BeanDiasucci
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5 hours ago, AwesomeAustin said:
I get where he is coming from but he could have quit just the same. Does suck that after choosing to hit the quota he was let go. However, when given a do this or else ultimatum it’s typically not going to work out long term. Good employers don’t do that. They give you the tools and coaching needed to succeed and when goals aren’t met they either fire you or give you more. From experience, whenever I see an ultimatum, the employee is on their last leg
It's a lot harder than it used to be to quit a sports writing, or any journalism, job and find another decent job, especially if you're 55+ like Bob.
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3 hours ago, CR91 said:
We get that, but does Irsay? How patient do you expect him to? Again my earlier point was if Minshew and the team struggle and we're like 0-3.
If you're Ballard and Steichen, you need to try to manage your boss, right? Explain your plan and criteria for Richardson's development to Irsay from the start, then keep him updated on the progress and work/improvement still to be done in practice, individual sessions, and whatever game action he gets. If you're doing that and the owner still overrules the new head coach/quarterback guru on starting QB decisions, Steichen might need to think about other job opportunities.
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59 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
If Richardson looks that bad then Steichen failed to simplify the offense while he develops as a passer. That‘a one nice thing with having a duel threat QB. Steichen will have put too much on his plate if Richardson looks overwhelmed.
So if an NFL coach can't design an offense that makes an inexperienced QB who was only so-so in college look good as a rookie starter, that's squarely on the coach? Nope.
We don't know for certain if Richardson will EVER be a good NFL quarterback, regardless of what offense he plays in. I sure hope he is and am optimistic that he'll develop as the Colts expect. To say that if he looks bad next year, it's just Steichen's fault makes about as much sense as suggesting that Richardson will be a better first year QB than Peyton Manning was. You know that's what you were suggesting above. It's a little surprising that someone who posts so much on a Colts board didn't know there was a lot more to Manning's first year performance than setting the rookie interception record.
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54 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
If Richardson can’t handle it then he should never have been picked at 4. No one wants a mentally fragile QB. Careers have up’s and downs and you need to be mentally tough. They had to sign a vet before the draft as a backup plan in case something happened during the draft process.
30 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:Peyton still holds the record for interceptions. So yeah it can’t get much worse. Plus only won 3 games.
Did you know that Peyton finished third in the NFL in passing yards his rookie season with 3739, second in completions with 326, and fifth in TD passes with 26? He finished second in the voting for Offensive Rookie of the Year behind Randy Moss.
Regarding winning only 3 games, the Colts offense ranked #12 out of 30 Peyton's rookie season. The horrendous defense was #29 of 30. You can't put all of that on Peyton.
Although I do agree he was a lot better the next season.
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4 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Richardson can’t be any worse then Peyton’s rookie year.
He absolutely will be worse than Peyton was as a rookie. Peyton came into the league as one of the best college quarterbacks and passers of all-time. Richardson is nothing like that, having finished 10th in the SEC in passing efficiency last season in his first year as a starter. As a college senior, Peyton was a First-Team All-American, the Davey O'Brien Award Winner, the Johnny Unitas Award Winner, and Best College Player Award Winner.
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4 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
If Richardson has a full understanding of the playbook he should start. If he isn’t mentally tough to get through the up’s and downs then we never should of drafted him. He isn’t meant to be a nfl QB. Shane should be able to design a playbook simple enough to help him and can slowly add what they expect him to do.
Suppose they put him out there and he has one of the worst seasons in Colts history because he isn't ready for the speed of decisions he needs to make, makes too many critical mistakes, and isn't consistently accurate? How is that going to help him progress?
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The Colts may not be great, but at least I'm saving a bundle. I Kwity Paye for season tickets.
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31 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:
Loving the stories about how neither QB did very well, even working with the First Team.
First Team?
No Pittman. No Taylor. No Downs.
The backups were the First Team. Which means that neither of them have worked with the First Team yet.
Of course they're not doing that well.
One guy is a career backup and the other is an inexperienced 21 year old who wasn't particularly good at the college level last season. It would help to have the top receivers playing but the likelihood is that the Colts aren't very good at QB right now and probably won't be next season. Right now, you could put Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne out there and our QBs still would be below average. But give Richardson a season or two to develop and who knows?
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2 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Interesting what Pittman said about his injury.
That's a little concerning that Pittman's injury goes back to last season.
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7 minutes ago, csmopar said:
I read it has 3 drops by Cox,
Drops by Cox, Dulin, and Malik Turner.
https://1075thefan.com/92649/colts-minicamp-notebook-day-1-ugly-passing-offense-day/
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13 hours ago, coltsfeva said:
I don’t know why the local media (and some fans) think the playoffs are “unrealistic”.
If you're being neither optimistic nor pessimistic, but just realistic, have the Colts done enough to improve the glaring weaknesses, QB and OL, from a 4-win team? People are skeptical because they will have a very raw rookie or a career backup starting at QB behind a suspect offensive line. When have the Colts ever been below average at QB and made the playoffs?
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18 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:
Fandom plays a huge part in a team's fan base.
Is this from Confucius or Yogi Berra?
