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Looks to me like a future New England Patriot.
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A great takeaway from watching the video is Luck having 10 cadences at the line of scrimmage, just so that he can get those extra 10-15 yards per game.
Just about everyone interviewed within the Colts organization has said that Luck is goofy, but he is a fiery competitor and a leader. We've all seen it on game day. Luck is a competitor with an insane will to win.
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Austin Collie
Stokely
Dallas Clark - as a receiving TE
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Looking at how Ballard has assembled the receiving Corp over the last 2 years, it appears that he’s more of a height + speed guy. Just about everyone he’s brought in has been 6 feet or taller.
I personally believe that for Reich’s quick passing, ball retention offense, a receiver with lateral quickness who can get open immediately is more valuable than a straight line speed guy.
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New England’s defensive philosophy:
1) Pay for the premier CB in the game (Talib, Revis, Gilmore) and hive him lock down the other team’s #1 receiver.
2) Bracket the teams #2 receiving threat (receiver or TE). This makes the QB have to rely on his 3rd option and hold onto the ball to find an open receiver.
3) Attack the QB, stop the run on the way to the QB.
On offense, ideally, they would like to have a true #1 outside receiver that can spread the field and allow the slot receivers and running backs to work the short routes. NE places a great emphasis on short area quickness and YAC, (more than most teams). Most teams are obsessed with big, tall, physical receivers. In the NFL, all than matters is getting open and catching the ball. NE understands this better than anyone else.
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Zach Pascal, 6’2” 207 is basically who we were hoping Fountain would be as a rookie. I’m rooting for both to improve, and I’m anxious to see Cain play next season.
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21 minutes ago, Reality Check said:
Let's say I was a coach and was fired/let go by the Patriots and I decide to write a book detailing all of their cheating ways.
1. I have indicted myself of cheating and will not longer work in the NFL.
2. I make millions of dollars by selling my book, only to see it disappear in defending myself in court against a Billionaire, (Kraft) who will undoubtedly take me to court to defend himself and his franchise.
3. snitches and ditches...and all that.
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1. Spy Gate did happen - no doubt about it.
2. Deflategate did happen - no doubt about it.
3. The NFL changed the rules on how a DB can make contact with a receiver after the Pats DBs molested Colts receivers for an entire game. That did happen - no doubt about it.
"When the NFL rule-makers cracked down four years ago on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive players to try to open up the passing game, the move widely was viewed as a response to the rugged way in which the New England Patriots had played defense on their way to their first two Super Bowl titles." - Washington Post
4. The NFL did change the rules on intentional substitution confusion.
"The Ravens were * the Patriots got them on a couple big plays using substitution confusion. The competition committee decided to ensure the Ravens wouldn’t get fooled again and made it illegal for a receiver/running back to declare ineligible and line up outside the tackle box."
There's n doubt that the Patiots ARE cheaters. Your assertion seems to imply that players from other teams would walk into the Patriots facilities and see rampant cheating left and right. In all reality, the players from other teams would join the Patriots and see a hard working group of players, which I do not doubt that they are. They would not see deflated game footballs, or know that the coaches were implementing tactics that were bending the rule book.
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1 hour ago, GusFring said:
Luck needs to go home and rest and focus on improving.
He needs to go home and not play football so he can get better at football?
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1 minute ago, Legend of Luck said:
Lol, that's exactly my point.
Let's say we draft a CB high. Then maybe Quincy develops more. Then maybe Collins turns into a beast again. There are possible outcomes where he ends up, still playing great, but as our 5th guy.
Honest question: In your scenario, everyone is developing while Desir remains stagnant. If you follow Desir's career path, he started out as a guy who bounced around on a few teams, stuck with the Colts and really developed here. What's to say that Desir doesn't continue to develop, maybe at an even greater rate than the others you've mentioned?
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On 1/17/2019 at 5:21 AM, lollygagger8 said:
Plus the Colts will get Doyle (stud) and Cain (unknown but looked good before injury) back. Not to mention whoever Ballard goes after in FA for WR and/or draft.
Also, now the Offense knows the system right out of the gate, and aren't learning a new one. How many times has Luck had to learn a new system?!
Reich has a year of play calling under his belt to see what was working and what wasn't and can use players strengths better since he's had a year to evaluate.
The arrow is up my friends.
Agreed. Even with this new offensive system, Luck and the Colts led the league in 3rd down conversions. This of course, greatly helped the offense sustain drives, but also as importantly, kept the defense fresh.
Hopefully this continues, and with more familiarity and more reliable weapons, the offense can get even better.
