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1 hour ago, PuntersArePeopleToo said:
Kenny Pickett in Week 7 last year was the last player to get a concussion and be cleared in time for the next game
Wow. Did you see that in an article?
are there concussion stats somewhere?
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Shaq doesn’t seem like he wants to or if able to lay the lumber anymore. Just one hit on anyone even the ball boy at full game intensity would be encouraging.
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Shaq doesn’t seem like he wants to or if able to lay the lumber anymore. Just one hit on anyone even the ball boy would be encouraging. Edit Wrong thread lol. I’m bad at computers.
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K. Don’t have any idea how I posted this half a dozen times lol. iPad is screwy sometimes.
but dad burn it read this dadgum post
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3 hours ago, Breeze said:3 hours ago, Breeze said:
We’ll have to agree to disagree. You see Minshew as The Guy. I see AR as the future who needs as many reps as he can get. My football knowledge tells me that Minshew is a very good career backup.
However I do agree that W’s and L’s are more complex this season, which is exactly why we need to play AR.Not at all man. I don’t see Minshew as the guy at all. I’m just stating facts.
we had no business beating The ravens last week really. The Gay performance was historical, they were really dumb about then KO and 2 minute warning, they had what 8 starters sidelined etc etc etc. I am not at all thinking he’s the man.
I really don’t think there is a serious argument that AR throws better than GM right now and maybe never but there is more to QBing than just throwing, especially in 2023.
Gun to my head I’d say GM gives us a better chance of winning right now but it’s not because of the two wins.
do you think Ar is a better passer than GM right now? I mean the numbers scream loudly differently.I am not sure AR is going to be able to pass well enough to be great but he’s played four games. It was pretty much unprecedented that a guy as erratic throwing the ball even when on air until Allen a few years ago. Not sure if he refined his tech or what. Tua refined his technique to whip rather than kinda push the ball but he was always accurate.
Point being there is recent evidence of an inaccurate thrower becoming an elite QB.
whether or not AR follows that is yet TBD.
the main thing that concerns me about AR now is he isn’t going to last long if doesn’t stop bouncing his head. He stays stiff and rigid and has to learn to relax and soften when going to the ground so he doesn’t stay rigid and go down so hard. Sliding, running OB throwing it away can help but man he is really knocking his brain around on the turf.
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9 hours ago, Mitch Connors said:
Do you think right now, based on your realistic expectations for Leonard, that he should be taking snaps away from another healthy LB?
I mean based on his play; if Leonard isn't 100% then why is he out there? And also, if he is 100% then why is he out there?
That last sentence is great man.
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10 hours ago, csmopar said:
No one is saying to cut him this minute. In fact, most are saying we need to move on after the season IF he still isn’t playing back to his old ways.
the fact is, there’s been zero flashes of his old self in these four games is alarming
0 flashes is a great way to put it
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11 hours ago, Breeze said:
This was supposed to be a season of development for AR with low probability of winning games. Ironically, with AR being well ahead of the curve, we have a shot of winning any game, which has some thinking Minshew gives us a better chance to win. Playing so well that playoffs seem reasonable, leading some to question whether you should be benched in favor of a backup level QB! Lot of unpacking to do with that. Crazy.
We lost both games that AR played most of the game and won both games Minshew played.
I think this issue of wins and losses for us this season s way more complex than AR and gM2 but AR has not won a FB game yet and Minshew has won two.
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6 hours ago, Tsarquise said:
Has that standard truly changed? I'm having a hard time getting over this fact and due to this I would have never drafted him and probably would have traded what it wook to get Stroud.
Haven't all the recent super bowl winning QBs excelled at throwing from the pocket?
I think it has changed somewhat man. Yes all of them have but Hurts easily played good enough to win last year and Newton played good enough a few years ago.
the alternative is to wait for Brady and Mahomes or a very few other guys or draft end construct a nickname D .
I wish we had Mahomes . I think Stroud looks like what you are talking about so far.
But man those guys are extremely rare. I’m not sold on AR. But I do get it.
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8 hours ago, Mitch Connors said:
I absolutely despise the designed QB runs. I understand that he can make plays like that (just like Lamar can) but those hits are unnecessary and will add up. Running when the play breaks down is great. Running your QB on purpose is a terrible idea IMO and I don't care if he's averaging 35 yards per play on designed runs. Too much of that and we can expect his career to be short.
Well so far it’s the Jalen Hurts model which is working right now. I think every team would prefer a Mahomes or a Brady or a Manning, but those guys are incredibly rare.
I think teams are willing if they have to to burn and churn QBs a little. Hurts and Newton were a ball bounce away from winning Superbowl s.
there are more guys who can run than sit in a pocket and be great. Mahomes couldn’t move well last year and won. Many posters here could beat Brady in a foot race.
i agree that the ideal is not to run your QB but the alternative is basically to hope you get Brady or to hope you get Mahomes.
I can’t imagine that AR is ever going to be a pocket first passer. He’s got to run or he isn’t likely a guy that will be effective enough to win championships.
If you knew AR was only going to play 6 years but that he would win a SB and play in another would you draft him? I would in a millisecond.
AR has to learn how to protect himself though or he won’t last. His head bounced hard again once in the 1st Q or so. He goes down hard.
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6 hours ago, BCMak24 said:
Bradley has to go his scheme is trash
I don’t love it but it won the game last week.
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6 hours ago, DougDew said:
How do we know it injury related?
Maybe he just sucks playing anything other than WILL in Flus' defense.
