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6 hours ago, needanoline63 said:
The problem is that we don’t have good defensive tackles and our corners are trash
We got precious little pressure on Carr yesterday. And it wasn’t like all his passes were quick hits.
It’s hard to win in the NFL these days without a formidable pass rush.
That said...it’s only one loss and it came with several key players out. Let’s not overreact.
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1 hour ago, bravo4460 said:
NFL receivers should catch those footballs.
Brissett is accurate and hitting their hands. That’s what matters.
Maybe. But it really doesn’t help our cause if they’ve got too much heat on them.
That said, most of the drops today were clearly on the receivers. I’ve been critical of Jacoby’s velocity from short/medium distance. But he wasn’t too bad on that today.
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9 hours ago, IndySouthsider said:
How do you penalize a team when the game is over?
We have seen in the past where a player gets injured and fumbled the ball to the other team. Should this forgiveness be for every injury?
I’m not arguing that it was a bad call.
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1 hour ago, VaAllDay757 said:
Not the same the game was over when he scored
That may be true. But it makes it difficult for the NFL to defend the call against Neal.
Anybody charged with enforcing any set of rules must make a good faith effort to be consistent. Context can taken into consideration, of course. But, if that’s going to be case, then discretion must be written into the rule.
An example of this would be hanging on the rim in basketball. If the officials determine that a player is hanging from the rim in order to avoid injury to themselves or other players, then it’s legal. Otherwise, it isn’t.
I’m not familiar enough with the helmet rule in the NFL to know if the officials are given that sort of latitude. If they’re not, then they have no choice but to enforce it irrespective of the context.
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3 hours ago, aaron11 said:
There has been a lot of chatter about the personal foul penalty on Neal for taking his helmet off after he was injured. The rule says its a penalty for -Removal of his helmet by a player in the field of play or the end zone during a celebration or demonstration, or during a confrontation with a game official or any other player
He was on the field of play, so i think its hard to be mad at the refs here. Personally im taking that penalty every time, but Eric Ebron and apparently a bunch of colts fans wish we had declined. I posted this just to see a few more opinions on the matter
This is not a difficult call. He violated a rule. His reasoning for violating it doesn’t matter.
If the rules committee wants to enact an exemption for a reaction to injury, they can do that. But, as of now, no such exemption exists.
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41 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:
I am glad he nailed his kicks. It looked like he got things figured out. Hopefully he keeps it going,
1) I wouldn’t say he “nailed” his kicks. The FG hit the upright and fortunately doinked the right way.
2) I hope he does well, too. It’s hard to win close games in the NFL (and all 3 of ours have been) without a reliable kicker.
3) But neither that nor his game today ultimately affect where I stand.
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3 hours ago, Imgrandojji said:
Betting it's gonna be on YouTube
If not, I’ve heard rumors that full game replays can be found elsewhere. But it’s nothing I would ever dare to use.
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32 minutes ago, runthepost said:
Watson is not overrated his first 2 year stats are on par with Russell Wilson and his year 2 was better than Luck’s.
Yeah, Watson’s an excellent QB. Top 10, I’d say. Most of the Texans’ woes are in spite of what he does.
As for the Titans, I don’t know if Tannehill or Mariota is better. But I do know that I’m glad they aren’t our top 2 QBs.
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2 hours ago, EastStreet said:
Not a fan of Mariota, but his issue is he's getting sacked (leads the league by a bunch at 17 sacks). He's got a substantially higher YPG than JB, a similar QBR, and hasn't thrown an INT. In short, I don't see Tannehill as any kind of answer. They need a better OL.
Any team/GM in the NFL who hasn’t figured out yet that offensive production starts up front deserves the thumpings they get.
The league has changed a lot over the years. Pass-heavier offenses gave rise to a high value being placed on pass rush...which requires more value on the OL. Of course, line play has always been big. But it’s never been bigger than it is now.
Nobody understand this better than us Colts fans.
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Either that or the two teams we beat aren’t as good as some people think.
Of course, the Titans did thump the Browns. Maybe it’s just a parity thing.
As far as the AFC goes, I think it’s the Pats, Chiefs....and then everybody else.
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29 minutes ago, EastStreet said:
shocked brady would say good stuff about his buddy...
wonder why Belichick would draft someone to replace, and then cut, such a great QB.
Seriously?
- Brady has a limited number of years left. Maybe 2-3. Maybe 1. Or he could end up Roethlisbergered. Nobody knows. They just know his time is very limited.
- As such, the Pats have to be at least as concerned about finding Brady’s successor as having a workable backup. That’s why they drafted Stidham.
- Brian Hoyer isn’t going to be anybody’s plan for a permanent starter. That’s not why he was there, it’s not why he’s here.
- The Pats clearly felt good enough about Stidham to put him in a backup role while continuing to develop as a potential future starter. So they didn’t feel obligated to keep 3 QBs.
