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  1. 16 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

    If he bet against the Colts,  he should get a sizeable suspension and be cut immediately. 

     

    If he was just making NBA bets or similar from the facility,  I think he made a pretty bone headed decision,  but not a big deal IMO.  He will get some kind of suspension.  His career will continue. 

     

    I think it's being reported that he had DID bet on IND games. But we don't know the details.

     

    I don't know why he would have been betting on the Colts to win last year. They were a bad team. Maybe he was betting them to cover spreads.

     

    IF he bet against the Colts, this story could get so much worse. For now, all we know is he was involved. But that could change.

     

    I doubt the NFL or the Colts would allow that info to get out there though.  Just too much money at stake, so somebody would have to leak it. 

  2. 8 minutes ago, dw49 said:

     

    Yeah he was blowing the game to collect on a $100 bet. If he bet against the colts and it was a sizable bet , then people will look at the film.

     

    Just because there wasn't a big bet on whatever app doesn't mean there wasn't a big bet somewhere. But we do know there was betting of some kind. They are going to absolutely investigate if he was betting on games he was playing in and they should.

  3. 15 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

     

    I just looked at that. It seems that there were many missed tackles by many players on that Cook TD. I don't know if I would blame only Rodgers for that. (Also, it was not a game-winning TD. The Vikes needed a 2-point play from Cousins to Hockenson to tie it.)

     

    You are correct...it was a game-tying TD.

     

    That play was definitely not all on Rodgers. But his effort was questionable at best. But the rest of the secondary was brutal as well. Thomas just whiffs the head-on tackle and McLeod is jogging after Cook. 

     

    Then watch the two-point conversion right after that. They (Rodgers, Franklin and McLeod) triple-team Jefferson on the right, which leaves Cook wide open in the flat. He would have walked in if Cousins had looked his way...the defenders didn't even react to him.

     

    In that game, the Colts defense went from an insane -1.046 EPA in the 1H to a +.285 EPA in the 2H. Some of that is driven by how teams play with big leads, but that type of variance is almost unbelievable.

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  4. 3 minutes ago, Stephen said:

    Maybe he was told to play bad on purpose so we could get a high pick

     

    Who knows. But I will say this. That 2H of that MIN game should at least raise some eyebrows now that we have this information. It was a historical comeback.

     

    Rodgers was pretty bad in that 2H, especially on the Cook and Thielen TDs. But it wasn't just him either. Gilmore only allowed 2 TDs last season...both in that 2H. 

  5. 10 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

     

    Yikes!

     

    Yikes is right.

     

    (2:15 4Q): He was lined up against Cook on that game-winning TD. Just kind of hangs around and then eventually chases him down and misses the tackle. 

     

    (5:30 4Q): The other TD was when Thielen was wide open. I don't know if it was him or Blackmon, but both missed their assignments.

     

    This game does look a bit sketchy on second view.

     

     

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  6. 2 hours ago, NFLfan said:

     

    Did he have many missed tackles? Were there plays where someone would say, "What was Rodgers doing on that play?" ? You could always check out the game thread. (Just kidding)

     

    Um...his only missed tackle occurred in that MIN game.

     

    He also allowed 107 yards and 2 TDs (26.8 yds/catch) for a 119.6 passer rating. 75 of those 107 yards came on YAC. 

     

    You better believe people are going back and looking at that film.

  7. 1 hour ago, Smonroe said:

    Just watched the SS presser.   Everyone that was out had “little” injuries.  Little hip, little hammie, little foot.  No…big…deal, lol!
     

    Had to laugh about how he was describing them.  


    He has the funniest descriptions. 

  8. 22 hours ago, Smonroe said:

    Coaching and Oline, for sure.  
     

    I implore everyone to watch Hurts highlights and ask yourself - what is he doing that AR can’t (not every play, but a lot).

     

    Obviously AR can run as well as Hurts, the key being to know when to do it.

