[Pivotal Player: Frank Gore]

As always it all depends on the offensive line and how well they run block. With all the different starting lineups last year we just never got the running game going. All of out RBs were hit entirely to many times in the backfield before they even had a chance.

Bradshaw and Herron both averaged 4.5ypc and Gore is a more complete in between the tackles RB

[Who do you think our starting safety will be?]

I think lowery might get the start but Geathers can make a strong push and might take the starting role. Geathers imo was the most complete safety in this class, and I think he fits this scheme very nicely

Brings nice physicality with him

Would love to see what Dewey could do as well though

[is 2016 our best shot at a title?]

I think as Andrew gets more and more experience we'll have a better and better shot every year, that being said I think this is our best shot since #12 has came into the league

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

How is that clear? because he took a pee? You realize that is not evidence of anything?

All Anderson had to do when he lost track of the balls (yet more incompetence) was to remove them from the game and make the Pats play with their reserve balls. Then they have the missing balls can take their time and gauge them and if underinflated punish Pats on Jan. 19. That is what should have happened but apparently Walt had no issue letting those balls into a title game for a whole half and also let the Colts play with underinflated balls for the second half as he did not remove their balls even though they came in at under 12.5 psi.

I guess asking for some footballs to be autographed, and shoes to be given to him with a "NEEDLE" isn't proof enough.....

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

Ok, so I will give you my best PR counsel on this. The NFL leaked that it was planning on suspending Brady to gauge public perception. Now that it has seen that perception, it is has now come and said the insinuation of suspension is misleading. This has happened for a few reasons:

1) The networks got to Goodell is said you have to be kidding me suspending Brady for the home opening in which they have paid millions into.

2) Don Yee's campaign these last few days to basically say that Brady will fight this tooth and nail. League does not want a battle with its biggest star/

3) And the biggest one IMO. The report is a pile of poop and the league knows its suspension will not get upheld just like Peterson, Rice and Vilma.

Is brady by any chance related to you?! Cause that'd explain a lot!!

Seriously! He's guilty, just accept it! Anybody that even skims through the wells report can see he's guilty, let alone actually read it! This whole conspiracy thing is ridiculous lmaoo!

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

The fact that he gave the 50,000 yard record gameball to "JJ" and then lied to the NFL HOF about giving it the gameball; not sure how big a deal this is to the NFL and I might be blowing it out of proportion; but to me this shows recklessness and no integrity for the game. I think he should be suspended for the year. But being its Ole' Timmy boy.... He'll get a 4-8 game suspension and have the chance to appeal it.

["Your team cheats"]

Look at the severity for #NoiseGate and #SuckForLuck

Then look at the severity for Spygate and Deflategate!

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

2 games would be really disappointing, in my opinion. Sean Payton got suspended for a full season and he didn't have anything to do with the bounties. I certainly don't expect a full season suspension, but I think 4 games at the very least.

I'm with you on the 4 games minimum thing. But if it is 4 games, my fear is he'll appeal it and get it down to 2 games.

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

Watch it be for 5 games..... And in his returning game, plays the colts

The NFL would do something like this

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

At this point it's being said he will get suspended, and the length should be announced sometime next week

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

^that was in a meeting held between JJ and Brady in the qb room. After the afccg

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

The report says nothing about Brady in relation to the AFCCG. Nothing. There are no texts, no conversations, nothing. All they have is a ball boy ducking into a bathroom. The texts they do have is from the Jets game when Brady angrily told his guys to make sure the refs don't inflate to 16 psi and then you have the ball boy calling himself the deflator. You have the psi measurements prior to the game that were not written down but going off of memory and Anderson "thinks" he used the same gauge for all the balls. Then two separate measurements at halftime with varying psi levels and the science part not able to be completely refuted either. I don't know about you but I think a mediator would have a field day with this.

It mentions that brady acknowledged that the game balls were perfect during the AFCCG, and wanted to give JJ extra time to prepare for the superbowl

[How many td does luck throw this yr?]

If anything below 60td's we should cut him.

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

Polian yesterday said that as you get closer to white lines on the field, cheating is a bigger deal, and this in fact was between the white lines making it worse!

Takes me back to the bounty scandal; although not cheating in essence, it was still between the white lines and look at the punishments that were given out to the staff as well as players

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

Here is my feeling on this.

The report itself will do little to change the mind of many who formed their opinion on Day 1 of the investigation. There are people on both sides of the argument with very strong opinions and we were all waiting for proof one way or the other. The problem with the report is that it left just enough for each side to continue that same argument by using terminology like 'more probable than not'...it leaves that little bit for it's defenders to cling to because in the end, still, nothing was proven. And this is why I think it will be difficult to punish.