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I have a few thoughts if it's NE vs NO in the Super Bowl:
1. Should Indy change its name to New Indy to have a better shot at the Super Bowl? (kidding of course).
2. So many people will be rooting for Drew Brees, because he's likable and people hate Brady.
3. Brady will rip our hearts out and WIN, beating Brees.
4. As if it wasn't already, the debate of who is the GOAT will be over.
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1 minute ago, Smonroe said:
As far as lessons learned, how about blocking that backside rusher on a run play? (I know they were too fast for our linemen, but maybe TE or Hback help. It happened too many times not to make the adjustments.
Still think we we need a power RB, someone about 230, to complement Mack.
The plan was to have the TE block the back side rusher, however, the execution was horrible. Ford is much too fast to have the TE block the edge rusher, while lined up on the opposite side of the rusher. If you watch Mo Allie-Cox on the first offensive play for the Colts, you'll see what I mean.
Look at the play at the 10:00 minute marker.
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2 minutes ago, LJpalmbeacher2 said:
Ballard was part of chiefs staff that brought in less than choir boys. And here he's brought in Jalen Collins.
Maybe it's more of a issue of the money that a Brown/Bell would want?
But this team needs speedy playmakers to be brought in. It doesn't have to be Brown/Bell, but definitely some.
The Choir Boy thing is blown out of proportion, IMO. Ballard did state that he would take certain players into consideration, even if they had issues in the past. It just depended on the situation.
For Antonio Brown, you would have to give up draft picks and then pay him his salary, which I think is a package too costly, especially at his age. We'd essentially get the down side of his career.
If we could draft Antonio Brown, I'd be all for it, regardless of his diva attitude.
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2 hours ago, JMichael557 said:
Let’s look at the pass plays
1st Series
3rd and 3 Luck hits Ebron in the stomach, and he drops the ball. (Luck’s fault Ebron DROPPED the ball?)
This is not Luck's fault and a catch by Ebron here could have gotten the Colts to a better start, obviously. It would have extended the drive and given Reich a better opportunity to showcase his original game plan.
Quote2nd Series
1st and 10 the ball is batted down because KC defender grabbed Nelsons face mask (a serious penalty) shoving his head back and forced himself on top of Luck, this trend of illegal hands to the face would continue all day).
2nd and 10 batted down, again hands to fact forcing the Oline to retreat into Luck
- Every QB deals with balls batted down here and there, however, this appears to be much more of an issue with Luck, than any other QB, including a much smaller Brees. I agree about the KC defenders and the hands to the face, but Luck cannot continue to throw right at the defenders. See how Mahomes avoided doing this. He used different angles to throw the ball. This might seem nit-picky, however, he did have 4 batted balls in 1 game.
3rd and 10 Pass to Pascal who could not get any separation and the defender knocked the ball away. (Lucks fault for lack of separation?)
- No separation by Pascal, but it also means that Luck threw it to a receiver that was covered. Ebron was open in the flat to Luck's right. He had better options and elected to make the more difficult throw.
3rd Series
2nd and 16 Pass to Hilton 10 Years
- This was a WR bubble screen at the LOS. Sure, it's a pass, but really, it's an extension of the run game.
3rd and 6 Pass to Ebron who instead of continuing to run stops short of the first down marker. A play that should have gone for 8 yards goes for only 5 (Luck’s Fault Ebron stopped running?)
-Completely Ebron's fault. Did not help Luck or the team.
4th Series:
The rest of the plays noted here are within 2:00 before the half and the Chiefs played prevent defense. So in essence, Luck completed passes when there was no real pressure in his face. I expect our MVP caliber player to handle pressure better, and not just be able to complete passes against prevent defense.
1st and 10 Pass Ebron 21 Yards
1st and 10 Pass Inman 12 Yards
1st and 10 Pass Ebron 4 Yards
2nd and 6 Pass Rodgers 11 Yards
1st and 10 Pas Inman 14 Yards
1st and 10 Luck on a nine-yard scramble (Of that’s right Luck never ran this game)
MISSED FIELD GOAL
2nd HALF
1st Series
1st and 10 4 yard pass to Rodgers
- This play illustrates why many Colts fans did not think Luck played well. Rogers ran a 5-yard out. Luck threw the ball to the ground and Rogers dove to catch it. Luck turned a simple 5-yard out into an adventure.
2nd and 6 10 yard pass to Inman
- 5-yard in route with good zip. Good pass by Luck, good timing, good footwork.
1st and 10 Ebron DROPS 5 yard Pass
-Another vintage Ebron drop. Luck felt pressure, moved up into the pocket, escaped to the right side and threw a good pass.
2nd and 10 Roger DROPS 9 yard Pass
- Luck has time, steps into his throw and Rogers drops it. Good play by Luck.
