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I do not understand why everyone is so bent on getting a O-line or a RB in the first round, The colts O-line from last year did a stand up job considering they started a lot of rookies and the offensive line coach was changed, Your left Guard was hurt most of the year. Kelly a rookie stood his own ground then you got Haeg at RG with a little weight training could play either play RT or RG, Good who has played RT can play RG if they decide to switch him back to the inside and move Haeg outside. If the colts really need a lineman their will be plenty in the second you have a kid out of Indiana who can play left or right Guard who IMOP is a lot better then Lamp whose primary job was pass protection at IU. He is projected to go mid to late 2nd round. As for RB the Colts can pick one up in the 3rd to 4th round. IMOP the colts need to work on Defense in the first if possible if they do trade down for more picks great all that does is put more horses in the stable for the colts to work with
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WEAKNESSES: Though his agility and balance Mixon accelerates quickly but does not appear to have the elite breakaway burst to outrun pursuit angles from savvy defenders. He can get a little careless with the ball, holding the ball loosely and away from his frame, at times, and fumbled six times in two seasons with the Sooners (including three times against rival Texas in 2016).While muscle-bound,
Everyone talking about his off the field problems but failed to mention that he cannot hold onto the ball. He will not be playing against college kids in the NFL. So I guess their would a problem drafting anyone in the first 2 rounds who is careless with the ball.
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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
STRENGTHS: Athletic mover with twitchy reflexes. Sudden in space with the lower body agility to easily spring in any direction, transition his weight and shake defenders. Instinctively sorts through the trash with innate anticipation and decision-making, hitting the hole with timing and quickness. Excellent zone patience to feel run lanes. Widescreen vision to be picky, but decisive. Gets his shoulders square to the hole and stays skinny. Very smart runner, knowing when to fight for more yardage and when the fight is over. Natural receiver with above average hand-eye coordination and soft hands. Better route runner than several top receiving prospects in this class, using tempo and body fakes to shift gears and separate. Exceptional catch-and-run athlete and fearless on the football field. Impact return ability, averaging 9.7 yards on punts (39/380) and 25.9 on kick returns (57/1,479) over his Stanford career, recording two career special teams touchdowns (one punt, one kickoff). Adequate body thickness and stayed relatively healthy considering he touched the ball 748 times the past two seasons. Rarely puts the ball on the ground with only three career fumbles. Impressive bloodlines -- father (Ed) played football at Stanford (1986-91) and then for 13 seasons in the NFL, winning three Super Bowls; mother (Lisa) played soccer at Stanford (1987-90); maternal grandfather (David Sime) was a silver medalist in the 100-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Remarkable production as the only player in Stanford history with 2,000+ all-purpose yards in consecutive seasons, leaving school No. 3 on the all-time rushing list (3,922).
WEAKNESSES: Adequate build for the position, but doesn't have ideal body armor to live between the tackles. Lacks lower-the-shoulder power and doesn't consistently drive through arm tackles -- unless diving forward, rarely pushes through contact with run strength alone. Quicker than fast and can be caught from behind. Overly patient at times, allowing defenders to reset and make stops. Undeveloped technique in pass protection, dropping his head and lunging. Elected to leave his team prior to the bowl game in order to prepare for the 2017 NFL Draft, which might be received differently by future teammates/coaches. Banged up in 2016 and wasn't himself for a four-week stretch due to injury -- how will he hold up to NFL punishment?
IMOP He can become a every down back but needs work, Do not see the Colts using a 1st on Him
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And this is assuming that all this players that are being Drafted are ready to play at the next level, Everyone knows it will take the players at least half the year to a year to get up to speed with the play book and the speed of the game, I read this forum last year some of the members were ready to tar and feather the rookies for making rookie mistakes. I like what Ballard has done so far in FA he has brought the personnel into the locker room that are not old and are not asking for a lot of money, looking for a starting position and players who are actually good against stopping the run. So far from what I read about the players he has brought it they have a mean streak about them not afraid to tackle.
