensive capabilities.

     

    Like all teams, injuries will also play a part in post season success. 

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    Official Crow Eating Thread

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    24 minutes ago, Superman said:

     

    For some, it's easy to dismiss criticism as 'making up stuff' or 'pushing a negative perspective,' especially if they disagree.

     

    This is happening a lot right now, specific to Brissett. Saying 'I think JB needs to produce more' is being treated like you're saying unmentionable things about his mother's unmentionables. 

    I am not dismissing criticism. I am criticising phoney statements about stuff which are clearly just not true. I like to see a fair critique, but we don't need it stuffed down our throats in every thread.

     

    To prove my point on being critical, I have just seen Sunday's game and I don't think JB is the long term answer to our QB situation. When we needed some critical completions, he was not good enough. We cannot rely on the oline to trash our opponents every week like they did v the Chiefs.

     

    24 minutes ago, Superman said:

     

    For some, it's easy to dismiss criticism as 'making up stuff' or 'pushing a negative perspective,' especially if they disagree.

     

    This is happening a lot right now, specific to Brissett. Saying 'I think JB needs to produce more' is being treated like you're saying unmentionable things about his mother's unmentionables. 

    I am not dismissing criticism. I am criticising phoney statements about stuff which are clearly just not true. I like to see a fair critique, but we don't need it stuffed down our throats in every thread.

     

    To prove my point on being critical, I have just seen Sunday's game and I don't think JB is the long term answer to our QB situation. When we needed some critical completions, he was not good enough. We cannot rely on the oline to trash our opponents every week like they did v the Chiefs.

     

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