     

    But watch how many long balls Hurts throws to covered WRs, who make the contested catch.  I think we all know that throwing long with accuracy is an AR5 strength.  
     

    It may not happen overnight, but it’s going to happen.  This O is going to be good. 
     

     


    I mean…there’s plenty going on here that goes beyond just AR’s ability to throw a football a long ways or run fast with it. But Hurts is actually accurate in the short-intermediate and needs to work on his accuracy deep. AR is sort of the opposite.

     

    Even still, it took Hurts til his 3rd NFL season to put it all together. I think immediate expectations should be tempered. But it’s not going to happen for a lot of the fanbase.

     

     

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  9. 47 minutes ago, stitches said:

    The more interesting question about Nelson is - what kind of offer would it require for you to consider trading him? They won't cut him for at least 2 more years almost regardless of how he plays. 

     

    They would have to eat $24.8M in dead cap from his signing bonus to do it. But that money has to be accounted for anyways, whether it's all at once or over the next few years.

     

    The trading team would be taking $25M gtd in base salary with them and the Colts would be done with the deal.

     

    There's some value in that I guess...saving $25M. The problem is that Q is still a useful player, so even though they would save $25M, they would need to get back something decent in return.

     

    But how often do vet Gs get traded?

     

    The trading team would get Q for 2/$25M...and then have options for years 3 and 4. On the surface, that contract has value, but a team could have just signed Shaq Mason in FA at that AAV. Or paid less for a player like Seumolo. It's not tough to find good LGs in FA. 

     

    So it would have to come down to the name recognition. I think a R1 pick is out of the question, but perhaps a R2 pick if some team really believed his recent play (especially last season) was an outlier and the medicals checked out. Given I am more pessimistic about Q than others, I would probably take it.

     

     

     

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  10. 13 hours ago, w87r said:

    That's where I'm at, just hoping that was the MAIN issue.

     

    Braden regressed

    Kelly regressed

    Pryor fell off the earth

    Pinter didn't appear to improve

     

    Hard to believe that all this, is just a coincidence? Here's to hoping.

     

    Raimann, Nelson, Kelly, Norwell, Smith

    Freeland, Ekiyor, Pinter, Fries, Freeland

     

    Seems like a pretty nice unit if so.

     

    I like our young staff, son's of coaches. Time will tell but I am optimistic at this point.

     

    I hope so as well. But not sure I buy that it was coaching.

     

    Smith regressed a bit, but that is understandable, given he was playing next to Pinter and Fries last season. 

     

    Kelly's regression had already started before last season. His 2021 season wasn't good either, despite the PB nod. This could just be his career being shortened by injuries.

     

    Pryor didn't really fall off a cliff. He wasn't good in PHI. And with the Colts, he only had 94 snaps at LT in 2021. If anything, Pryor is a cautionary tale for making decisions based off small samples. But mostly, I just don't think he was ever even a good player, so his regression wasn't exactly surprising nor could it be blamed on coaching.

     

    Same with Pinter. Another older OL prospect who in 3 years had not shown much outside of some solid play filling in at C for Kelly. But he had also never played RG. I just don't think you can put it on coaching that some converted TE from Ball State didn't develop into a good RG.

     

    And how do you square Raimann's in-season development while Strausser was still here? 

     

    I think it's as much as personnel as it was coaching. And the OL still has a lot of questions:

    • A solid to very good RT who has trouble with speed
    • An uninspiring R7 pick at RG
    • A vet C who has been regressing for two years
    • A great LG who hasn't been a great LG for two years (after having multiple surgeries)
    • A soon-to-be 26 year-old 2nd year LT who people are projecting to be good next year, based off a small sample of snaps 

    The only additions to the roster have been a R4 OT who has issues with change of direction and plays too high, so I doubt he's ready to make much of an impact early on...and an UDFA whose medicals were so bad that no team would even use a R7 pick on him.

