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And they keep coming. An MCL injury is a recoverable one. Nate Irving's certainly is/was. Ryan Grigson's chess strategy continues liken to Bobby Fischer's super computer matches. The guy does not QUIT exploring new venues and avenues to explore. The epitome of hard work. Welcome to the Indianapolis Colts, Nate:)
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Too many to comment on one by one ... So ... Here's my best one that I would like to see implemented to the rules ...
#17 Both teams will have a possession in overtime. It is about darn time to have that in the NFL. Two teams fighting 60 minutes to end in a tie at regulation DESERVE at least one shot at winning the football game. Scoring a TD on the opening drive to end it doesn't give the other team's offense at least a try. This way, BOTH offenses and defensives are on the field in overtime.
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To err is human. To forgive divine. However, the woman should be charged. Stabbing anyone and breaking a limb is against the law, unless it is obviously in self-defense. Forgive? Yes. Forget? Hard for humans to do. Too many criminals getting away with "murder", so to speak. Literally too. Breaking the law no matter how provoked is wrong. Both humanly and divinely. You reap what you sow comes to mind. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between the flesh and spirit nowadays by some of our youth. I hope this woman learns her lesson, one way or the other.
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Where in the heck do people get off spewing nonsense about what anther persons choices are? I can't help but think of Dustin Hoffman's quote in Peter Pan...."I want my war!"
That's really what this is about....isn't it? I want my violence and how dare you change your mind about YOUR life and possibly affect MY life's viewing pleasure. As if no one has had a change of heart about:
Their job
Their marriage
Their career
etc.....
Epiphanies are just that..."an experience of sudden and striking realization". How can anyone state that this young man did not have just that? Regardless, as far the coal miner comparison, one might want to consider options. Perhaps the coal miner has no options...and thus, puts themselves at risk for their family. If that miner had options and still choose to stay their, its there choice...my bet is that they would leave. I am purely speculating, but I would guess that Chris has options.
More power to any individual who chooses for themselves, especially in an environment where the reverse happens to players abruptly ALL THE TIME.
Frankly, I find the negativity towards this young man disturbing.
EXACTLY, INDIGO, EXACTLY!
if you get a chance ... read my post in this thread about that same thing of having options in people's lives and how they affect themselves and others. Your choice IS your choice. No one else's. -
YIKES! Tell me now all you Nay-Sayers of our GM and what he's trying to establish for this team. Ryan Grigson is an intricale part of this organization that touts the line of "EXCELLENT CREATIVITY"! Keep up the GREAT chess strategy Mr. Grigson, et.al. It's gonna be a wild, fun, and winning one. Check, Checkmate, Game and Match. Count on it!
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Incredible! "Blessed. the good Lord" You are the shining example that epitomizes durability in the NFL and now to the other players for our Indianapolis Colts. Keep up the great work ethics that you provide for the entire organization!
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"I cannot over-exaggerate how profoundly STUPID AS HE** that this idea is."Probably in the same manner it embarrassed some fans when NE beat the hell out of us in the playoffs.
Team pride. Dumb *** ideas like this coming from the team is a bit embarrassing. I mean to say.....this idea is so bad, so stupid, so juvenile and patently ridiculous, I still cannot believe this is something that actually came out of our organizations collective mouth.
I cannot over-exaggerate how profoundly STUPID AS HELL that this idea is. It's so bad, I'm wearing a Tom Brady jersey and a Patriots thong right now so nobody thinks I support such foolishly mindless ideas. Yes, I cook pancakes while wearing a thong. Whateva....I do what I want.
Gotcha! (you really are passionate about your opinions, ruksak
like that btw!) However, this is EXACTLY what some NFL fans said way back when at the initiation of the 2 point conversion. Change is not something a lot of people are fond about. It takes time to accept and create acceptability. I know, I grew up in the 1960s and '70s. It will be interesting if the NFL decides to entertain theses proposals.
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Great piece, Kevin!