He really wasn’t great 2 years ago except for the * with the ball punching. I think you might be right about him playing MLB in a 3. Not his strong suit in any event.
EDit I tried to type tOs in the censored part . I wander what autocorrect put int there lol. Can’t figure it out. Maybe Santa laughs.
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3 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Yep. He has a strong arm so maybe just footwork.
Maybe, but my point didn’t come through though. It might not be essential for a guy to be able to do that anymore for a dude like Ar. It’s not ideal, but he can roll or drift and attack fairly well to the boundary .
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54 minutes ago, Smoke317 said:
Shane cost us the game when he went pass, pass, pass on our last drive in regulation. All we needed was a field goal. We were lucky the Rams didn’t kill us in regulation. Run the ball on 1st down and get the clock running. I’d have even called a Richardson designed run to the edge. Anything but pass, pass, pass. Run it. Then take a shot up the seam on 2nd. Shane & AR still working out the kinks at home. They’ll get there.
I think Stafford limping like a Ahab had a lot to do with the bolded.
These games for INdyhave been crazy. Roller coaster rides. The NFL is truly an anygivenSunday affair. Cards last week. Cincy not being able to score.
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The kid doesn’t look good throwing the ball from the pocket to the boundary. That used to be the gold standard that determined if a dude was going to be good enough to play in this league.
Everything else looks good. He throws well on the move sidearm, both moving left and right. That struck me today. He runs pretty good but his feel foe the rush inside the pocket looks pretty near elite .
He pretty much looks just like his college tape.
Hes an intriguing prospect.
he makes it interesting.
Minshew is a much better thrower at this point and I think that is clear. But AR does a lot of things GM can’t dream of doing. Not sure which of those 2 gives us the best chance to win games this year.
ARs head bounced again today early, and I was concerned that he might have to come out again. He goes down really hard and if he doesn’t fix that he won’t last long.
Football in Indy is watchable again that’s for sure.
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19 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
The only argument I can buy for the people not wanting to resign Taylor to a good deal/extension is, if he actually really doesn't want to be here anymore. We really don't know that though. If he comes out and says I am not playing for the Colts at all even though I am healthy (I want out), then yes, we should trade him obviously. The other stuff is nonsense.
There are other arguments.
Hes poor at pass pro and we have. Rookie QB.I don’t know what SS looks for in a RB but he doesn’t seem like he’s lobbying hard for JT. I don’t know SS personality so he might just be like that but he doesn’t seem to be beating down the door for TYlor. Point being Taylor might not (like I said I don’t know enough about SS and what he’s looking for to feel strongly either way)but Taylor might not be a good fit for SS. He’s got limitations running laterally and needs more defined running lanes that some other great backs and this offense I’ve seen so far isn’t the downhill type of scheme that JT excels in.
the thing about RPO based Os is many of the runs are slow played and not quick hitters. I’m not sure that JT is a great fit for that.
but he might be Bestie. There is something very intriguing about a guy like JT threatening to break one between the tackles on every play and AR threatening to pull it and break one around the end on every play.
I hope JT plays with us again for answering a bunch of these scheme type of questions everyone has been talking about all these months.
point being there are other arguments.
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20 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
So you think his injury was that bad? Interesting, most think he was faking being injured and is 100% healthy.
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6 minutes ago, iuswingman said:
Are concussions happening more frequently or just better reported?
Probably both. These guys are constantly becoming bigger, faster, stronger AND there is a very open public concern with concussion.
Just last night I was out and saw some old HS buddies and we were talking about that. There were 5 of us and everyone of us "had our bell rung" in football or wrestling and were given smelling salts to "wake us up" lol. Like from flag fb on up lol.
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4 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
So there you have it! Healthy and ready to roll! Get him off the PUP, activate him and play him in game 5 against the Titans. If Sermon can pick up the system in 5 days, so could Taylor! This drama is about to end!
Running back is not a complex position to play compared to other positions. If JT his healthy lol, in condition and on the team, there is no football reason for him not to take over the a good amount if not most of the RB duties next week.
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I don't love Pittman at the salary he's going to command.
But that catch was one of the best catches that you will ever see. It was a mixture between skill, strong hands and luck.
But to me the most incredible part of that catch was how he trapped it against his hip when it was loose and rolled over as soon as he hit the turf.
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1 minute ago, Superman said:
Tangentially, at best.
Just a joke. You get one from me every few months, you should be happy when they come.
I appreciate that Supe. You do throw a zinger in once in a blue moon.lol.
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Just now, Superman said:
No, I heard they're offering to pay all of Chris Ballard's Blockbuster Video collection accounts. Dude has a big family, they rented a lot of videos back in the day...
Pretty off topic lol.
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Just now, Superman said:
I'm all for a historical and philosophical debate, but I'm finding it hard to imagine a more off topic discussion for this thread...
it’s about Taylor and attitude Supe lol.
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6 minutes ago, RollerColt said:
The Egyptians were pretty positive in their outlooks of life and afterlife. And they made it over 4,000 years in existence.
You don’t have to be positive all the time, but being negative all the time will make you just as sick mentally and physically. Cautious optimism is where it’s at.
As for the Germans? They were fueled by anger and resentment more than anything.
I was talking about the British attitude about what was in reality happening in Germany. The German Nazi philosophy was super positive though. They were Uber confident and had big plans.
This throw should not be possible
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He’s got a strong arm, but that’s an interception worthy throw if the dude doesn’t fall down. Probably should have wasted that one or just turned away from the sack.
I don’t think he will be advised to chuck that one up in the film study.