     

    And they are going to be starting a rookie QB. Given all of this, I would imagine the plan will be to simplify the playbook greatly so that the OL has less of a chance to create issues. Sort of like they did during last season. But that's still a risky approach. If the OL is bad this year, we will know for certain who is to blame.

     

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  11. 14 hours ago, csmopar said:

    I’d say the only way Nelson is cut or traded is if he just plain sucks. And even then it’ll be a stretch. 
     

     

    now Kelly, well I think he’s got a shorter rope

     

    They can't really cut or trade him until 2025 anyways, due to the contract structure. It would require a huge dead cap hit and another team to be willing to take on his base salary. And even though Q has been elite in the past, I am not sure if I have ever seen a vet G traded.

  12. 26 minutes ago, throwing BBZ said:

     

     Anyone watching closely the last 5 games or so saw him moving very well and hammering them at a high level.

     So maybe he wasn't quite as good as he was his 1st 3+ years, he was playing at a top 5 level or better.

     Good enough that PFF today has him at #2 on their guard list. 

      So let's hope he comes back as healthy as can be considering his profession.

      

     

    PFF seems to be giving him the benefit of the doubt, which he has earned a bit of with his track record. But they are still being generous. Even according to their own grading system, no way he's #2 on that list. 

     

    PFF grades 2020, 2021 and 2022

    2. Quenton Nelson: 86.2, 69.1 and 68.4

     

    3. Joel Bitonio: 84.6, 93.6 and 87.5

    4. Chris Lindstrom: 77.1, 83.7 and 95.0

    5. Joe Thuney: 74.2, 80.5, 77.3

    6. Michael Onwenu: 84.3, 87.0 and 79.3

    9. Shaq Mason: 85.4, 85.2 and 68.9 (just signed for 3/$36M)

    10. Wyatt Teller: 92.7, 84.9 and 70.3 

     

    He has two <70 PFF grades in the past two years. None of those other players has one. Based on the last 3 years, he's probably in that #9-10 range if we include 2020. But the past two years, he's probably in that #15-20 range.

     

    And his regression coincided with having multiple surgeries. Just really hard to not have concerns going forward. But all we can do is hope for the best from him. 

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  13. On 5/26/2023 at 6:36 PM, w87r said:

    He hasn't even sniffed elite money yet.

     

    Only at $12.2m this season.

     

    Now next year it takes a big jump, but so will the salary cap, so it won't hurt as bad. Plus QB on rookie deals, there is plenty of money for what needs done.

     

    Saying that I fully expect the OL to have a good year, with new coaching and a season of Raimann strength and conditioning.

     

    Hopeful optimist.

     

    That's the thing...Q's contract is way backloaded. So is Leonard's for that matter. The difference is that Leonard's contract has an out after this season (which sadly I could see happening without a bounceback healthy season).

     

    So to your point, Q hasn't even gotten expensive yet. And his $19M base salary for for 2024 became gtd back in March. Here are his cap hits:

     

    2023 - $12.2M ($49.8 dead)

    2024 - $25.2M ($37.6M dead)

    2025 - $22.7M ($12.4M dead)

     

    He's very likely here for at least the next 3 years, so it's a sunk cost at this point. And that's a big contract for a guy who has graded like a top 15-20 LG the past two years. Just hope he bounces back and those back surgeries didn't permanently sap his previous elite level of play.

     

    As for the OL overall, it's hard to be confident after last season. Yes, Ryan was a statue, but he still got rid of the ball quick (2.69 TTR). Meanwhile, AR's Time-to-Throw was the second-highest of Power 5 QBs with 200+ PAs (3.19).

     

    I don't care how much of an athlete you are, that's danger territory. That's even worse than Fields and it translated to a 14.7% sack rate for Fields.

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  14. On 5/26/2023 at 3:25 PM, richard pallo said:

    I was surprised he wasn’t more accurate on those throws into the netting during some of those repetitions.  He seemed upset with himself as well.  I imagine he will put in a lot of time on his own.  Practice makes perfect as they say.

