Mitch Connors
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On 3/17/2019 at 2:21 AM, NewColtsFan said:
Doesn't work?
It already has worked. 2018? 10-6 with a win in the playoffs.
Perhaps Luck has a long shelf life than you think?As for "no good reason"...... we've been over this dozens and dozens and dozens of times, just in the past week alone. And probably hundreds of times since Ballard became GM.
Why do you think you've thought of things that Ballard and his team haven't considered?
You might as well declare that you disagree with it and think Ballard is wrong.
Not to be argumentative and I'm only asking you because I see you take up for Ballard a lot...
Do you (or anyone) think there are GM's that say; "We're not interested in the draft and developing our own players. Only free agency for this team."?
Nobody drafts a player and says, crap this guys a bust but we took him cause we had to even though we dont care about the draft because we're 100% free agency. They dont say that because they all believe they're going to draft their future team but it never works out that way. Drafting is and always will be a crapshoot guessing game. The day that changes is the day free agency wont be required to build a contending team.
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No teams are worried and game planning to stop a guy that may or may not touch the ball. Look at his effectiveness in the games he started when Mack was hurt and see how that changes when Mack is the focus.
Wilkins benefits from not starting games and that would change (obviously) if/when he did start. He benefits from Mack taking the early reps and wearing teams down. He benefits from Mack by not being a focus defensively and the results show that.
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Really happy for him. He made a couple huge plays and has a SB ring now. Even though he may have contributed here that move feels like a win/win now.
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4 hours ago, Cynjin said:
Without Belichick, Brady is a laissez-faire economist?
The "invisible hand" is really aiding those deep passes.
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1 hour ago, colts8718 said:
Would have been nice if they where going to the SB
I was just telling my wife that I would gladly trade the 2006 Super Bowl win for a QB Pro Bowl skills challenge victory by Jim Sorgi (Peyton was playing and couldn't go). So weird to hear anyone say a SB would be better than a PB skills challenge. Guess Im in the minority on this one...
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13 hours ago, Peterk2011 said:
I should've been more precise how i meant THAT good. I often see people talking about him as one of the best receiver ever. I think THAT is overstatement. He is one of the best of his time, but definitely not one of the best ever.
Lets stop this notion right here. Antonio Brown is one of the best receivers to EVER play the game. Im certainly willing to here how hes not a fit in the locker room, contract value isnt worth it and off-field issues but the narrative that he inst THAT good is 1000000% wrong.
For reference Marvin Harrison is widely considered to be in the top 10 (top 5 by many) WRs of all time. Here are the comparisons through 9 years of their careers.
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32 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:
WR - Golden Tate please. Inman should definitely get re-signed, and I know Cain is waiting in the wings (who knows how he'll do) but they definitely need another great WR to compliment TY.
WR seems to be so hit or miss in the draft this is one spot Id definitely try to get an established player in free agency. We dont need a game breaker for $16 mil a year (we have Hilton for that) but we could do much much worse than guys like Tate, Cobb or Williams from the Chargers.
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Let me be CLEAR to the NFL Football World!!!!! I cannot express how happy I am that I no longer watch weather reports dreading the thought of the Colts playing outside.
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Im probably just a cynic but until hes proves otherwise Mahomes is the new Wastson who is the new Wentz who is the new Prescott who is the new Carr. All of those QBs were the best QB to come along in forever because they had an electric start (and that's just the past 5 seasons).
Let me see Mahomes do something for more than 16 games and Ill believe it.
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3 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:
I am not arguing. I was just using your words, that's all. My point is all the players in the NFL know what is on the line and how much money is paid to the winners.
Now if Peyton was putting up his own money it would have been more impressive.
Fair enough, I misread that post - my bad.
Haha, Id love to see Goodells reaction when he found out a member of the Saints coaching staff was paying players in cash.
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35 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:
You said Peyton wheeled in $225,000. like it was his money. The players are well aware of what the NFL pays.
Such an odd thing to argue on a forum. The point is he LITERALLY WHEELED in cash to prove a point and motivate his team. If you and everyone else knows how playoff games are paid then youd know the payout and understand his message without the need for me to clarify his meaning.
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11 hours ago, WoolMagnet said:
We don't wanna get down more than 7 points. Coupled with that, imo, is a fast start like the last 2 weeks.
My concern would be if we get down early and that crowd noise and pass rush gets gong and excited early. If we can get up, even by 3, it will significantly take the pressure off our O and D.
A fast start for us like the past 2 weeks would go a Long way to securing a victory.
Couldn't agree more. Their defense is successful when they can pass rush with no fear of you running because they have a 14 point lead. Rack up the sacks and protect the shaky run defense.