- All this being said, are you suggesting that, unless they cut the QB they just drafted to be TB’s heir apparent instead of Hoyer that they must think Hoyer stinks?
- Are you interested in joining a fantasy league?
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16 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
It amazes me how people can't behind JB. The 1st 2 weeks have been a success. I understand he isn't Luck but it is not like he is Pagel, Painter, Tolzien, or Kelly - last part in bold to give you a laugh
I think it’s possible that somebody can be “behind JB” and also concerned about our QB position. It seems obvious that he was the best QB at our disposal after Luck’s departure. And he’s still young and relatively green with plenty of upside. And he’s played well enough in the first two games to get one good road win and almost two.
But, as far as QB rankings go, Luck was probably top 5-6 and Brissett is more like 17-22. Recognizing that doesn’t make one anti-Jacoby.
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Just now, Myles said:
I agree. The team has looked good so far this year. You don't start an unproven rookie in our situation. If you are the Giants and your team looks like crap and you are 0-2, then it makes sense. If we are 6-4 and Brissett goes down for a game or 2, Hoyer gives us the much better chance at winning a game than Kelly at this point. The ceiling is much higher with Kelly, but so is the floor.
Yep. We’re a team with a fighting chance. Yes, we were almost certainly hurt by Luck’s retirement. But it doesn’t change the fact that we’ve got a lot of good pieces in place....including at QB.
We’re not the kind of team who would consider taking more risks in the present to hopefully hit paydirt for the future.
Kelly is the riskier choice at backup. Hoyer is the safer. And safer is better right now.
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2 minutes ago, Myles said:
His career is 48 TD's and 30 INT's with an 84 QB rating. That is awesome to have as your backup QB.
I would agree he isn't great, but he doesn't "suck".
Hoyer is a prototype NFL backup quarterback. I would feel far more confident with him under center than CK at this point.
But I hope we find a way to hang on to Chad. He’s got a lot of potential.
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I’m a Chad Kelly fan. I think there’s a really good chance we’ll see him getting substantial snaps in the NFL at some point. And if it works out that they’re for the Colts, that’s great.
But I can’t quite get myself to the point where I think he belongs above Hoyer (let alone Jacoby). We have to have a reliable ready backup and Hoyer is by far the safer bet at this point.
I’ve been harshly critical of Ballard & Co. on the PK situation. But not here. I think they made the most prudent move.
Let’s just hope it doesn’t come back to haunt us!
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16 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:
There is nothing more to the story. You guys just have inflated heads when it came to him. With it being wed there is less of a chance a team takes him. He will end up on the practice squad.
I don’t know. Maybe. But there is quite a bit of QB activity going on right now.
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37 minutes ago, Btown_Colt said:
First, I never said any of that in the first two paragraphs. I said it’s not hard to believe that Holder sent that tweet with the intention of implying that Adam just all but said he was going to retire on Monday. That was everyone’s assumption as soon as they saw it. Yes everyone was thinking it was coming anyways, but that tweet helped to confirm assumptions.
I don’t know if he has or not. I could see why he would, but he did say that he hasn’t. Maybe he is a liar?
Let me ask you this, does Robert Mathis leach out at all reporters? Does he have a history of taking to twitter to call people out? This is the first time I’ve heard of him doing it?
Use some common sense. Or believe everything Holder puts on Twitter.
It’s theoretically possible that both of these are true:
A) Holder (etal) quoted AV correctly
B) Vinatieri hasn’t contemplated retirement and meant something else when he said what he said
But I will say that I find it incredibly hard to believe B. It would defy human nature for a professional of Adam’s caliber and pedigree to have gone through these last two games — especially the LAC game where his missed kicks lost us the game — and not have even had a thought that it was time to hang it up...particularly considering all the chatter about it.
I have a natural (and healthy, IMO) distrust of media people. But I do believe Holder here. It would be incredibly irresponsible for a well-heeled journalist to just fabricate a quote. Especially on his primary beat, where he needs to maintain contacts and relationships.
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39 minutes ago, Btown_Colt said:
That could all be true. I just find it odd that Adam supposedly said all of that, as if it were a done deal, then on Tuesday says that retirement has never crossed his mind in the last 48 hours.
I would be concerned if the team wasn’t working out kickers. It doesn’t mean that Adam said what Holder reported.
While it's not unheard of for professional journalists (sports or otherwise) to literally fabricate stories and quotes and such, it's extremely rare. A) it's relatively easy to get caught, and (b) it's almost certain career suicide.
And it's not like this is a complicated story where he's essentially being accused of getting some details wrong (which is not all that uncommon) -- or of proscribing a distorted meaning to a vague or meandering quotation. This is a simple and straightforward thing.
