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3 minutes ago, Bearzzz said:
Doubt there is any team desperate enough to give up 1st or second round pick for a RB coming off injury and wants a new contract. May be able to get a 3rd at best. Other than Minnesota, NFC North is loaded very good RBs. And the Vikings are trying to shed contracts not take on another burden.
You may be right, but there is always a team willing to overpay. (Trent Richardson cough cough)
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Unfortunately, we have "crossed the Rubicon" on this situation. JT doesn't want to be a Colt and the Colts don't want someone who doesn't want to be part of the organization. I would take a second and a fifth or something like that for him. Is he more valuable than that? Who knows. He is worth what someone is willing to give for him. Simple Economics.
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My answer is a definite no. I don't care what the record is this year. This is the time to let everyone learn.
What I think should be done and I think is being done is to point to the 2025-2026 season and beyond. This year, learn and gain confidence and an identity as a team. Next year, compete and maybe be in the playoff picture toward the end. Realize then that every play, every detail makes a difference. Be ready then to be the team you want to be.
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I will compare it to Luck's first year. No one knew what to expect, so we just enjoyed what was there. AR is not Andrew Luck. He's as physically talented - probably more so. He is not nearly as NFL ready. That may actually be better. There is nothing to unlearn. There will not be nearly the dependence on him. Other players can develop and shine.
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Here's what I think Ballard thinks. It may also be what Irsay thinks. JT was great two years ago. Last year, he was possibly great on an awful team and he got hurt. Even if he is great again this year, the playoffs are unlikely at best. That pushes it to next year at the earliest as far as him making a real impact. I hate to say it but running backs have a limited life span.
I love JT, but I'm wondering if he's worth more in draft capital from a contender than he is when the Colts could really use him.
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The real question is how much can Richardson play and keep his confidence intact. Playing = learning, Success = Confidence, but mistakes and sacks hurt confidence. The playbook will be limited more with Richardson than with Minshew, especially at the beginning. The defenses will be aware of this. There are lots of variables and starting is only a result of improvement, not a real part of the process.
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Best rookie season will be Shane Steichen. He could mess it up, of course, but chances are there will be enough improvement to make him look good. He may really be good. I just hope he realizes that being a head coach is vastly different from being a coordinator.
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If this were to occur and Richardson looks hopeless, that would be the end of Ballard and maybe Steichen. It would be a complete reset. At that point, all bets would be off. The only other scenario would be something off the field and that would probably have the same result.
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I have to think it would be a corner or a line backer that fits our defense better than others.
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My thoughts:
1. I will enjoy watching this season because I really have no expectations. I'm just hoping for positive moments.
2. Whether Shane Steichen believes it or not, this will be the easiest season of head coaching he will have. Everything he says is fresh and new and everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to get to winning football.
3. Anthony Richardson is about 4 months from being a bust in some people's minds. I want to give him a couple of years, but I know some of you will start trying to say "See, I was right" in late October.
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From a team perspective, this makes a thin group even thinner. He never seemed to be one of Gus's favorites though, so maybe there was a reason. From a personal perspective, I feel bad for the kid, but it's not like he did not have people he could have and should have asked. The challenge now is to build the secondary from the ground up.
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OL is definitely an entity unto itself. The "weakest link" plays a big role in defining how they perform. Their overall cohesion is also incredibly important. The most important position is held by Tony Sparano Jr. Do they need an upgrade at RG? That would help. Can Raimann step up and learn LT better? That's a coaching thing as well. Can they learn where AR is and where to move people so he has openings to move and throw? I certainly hope so. I hope they have more than one season to do that.
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I feel like CB is still my biggest question on the defense. Everything is pinned on rookies and young players and it's a passing league.
On offense, it's not so much a specific position on the OL. Can we find a decent RG? Sure. Will Raimann step up at LT? He seems to be on the right track. But OL is an entity unto itself. All guys can be average, but if they work well together, all is good. You can have some All Pros, but if the line is not cohesive, it makes no difference. How well will AR communicate with them?
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Brents has the best chance to start of any Colts draft pick. I hope he helps give the pass rush a little more time. I also hope he fits our defensive scheme.
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Here are a few things I am fairly certain of for this team.
1. This will be Steichen's easiest year of coaching. Everyone is hungry and no one can have an ego. You don't get to have an ego with the record the Colts had last year. Everyone is listening.
