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27 minutes ago, rock8591 said:
Have any of you ever of a time when up with which we will not put such?
What is this? Cow Latin?
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On 11/14/2019 at 10:38 AM, Jared Cisneros said:
I think Ballard and Reich have decided to tank, and Adam will be the guy that helps us draft a QB next year.
Please tell me you've changed your mind and that the win today cured you of this kind of thinking.
Adam was perfect today, and his kicks actually looked really good compared to the knuckleballs he's been kicking this year.
Vinny is having a better week than almost every other kicker in the NFL.
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On 11/15/2019 at 10:59 AM, DougDew said:
Currently, they both may be impactful on their specifec team simply by default, because the other players are so bad.
Isn't Kenny Moore considered a top-2 nickelback in the NFL?
What's it say that opposing offenses would still rather throw it at Moore than Hooker?
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I've never been to a game at LOS, so I can't speak to the stadium itself being intimidating or not. But Colts fans know how to get loud to create an "intimidating environment".
The last game I went to was the 2007 Colts-Patriots game (the last season of the RCA dome). Peyton Manning. Tom Brady. Bob Sanders. Randy Moss. Both teams were undefeated (8-0 and 9-0) going into it. The Colts were winning that game for the first 3 1/2 quarters, and the fans got LOUD when the defense was on the field trying to stop Brady-Moss in the 4th.
And I sat next to a pretty cool Pats fan who was very polite. We talked a bit during the down times, so he got to experience some Hoosier Hospitality. I got to experience it all: big-time game, big-time players, enthusiastic Colts fans, Hoosier hospitality, LOUD dome, overall a very good experience (although a Colts win would have made it 10x better!)
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On 11/15/2019 at 12:27 PM, Four2itus said:
My opinion is very clear...life banishment.
On 11/15/2019 at 12:30 PM, RockThatBlue said:Truthfully he should go to jail for that.
20 hours ago, Thunderbolt said:Give him a lifetime ban Myles Garrett used a weapon(Helmet)
These are some very hot takes. It's not like this is the first time this sort of thing has happened in the heat of the moment in sports. It just happened to be a primetime rivalry game on national television.
I've heard of these things (taking a players' helmet off him and swinging it at him) happening in the past when things get heated in training camp without the cameras and the national viewing audience. I've heard of players throwing things at each other in the locker room after a loss.
And that's just in football. Are we going to ban hockey players for life and arrest them for "assault with a deadly weapon" for high-sticking? What about pitchers throwing a 100mph fastball at a batters neck/head area? Is that "attempted murder" worthy of a lifetime ban and jail-time?
Cmon guys, reel it in a little bit.
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3 hours ago, ColtsBlueFL said:
Please enlighten me.
Are you assuming that Garrett knew the ball had been thrown?
I think Schobert saw the ball be thrown, but Garrett didn't, so Schobert backed off, but Garrett finished taking the QB to the ground.
I think Rudolph was frustrated and overreacted, but then Garrett REALLY overreacted, and then Pouncey REALLY overreacted. -
I know one thing for sure: That would not have happened with Andrew "ooh, good hit big boy" Luck.
What was Rudolph thinking grabbing Garretts' helmet like that?-
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Did that just happen?
Rudolph just got hit in the head with his own helmet. Pouncey trying to kick Garrett in the head while he's on the ground...
Wonder what the suspensions are going to be?
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4 hours ago, Chloe6124 said:
I also have no confidence in Reich right now. I don’t trust him. Then the fact they are letting Vinny continue to tarnish his legacy just ticks me off. They don’t seem to care so why should I.
Jiminy Christmas, you're a yo-yo of emotional overreaction.
In a previous post, you said you're "done" with this team. Yet here you are, still posting, still getting ready to watch the next game, and every game after that.
You're obviously not "done", and you obviously "care", so please take a deep breath and reconsider posting this kind of nonsense.
