LJpalmbeacher2

I think BB does comeback for '24. The rivalry may not be as years past but I think it will rekindle in the near future with AR5 as the Colts QB and the pats tanking for Caleb Williams. Whether it will be AR5 vs Caleb or Drake Maye or some other college hot shot the rivalry, I think, will again be renewed but doubt it ever.will be what it was with .Manning/Brady.

A lot of things are happening behind the scenes in raider land. Word is Gruden is suing the nfl and said no amount of zeroes on a check will make him drop the case.. He's willing to Burn the House down to get his revenge on Goodell and get his career back. Florio says that Brady's attempt to buy shares in the raiders is practically dead in the water.. Irsay was against the raiders selling low(to brady) because that would bring the other 31 teams worth down. Maybe that's why Davis cleaned house so gruden may be satisfied with lots of money AND part of the Raiders or again be HC/GM??? They said Davis loves gruden but reluctancly had to fire him from constant pressure from Goodell. Gruden's son works for raiders and they all get along. Anyway, there's a court case scheduled coming up November 7. Doubt we ever will truly know the behind the scenes corruption but they said the nfl is scared of gruden...... Should be interesting LoL

Levis did look good again and I do think the titans now have their guy.....and probably so do the Texans. But the colts probably have their guy too. The AFC South is now loaded with franchise QBs and its management's responsibility to surround our QB with good supporting cast of players/coaches/game callers to give our team the edge over our division rivals.

Ill say when he either gets fired or an extension.

I'm happy you called me a " true hero " (holdover from Baltimore) and yeah we seen a lot of adversity BUT so has the early Indy fans. Those pre Manning days were rough but I think a lot of them were so happy just to have a real NFL team in Indianapolis made losing secondary to them.

Funny..... With all the Mandela Effects lately a "alternate colts universe" should fit right in. Lol

What unpopular opinions can a colt fan have of this organization??

As we both and some others know Steinchen is only following the script.

Well his job title is General Manager NOT draft mgr.....and since his record after nearly 8 seasons is well below .500 with no division titles and only 1 playoff win a weak division. So I would say he's Definitely Failing as a.GM. But on topic as a drafter he hasn't been any better than average.

I'll add to your if AR5 does or doesn't become elite. My opinion is '23 QB class is good and our division got three of them. If AR5 only progresses to being good instead of elite, the colts may wind up as having the least best QB in the division.... this of course is if Levis first game wasn't A anomaly. And like you said, the colts don't add top players through FA or trade.. So it may be up to a only good but not elite QB to carry the colts over division rivals who may have superior rosters AND QB's. Heaven help AR5 to become the next Unitas, Bert Jones, Peyton Manning

AND OR potential draftees would have higher RAS scores than the players traded for. Who needs scouts(and YouTube) when you have RAS? Truth is mid to late round draftees make rookie minimum, less than the probable vet that would be available in trade. When a team isn't in "win mode" it's about the Benjamins.

Running QBs and coaches that call their number to run will always be more susceptible to injury. That just naturally is a by product of a athletic mobile qb. We will need to see a lot more to know if he's injury prone..... But at 6'5 250 lbs I seriously doubt he's made of glass like some here said. He just needs to be smarter(and coach) and try to avoid as much direct unnecessary contact as he can..

And to add to your statement, players that played in Super Bowls on both winning and losing sides said or thought the games weren't authentic.

I didn't see it either.... I went golfing. But did see highlights.I agree, It really was a bad look for the league and I heard Sterling say it was a bad look for the NFL network since they didn't want to acknowledge the blatant bad calls. I thought or think I had brief encounters with sciatic but doc thinks it a bit of neuropathy. Basically, she wants me give up eating all protein except lean chicken breast, juice, fruits, rice except brown, potatoes, sweets, pasta AND COFFEE!!! ....but drink plain unflavored water. So basically don't eat or drink anything that doesn't taste like cardboard! I'm not giving up my gourmet flavoured coffee and pumpkin spice creamers. No way Hope you feel better soon.

Ahhh, don't you know that everyone and the world is made of rainbows and candy canes? LoL

But there has been players that talk....they just don't get publicity. The people that control the media are the same ones who pay billions of dollars to broadcast the games and the pregame/post game shows and all the talking head analysis shows. Don't you think its in their best interest not to acknowledge/publicize someone who is talking about the integrity of the games?