     

    There's the narrative and there's the film. AR is inaccurate...for the time being. That doesn't mean he won't get better (maybe even a lot better), but it's going to take a lot more than some footwork tweaks, as was the popular take. 

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  15. On 5/19/2023 at 6:16 PM, crazycolt1 said:

    I can understand your point of view but imo Ballard has done a good job when you look at the biggest picture.  He has drafted very well and we have some very impressive and talented players on the roster.  Of course the things that didn't work out gets amplified because of the teams lack of success.  

    Like I said earlier, Ballard is thought of as one of the better GMs in the league. With the talent this team has I believe coaching had more to do with the poor performances.  

     

    But without team success, why would we amplify the good things? Clearly, those things are either not as good as we think or they don't really impact the bottom line. 

     

    Let me expand on this. (Not directed at you), but I have noticed this shift in recent years from this fanbase to value the process over results. It really all started with Ballard. And now, the process is what gets praised and the results are often met with a shrug.

     

    You see it each offseason and across the many facets of this team:

     

    Free Agency

    While a (very vocal) minority want to Ballard be more aggressive in FA, the general consensus (from fans and the media) is that Ballard is being patient and shrewd when he won't overpay early in FA and give out "A money for B players." And by doing this, he is able to wait and get great value for cheap. Basically, he's doing FA the right way. And some results have been great (Houston, Rhodes and Gilmore), but it's not like this team couldn't have used FA talent the past few years.

     

    Draft

    Originally, the "Ballard Way" was targeting high-character players (often who had overcome challenges) because Ballard was building a strong culture with a great locker room.

     

    Now, it's all about traits and RAS scores. The past two draft classes were both met with immediate praise, largely based on RAS scores and that overall approach. 

     

    And then of course you have trading back. You would think Ballard invented this approach. That said, it can be very effective like 2018, but even that trade back was only a huge success because one of the gained picks happened to be either Leonard or Smith. The rest of that trade haul was Turay and RYS. And since then, what has trading back yielded from a results standpoint? I honestly don't know, but I also don't see people really talking about the great results. Yet, every offseason he is praised for trading back.

     

    QB

    Ballard was highly-praised after the Wentz trade because he supposedly made an offer and didn't budge, forcing PHI and Howie to cave. And everybody thought he took PHI to the cleaners with that negotiation. Now that we have the results of that move, and it was all Reich's fault apparently. 

     

    Ballard took even more victory laps for the Ryan move. He was literally dubbed a genius for how he approached QB last offseason. The Wentz trade was great, no doubt. But it was Matt Ryan demanding a trade that resulted in Ryan falling into Ballard's lap for a R3 pick. But regardless of how it happened, Ballard had outsmarted everybody. The amount of awful takes from last offseason are too numerous to count. But the point is these bad takes were all based on overvaluing/overrating the process.

     

    And now we have AR. Like 95% have wanted AR since the Combine, so I get that Ballard is praised for taking him. But the narrative is already here that Ballard had to swing for upside and a HR because the AFC is too strong with too many great QBs. Not only that, but AR just has too high of an upside to see it realized on another team.

     

    Basically, Ballard HAD to draft AR if he was there. And based on the results, he's either going to be a genius or it just wasn't meant to be. But the process was sound, so I doubt he takes too much heat. And certainly not for years.

     

    But in reality, drafting a college QB who only has 13 starts and accuracy issues at #4 isn't really a sound process. 

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  16. 20 hours ago, compuls1v3 said:

    He obviously needs some work, but there were an even number of good plays, like that dropped TD.

     

    Oh definitely. AR can make plays and drop some nice throws. I just think some of what you see on tape is a bit alarming, especially for a QB who went top 5 and will likely start right away. Personally, I think his short passing will need an overhaul.