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THAT is exactly what Colts fans want to hear, Trent Cole! "playing for this organization ... playing for the guys out there who have retired ... that haven't got that Super Bowl". I know that you will be a KEY piece in hopes of making that happen for everyone in Indianapolis. Go get-em, stud!
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Guess I was wrong. ;)
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Glad the Ping-Pong match has stopped. Good-googlie-mooglie.
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They still have to wait for the MRI results later this week to confirm that she is out of the woods for now. Cannot imagine a parent watching their child go through a life or death situation. Prayers to you all. And just blessings. The Stills are a tough act to follow. Wish everyone had their outlook on life.
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they could very be wrong but ESPN said a fifty yard field goal.
Everyone check out Steve Andress article on this @ Colts.com! Interesting.;)
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Read the entire post so far. Here's my 2 cents (literally) and the way I see it.
1. Everyone's entitled to evaluate and decide how they want to make their living. Legal or not.
2. Everyone has to live with "dangerous" choices how they make that living. Legal or not.
3. Everyone has to live with decisions that affect others. (Family, friends, colleagues, etc.) Legal or not.
4. Everyone has to live with the outcomes of that decision. Legal or not.
5. Everyone has to live with the premise of paying penalties or enjoying that outcome. Legal or not.
6. Everyone has to live with the monetary risks or luxuries of that decision or outcome. Legal or not.
7. Everyone has to live with paying life's dues. (Come what may according to those dues) Legal or not.
8. Everyone has to live with the line of "it's my life, and I'll do as I please" mentality. Legal or not.
9. Everyone has to live with criticism and critiques of that mentality as well. Legal or not.
And finally and most importantly to all the above mentioned ...
10. Everyone has to live with the moral compass that has been endowed by a higher power to make all of these decisions whether they are accepted by human beings or not. We do after all live in a country that has been through the entire gauntlet of said freedoms and rights that can go either way. It's up to you! And isn't that the way it ought to be?
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Thanks, Steve! ;),Very informative and "interesting". I'd like to see how the "9" point touchdowns work out. That certainly would entertain a lot of fans who want to see high scoring games. On the other hand, quite a different story as far as a defensive football "grudge match" is concerned. ;) I'll be enlightening to see how this gets played out and implemented by the NFL if approved.
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that quote doesn't say anything about what the Colts were going to do. In fact Philip B. Wilson wrote about that quote in his book and said it came from Manning when the Colts brought him back for one last physical before the draft and according to Mora (the guy who told the story to phil) the Colts had already decided they were taking Manning and didn't want it to leak so they weren't telling anyone including Manning who spent the whole time he was together with Polian and Mora trying to get it out of them and finally said that quote out of frustration because he couldn't get it out of them. Mora went on to say the quote impressed them because it showed a fire they were looking for in him.
There was a major feeling of not knowing what the Colts were going to do with the top pick and while people had to predict most were not confident in their picks and openly said they wouldn't be shocked if it went the other way.
Point taken and understood. ;) However, the "point" I was trying to imply was that most of the country according to ESPN and national football magazines was that Leaf would go to the Colts. In Indianapolis, yes, it was up in the air. I remember ESPN comparing the two QBs and said that Leaf had the bigger size, stronger arm, better NFL team evaluations, and quicker release. "I" even thought the Colts were going to take Leaf judged by everything I could get my hands on from TV, newspapers from across the country and magazines.
Thank GOD I was completely WRONG! ;)
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Been meaning to do this for a few days and have some time so I thought I'd knock this out. Sorry for the crappy video quality, but I don't have any capture cards and am just recording this off of my phone.
I'll do a few parts to this. Today I'm going to focus on arguably the most important traits in a runner.
Patience and Vision:
As we see in the clip above, the 49ers are running a classic power-O play (offset FB and a pulling-guard to the run side) out of their 21 grouping (2 RB, 1 WR, 1 TE).
Gore patiently awaits for the pulling guard (Iupati) to come down and seal off (or at least throw himself in the way) the ILB who comes crashing down. When Gore sees the opening, he powers through the hole and manages to "break" two tackles from San Diego's DBs and manage a 52 yard TD run.