3rd and 10 Pass in the flat to Rodgers are short, looks that ball slipped. Rodgers was not getting the first down even with a good pass
- Again, another low, wobbly pass that Rogers had to dive for. Yes, Rogers was not going to get a first down on this play. It's the optics here that matter. This is a throw that a high school QB will routinely complete, yet, with all of his struggles this day, Luck missed this throw.
2nd Series
1st and 10 20 yard pass to Inman
- Luck had time, good footwork, made a really good throw to Inman.
Note Mack with the big run called back by a holding on Smith that DID NOT OCCUR.
- I hated this penalty call. That was not holding.
2nd and 17 11 yard pass to Hilton
- Good throw under pressure. Hilton knew that due to down and distance, the Chiefs would be in zone defense. He sat in the zone in the middle and Luck found him there.
3rd and 6 Luck was sacked. Glow allowed the DT to come straight for an uncontested sack.
3rd Series (Following fumble recovery)
1st and 10 Bare Miss to Hilton (Several Hands to face on linemen)
- This was a deep out pass from Luck to Hilton. For many QBs coming out of college, one of the main things GMs consider is, "can you make the deep out with good velocity." Luck lobbed a deep out instead of rifling it there, before Hilton got to the sideline. This was a bare miss because Luck threw a lob pass. We've all see Luck make this pass before, with much better velocity.
2nd and 10 Strip sack. Our entire Offensive line collapsed.
4th Series
2nd and 7 Luck Scambles for 7 yards and a 1st Down (Running Again)
1st and 10 Incomplete pass to Hilton who was covered
- Luck had nowhere to go on this play. No fault to Luck.
2nd and 15 Ball batted down (once again big push with hand to face and face mask, you can see the neck of O-line pushed back as far as possible “very dangerous”)
- Another batted ball.
3rd and 15 Pass to Hilton would have been first down. Miscommunication Hilton turned inside, and Luck threw outside.
- Not sure who's at fault here, but when T.Y. turned inside, he was open. The ball went outside and should have been picked off. Defender dropped an easy one here.
5th Series
1st and 10 Luck threw the ball away as he was being sacked.
2nd and 10 Luck throws the ball short as he is falling backward because of Pass Rush.
- Luck held onto the ball and couldn't find an open receiver. The D-line continue to get closer and closer to Luck. Luck went to his check down and threw the ball short, skipping it to Wilkins. Maybe he intended to throw it away, but again, the optics of this is another throw that short hopped the intended receiver. Luck shook his head after the throw, indicating he made a poor throw rather than a throw-away.
(Run for first down)
1st and 10 Throws a perfect ball to Ebron who fails to come back for the ball and the defender “catches up” if Ebron comes back to ball it is either a catch or interference. Luck could not throw the ball in front of Eborn as KC has a safety over the top. Throw the ball out in front and its intercepted.
- We disagree here. Ebron ran an out-and-up and had beat his defender by 5-yards. Luck completely under threw him and Ebron did stop and come back for the ball, but the defender caught up and made contact with Ebron. Had Luck led Ebron, it would've been a TD. The safety would not have been able to make a play on the ball if Luck had led Ebron. The safety was too far inside providing over-the-top coverage for TY, who was running a post.
3rd and 9 Ball batted down. Once again blatant hands to the face to force guards backward. (I am sure Colts will file a complaint with the league)
-Another batted ball. In each of these instances, the defender is right in his face, yet he keeps trying to make throws when there is not a throwing lane. He has to take a simple side step, and then throw.
4th and 9 Pass to Rodgers for 12 yards
- Good throw to Rogers in a tight window.
1st and 10 Pass to Hilton for 29-yard Touchdown Great Throw and Catch.
6th Series
- By this time the game was well out of reach. The defense was in prevent mode. I fully expect Luck to complete passes when they are not pressuring him.
2nd and 1 Pass to Hilton for 10 yards
1st and 10 Pass to Ebron for 4 yards
2nd and 6 Pass to Ebron for 17 yards
1st and 10 Pass to Rodgers 3 yards
2nd and 7 Pass of 25 years to Fountain who DROPPED THE BALL.
Thanks for a thoughtful post, and it's clear that it took a lot of time and effort. Well done.
I am of the camp that thinks Andrew did not play well yesterday. I would like to explain why I feel this way, and I'd like to point out that I did re-watch the game, and I watched certain plays multiple times. My response is in an effort to have conversation and not be adversarial for the sake of having an argument.