Do I think Brady knew about this and was involved? Yes I do...but the fact that he didnt hand his phone over isnt what makes me believe that. That isn't proof. Unfortunately the report stopped just short of actually saying that he did it, and that is what makes it difficult to punish. I will be very surprised if there is any type of suspension...a fine maybe, but how do you suspend a player for 'probably' doing something?

I'm not too sure if you've actually read the wells report; I was pretty bored last night in bed and actually managed to read close to 90 pages of it.... From what I gathered; Brady is 99.9% guilty and had a full awareness; it's just very hard for Wells to prove without Brady's cell phone records. The records between McNally and JJ (John however you spell his last name) talked a lot bout brady "not liking the balls" in other games (seems like this was going on throughout the season) as this was in reference to a Jets game; and how they jokingly we're going to inflate the balls into a balloon. And to hurt his "passer rating" it was also acknowledged that JJ was recievjng some sort of compensation; (new shoes) as they made many jokes how he was getting new shoes and how McNally was doing it for nothing. Also mentioned theirs messages between JJ and JJ's mom on how JJ recieved the 50,000 yard record gameball from Tom Brady and had it signed. Couple days later it was reported that the gameballand gameworn jersey was in the HOF, and JJ sent out couple texts saying "if only the NFL knew" and jokingly saying "I wonder If the jersey is real too". It's also known Tom Brady texted JJ after acknowledging about the "deflate gate" and meeting with him in his qb office. Also in the wells report it says brady was very pleased with the balls in the AFC championship game, and wanted to give JJ enough time to get ready for the super bowl.

There's a lot more but these were just some important facts I gathered up. Seems to me brady is almost as I said 99.9% guilty and would be surprised if not suspended

[McCoy Makes Racial/Inflammatory comments about Kelly]

I heard that it's more of Chip Kelly not liking the "swagger" of certain players

[DeflateGate: Brady suspension expected (mega merge / updated)]

This is gonna get ugly. I still think all the Pats get is a fine and a slap on the wrist

Considering this is the second time this organization has been caught doing something illegal, and the recent heat Goodell has received for not operating "the right way" I'd be shocked and surprised if that's all they get.

[im starting to think media and fans just like to complain]

Problem is our O line can't stay healthy! O line has a lot to do with chemistry! So when people are continuously going out, it affects the performance as a whole! Reason why our left side was so dominant is because we had consistent starters in castonzo and mewhort. Imagine if the other 3 positions were to be stable without injuries! Considering lucks ability to maneuver in the pocket, it'd be almost unbeatable.

Now I understand injuries are part of the game. And if the football gods can be on our side and limit the injury to just 1 linemen, we'd still be pretty solid considering the amount of depth

[Greatest show on turf II ?]

We don't have anything close to Faulk... That fact alone completely derails pretty much the rest of the idea.

While gore is older... I think your underestimating him; watched him play for the past 5 years living in the Bay Area.... And this guy brings it every game; only time he would be stopped was when the niners would go away from the run and start going pass heavy

[Dorsett will wear #16]

Hope he changes it...16 didn't work out so well for a WR last time for colts with Rogers. Plus it's such s wierd number for a WR in my opinion.

Lol Robinson is going to wear #34......

[PFT: Multiple Colts players upset with Dorsett selection]

I can't wait till Dorsett helps drop 40 on the patriots! End all of this non sense talk! The kids a baller! Putting him in with Luck and his clone in TY, along side the other offensive weapons we have! This offense can easily be one of the best offenses ever, If not the best.

[Was this draft the beginning of many defense heavy drafts?]

I think Grigson has done a great job of building this team. I think he focused entirely on offense and building a young offense for Luck to build chemistry with (2012 draft) while bringing in cheap decent options at D with lots of depth. Now that I believe we've solidified the Offense for the next 3-5 years; I think now he'll be focusing on making this D younger and better. We did have one of the oldest D's last year in terms of average age. But some solid players all over. I think now we can expect young guys that can turn into stars for our D. And as we do that, continue to build depth at the rest of the positions

[Opinions on worst Colts draft decision]

Paul Dawson was 1 pick away from us, which we took David Parry with that pick.. Would have been interesting if he was still on the board for us; would we have taken a shot at him?

[Am I one of the few people who liked this Colts draft?]

I really liked this draft, even the Dorsett pick is fine with me due to the fact of how the rest of the draft shaped out.

[What Position will Henry Anderson Play?]

I thought he played some 3-4 with Parry at the nose? Could be wrong