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Trade backs are useful if your needs aren't addressed in FA,.so multiple picks become more financially friendly.

As do so many others.

What you said ^^^ but there's always the chance of Ballard trading back and getting 2 less impactfull players to add to the roster.

I'm glad. It should be a breath of fresh air not seeing him. You can add Belichek too if he doesn't get a gig BUT I think he will this or next year.

I think the Orioles will be tough to dethrone in the ALEast. Good young roster with more coming soon from farm AND new ownership that is expected to spend. In like 24 hours from taking over they immediately made a impact trade for Cy Young award winner Burnes. I think they may also get Snell or trade for Cease. My mom's hometown was Baltimore and so was the Colts. So some of my family were big oriole fans in the day.... I'm really looking forward to what should be a interesting season, especially now that Florida has added Sports Betting. Betting baseball is my expertise.

Its Disappointing you didn't go back far enough for the Yankees to be on the list. But you did say they were the last to repeat.

Its sad if you truly think that way. And its interesting that you only try and call me out but ignore the masses that give similar opinions and the number is steadily growing and getting louder, but of course you won't address them......only me who continues to be right while you are not. You said the colts were tanking for draft picks while I said the colts and Texans would both contend for division and instead of acknowledging that fact(putting aside the others I've been right on for years) you explained it as "exceeding expectations"......yeah maybe your expectations but not mine because I called it in June. Just like I, and orhers criticised Reich years ago while you defended him and added to your record number of 'sad emojis' in the process. And then your boy became the first HC to be embarrassing fired in season back-to-back!!! And remember you used to highly support Griggs until the vast majority turned against him and then he was fired. You have a track record of defending all colt employees and most in media and the talking heads while some of us critique those who we think warrant critiquing. Listen friend, I've been a colt fan longer than you and seen more than you and see more and differently than you, like the growing population does too. Its up to you If you want to try and learn what so many more now say OR you don't have to and keep your way of thinking, I don't care either way what you or what anyone else thinks. I'm just glad that so many now see the light. And I'm glad now that sports betting is now legal and can kiss Vegas and off shore accounts good bye. And I don't want or like us getting into these disagreeing discussions. We may see things differently but were both colt fans for better or worse (usually worse but we now have AR5 and hopefully the football gods will now smile more on the colts, but not holding my breath lol) And we also have something else in common....you live in beautiful southern California while I live in beautiful tropical South Florida. I just bought a new budget friendly Fishing Watch and will curiously see if it helps. Haha

Man, when you going to wake up, or stop pretending you don't hear what so many others, not just me say?? I know you search the internet top to bottom for your stats and stories etc.... Don't you run up on what so many have been saying??? And every year there's more and more content about it. So much now that I wouldn't be surprised if your view is now the minority. And that's just the internet. Do you go on social media? I don't, except for here, but I'm told its all over Facebook, Twitter, tiktok, etc.... And then there's the people talking and joking at sports places to watch sports like bars and restaurants. But you and anyone else can believe in anything you want, even Santa Claus and the tooth fairy. But, you know for a fact that I have been right for years and years while you, to put it nicely, have not. I predicted in June that the Colts AND Texans would contend for the division with about 9 wins each. Most here expected or at least hoped to lose enough games to be able to draft Marvin Jr. I know a few others here also predicted that their team the colts would win 9-10 games. I'm sure at least a few homer Texan fans in Houston predicted their team would do well. But how many Colts & Texan fans predicted that both teams would contend for the division??? Did you see any?? Did any of the Talking Heads, who you regard so highly predict that the colts and Texans would both contend for the division. I'm guessing a Big No. I may have been one of very few in the country to properly make that prediction? So cut a long story short I was right......AGAIN LoL. Like I have been for years and years. And, btw, what did you say about the colts in '23??? Oh, you said something along the lines that "can't we tell by ballards moves that the Colts are tanking for draft picks for '24". .....you remember??? Wrong again my friend.

Scripted games and help from the refs when needed doesn't elevate him or Reid over any other QBs and coaches. There are a number of other QBs that coulda had the same results if they were given the same script. But I'm not complaining because I and anyone else can bet and make some money off it.