     

    This might be a bad comp, but it sort of reminds me of fielding a groundball at pitcher...and then trying to accurately soft toss it to 1B. It's difficult to do when your mechanics are built to throw it hard. And instead of doing it once or twice, you have to do it 21-22x per game without sailing over the 1B or throwing it in the dirt. 

  17. 16 hours ago, Two_pound said:

    The whole purpose of my post was to highlight his incredible improvement from the first six games of the season through games 7-12. I think it is like night and day. So my hypothesis was if he continues to show that kind of accelerated improvement here with the Colts we will have plenty to cheer about very quickly. Another point of the Vandy game was the Florida defense did not play very well. Kind of head scratching how Florida lost that game, I don't think the loss was on Richardson at all. Did you notice there were a lot of runs up the gut instead of getting Richardson in space with run pass options? Stichen has a lot to work with with Richardson, hopefully this collaboration will be wildly successful. Go Colts!

     

    I don't put the loss on AR. Wins are a team stat. But I would put it more on the offense and STs. The defense actually kept them in that game in the 2H. They did give up a TD on the first 2H drive. But the next TD was off an INT and a short field. And then they shut it down for 4 straight drives, only allowing a FG because UF went for it on 4D way backed up in their zone. 

     

    I know what the purpose of your post was. And it's a narrative I have heard all over the place. I am just saying I don't know if I buy it. But mostly, it's the other narrative about he's actually really far along and not a project that I most disagree with. 

     

     

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  18. 18 hours ago, w87r said:

    I actually think Pittman's numbers will stay around current level.

     

    I also have tried to look at this objectively in regards to the QB carousel, but have came to the conclusion that despite that, he has left me wanting more on the some of the things he could control. (Making catch, getting the 1st down, etc)

     

    Has seemed to drop the ball(pun intended) in some relatively big situations.

     

    This is key as well, because it might be 2-3 years till he becomes that passer we want and might have to use his legs more the first couple years.

     

    Which means we will be paying #1 WR money on a team that isn't throwing to it's maximum level yet.

     

    Not to mention, I think we are going to be going more vertical with the passing game to open up the field.

     

    Lot to figure out, no doubt.

     

    I don't think the QB carousel is a valid excuse. It hasn't been ideal, but other tier 1 WRs have definitely made it work with similar or worse options at QB than Carson Wentz and Matt Ryan. 

     

    Not only that, he has been the unquestioned #1 target on this team for the past two years, garnering a 26% target share (top 14-17 in the NFL). Pittman didn't really even have to earn it, as there haven't really been other WRs (until recently) competing for those targets.

     

    There are WRs in the NFL that would kill for that level of opportunity. There are also other WRs who could put that type of production, if given that level of target share.

     

    And I think it's fair to wonder if Pittman has actually underwhelmed a bit relative to the opportunity he has gotten. There are plenty of NFL WRs who could be volume-dependent possession WRs.

     

    If they are going to get more vertical with the passing game, then this will be a good chance for Pittman to show he's more than that. But right now,  I don't really see the need to pay $20M+ for what Pittman provides, although AR needs to have a WR1 he can develop with. And I don't see that being Alec Pierce at all.

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  19. 18 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:


    I agree that I don’t see Pittman as a $21-28 million dollar receiver, nor do I think the rest of the NFL as well.   And I agree that Stewart rates too high as well.  I like him, but not that much.   
     

    I see Pitt in the $16-18m range.   But I’m only interested in 3 years.   I’d only go 4 years if the Colts are getting a discount.  
     

    As for HT, I think he’s viewed as roughly a top-5 RB,  perhaps as high as 3rd.   You have McCaffrey and Kamara around $16 per, and a bunch of others at 12 to 12.5.   That leaves room where JT slots in.   I don’t see the Colts going higher than 3/40. And even that only if he shows his 2021 form again this year.   Otherwise, if need be, he gets a franchise tag while a possible longer deal gets worked out.  
     