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7 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
with Adam, he's cost us 3 close games
And won us 5 (stop crediting him for losses but not wins), so if we make the playoffs and have to depend on him to win, we have better than a 50/50 shot at advancing to the next round. Not ideal, but I'll take that.
2 minutes ago, shastamasta said:The mistake was bringing him back and not really having a plan to replace him.
^This^ Hindsight is 20/20, but the smart move would probably have been not putting all your eggs in a 46-year-old basket...
But we hitched our wagon to this old mule, so let's crack the whip and ride off into the sunset!
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Just now, Jared Cisneros said:
If Adam is responsible for 5 wins, then every kicker is responsible for every win on every team according to your line of thinking.
Well, I'm using your logic. If people are going to blame kickers for losses because they missed kicks in close games (which everyone does), then yes, they also have to give credit to those same kickers when they make kicks in close wins. Not every win, because blowouts by 3 TDs make kicking a non-factor, but in almost every win, the kicker is responsible for the winning points.
3 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:Adam is the worst kicker in the league by a wide margin. That is fact.
I agree. But this year is probably the worst year for kicking in general. Kickers are losing games for their teams left and right.
Here's what's important: The Colts Still Have A Winning Record And Are In The Playoff Hunt. Quit looking six months ahead you draftnik, focus on Dec-Feb.
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Just now, Jared Cisneros said:
If we're geniunely trying to win still, we wouldn't keep Adam. It's been proven he isn't good enough. All keeping him will do, is ensure that we will lose every close game where we depend on him.
Not true. Vinny helped us get wins this year. You can credit him for 3 losses, but you have to give him credit for 5 wins. So we will win more games than we lose when we depend on him. If it continues, we're 10-6, and probably in the playoffs.
3 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:I think Ballard and Reich have decided to tank, and Adam will be the guy that helps us draft a QB next year.
This is just your draft-centric way of thinking. You need perspective. The playoffs are possible, even probable. This league is about Dec-Feb, not Mar-May.
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39 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
Is Reich indirectly saying we're tanking?
27 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:Only thing I can think of is Ballard and Reich are using him to get a higher draft pick.
People keep bringing up getting higher draft picks.
We Have A Winning Record Right Now.
This is not the time to be thinking about the draft, we're in the middle of the actual season. The actual games are infinitely more important than what happens six months from now in the draft.
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Just now, LockeDown said:
I tell you what. You guys quit whining and complaining non stop and I’ll quit my dumb analogies.
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
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Andrew Luck played soccer growing up.
Maybe he can throw the TDs, and make the PATs...
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51 minutes ago, LockeDown said:
So if I have a great family but Uncle Oliver is struggling, I should quit inviting him to family functions for the better of the family? Or we can have his back, believe in him and encourage him. This team claims to be the tightest locker room in the NFL.
46 minutes ago, Myles said:Kind of stretching it there.
Maybe "Uncle Oliver" has been molesting his nieces. Do you still invite him?
Ok, analogy over. Back to football!
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2 minutes ago, DougDew said:
All I'm saying is that Freeney was the 11th pick, and had basically nobody playing around him, yet he made his impact.
We don't need to get into all the specific metrics, but there are some positions where elite performance can be measured in one-on-one matchups instead of the overall performance of the unit.
Take Joe Thomas for example. He was an elite pass-blocking LT. He won his one-on-one matchups regularly, even though his unit was sub-par and his offense was typically abysmal.
Freeney could win his one-on-one matchups and affect games by getting to the QB. Both were regular All-Pros even though their units/teams weren't good at some things.
Hooker has a different role. He's typically not in one-on-one matchups. He can do his job exceptionally well, but if the talent around him isn't doing their jobs, the defense overall doesn't look good, even though Hooker is applying his elite talent exactly as he is supposed to.
9 minutes ago, DougDew said:I'm not excusing the lack of playmaking because of who plays around him. It matters yes, but if it matters a lot, then maybe it simply means that other positions are more important than FS.