The dwindling amount of 'naive' fans that don't or won't admit to seeing that will disagree. They'll put them both on All Time Great lists ignoring that the results are tainted. LoL Nothing fans can do but except the script and make some money on the highly predictable outcome.

Some will counter not blitzing because of young corners......well who's fault is that??? After 7 years you'd think the secondary, a prime position group in today's passing game, would have more experience and talent.

Burrow is as good as any other top QB, right there with Josh Allen. Its just that both of them and add Herbert to the mix that they have a much tougher road than mahomes. But with a High.profile hire of Harbaugh that may hopefully change for Herbert and the long suffering chargers fans. I think AR5 has the talent and physicality to join the other elite QBs.

Its a known fact that the league doesn't like Jerry Jones because doesn't share as much revenue as other teams etc.....raiders and other teams aren't liked also. Naive thinking is getting old and becoming the minority way of thinking when it comes to the nfl and sports in general.

I said it before and I'm saying it again: Super Bowl wins is a poor measuring stick when talking about all time great players. There's so many things involved and needed to go to a Super Bowl.....and none less important than your market ability for the networks/advertisers to want you and your team to be there for them to pay and get paid the astronomical advertising rates. Its a business and entertainment much more than a sport. The championship games,imo, are the most important games of the year because they determine who the participants are in the Big Game. And in the last 21 years the Cheater(brady) and Mahomes were in 18 championship games..... .. ...so much for the NFL being set-up for parity. Not when it comes to the Big money games its not.

Poll closed before I seen it. I wanted a raven/49er super bowl but thought the networks/advertisers would want KC and the swifties so I bet KC on the money line AND parlay KC & SF. Lol. I'm glad the Lions lost, and not just because I bet the niners. And I'm glad Dan Campbell is getting the Heat and criticism for his recklessness. The lions were the better team and maybe the football gods prevented them from going to the super bowl(drops and fumbles) but definitely the alpha mentality and reckless decisions by their HC did. And I'm glad for that. Dan Campbell driving

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I think the cubs have a good chance of belinger falling back into their lap. As far as the Yankees are concerned, I'm not as enthusiastic about their '24 season as I was after the Soto trade who I now doubt the Yankees will resign him in '25. We still need a big starter to go along with Cole.... and fell short of signing the phenom from Japan. Seems their reluctant to financially get it done with Snell. Holmes, our closer is not consistently elite but watched Hader go to our rivals the Astros. Looking forward to April.

There were a lot of starting QBs that missed lots of playing time, most that I ever remember. So I think its silly to think AR5 is injury proned. All running and mobile QBs are of course more susceptible to injury than pocket passers but they get injured too. I think AR5 is the real deal and I expect or at least think he has a legitimate chance of being another Josh Allen, who I think is arguably the best QB in the league. Numerous factors of course are involved, not just physical talent and having it upstairs.

Hopefully, with a healthy AR5 in '24, a Steinchen team will have a better prepared team down the stretch as they lost 3 out of the last 5 games and seemed out coached in a couple of those. And on future 4th and 1 with the season on the line both JT and a healthy AR5 will be in the game.

I can't imagine him talking for more than a half a minute

If belichek wants to coach, he will get a gig,imo. Maybe not a team to his liking/amount of control this season but he or a team or both will compromise enough to make it happen either this season or next.

As a life long Colt fan of the colts, even when in Baltimore, I despised Shula leaving the colts and then had to face him twice a year. Though the dolphins won lots of games, it was very enjoyable when they steadily failed in the playoffs after '73. The colts didn't give much enjoyment in those days, so us colt fans had to find enjoyment wherever we could.

I doubt Fields ever becomes better than a Top 15ish QB and even that mid level ranking will be mostly due to his running ability. However, he will have one thing going for him if he gets to land with a team that is not as dysfunctional as the bears have been.

It depends on how good he is and how good the team is around him. The better he is and the team around him the more games he may miss.

I also scouted AR5(on YouTube) and wanted him and pounded my table for him with my tackle box on it and it opened and a Rapala plug jumped up and a treble hook went in my hand. They sure don't make tackle box's like they used too.