    I think the Colts might play hardball more this year and next than we’ve seen in the past.

     

     

    It's tough with JT. Because he has a ton of wear and tear from college to now. And before, it didn't really matter because he was an iron man and didn't get hurt...until he did. 

     

    So now they have to factor in the injury risk. And I am sure they would want to see him stay healthy and perform at that high level before giving the contract. Don't want a Leonard or Q situation, where he either can't get on the field, or if he does, it's in a diminished capacity.

     

    Plus, JT hasn't really made strides as a pass catcher. It's a shame because the guy can hit HRs any time he touches the ball. But if he's not going to be used heavily in the passing game, that also factors into how he is paid. 

     

    I think a comp for JT is a rich man's Miles Sanders...a high yds/carry RB with big play ability who doesn't really do much in the passing game. Sanders was an AP in Steichen's scheme (with a rushing QB).

     

    But CAR was able to sign Sanders for $6M/year. So it's hard to imagine paying a ton more for JT, let alone 2.5x more. 

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  20. 3 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:


    I agree with most of your views here.   But I’m not sure I’d agree that this exercise supports that.     Simply because it’s Bleacher Report and it’s their opinion and, as you noted,  I don’t think they’ve supported their views very well.   BR is fine if they’re reporting facts.   Not so much with opinion.   
     

     

    That's fair. I honestly didn't see the link at the top. I just meant that this thought exercise supports the idea that, while the Colts have talent to pay, it's more middle-tier (or bottom of the tier), except for JT. And that can result in overpaid players that don't really move the needle, but are more expensive.

  21. 13 minutes ago, stitches said:

    There are about 3 dropped TDs on that tape(0.35 is a dropped TD and an actual great decision from AR on a blitz, he identifies the blitz and passes the ball where the blitz is coming from to his outlet WR, who drops it.... 2:55 ...it's not a TD, but a huge drop for 50+ yards.... 3:10 throws it away/towards his receiver... receiver digs it out of the ground to gift it to the defender for the INT, another crucial "drop", which leads to Vandy TD... 5:05 dropped TD). In some cases he indeed had a lot of time to throw... but we don't really see the receivers on a lot of those snaps. In some cases he goes through his progression and then dumps it to his checkdown. If anything this tape shows that positive side of his game - he actually does go through progressions and he even hits his checkdowns on multiple occasions in this game alone. Now... there definitely are some wild throws in this tape that sail way over people's heads... in some of those IMO he's might be throwing it away... in others it's obvious overthrows. It's by no means clean tape, but it's much better than his stats from that game would lead you to believe. 

     

    • :35 is the most egregious drop. It cost them a TD, or at least a goal to go. But the catch before :35 was a one-armed diving catch on 4th and 7. It was a great throw, but an even better catch. A few players earlier in that drive, Pearsall broke multiple tackles and turned a short pass into 26 yards to pick up a 1D on 3rd and 25. If we are pointing out drops, we should also point out low probability plays that WRs make:
      • Like 4:55 where AR throws it behind the LOS and the RB turns it into 30 yards against prevent defense
      • Or at 3:55, when a WR somehow gets behind the entire Vandy secondary
    • Not sure how you can blame the WR for 2:55. It was an accurate deep pass, but a bit underthrown and the DB hits it at the end. If AR throws that ball in the NFL...he might regret it.
    • You definitely can't blame the WR for 3:10. That play was exactly the kind of stuff this fanbase skewered Wentz for. AR makes a terrible decision to throw a pass while falling over backwards. Naturally, it's inaccurate and the WR had to dive for it and it popped up in the air. I doubt that's even considered a drop. Either way, AR earned that INT. 
    • 5:05 was a bad drop. But he caught it a TD two plays later, so it didn't really hurt anything, except add an incompletion in this one game. (Well, two because he threw an incompletion on 3D as well).

    But this was Vandy. Against an NFL pass rush, secondary and a competent offense, the Colts would probably lose this game something like 38-17 with that level of play.

