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Grigson has been brilliant so far! I predicted he would get more mid-level young vets instead of one or two big names. I imagine he is not done yet.
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I love it! They are doing exactly as I hoped and predicted they are doing. They are bringing in mid-level young veterans that are under the radar but good players. I would take this bunch over signing a big name any day.
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Colts sign:
OG Louis Vasquez
CB Mike Jenkins
CD Darius Butler
Pass rusher under the radar
Another OLineman under the radar.
I hope we don't get Krugar. I would love both Vasquez and Levitre
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Something that keeps puzzling me. I see where Flacco is the highest paid QB and now they are talking about what Rodgers will get. And Matt Ryan. But the problem I see is the salary cap is not going up as fast as the elite contracts are going up. So they are taking a bigger percentage all the time. I wonder why that isn't being talked about? The elite players talk about setting the groundwork for the next wave of players contracts. But the division is getting bigger between the rich and poor in the NFL. At what point does someone step up and say "Hey, I have enough! I think taking 17% of the teams cap is enough"?
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Harnish was waived then the Colts signed him to PS immediately. He was never on another team.
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I guess I don't really get the argument. The Colts and the Ravens are two completely different teams. Now, Baltimore can say they have had five world championship teams, and that is true. But the fact is, the Colts won three of them and the Ravens won two. And the team that won three is now the Indy Colts.
You could bring instance after instance, but a good one is the Houston Texans and Houston Oilers. Completely different teams. The Texans can't take the Oilers history. That belongs to Tennessee Titans.
As I have said, I am a COLTS fan. I was a Baltimore Colt fan and now an Indy Colt fan. I hate it when they are treated like different teams.
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I am happy for both guys. I think Stanton deserves a shot as a starting QB. He didn't play great for the Lions, but NOBODY on that team did at that point. So Arizona could be a good fit. At the same time, I think Harnish can handle the backup job. He has a good skillset and probably won't see the field much.
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Sometimes I think the people that write these type of predictions spend about 2 minutes watching the Colts and clearly have no idea the makeup of the roster.
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Adrian Peterson
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You guys don't think Carter could play FB?
I think he could. I believe he is a 235 lb battering ram. He is about the same size of former Colt and Bronco FB Howard Griffith, who did a great job blocking for Terrell Davis on the Broncos SB teams..
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I don't think there is another player as valuable in the league, giving Luck's age. But if I was forced to trade for a single player, I would probably trade for either Adrian Peterson or Aaron Rodgers.
Or I could always trade him to the Redskins for five #1 picks
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You forgot JaMarcus Russell and Dick Butkus too!
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That is what I hope they are. Bring in more mid-level, younger free agents that can contribute without breaking the bank. I believe that would be the smart thing to do.
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As I said, the whole idea is that because it is a different city is just silly. The Rams recognize the Cleveland Rams titles. The Cardinals recognize the Chicago Cardinals title. The Kansas City Chiefs recognize the Dallas Texans AFL title.
I say you are a Colts fan or you aren't. What city they are in is irrelevant. If the Colts suddenly moved to Toronto I would be a fan of the Toronto Colts.
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The Colts have four titles. 58.59.70, and 2007. That crap about Baltimore and Indy is stupid. The Rams have been in three cities. Cleveland, LA, and St Louis. The Colts are the Colts. Doesn't matter where they move.
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I love his comment about how he and Andrew Luck will be giving out an award
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I see Peterson won offensive player of the year. I think that likely means Manning will win MVP, since I don't remember players winning both often. I could be wrong.
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AP deserves MVP
We'll have to agree to disagree. I think if you went by the most valuable player in the NFL, Manning would win it almost every year.
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I love it! Sorry Luck didn't win ROY, but that was decided at draft. Now, i hope Manning wins MVP again!
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There's a shock. NOT!! RG3 was annointed ROY the minute he was drafted. Luck could have done nothing to win. When Luck wins NFL MVP, that will be the ultimate!
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Well, I think the poster's point was that Luck was miscast last year. Had Arians remained, I think we would have seen Luck take a beating for 4-5 years until the offense was finally changed. This was the change I was looking for and hoping for. i strongly believe that the offense next year will be much more consistent. The long ball is great last year, but it was very much hit or miss. If the offensive line is addressed, I look forward to Allen and Fleener torching defenses. Good post!
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Amazing era in Colt history. We had , or Baltimore had , 3-4 players that probably were pretty much "freaks of nature" (2 of them anyway) and were considered by most to be the best ever at the position. That being Parker , Unitas , Berry and I would include Liscomb . Parker and Liscomb were just so physically superior to the competitin , whie Berry and Unitas were ... well.. Berry and Unitas.
Thanks for reading the rather long story but I thought it was a humerous , amazing , insightful story. Glad at least one guy was interested enough to read it. I too love to read about the guys I watched years back. I was doing a little research for Bert Jones stuff and found that even though he was probably my favorite Colt , I really didn't realize that injuries just played so much havoc with his career. I knew about the shoulder issue but it seems like the poor guy was only really healthy a few years. Plus I found that he was always at odds with the * Tiger Irsay. That led to the trade to the Rams. Here were a couple excerts on Jones...
The widely respected scout Ernie Accorsi is quoted as saying that if Bert Jones had played under different circumstances, he probably would have been the greatest player ever. John Riggins has been quoted as saying Bert was the toughest competitor he has ever witnessed. On the eve of Super Bowl XLII New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, in discussing his choices for the greatest quarterbacks of all time, described Jones as the best "pure passer" he ever saw.[3]
I am a COLT fan. I as originally a Baltimore Colt fan, and now and Indy Colt fan. I get annoyed when people act like the Baltimore Colts are a different team. The first time I saw the Colts, Bert Jones was the QB. If you look at what he did in 1976, that was one of the great passing seasons if you take it in the context of the 70s where completion percentage weren't high. I remember Bert being hurt a lot, so Greg Landry, Bill Troup, and Mike Kirkland got to play some. It is unfortunate that version of the Colts seem to be overlooked. Joyce, Donavon, Lipscomb, and Marchetti were great. But Dutton, Cook, Barnes, and Ehrmann were pretty darn good too. Dutton and Cook were dominate. They didn't keep sack stats them but Fred Cook was like Richard Dent.
I am always up to reading about great Colts. That was a very good story and I appreciate you posting it. Good choice with Bert Jones being you favorite player. It almost seems unfair that one franchise can say they have had John Unitas, Bert Jones, Peyton Manning, and now Andrew Luck at QB. I cannot think of another NFL that can boast QBs of that level.
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I don't know why we would consider high priced skilled position free agents. We have WRs and capable RBs. It is Olinemen, DLinemen, and cornerbacks we need. So I would definitely pass.
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I think Harnish is the guy. I know he has no experience, but he has great ability. Plus, Luck is like a block of granite back there. I really think a backup to Luck is like a backup to Manning. Unless Luck goes down with a neck injury that requires a fusion, we really don't need to worry about backup. That said, I love Harnish's ability.