And given that we've heard that Reich (and/or Ballard) is intent on Vinatieri sticking it out, the most likely explanation to me is that AV probably did make a comment either similar or verbatim to what Holder passed along....but, after having talked to Reich/Ballard about it, is basically trying to put the genie back in the bottle.
Ask yourself: given what's happened the past two weeks, is it really plausible that Adam hasn't even contemplated retirement? Put yourself in his shoes. Does that pass the smell test?
Because it doesn't to me. I would think it incredibly strange for him to have not contemplated hanging it up after even just the Chargers game. He lost us the game....even by his own admission. And not by missing 50+ yard kicks. He missed one from less than 30 yards, another from 46, and a PAT. In one game. That we would've won had he hit his kicks.
Use some common sense. Or Occam's Razor.
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21 hours ago, IinD said:
Yeah I think Luck retiring has mentally damaged our fanbase a little.
They would have cut TY and made that unemployed WR Hogan the #1 alongside high character guys like Antonio Brown on the other side with Bell toting the rock with his 60ypg average so far. Forgot to add Kelly as the starter.
There’s nothing deranged about not wanting to risk losing more games because our PK can’t be counted on to hit 23/29/46 Yard FGs and PATs.
There probably is, though, something deranged about wanting to hang on to a kicker with such recent results.
These guys have one job to do. And it doesn’t matter what they’ve done in years past. It only matters what they can be counted on to do on the upcoming Sunday.
This is not a close call and it amazes me there are people who think otherwise.
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48 minutes ago, Btown_Colt said:
Or maybe he twisted or added to what Adam told him?? I’m sure you weren’t there to hear what was said.
Holder definitely made it sound like Adam would be retiring Monday and that we would for sure hear from Adam the next day. But then we don’t hear from Adam and he comes out to say that he hadn’t even considered retirement.
So either Holder twisted/exaggerated what was said or Adam lied. I think I’ll take Adam’s word.
Who knows? There was also a report that Vinny was ready to hang it up but Reich/Ballard we’re intent on talking him out of it. Maybe Holder was right but Adam just didn’t want it shared, and now they’re gaslighting Holder to make it sound like he made it up.
And now there’s a report that we’re working out other kickers. Actions speak louder than words?
It’s a shame this is happening, really. It’s not uncommon when a legendary player tries to stretch out a career beyond their abilities to perform at the highest level.
Shoulda kept Money Badger.
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It’s a shame that difficult roster matters so often become treated as personal. Because, at their core, they almost always aren’t.
You’d be hard-pressed to find anybody in the Colts universe (players, vets, coaches, fans, media, FO, etc) who doesn’t genuinely hold Adam Vinatieri in very high esteem...as a person or as a player. In fact, I’d bet the same can be said for people in the Patriots universe. He means a lot to them, too.
This isn’t personal. Pro sports are about production — not in the past, but in the present and future. The production is either there or it isn’t.
And in Adam’s case, unfortunately, it no longer is.
It’s great that Mathis has his back. But he’s viewing this as a personal affront against a friend and teammate. It isn’t.
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56 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:
Not for those of us that wanted to trade the pick and keep peyton
There is probably nobody in any professional football front office who would’ve made that move. It wasn’t a close call.
And what makes second-guessing it today in hindsight plausible isn’t what Manning went on to do at Denver, but Luck’s whole saga...ending in a shocking retirement.
Just because it played out the way it did doesn’t mean the Colts made the wrong choice. If they had it to do over again, knowing only what they knew then, they’d do it again...and so would any other team.
It’s rare to get a shot at a guy who just about everybody thought would be a franchise SB caliber quarterback. You don’t trade that away — for even a player of Peyton’s caliber who was in his situation.
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9 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:
How many practices have you watched?
In this instance, practices are meaningless.
Good grief, man...in the past three games he’s missed 2 FGs less than 30 yards, four PATs (which are 33-yard kicks), and a 46 yarder. He also missed a PAT in the last regular season game against TEN.
And your response to that is “Yeah, but have you watched him in practice?” Really??!?!!
Who are you...Allen Iverson?
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3 minutes ago, Imgrandojji said:
I don't know, and the people who wanted to move on from Brissett probably don't either, but a lot of them were in the Chad Kelly camp.
It was one of those situations where either solution was probably going to be unpopular. Ballard handled it really well IMHO by picking his guy and sticking with him. I think he would have most of the fanbase behind him whichever of the two, Brissett or Kelly, he picked -- as long as that choice won football games.
I don’t think there have ever been all that many people who thought Kelly should be our starting QB, suspension notwithstanding. I do think a lot of people think he has a good upside.
Starting Brissett was not at all controversial.
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When does Ballard start shouldering some of the blame
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There’s no such thing as batting 1000 in the personnel department...particularly considering that we’re competing with 31 other teams to acquire the best players we can get.
We’re lucky to have Chris Ballard. That doesn’t mean that each and every player he’s drafted or signed is destined for the Pro Bowl.