Gore is again running out of the same play as clip 1 (power-O out of 21 personnel). This time an unaccounted for blitzing ILB (Manti Te'o) comes unblocked through the A-Gap and Gore is able to recognize this and use his (still very good) lateral agility to avoid the TFL and continue following his pulling guard to the edge for a 15 yard gain.
The 49ers are running a counter-run play. Gore again waits for his pulling FB to come down and seal off the ILB before getting skinny in the hole and powering through for a gain of 8. "He of which we don not speak" would have probably lost 3 on the same play because of lack of patience.
This is beautiful. Gore keeps himself square to the LOS until the very last second. As soon as #74 blocks off the the safety (#32- Eric Weddle), Gore again shows off that lateral agility and burst to get to the 2nd level.
This is a play where Gore is designed to run behind the pulling guard. He had other ideas. You can basically see halfway through the run where he changes his mind and powers through the A-gap (the center did an absolutely amazing job taking the NT out of the play) for a gain of 8.
This isn't exactly a very noteworthy clip, it's just a good illustration of Gore's "see hole; hit hole" running style. No hesitating.
Gore was lucky that the edge rusher (#91) fell down (or was subtly tripped by Boldin) otherwise this may have been a tackle for a loss. Regardless, Gore takes an advantage of this opportunity and turns up the field for a gain of 13.
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Notes:
Pep Hamilton runs a very similar running scheme to the 49ers. Lots of power and pulling guards. I'm sure that is a big reason Gore wanted to play in Indy.
My favorite thing about Gore is that he understands his own limitations as a runner. He knows he's not going to outrun or run over anyone out there. He understands how to use defenders own momentum and aggressiveness against them to maximize his yardage.
I plan to do a few more of these so stay tuned.
An absolutely incredible post! Info - there. Evidence - there. Non argumentative - there. Creativity - there. Colorful - there.
And MOST importantly - Sensible Colts Fan - THERE!
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Colts are allergic to tackling
That's why Ryan "Allegra" Grigson is putting a stop to sneezing before it becomes asthma!
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Good luck, Trent! Oakland just might be the recipe you're looking for.
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Great story, Kevin! ;) Yeah, Indianapolis IS the place to be with the great mix of veterans and youngsters who WANT to win that end goal of a World Championship! Ryan Grigson, Coach Pagano, Pep Hamilton, Greg Manusky, et.al ... Keep on truckin', partners ... And oh yeah ... Most importantly, Jim Irsay ... All of your pieces are falling into play like a Bobby Fisher chess strategy! GO COLTS!
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You are kidding, right? I remember it very well. Lived in Indy at the time. Leaf wasn't really ever ahead of Manning for the Colts.
Really? That's not what Peyton said ... (in the meeting with Irsay and Polian before the pick) quote from Manning : "Here's the deal, if you don't pick me, I'm gonna kick your butt (and he says ... he didn't say "butt") for the next 15 years. The premise in Indianapolis may have been to pick Manning. However, the rest of the country according to ESPN, Sports Mags, et.al was the consensus that Leaf would go to the Colts. I remember watching the draft on television and a great gasp was heard by all when Indy took Manning.
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Here's another view of the same issue, specific to the Pats. They lost both starting corners, how do they match up against our receiving core now? FA has changed every team and every season starts anew. I agree 100% that NE is the bain of our existence. I like the Langford signing. I'm also perplexed as to how our DLine could be so amazing in some games (Cincinnati) and so horrible in others (New England). In part, our issues are scheme related. I think Manusky needs an advanced level class in New England offensive dynamics. They seem to run a lot of trap blocks/pull plays v our DLine and then Freeman just got swallowed over and over again (not to mention the nightmare that was the softness of Laron Landry). Manusky, nor anyone else, seemed to schematically solve their offensive design. Point is, it's not all player or GM driven. I think the combo of Jones and Langford is quite good. I think we've covered significant gaps in FA which will allow us nice flexibility on draft day.
"Scheme related" Right on the Dime! "nor anyone else, seemed to schematically solve their offensive design." Again, right on the Dime!