The Chiefs score more 1st quarter points than any team in the league and its by a lot. Super super hard to stop them early but, I agree, that is the difference.
Chiefs 9.2 points 1st quarter. The Rams are #2 with 6.6 points.
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2 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:
$225,000. purse for each winning player?
You expect me to believe Peyton would fork out $11,925,000. ?? Almost 12 million?
Sorry, I find that hard to believe.
Thats from the league. Each player gets a per game payout (these numbers are from 3 years ago);
These are the (cumulative) per-player payouts this year.
Wild-Card Round—Division Winner: $25,000
Wild-Card Team: $23,000
Divisional Round: $25,000
Conference Championship: $46,000
Super Bowl Winner: $102,000
Super Bowl Loser: $51,000Theres the story link.
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Sean Peyton wheeled $225,000 in cash into the Saints locker room with the Lombardi trophy sitting on top and said; "You want this? Win 3 f***ing games."
Pretty awesome if you ask me.
$225,000 is the purse each winning player gets if their team wins the SB.
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"Their raw numbers (The Chiefs Pass Defense) look bad because Kansas City has been way ahead of its opponents for a huge chunk of 2018. Opposing quarterbacks facing the Chiefs have thrown 230 passes on drives that began with their teams possessing no more than a 5 percent chance of winning. No other team in the league faced 200 such attempts this season. This is essentially garbage time, and in meaningless situations, the Chiefs really shouldn't care about what their pass defense is doing."
^^^ Thats from an ESPN article the other day. The Chiefs pass rush success is inflated because they face more passing downs than any other team. On the other hand their terrible pass defense is overstated because they face more passing situations than any other team. BUT their run defense being as bad as it is presents a real opportunity - they're run against less than any team and they're still that terrible (#27 overall). Mack will decide this game IMO.
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Take this for what its worth but I recall this article from a few years back...
"There are instances of offensive tackles continuing to play at a high level in their mid 30s, but they are few and far between. Most elite offensive tackles start to decline at roughly the age of 32 if they haven’t already."
https://www.milehighreport.com/2017/2/27/14724674/age-wall-for-offensive-tackles-nfl
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22 minutes ago, jskinnz said:
Nonsense. Utter in fact.
1) Who cares what people will say on who should have won? The only thing that matters is who did.
2) The Colts want to win this game just as badly as the Chiefs do. There is pressure on both teams to advance to the next round.
Ok man, Im not going to explain how expectation/pressure works. Are you familiar with the words Overachieving and Underachieving?
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2 hours ago, John Waylon said:
What Watson and Miller did to him were the exception, and not the rule. If you think anyone is going to juke Leonard out of his cleats with any kind of regularity you are in for a rude awakening.
That was an exception for Leonard but it still happened and Hill is MUCH more dynamic than both of those players.
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1 hour ago, jskinnz said:
Tell me again how the Colts would have no pressure?
If the Chiefs win do you think anyone will say the Colts should have won this game?
If the Colts win do you think anyone will say the Chiefs should have won this game?
There's a very clear difference in expectations for these teams and that expectation creates pressure.
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3 minutes ago, our_dbs_rock said:
25 minutes ago, HOZER said:
Love that movie!!
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If I were the Chiefs Id put Hill in the backfield as an RB at least 10 times and dump it off to him over and over and over. We cannot defend the RB passing attack and Hill is arguably the best player in the league with the ball in his hand. Id be certain that happens 15 times.
I love Leonard but he got juked out of his cleats a few times by Watson and Miller when they had the ball in space - Hill would do worse.
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I think the Colts win this game. Having no pressure and experience (Luck) is much easier to handle than having all the pressure and 0 experience (Mahomes)
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What is that Jags player (#90) carrying in the picture under their name?
Plus he looks like the least excited player ever to run onto the field.
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33 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:
Exactly, anyone who thinks that Brady deserved to be in the pro bowl over Luck are out of their mind.
I agree if its merit on the field only but thats more about being All Pro. I agree with Superman that this is just an All-Star game and if more people say they want to see Brady than Luck so be it.
I felt the same way a couple years ago when Kobe made an all-star game he had no business being in. The people wanted to see Kobe at an all-star game more than they wanted to see a more productive on-court player and thats fine. But Kobe was nowhere near the All-NBA team that year.
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Free agency is based on the premise that what you've done in the past can be replicated in the future under slightly different circumstances.
The draft is taking something thats never been done and seeing if you can project the future based on a past that is drastically different.
FA is saying this car has run really well on highways for 5 years and 50,000 miles. I bet it will run just as well or better for the next 5 years on city streets. The draft is saying this car looks good in mocks and test track runs and Ill bet we can change a few things with the engine and transmission and make it run like a dream in the city. Both are gambles.