2. Leadership will come from the defense this year. The vocal leaders are on that side of the ball. Richardson would do well to take cues from there.
3. Richardson will be defined by the details, everything from putting touch on a pass to a back to sliding at the end of a run to making sure hand-offs are in the right place at the right time.
4. I don't like Steichen calling plays but he has said he will. Being a head coach has a lot of moving parts and he needs to manage them all.
5. Sparano may be the most important change made. The offense will live or die on who plays on the OL and how well they play together.
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I actually think the problems may be:
1. If they continue to have a good season, Eberflus and Sirianni will be in heavy consideration for head coaching jobs.
2. I love Frank Reich, but the two seasons he has been here so far have had low or unsure expectations. That makes coaching a much easier task, especially last year. When you were 4-12 the previous year, almost no one thinks his job is secure and everyone does exactly what the coaches want. This year, all the Luck drama kept the attention off everyone else. Next year, I hope they do not have that "luxury", but everyone may have to ignore the press clippings a lot more.
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On 10/21/2019 at 7:01 PM, jvan1973 said:
Dungy
Reich
Marchibroda
Caldwell (Peyton Manning)
Arians
All the rest
I agree, except for putting Arians above Caldwell.
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This all being said, maybe it would have been better to use more man against Oakland's short, quick passing game. I know. Hindsight is 20/20.
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This shows that in the NFL, you need to be able to do it all. If you are in zone most of the time, you need to be capable of switching to man when the situation demands it. If you are a primarily man team, you need to be able to go zone. Everyone scouts everyone. If they see a tendency, any team can exploit it. At the same time, if you go away from a tendency, you can catch teams off-guard. No one is better at being able to switch tactics on offense and defense every game than the Patriots. The Colts need to great at some things and capable of others.
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You want to have both, of course, but that is rare. If you have an elite QB, you pay him and build around him. If you don't, you build everything so that the QB has the best possible chance of success. This includes acquiring and developing players who fit your system. Teams which do this well often make a QB look better than he actually is. It also helps if the QB knows his own limitations and plays to his strengths. I feel like this building and developing process is going well. We need Brissett to make some plays and limit mistakes.
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20 minutes ago, Archer said:
Yeah, after Haeg, I’m not all that happy with our OL depth. We’re kinda stuck with LeRaven, and I think he can be serviceable if he has to go in. I chose Boehm over Andrews b/c he’s better at guard, even though Andrews is the better center. I’d target OL depth early in next year’s draft, no matter how it works out this year...
I agree that we could use more quality depth on the OL. The thing about the final 53 is that it's not final until everyone else has their final 53. I am sure Ballard will be watching for O-linemen who get cut from other teams and might help here. The other thing to remember is that there is a new OL coaching staff and it may take a couple of games to get everyone in synch.
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I'm really caught between wanting them to prove what they can do as a team and wanting the ability to draft a franchise quarterback next year. Do I hope Jacoby Brissett becomes an elite quarterback? Of course I do. Do I hope Chad Kelly can correct his personal issues, become a model citizen and clubhouse leader and then become an elite quarterback? That would be great too. However, I know both of these scenarios are fairly unlikely.
Being a sports fan overall, I will watch and cheer and hope that the stars align, the offense runs through, around and over everything in it's path, the defense becomes frightening for opponents, and Jim Irsay hoists the Lombardi at the end of the season. Being the realist, though, I will hope for anything but mediocrity. Please no 8-8 or 7-9. In any case, though, I will watch.
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The booing was a knee-jerk reaction to people being upset. This was a gut-punch for all the fans and the last thing anyone expected.
No one in the organization will ever say anything bad about it, but the timing does set things back an extra year. Knowing this in March would have been better.
Do I think Andrew will regret this? Yes, I do. In a month when the team is struggling under Jacoby Brissett, in a year (or less) when his body feels "fine", and in 10 years when those who played with and against him are being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Certain things can only be done when you are young physically, mentally, and psychologically.
All that being said, the decision was always Andrew's and none of us have to live with the consequences in any way.
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Extending Brissett is a good decision. I don't think he is the answer, but he is the best choice until we can draft next year and then have Brissett help develop someone over the next one or two years.
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True, but if all the GM's (and maybe owners) were at a poker table, who would not be able to figure out who the mark is?