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IMOP I just do not see what all the hype is about Jim Harbaugh, I have seen what has happened to a organization once he has been their a few years. I Like the guy he is a good college coach, So I really would need a lot of convincing before I can see him as a Colts coach.
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On 12/24/2016 at 11:03 PM, ClaytonColt said:
I'd keep Butler and Adams. We have a lot of spots to improve on that side of the ball and those guys can definitely still play a role.
I'd also keep Thornton as a back up. He's still a young guy, he's not terrible and you can never have too much depth and competition on the o-line.
I think you cut Thorton you have Good who has showed he can play RG and RT, Harrison who can play Guard or Center, Reitz, who can play multiple postions and Blythe who also can play center and Guard they are all better then then Thorton IMOP
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37 minutes ago, austriancolt said:
Fire them after the Jacksonville game or we will waste another year! Colts are lacking talent and there is no progress at all. The Offensive Line is still a mess and we don't have a Defense and we can't accept injuries as excuse any longer.
wrong the offensive line has been doing the job of late. so we need to stop blaming the the line
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IMOP the colts are set on the OL, I think clark can be the new RT he has impressed me the 2 games he has played in you have 3 solid Back ups in Reitz, Harrison and Blythe. Turbin has really come on strong. lets see if Gore leaves and the colts can either draft or find a good backup for Turbin. The colts really need to address the OLB corp unable to pass rush and or set the edege and ILB are looking a lot better still need some guidence in pass coverage for next year, Green is a project and Geathers needs to get healthy, I believe the interior of the defense will be good next year. Need a lot of work in the CB position.
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IMOP the fans have been crying for this type of play calling all year, the O-line would of benefited from this on day one if the coaches came in with this type of game plan.
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I wonder was it due to the three step drop and quick passes that helped slow the vikings down a bit, the slants and the quick tosses to the TE did help but over all the OL did a good job of protecting luck today
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Sorry they could of beat Houston if they would of played small ball instead of the 5 and 7 step drop for a 20 or 30 yard pass to TY and Dorsett. In this game they used Gore and their TE to set up the long throws. If they would of done this last week as many on the forum was predicting they would of done and played ball control they could of won that game against Houston.
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7 hours ago, tfunky14 said:
That didn't make any sense. Of course the players and coaches knew lasts week's game was high importance.
Read the entire quote from the gentleman who was making the comment towards the fans and MR Kravitz. And now let me ask you this if the game was of high importance to the coaches and to the players, And if this team which has played the Texans multiple times over the past few years, And you as a Head Coach already know who the DC is and pretty much know how he will play against your team. Then what was of high importance to continue the same game plan and not at least try and change things. After all the last meeting Luck was Blitzed almost every down and laying on his back. I understand the coaches did not play the game and your right, if that is the case why was Dorsett left in the game.
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I see a lot of good things on here. one thing is for sure the colts QB Luck and the WR for the colts do not Communicate do they actually look at game film or study the defense. Marvin Harrison and Peyton to Reggie Wayne they communicated well. If you study Mannining he would look at the receivers to see where the CB was lined up against his receivers and then he would adjust his calls to either a slant a corner or a out pattern, or even to a run if it dictated it. At the same time his receivers were also communicating back to him. and you either saw hand signals or some sort of eye contact. this was what i observed over the years. Peyton made changes at the LOS. do you rarely see Luck looking to see where the corners are lined up on his WR. To me a 5 yard pass is just as good as a 5 yard run. Luck needs to be able to observe this. He has been playing the same teams in the AFC south for the past 5 years, Granted some changes have been made but the basic defense is still the same. I do not want to put the blame all on Luck, His WR need to help him by communicating you never hardly see them talking on the sidelines talking about a bad play or a good play.
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2 hours ago, tfunky14 said:
Yep, lets listen to a writer and fans who never played a down in the NFL.