Games have been at the very least suspected way before 911 and way before your time. Its been written and talked that SB3 was rigged because the NFL needed the AFL to win to justify the merger and the super bowl game. A lot of talk came from that game where namath beat Shula's colts .with Johnny Unitas.on.the bench.. It was.before our time so you and I cant get blamed for the talk and writing done about those times lol.Football has always had gambling and owners who had syndicate ties.

I know you really, really want to win. At all costs, even if it meant having Brady as our QB. LoL Which is why I hate the way the NFL is, because of die hard fans like you and the way I used to be. Sports leagues are playing with fans which is not right and they will make billions no matter what so why interfere with fans livelihood? Now I care less and since the NFL classifies themselves as entertain!ent that's the way I will mostly look at it too. Watching AR5 is entertaining, watching Minshew is not....so I've distanced myself since his injury and the NFL. Except for bets that is and don't hardly even watch games I betted.. Today I went bass fishing and wore a colt cap lol, and the two previous weeks I went golfing. Hopefully AR5 returns healthy in '24 and I can be entertained again and colt fans can enjoy more like they deserve to do.

Lol, I've forgotten more evidence than most have ever known or will ever know. I know its not a story you and others like to be reminded of.....the owners of dolphins and brownies paying their coaches to lose. Its ok to be or pretend to be naive....I don't care. I don't know if you really did fine betting but you would have done better with my picks. And that doesn't change the fact you tried to trick me out of my picks. Lets call it a day because I don't want to take the time and trouble to respond OR put you on "ignore". Have a good one.

As more and more fans are realizing games are rigged. But the refs only do their part and do as told by league officials. Employing refs full time won't change anything one bit. They have a job and do it as instructed OR else they will be fired and replaced. Check out what former NBA ref Donnelly said and authors Brian Tougy and others....even former NFL players. They don't get publicity because the networks are in bed with the sports leagues and aren't going to kill the golden goose(integrity of the sport) and cost themselves Billions of dollars. Just one play says it all. The very first play the Bills had after the heart attack and near death of player Demar Hamlin was ex-colt Hines running a kickoff for a TD! The very first play....he later ran another one back too. QB Josh Allen said something about God describing the play as did Indy local shock jock Dan Dakich.....Some would rather beleive Divine Intervention instead of game rigging. At the end its only Entertainment, like tv shows and movies and wrestling and should be enjoyed as such and not taken too seriously.... UNLESS you have like a good size bet on like a 4 Team Parlay riding on a refs pass interference call.....then you can take it serious.

Showed off his passing skills in multiple ways from the highlights I seen.

Why would I change when I've been right for years and years on the colts AND you and others know it. Not to mention the profits I make. How's the colts doing this year?.....and how did they do last year? ...and the year before? .....and pretty much for the last decade????? And the two decades prior to Polian/Manning arriving? A brick house can fall on some and still can't or admit to seeing the reality. Lol Maybe if they replace Bradley and draft Marvin jr. the colts future will be bright and prosperous like the polian/manning days ..... Hope I'm wrong for the sake of die hard colt fans but don't hold your breath. And don't try to trick me to get my picks from me to bet on. If you or someone else wants my picks I'd be more than glad to share my thoughts in private message or public, only needed to ask..... But trying to fool me out of them was not cool....especially since were all fellow colt fans.

I said it way before the season started that I wouldn't be surprised if 3 or all 4 QB prospects made it in the nfl. .....its still of course way to early to know for sure. Regardless if the colts would have had Stroud, Levis, or AR5 fall to them they probably would have been ok.at the position moving forward. Probably Young too. The problem with the colts isn't which QB they landed but more of them being the colts and questionable moves at management and coaching, roster building etc....

The ones who write the scripts.... or some rather think the Football Gods. Pat McAfee says the colts are cursed. Its not the coaches. Whichever, it's likely to go on.

Minshew, SamE, or Mond....does it really make any difference ??? But while on subject, I'd like to see Mond get extended playing time because his skill sets resemble AR5....to a lesser degree of course. But in '24 I think it would make sense to have a backup QB that has at least a physical/play style similar to the starter.