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Yes it has. But it's not because of Steichen's playcalling. It's because of talent discrepancy between their DL and our OL and our QB has the awareness of a capybara.

THANK YOU! I can't believe what I'm reading here.

I have no idea what you guys are talking about... this is NOT a Steichen issue. Steichen has called a great game so far. We have scored 21 points against the best defense in the league with a FG blocked and 2 strip sacks that lead to TDs for the Browns. This is NOT a Shane Steichen problem. This is execution and talent issue.

The call is not horrible. The execution on the other hand... Also... why are you paying the biggest salary to a kicker if you are not going to use him in close games? This is nonsense. None of those were Shane Steichen problems or "horrible calls"

What a game by MHJ. I don't think we will have a chance to draft him. Even if we wanted to trade up for him, I don't think anyone would be trading out of that pick.

Good post and the bolded kind of explains both why you don't seem too enthused about Jeudy and why he's not having the success many were predicting for him - he does have good speed(though not game breaking), he is a good route runner... but he also does lack physicality at the catch point and has some issues with drops. So... from the things you list as very important in today's game for WRs, he proabably only has speed, though not game changing speed and route running. For me it's really weird to see us pursuing a WR who will need to get paid while we have our own and better receiver waiting for contract too. I don't see Ballard paying two of them at the same time...

It's 11M in dead money and it might actually grease the wheels for a higher pick - i.e. the team getting him will be getting him on a better deal, the Colts would be getting a better pick. But again ... I do NOT think this will happen.

Yeah, I remember when Ballard was talking about having a talk with Buckner about not asking out like Gilmore did last year. Which to me sounds like there was a possibility Buckner was going to ask out. Now 9 months later, with the starting QB sidelined and his running mate at DT suspended, this team's contention ambitions are getting suspended for one more year too and Buckner is getting close to the 30s and his prime is being wasted on a team in waiting. By no means do I think this is certainly going to happen, but I do think there is not an insignificant chance it does happen.

I think I agree. This is more about what I think we should do than what I think Ballard will do... although... I still have weird feelings about how that extension was handled and makes me think twice...

Yeah, those rumors plus the rumors of Ballard asking for receivers in return for Taylor, might indicate that we are looking to add WR... Jeudy is definitely a possibility. I still don't know what to think about the chance of Ballard paying not one but two WRs big money next off-season. Just doesn't strike me as Ballard-like... Does AR's surgery change anything?

Irsay's kinda wild

I still think we should trade Taylor... dark horse candidate - I think it's possible Buckner asks for a trade.

Oh great! Black... just in time for us to bid our farewells to this Colts season.

Agreed on the no real excitement part. Disagree that this team has playoff roster. We have SEVERE lack of talent(or young guys we still don't know about) at some of the most important positions and you cannot be a serious playoff contender with those types of holes IMO. I guess a great QB might drag this team to the playoffs like Luck used to, but I don't think this roster is close to contention.

Fingers crossed for quick and full recovery. Next year becomes as important for his development as this year was supposed to be. We already saw some signs of improvement and hopefully that trend continues after the recovery.

It's not a "problem in the locker room" in the traditional sense. But there is a distinct lack of positive leadership IMO. All on their own those things might not mean much and are more about personal responsibility, but when they start piling up and when you have problem after problem after problem with players that impact your ability to compete in the league, IMO there is something lacking.

The leaders of the team are the same. And it's not one player. Ryan Kelly was the one that lied to Zak Keefer about being vaccinated. Leonard was another vocal leader... There was a reason this team was the least vaccinated team in the league. It was not just Wentz.

This locker room has been complete and utter failure for a while now. Lack of leadership(or nagative leadership) on multiple levels. This whole thing started to disintegrate with their response to the pandemic - the worst team with their response to the pandemic, a team captain lying to media about being vaccinated, then they all got sick for the most important games and % the bed in TWO "win and you're in" games for the playoffs... then the %show of a season last year... then a player caught betting... on his own team, then another player caught with PEDs... There is just something lacking in this locker room.

Wow... I have no words... just ... wow! This season keeps getting worse and worse

If I'm not mistaken Frank was talking about how involved and present Tepper is even during the off-season. I don't think this is specifically connected to them losing. He just seems to be the 'involved' type.

Do we have a WR on this roster who can make that catch?

Colts higher ups were disturbed too... one might say Frank broke Jimmy.

I hope you are right. IMO there are players that will succeed almost no matter what circumstances you put them in. And there are some that will fail almost not matter what circumstances you put them in, but the vast majority are influenced by their environment, luck, etc. Lets hope AR has more good things on his side than that negative of this injuiry and he can overcome it. With that said... I don't know what the Colts do if my some chance they end up in position to draft Williams or Maye...