Yep never played a down in the NFL But a lot of the guys in this forum, pretty much new what needed to be done to beat the Texans. And the coaching staff did exactly the opposite. So if the Fans who never played a down saw this why did the coaches not see it. Just a observation from a loyal fan for many of years
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I believe this has been going on for a few years now
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well here is the question do they have enough officials on the field seems like they do not. yes the colts did not deserve to win due to their lack of offense. I thought the officials allowed hits to lucks face mask but that is my look on it. TY was hit a couple of times while he was down. No offense looks like dorsett was hit while he was defensless also but then again this what i observed. The colts got away with a few things. This was a playoff game for 2 teams to have officials call the play dead when clearly their was a scramble for a football is wrong,
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4 minutes ago, BCoop said:
The OL still needs another guy on the right side. Even if you think Haeg is a long-term solution, Good and Reitz aren't cutting it.
You could also argue we have a group of receivers that aren't complimentary of each other. The closest thing we have to a possession receiver is Jack Doyle and he's not even on the field every play. Every one else is a boom or bust type player. Hilton is doing his best to make the needed plays, but his size limits him in certain situations. Looking at the numbers, Moncrief should be a perfect possession/redzone receiver but he seems to disappear unless there's a potential TD up for grabs. Dorsett just isn't there yet and maybe won't ever be. Even if he fulfills his potential, I think he's a deep threat only type of receiver.
Defense needs 2 ILB, 2 OLB, #2 CB that can grow into #1, another FS (post-Adams/Butler), 1 DT (Parry should be depth), and possibly another DE if Henry Anderson isn't going to be the same.
This doesn't even take into account whether or not the coaching staff is capable of coaching a real contender once built. To be this late in the process and have this many holes is baffling.
You are right about a RT. truly we need a new LT and move AC to RT will not happen but that is what needs to be done. TY cannot do it alone, allen is injured to much doyle should be on the field more, The OC and QC better work with luck on the concept of a three step drop or getting rid of the ball or putting new plays in to shorten the game a little for him. But other than that your spot on. I am starting to like the 2 ILB we have playing right now they are getting to the ball, they are raw but have some potential
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Just now, IndyD4U said:
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Jim Irsay won't get this memo.
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Their are more problems then Grigson, Yes he has done poorly in FA and draft. But the lack of leadership in the coaching position has a lot to do with it. Each and every week the coaches look at tape of each team they are to play. This is how coaches game plan against a team. But considering the Texans are in the division and the colts play them twice a year they pretty much know the basic game plan. I bligged the other day that the Texans were going to play ball control and run the ball and use the TE. Also I mentioned the keys to the Colts winning the gsme was for the colts to shorten the game due to the last time when the colts played the Texans and Andrew was on the turf, This meant more draws using the RB out of the backfield lots of slants, more or less nickel dime them all day. The coaches stayed with the game plan of playing down field used very little if none running game, no stretch plays always between the tackles. So I am no coach by no means but if I can draw a game plan in my head just like everyone else on this forum. Then why do the coaches for the colts not see the same thing. Luck tends to hold the ball for 5 to 7 seconds to long needed to get rid of it in 3 to 4 seconds. Granted players dropping balls do not help. But still everyone gets the idea here. This is not on Grigson alone he did good on getting a O-line together this last year, they are rookies which will make mistakes. But the coaches have to plan better.
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3 minutes ago, csmopar said:
sorry, that wasnt solely directed at you.
okay misread what you meant
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Just now, csmopar said:
Enough with the injuries excuse. We havent played with a dang when we were healthy.
the question was do the colts have a chance. I said no for one to many injuries would you like me to keep going because i can if you look at my comments in the blog yesterday I made a comment on what the colts needed to do to win this game, they did exactly the opposite. so your right no excuses they have done this all year by playing the wrong type of ball with this type of offense they have. they needed to play a short game more draws, screens, slants. instead of getting luck to hold the ball for 5 to 6 seconds and throwing 15 to 20 yards. So your right no excuses
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No the colts do not have much of a chance to many injuries for one.
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8 minutes ago, JColts72 said:
Who tries to kick a 55 yarder and another 3 for texans
I asked that earlier if that was out of his range and the answer was no. should of punted
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And your reasoning for Good not starting or being in a Colts Lineup again,