[Big Daddy Liscomb]

Great story!  Thanks for sharing that. I love reading about the great Colts of the 50s and 60s.   That is the most I ever read about Big Daddy.   I think too often people act as if the Colts came to be when Peyton Manning was drafted or when the team moved to Indy, so it is nice to give them more material to read about great Colts.

[Finally a offense scheme that fits LUCK]

I am glad too.  Luck is good enough to play in any offense, but bombs is not his strongsuit.  The WCO will fit him much better.

[Hal Hunter and Tim Berbenich]

I love the hires.  I have to say that it drove me crazy the guys pooping up on Caldwell or Dungy's staffs.

[Andrew Luck interview on ESPN - Colin Cowherd]

He cracks me up because he has such a goofy, nerdy laugh.  And he always says "Yeah, no" when answering things.

[Why The Colts will Win A SB Within 5 Years]

Flacco is a system QB with a big arm.  He is a second tier QB.

 

The Colts will win the Super Bowl within 3 years

[Colts of the "past"]

How could we forget Bubba Smith?    "Big Boy my Bubba..." Loved the commercials with his Mom.

 

I will add Lydell Mitchell to our list.  He had his best years with the Baltimore Colts.  

 

I also like to bring up Joe Washington.  While he was only with the Colts from 1978-1980, he epitomized the term All Purpose Yards. He was really one of the first guys that I remembered as a true specialist in terms of punts and kick returns.  I always refer to his big game in a rainstorm on MNF.....I thought I remembered against the Jets.   I was WRONG...it was the Patriots.  Here is an excerpt of his game from Wiki:

 

His most memorable performance was on September 18, 1978 in Baltimore's 34–27 victory over the New England Patriots onMonday Night Football, when he had a hand in three of the four touchdowns scored by the Colts in a fourth quarter in which both teams combined for 41 points. He helped lead off the scoring by throwing a 54-yard option pass to Roger Carr. Washington followed that up with a 23-yard touchdown catch from Bill Troup. Washington broke a 27–27 deadlock by scoring the gamewinner with a 90-yard kickoff return in a rainstorm.^[1][2]

 

^{Joe and Lydell were exciting......}     ....and loved Bubba!!!  

 

Joe Washington's performance against the Patriots you brought up was the single greatest performance I have ever seen by one player in one game.

[Randy Moss or Marvin Harrison]

Randy Moss is physically the most talented receiver I have ever seen.  Even more than Jerry Rice.  However, a couple of things knock him down a bit. His willingness to take plays off.  Secondly, he had a few years there with bad QBs/Oakland where he did absolutely nothing.   I think had Moss played with the 49ers as Rice did, he would have been the greatest ever.

 

So I would say Marvin Harrison was consistently the better receiver.  But Moss had far more ability.

[Colts of the "past"]

I don't thing age necessarily has to determine your favorite players.   I never got to see John Unitas play, but when I was in 2nd grade I read a book called "Johnny Unitas Ad The Long Pass".  That is what got me to be a Colt fan.  So the first time I watched the Colts, Bert Jones was the QB.  I love Jones to Roger Carr.  Or Glenn Doughty.  The Sack Pack of Fred Cook, Joe Ehrmann, Mike Barnes, and John Dutton.   Bert Jones was an amazing QB.   I also loved Curtis Dickey, Randy McMillian (The Big Mac Attack), Raymond Butler, Duane Bickett, Jon Hand, Jeff George (Yeah, I was excited they got him), Chris Hinton, Jim Harbaugh, Lamont Warren.  Thats to name a few before the Manning era.

 

I would encourage any younger fans to go to youtube and search for the Colts.  Watch Unitas and Jones play.  They were amazing.

[As it turns out.]

It was nice to see Luck not have to throw every pass at least 20 yards.   I think next year he will be a top 4 QB with Pep's offense.  He was totally miscast as the new Daryl Lamonica.   He is so good, he put up good numbers.  But that was not his thing.   He will do much better in the new offense, I believe.

[Could Vontae Davis Potentially Be Our Best CB Ever?]

No offense, but I think that is like saying that TY Hilton could be our best WR ever.

 

Lenny Lyles

Ray Buchanon

Eugene Daniel

Bobby Boyd

 

Ray Buchanon was very good, as were the others.  I think Davis has a long ways to go to catch up with these guys.

[Jake Long]

I really don't see Grigson going in that direction.  By comments he has made and his short history, he prides himself at getting players under the radar that are good players.  I don't see him going after big name, big salary free agents.

[Saturday switches to afc for one final snap with Manning [Merge]]

Yeah, that was very cool and touching.  Doing it one more time.  Reminded me of when John Unitas ran out in a Colt jersey one last time like 5 years after he retired.

[NCO offense...]

Multiple Super Bowl winning offense

[Donald Brown Discount Double Check]

Those commercials aren't even fun.   It sucks when you watch a game and have to see them 20 times.  At least most of Peyton's stuff was funny.

[Jeff Saturday to retire after Pro Bowl.]

Not only the one day contract, I hope Jim Irsay has a front office job for him.  Obviously, he has outstanding leadership and communication skills.

[Your free agent wish list...,]

Elite LG

Elite C

Elite RG

Elite RT

 

Please Mr G make it happen :}

 

I think this sums it up better than any post I have ever seen!

[Aqib Talib]

You gotta give the Pats credit.  They traded a 4th round pick for him.  But since he becomes a Free Agent, they will get a comp pick back for him.   So they really won't give up that much for him.

[Andrew Luck is Average at Best]

I am sure he also thought OJ was innocent as well.

[luck is to manning as who would be to brady?]

I will go out on a limb here and say Ryan Tannehill.   He throws similar to Brady, has great upside, and if they surround him with some receivers, he could be really good.

 

RGIII is a running system QB.  I wouldn't put him or Wilson in that discussion.

[Armond armstead signs with patriots.....]

Apparently he wants to be on "next years champion" every year, which is what the Pats have become.   Now, if they get their videotaping back....

[Looking back a little on the Ravens playoff loss....]

I was thinking this same thing today.  The Colts actually didn't do that bad considering what the Ravens went on to do.

[Any news on Armond Armstead?]

I guess he wants to be next years champion every year then on the Patriots.

 

What do MTV and the Patriots have in common? Once you take away the videos, they lose it.

[Why not see if you can get a 2nd rnd pick for Fleener?]

While we are at it, we could probably get a 4th rounder and Kirk Cousins for Andrew Luck.

 

Seriously, who comes up with this stuff???

[Wes Welker in Blue and White.]

I don't understand these posts about adding Welker, Wallace, or Reed.  In the case of Welker, why do we want to break the bank on an old slot receiver?  We already have a Wallace clone in TY Hilton.  And Reed is too old.

 

When has it ever worked that a team goes out and signs high priced free agents and succeeded?  See Daniel Snyder.

 

Didn't you notice we have no offensive line?   We have receivers.

 

While you are at it, how about we sign Ray Lewis, Tom Brady, and Randy Moss.

 

I hope all the free agent signings are young, under the radar guys who still have upside in positions like OLine, Dline, and corner.  If we are going to add a WR, I hope it comes later in the draft or a middle of the road FA.

[looks like luck won't be playing in the pro bowl]

Happiness is the Patriots losing