Very true. Malik will look bad without a front-7 to help him. It's apples and oranges, but it's kind of hard to do real quality apples-to-apples comparisons in such a team-oriented game.
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1 hour ago, Myles said:
It's not a horrible question. Maybe the spirit of the post was though.
That seems to be an ever-increasing issue on this forum.
It's not that people are wrong in their opinion, it's just how they choose to communicate their opinion.
Unnecessary insults, jabs at the team, venting in the form of lashing out... it gets tiring for us regulars.
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2 hours ago, Mitch Connors said:
By simple definition of their being only 32 teams there are literally several kickers available that are having a better statistical year than he is.
But who's healthy? That's why more than 32 kickers are playing.
But your point is well-taken. There aren't m(any) healthy kickers doing WORSE than Vinny. This is just a snakebit season for the Colts.
Crazy that we're in the playoff hunt.
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10 minutes ago, DougDew said:
I simply don't understand the comparison to Ed Reed....and yes it was made at the time....when the other pieces we apparently need for him to achieve his value were nowhere to be found on the roster then and at any time the past three years.
He was compared to Ed Reed because of his talent. He has elite talent.
His performance is what we are concerned with now. He is showing flashes of elite performance, but you're right, we need to add more talent around him (especially the front 7, like Ngata and Suggs types) to really create an elite defensive unit where he is one of the cornerstone pieces along with Leonard.
Same with Nelson. His talent is elite, and that's why we took him at #6. Luckily we already had Castonzo and Kelly, and added Smith in the same draft. Now we have elite talent all along the OLine, and we're seeing flashes of elite performance. If we have the skill-position pieces to compliment an elite OLine, we can really create an elite offensive unit where Nelson is one of the cornerstone pieces.
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8 minutes ago, DougDew said:
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Its like saying that Nelson is elevated by Luck and JB, Kelly, and AC. And when he has a below average QB, his play looks like its from a fairly average G.
Is the thinking that the position they play isn't really impactful, and there need to be quality players at impactful positions in order for a FS and a G to look elite? It sounds like that's what's being said about Hooker, Nelson, and Reed for that matter.
I don't think they call players all-pros or not because of who plays next to them.
Doug, that's typically the way it works. Elite players are usually part of elite units comprised of multiple very good-to-elite players.
The Ravens defense was elite before Ed Reed was drafted, and it was elite after he left. The players around him allowed him to be elite. You put him on the Lions defense for his career, and his "elite" status is probably put in question because he isn't surrounded by the same playmakers as he was in Baltimore. Reed has the same talent, but is surrounded by lesser talent.
Zach Martin is an elite guard on an elite OLine that also includes a great Center and elite Left Tackle. Put him on the Cardinals for his career, and his elite status might be in question.
Do Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne get Gold Jackets if they're on different teams with revolving doors of QBs instead of playing their careers with Peyton Manning? If Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders switch teams, does Emmitt get the records and the Gold Jacket behind that Detroit OLine? How good could Barry Sanders have been behind that Cowboys OLine?
Just try to imagine Malik Hooker as the FS for the Seahawks/Ravens/Pats/Steelers right now, or Quenton Nelson as the LG for the Cowboys right now. The supporting talent absolutely makes a difference.
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7 minutes ago, Thunderbolt said:
I guess winning is not an option this year. Better "Luck" next year..
How did we win five games "this" year?
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2 minutes ago, CanuckColt said:
We can expect no real change from these guys...change will have to come from Big Jim.
What change would you like to see, and how would you like to see it happen?
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10 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:
Six months until the 2020 draft.
Less than two months until the playoffs.
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This would be the ultimate playoff game
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I like that scenario. But it would be even better if Sheard hit Brady while he made the throw, which caused the int, and if the Kenny Moore int happened when we were tied with like a minute to go.
Then Brissett drives down the field and Vinny hits the game-winner as time expires.
THAT would be perfect.