I'd like to state that the O-line was dominated by the Chiefs. They played their worst pass pro this game, mainly due to the incredible push and rush by the Chiefs (and hands to the face multiple times. League should look into this). Also, the receivers struggled to get separation and had issues with drops. Ebron also had multiple drops and mental lapses. ALL of this led to Luck also playing poorly, and throw in that fact that the defense could not stop the Chiefs offense, it placed an incredible amount of pressure on Luck. But we have seen Luck with a bad O-line, sub-par receivers, and a poor defense and still play at a high level. Yesterday, unfortunately, Luck too was a part of the problem and not a part of the solution (which he normally is).
Please see some of my comments above:
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Just now, Boiler_Colt said:
I stand corrected, I saw a much different stat on Twitter before the game. Shouldn't ever listen to twitter I guess.
No worries.
I even went back and looked at his 2016, 2015, 2014 stats and they were similar. I felt that you were correct, but the stats clearly state otherwise. Overall, Luck is a very good QB. He just had a really bad game this past weekend.
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I feel like there are 2 types of people:
1. People on this forum that want Bell/Brown type of signing.
2. Ballard - and those who understand him.
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5 minutes ago, Boiler_Colt said:
No, what I was saying it when you look at his stats on his throws in yardage tiers he has always had a lower passer rating on passes thrown 0-5 yards downfield and behind the LOS (i.e. a screen pass). He was third in the league in rating and % on passes thrown 20+ yards downfield. Historically, the short pass his his worst by rating.
Here are the statistical breakdowns, (splits), per ESPN stats. If you scroll down to Air Yards, you'll see that Luck is actually fine throwing behind the LOS and within 1-10 yards of the LOS.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/14874/andrew-luck
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32 minutes ago, Mel Kiper's Hair said:
All of the talk about Ebron's drops this year are greatly exaggerated. According to NBC Sports Ebron had 6 drops for the season. That tied him for 7th in NFL. Granted we don't want any of our pass catchers in the top 10 in this category but the posts saying he has 25 drops are taking it a little too far.
https://scores.nbcsports.com/fb/leaders.asp?type=Receiving&range=NFL&rank=232
It looks like the team as a whole had 28 drops for the season. This was 3rd in the NFL. Again not a category we want our receivers in the top 10 in.
http://hosted.stats.com/fb/tmleaders.asp?type=Receiving&range=NFL&rank=232
All that being said, I am still happy with this season and excited about the future of Indianapolis Colts Football!
Regarding Ebron's drops, it was the nature of the drops that led to the exaggeration. Ebron's drops were the kind that hit him directly in both hands, when he was wide open, and he would drop it.
Then he would go on to make an insane, contested catch for a TD.
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3 hours ago, 21isSuperman said:
1 week ago: Luck is back! Future MVP candidate, looking better than his old self, gonna take over the league
Has 1 bad game: Luck's career is over and he has a noodle arm.
I understand that Luck had a bad game and the frustration that comes with that, but to call his arm strength or even his career into question after one bad game is complete nonsense. With a full offseason coming up, I think it's very realistic to expect Luck to have a great season next year.
I agree with this in general. We've seen the tides turn really fast on this forum.
It was the degree to which Luck stunk in that playoff game that bothered me. He wasn't just bad, he stunk. He was SO bad.
Of course, it wasn't just Luck. It was also the receivers, TE, O-line. All of their sub-par play resulted in a horrible game by Luck. And when Luck didn't have 5 batted balls at the line, and he finally threw a pass, the receivers dropped it or ran horrible routes, or Luck short-hopped 5-yard passes.
It was bad all around, and we've seen this before in years past. But the difference was that Luck was able to rise above it and lead comebacks. This week however, he seemed to be part of the problem and not a part of the solution.
I don't think it means anything in the long run. Luck is fine. But it was a horrible way to end a fairy tale season, as if we got the alternative version of how this was supposed to end. It was like if Cinderella's evil stepmother cut off her feet and she never got to try on those glass slippers.
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The Patriots, an outdoor team, practice outdoors. Shocking.
The Colts, an indoor team, practice indoors -- except for when they play an outdoor team. Then they practice outdoors.
Nothing to see here folks.
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I'm very interested in seeing what happens in Free Agency. I have a feeling that although we have a ton of money, we will not be big spenders.
We'll bank the money in hopes of signing our own players moving forward.
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Just now, deedub75 said:
The Chiefs D had a part in that.
Sure they did. Agreed.
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Just now, ReMeDy said:
Does this look like a nerd to you?
Okay, maybe.Nerd, yes. Wimpy? No.
Marcus Johnson
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Interesting to me that you did not include Z. Pascal on your list. He started out the same as the others during training camp and worked his way up to earn a spot on the 53-man roster over Fountain and Ishmael. I think he belongs on the list at least. To me, Z. Pascal has shown what we hoped Fountain would have shown.