     

    There are certainly really good things in the tape as well, especially some nice deeper passes right on the money. It's not a bad game. In fact, it's one of his better games statistically.

     

    But if this is supposed to be a shining example to support the narrative he is actually very far along he is and improved over the course of the season, I am not buying it, especially with the FSU game the next week. 

     

    I also think this is a bit of a dangerous narrative as well because it could create high expectations for this coming season without much reason to support it. But that will just have to play out.

     

     

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  22. On 5/18/2023 at 10:44 PM, NewColtsFan said:


    The story, from Bleacher Report, is pointing to a report from ESPN’s NFL reporter Dan Graziano.   He’s one of the best in the business, so I’m not worried that anyone is making up anything.   
     

    But, I think other stories in the last few days are attributing the positive views of AR to Colts coaches.   Whether it’s coaches or players, if I’m Ballard I’d be telling my team to tighten things up.   Managing expectations is important, especially after the disaster from last year.  
     

     

    But this has been the Colts MO for the past few years. They keep real quiet about personnel moves, but as soon as they are made, the PR starts in some form or fashion. And it has to originate from somewhere.

     

    I know what Ballard said that presser about managing expectations, but I don't know if I believe him. And I would hope fans are already doing that after last season...when hey were told that Ryan was the best QB since Luck, that he was a 3-4 year fix and made the Colts darkhorse SB contenders.

     

     

  23. 2 hours ago, Two_pound said:

    Anthony Richardson made such strides during the season last year at Florida it is almost unbelievable. Hopefully he will be able to show that kind of improvement and development this year and beyond as a Colt. If he does the Colts will be in the mix of contenders and winners for years to come. The Vanderbilt game from last season is a good example of how far he progressed(it was game 11). He had 4 perfectly thrown passes dropped by wide open receivers in the FIRST quarter alone. He completed 2 4th down passes down the sideline for first downs(both excellent throws). His reads and progressions were good. He had a number of throws where he was under attack and throwing off his back foot but was able to get 15-20 air yards on the throw accurately for completions. If Richardson has the work ethic and determination to want to succeed(and I'm sure he does based on all accounts of him recently) we are in good hands going forward. I think he is going to start week 1. Go Colts!

     

    Unbelievable...because it sort of is. 

     

    In that Vandy game, there were a few egregious drops, but also plenty of overthrown passes, fastballs, passes thrown behind WRs, etc.

     

    Just look at the last drive alone:

     

    1st play - waited too long and pass is deflected (likely heading into triple coverage for an INT anyways)

    2nd play - 99 MPH fastball to his RB who is less than 10 yards away (a drop AND a bad throw)

    Second to last play - Throws it way behind the WR who has to dive to catch it (should have ended the game)

    Last play - AR throws a deep pass into the stands and the game is over

     

    This was the second to last game of the season....against a really bad college defense who mostly gave AR all day to throw. And somehow, against this opponent, UF was down 28-12 in the 4Q. And then were only able to get some things going in the 4Q, while Vandy was mostly playing soft defense.

     

    Look, I am not a scout by any means, and this is JMO. But I don't know how any objective person could watch this Vandy tape and not see a guy, who has tremendous upside, but is still a huge work in progress. 

     

    And the following next week, he competed 33% of his passes against FSU...his final game of the season.

     

    Here's the tape if anyone wants to watch:

     

     

     

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  24. 12 hours ago, Colts.sb41 said:

    Sometimes I forget that Grover is 29. If he was younger I think he’d get 20+. I know he doesn’t get much love but he is such a good player. And I agree that Kenny wouldn’t accept that from us only because I think he’s moving on.

     

    He's a solid player. But I highly doubt any team would give Grover Stewart $20M+, even if he was 26. He just doesn't provide that type of value.

     

    I doubt Wilkins even gets that. And he's a legit stud, with mid R1 draft capital.

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