Schematic ... aka ... Systematic Football is now the name of the "winning" game in the NFL! Like I've stated numerous times on this forum ... It ain't going anywhere, and it doesn't take prisoners! ;)
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Mike Adams is a "pivital" and strategic part of the Colts defense. Congrats Mike, on your signing with one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL! ;) Systematic football is here to stay! GO COLTS!
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Grigs became head coach of the worst team in the entire NFL just 3 years ago. We had gaping holes everywhere on our team except at kicker, punter, and rush linebacker (Mathis). Our offense, defense, and special teams packages were all altered. IMO, the defense was altered the most -- the defense we had was already horrible, but they were small and built to play fast -- the defense we switched to requires hogs and different skill sets from all players.
We were parting ways with arguably the greatest QB of all time. We were 2-14 and the laughing stock of the league. We were not a place that was attractive to any free agents.
On the d-line, Grigs had the following players when he came here (this is actually probably worse than it actually looks, because many of these guys were no longer considered d-lineman when we were making the switch from 4-3 to 3-4) -- Mario Addison, Jamaal Anderson, Tyler Brayton, Dwight Freeney, Jerry Hughes, Antonio Johnson, Robert Mathis, Ricardo Mathews, Fili Maola -- Mathews was OK, Maola was OK, Freeney and Mathis were forced to switch to OLB -- the rest of that group is nothing to be excited about. Grigs went out and brought in Redding, who was probably the highest end free agent on the line that would have any interest to come play for Indy at the time, and Redding did very well in his role as a temporary stop gap (on the field, but perhaps more important in the locker room being a leader to the young guys). We got RJF, who was also fine for his role, and who we have since released because we don't have the need for him anymore. Compared to what he was handed, our line is exponentially better today than it was 3 years ago.
On the o-line, Grigs had Castanzo, Ryan Diem, Jeff Saturday, Jeff Linkenbach, Quinn Ojinnaka, Mike Pollak, Joe Reitz, Jamey Richard. Jeff Saturday, arguably the best C in franchise history, left. Diem retired. Of all the rest of those players, Reitz is an injury-prone backup and the rest outside of Castanzo are not very good. Castanzo is a top 10 T in the league and for that reason Grigs retained him. Grigs went out and got Donald Thomas who looked to be maybe our best lineman but hasn't been able to stay healthy (a freak injury is not something that can be blamed on the GM).... for whatever reason, Satele stunk here but he was pretty good before coming here and he was pretty good for Miami last year -- we cut ties with him because he wasn't producing, but after Saturday retired, Satele was an improvement to what we had. Mewhort was very good as a rookie, and there is no reason to believe he shouldn't continue to improve. Holmes looked good when he was healthy last year. We still have room for improvement on the line, but again we are much better off with what we have now than what we had when Grigs took the team from Polian.
To think that any GM in the league would be able to take a team from 2-14 with the players we had, totally change the coaching staff and the system that we were using and fix every problem in less than 3 years is pretty difficult, IMO. Not only has Grigs improved our lines, but there are some things (like injuries) people complain about that just can't be blamed on Grigs. Cherilus was a huge improvement, unfortunately he struggled with injury the later part of last year ... Everyone was high on Thomas and he was hurt .. Holmes has struggled to stay healthy ... Art Jones was very good when healthy ... maybe we need a new conditioning coach, but I don't think you can blame the absence of some of these players who are obvious improvements over what we had when Grigs started on Grigs.
Well said, my friend, well said! ;) After the draft and before the season starts (additional moves) people around here are going to be bowing in praise of one ... Ryan Grigson!
if you get a chance ... read my post in this thread about that same thing of having options in people's lives and how they affect themselves and others. Your choice IS your choice. No one else's.
The ONLY rule change I really care about is.....
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However, the teams that are emulating this strategy (I.e. Colts ..et.al) and implementing it are the teams that will be successful from now on. I think you can count on it. The cat's outta the bag and it's not going anywhere. And it doesn't take prisoners.