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This doesn't really mean anything but shows a contrast to a few of our fans who see Richardson being a top QB in Year One. PFF ranks him dead last among starting QBs ahead of the season https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-quarterback-rankings-all-32-starters-2023-nfl-season
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Has it not been evident for some time that Jim may not have both oars in the water? He can do what he wants, but it would be great if he'd reduce his unnecessary public statements and tweets.
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On 5/19/2023 at 9:58 PM, csmopar said:
People all over the league from fans to reporters were literally crucifying Ballard for not trading up to number 1. All from December to April
They literally crucified him? Seems like I would have heard about that.
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4 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:
For whatever it’s worth, Allen hasn’t enjoyed quite the same level of success in his two seasons since his historic 2020 season.
Both years were 63 percent. That’s not to say that JA can’t or won’t do 69 percent again, only that he hasn’t.
Yeah, you're right. My point with the Josh Allen comparison is just to reemphasize that there's a good chance Richardson won't have good stats next season and that's okay.
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I'll go with similar passing stats to Josh Allen his rookie year: 2100 yards, 10TDs, 12 INTs, 53% completions.
Two seasons later for Allen: 4500 yards passing, 37 TDs, 10 INTs, 69% completions.
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6 hours ago, Stephen said:
I can see 12-5 but i think we beat one of the ravens or bengals and lose to titans on the road
Do you think Matt Ryan has a shot at league MVP in taking the Colts to a conference title? Oh wait. Sorry. That was this conversation last summer.
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On 5/10/2023 at 10:18 AM, Stephen said:
Luck was a 50 percent passer his rookie year and we won 11 games
Luck was a 71.3 percent passer his senior year at Stanford (70.7 his Jr year) and 54.1 percent his rookie year with the Colts. As a rookie, he set records for single season passing yards 4,374 and single game passing yards 433. He was one of the most accomplished and touted college QBs of all time.
Richardson is not similar to Andrew Luck coming out of college.
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17 hours ago, richard pallo said:
Ballard doesn’t seem to be worried about the OL like the rest of us. You would think after last year he would be. He must be satisfied with how Fries and Raimann finished the year. I think he will add some inexpensive OL depth as backups to our current OL starters and just expect continued development from them. That would probably take Risner off the table.
Do you mean Ballard is satisfied with Fries and Raimann going into the 2023 season like he was satisfied with Prior and Pinter going into 2022?
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19 hours ago, richard pallo said:
You really think this team is garbage. One more win than last year. Only one win away from home. When Peyton joined the Colts the roster was horrible. This roster is far from horrible. You and the others can expect mediocrity if you want. I’m not going too. The AFC South is not a powerhouse division. We clearly have a better roster than Houston or Tennessee. The Jags have a 1st place schedule now. Let’s see how that plays out. All teams have turnover too and many times not for the best. That said I actually think our roster has improved over last years. No old quarterbacks with cement in their shoes. I think our OL will improve over last years. That shouldn’t be too hard to do. JT is back and Leonard as well. New FG kicker and Sanchez returns. Gus returns with a strong defense. This team is not garbage. This team should be a lot better than 5 or 6 wins. Even with a rookie quarterback. Not just any rookie quarterback but we have AR5. The best quarterback in the draft right?
He MAY have the best potential in the draft but he's certainly not currently the best QB of the bunch. AR5 finished 10th in the SEC in QB rating last season as his team went 6-7. He rushed for 654 yards, second among SEC QBs, but didn't dominate games on the ground. I don't know how you expect him to immediately lift an NFL team.
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I think the Colts are headed for another losing season but am not too concerned about that. Besides watching what unfolds at quarterback next season, I'm very interested in seeing what happens on the offensive line.
Like others, I'm a little surprised they haven't added any proven veterans. Here's how the IndyStar put it:
Sparano Jr.’s first job as a full-time offensive line coach is to take roughly the same group of personnel and produce entirely different results.
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23 hours ago, richard pallo said:
LaMar would also make the Colts contenders and relevant again immediately upon signing. He had the Ravens in the playoffs 4 out of 5 years there. Hearing now that teams would prefer going the straight sign and trade route. That protects them from the Ravens matching. It would probably cost more than two 1sts but at least you know you didn’t do the work for nothing. He is one of the true difference makers in the league. An opportunity like this doesn’t happen every day. Difference makers get paid. So will LaMar. I want us to be contenders for the next decade. He gives us the best chance to do that over any quarterback we take with our 4th pick. So I hope we find a way.
Why do you call him LaMar instead of Lamar, RicHard?
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7 minutes ago, richard pallo said:
It’s day 4 and we still haven’t signed a FA OL who is not one of our own. I find that surprising given the need.
Don't worry. Ballard exercises his trademark patience farther into the free agent period before he plucks gems like Dennis Kelly and Julien Davenport.
Bold Predictions for the Colts in 2023
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The Colts will unfortunately suffer an injury or two to the offensive line and its lack of quality and depth will be apparent again. After making improvement of the O-line a priority at the start of his tenure as the Colts GM, Ballard will now find himself surprisingly in danger of succumbing to the same problem that helped get his predecessor fired - failure to adequately fix the offensive line.