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Why wouldn't they be? Don't we play the Saints this week? Or did you think they just watch Tyreek Hill and AJ Brown every week even when they aren't playing them?

Thanks CS. I looked it up and it said he was weaving in and out of traffic too in a 2 block distance. Slow down kid. (I wasn't much of a hot rodder, but I understand these young bucks like to hit that gas a time or two.)

And Frankly (lol get it?), this team seems alot like that one that just missed the post season under Frank. Just good enough to make it interesting, not good enough to get it done. I like some of what I'm seeing, but like others maybe including you, it depends on #5 or if he doesn't pan out, his replacement. I really hope that we select a 2nd QB if we get a good enough pick. You could trade AR for a mint if you wanted to try that right now. Or you could trade the other guy in a year or two like Belechik did a couple of times. I'm not convinced about AR either from a play or health standpoint. I don't see a good reason not to buy another lottery ticket here. There is nothing that AR did in his limited time on the field that made me think he's going to be good enough. I like some of what I saw, but others looked like the inaccuracy he showed at FL.

Frank's teams were 40-33-1 while he was here including a year with Jacoby Brisett and Matt Ehlinger Sam Ryan. That's pretty impressive. Someone was talking about the offense's output, but Reich's offenses were better. I am not against Shane at all. I wasn't a Reich fan, thought he was too soft, espicially after watching Hard Knocks, but I think a lot of the specific criticsim is unfounded. He did pretty well here on offense. He also made the playoffs 2 out of the 3 times he didn't have Ryan or Brissett at QB and was one overthrown wide open receiver away from making it in the other season. He did OK here without stability at the most important position and bad/mediocre defenses.

The NFL has no interest in this unless there is something else going on. Any idea why he was arrested? There must be more to the story, wouldn't you reckon?

The revisionist history/Reich villification on here is striking. When Frank Reich had someone other than Jacoby Brisett, Matt Ryan, and Sam Ehlinger at QB, his teams put up 27.1 ppg in 2018, 28.2 in 2020, and 26.5 in 2021. Shane Steichan's team has put up 25.4 ppg so far this season. Can someone please explain to me how putting up 25.4 ppg is so much better than putting up more points in the other seasons like Reich did? I don't understand that equation. I'm not a math major though.

Meh. No drugs or alchohol? It so, just slow down kid and quit being stupid. For speeding?

I agree. The D holding I really think technically is the right call. That's a spot however, you might want to see the "let them play" thing going on. Now the PI was egregiously uncatchable. But it was PI 100 times out of 100 if the pass was catchable. Point being had Walker thrown it 5 feet lower (lol), it would be a no brainer and doesn't reflect the Colts acutual play on the field. ie. the defender doesn't know the throw will be errant. He played the play like he played it and the result had NOTHING to do with his actions. That being said, that PI call was friggin shockingly wrong on the catchable interpretation.

Meh not really. Even though that dude posted that it wasn't the case, it looks like to me there are hands on before the fumble. That play could easily not have been called but I don't think it's any type of an egregious error. I think contact was made downfield before the fumble. There can be debate as to whether the contact was initiated by the defender or not, but unless there is paralax going on, it's cleary just before the fumble when contact is made.

The Pistol can incorporate that downhill running game. Are there any teams running I sets with a FB right now? I think you could hurt people with it as long as the FB has the talent catch a few passes out of the backfield and take 4-5 carries a game to keep the LBs honest. That's always been my issue with the draft pick, the money, etc. I'm not sure how valuable JT actually is to the team. He played well Sunday, but he has been unnecessary offensively up until this point.

I was probably sneaking it about a year later on cable lol after Mom went to bed. I was about 12 or 13. Ole Phoebe had a lasting effect on the ole Nickster.

I was hoping a fellow Gen Xer would get that one. http://www.tzr.io/yarn-clip/b9a4938f-3b9f-4ebf-8861-2535754df887 Just substitute the name Garrett for Jefferson and that is what that game looked like on Sunday. This pic means a lot to you if you are around my age lol. Right when cable came out lol.

Seems like it should be illegal. I don’t remember seeing that. I’m wondering if this is commonly done. Funny thing is every player that blocks on offense is taught to hold on every play going by the letter of the law by grabbing the breastplate. They emphasized defensive holding on Dline a few years ago taking out combo blockers. I would imagine the league wouldn’t want this to persist. Garret looked like Charles Jefferson v. Lincoln all night long after Spicoli fixed his car.

I don’t have an issue with this play. Looks like illegal contact per NFL rules. Possibly could be interpreted as receiver initiating contact, could have been pocketed with the sack. The PI was astounding. Tried to screen shot where the ball was as the receiver is heading OB and then where it lands. File too big. But check it out. Catchable they say lol.

Stroud looks good so far and he is a pocket passer.

Tom Brady was pretty good from the pocket two years ago. I disagree strongly with this. Pat Mahomes basically won the SB being a pocket passer with the ankle. He moved around like Dan Marino in year 15 last playoffs.

I watch a lot of soccer. It is by far the worst when it comes to complaining and flopping, etc.

Bad reffing is a water cooler talking point that keeps the NFL in the minds, on the tongues, and on the TVs and phones of consumers and exposes them even more to the NFL brand and sponsers. I don't know if this is part of the decision to have part time refs lol, but it's sure a probably benefit. There is a lot of NFL buzz generated by bad officiating, if it was great, that buzz wouldn't exist.

Man I've seen a lot of catchable interpretations, but I swear that one takes the cake. We were just waiting for them to confer and overturn and were like WTPH (real loudly too) when they didn't . I cant figure out how to put the screenshots on here BECASUE it says the file is too big, but the ball is at least 5 ft conservatively over the head of the recevier, and lands about 10-12 feet past the End Zone line. I don't imagine there have been many worse rulings on catchability than that. But if you haven't rewatched it check it out.

Yeah man but no, You have to assume that your tackles are going to hold off your guy at least long enough to set your back foot on the drop back. On both plays he's trying to get rid of it. He just didn't have a chance. You have to have your tackles get a hand on the guy around the end rather than have your QB throw before any of the pass catchers have gottn off the line of scrimmage. If you watches the blind side fumble, I have no idea how you tink GM can get rid of that. The EZ fumble, Garett beat 3 guys! The play by Freeland there is inexcusable getting beat around the edge because he has Fries inside. Terrible football by Freeland there, PLUS! Garrett was supposed to be chipped by Ogletree who whiffed too. Gardener Minshew has to be able to assume that a triple teamed EDGE will at least be slowed up long enough to set his feet. That was all OLINE.

He ran around Raimann at least once on the sack/fumble too. Garrett was a mismatch for the Colts on Sunday, that's for certain. We were really unclucky that we didn't recover any of those fumbles too. Had chances to. But certainly they got torched on a few plays. They must have played pretty good as a line overall though becaue we scored 38 pts. and had 450+ yards of Offense.

Ruling that PI catchable without conferring and realizing that it landed a yard past the yellow line which the spectators and camera guys have to stay beind was egregious. I don't have a huge issue the the defensive holding before that. That play was iffy and could have been pocketed, but it's not a terrible call IMO. That PI was ridiculous though.

What's morality again teacher?

Yeah last week was ugly from GM.