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I'm going to thoroughly enjoy the spring and summer and take a break from football. I'm going to enjoy the barbecues and the trips to the beach, swimming and the warm weather. I'm also going to enjoy my beloved Atlanta braves as they try to win another world series. @Yoshinator I really enjoy baseball. There will be times to check in on the NFL like the draft but other than that I'll be in summer mode.

Sorry I accidentally posted the wrong video. This is the video I meant to post

Here's another video of AR avoiding contact vs South Florida

Imho, the answer is yes. But you are really comparing apples to oranges. Manning came out in the ERA when the prototypical QB was 240, 6'5 and stood in the pocket and launched the ball downfield with great accuracy. Rivers, Drew Bledsoe, Joe Flacco, etc were in that same QB mold. Those QB's above had very little mobility. Yes there were mobile QB's at that time but they did not have much success. Accuracy in throwing the ball was a problem. Probably the most successful mobile QB in that era was Randall Cunningham. Fast forward to 2016, a new evolution of QB came out. Slim tall mobile QB's with rocket arms. Mahommes, Josh Allen, Herbert, Burrow, Lamar Jackson, etc. These QB's all had the mobility factor and they were accurate. Mahommes has this extra mobility element in his arsenal in that when the play is not there he can take off for a 20 yard run. Neither Manning or Rivers ever had that. So I would say Manning was a great QB for his era and Mahommes is a better QB for his era. But the comparison is difficult because they are so different.

I don't think Kyle Pitts is a fair comparison. Pitts has struggled at times because Falcons QB play was so bad. In Pitts career, Falcons had Matt Ryan for QB in 2021 and Pitts had over a 1000 yards receiving. It went all down hill after that in that Falcons had Marcus Mariotta, Taylor Heinike and Desmond Ridder. So Pitts has not benefitted from good QB play for most of his career.

There may not be as much work with AR sliding and getting out of bounds as one might think. Here's a video of AR against Kentucky where he's sliding and getting out of bounds frequently.

I think 4 yrs 80M is fair

Good to see him throwing

49ers defense came to play !!

I respectfully will ask the same question again because i always respect my elders. Please stop dodging the question. What did the the Colts know about Luck retirement and when did they know it ? Especially after ther the shefter report ? Mr Link can you provide a useful link ?

Let's get back to the point of the current discussion. You have said that the Colts knew before Luck was going retire that he was going to retire. You said the Colts knew about it before the shefter report. So what did the Colts know about Lucks retirement and when did they know it ? Can you provide a link ? Or did you hear a rumor ? What exactly?

That's strange. Why there are posters in this very thread that claim the Colts knew way before hand even before schefter leaked the story. The claim is the Colts knew early on but the fans did not. Weird

Wow !! I'd like to go to Brent's house too. He had to drop at least a 100 for 100 wings. Sounds like he has quite a spread !

So many Colts fans have strong opinions on this. I remember reading alot of @csmopar posts

I'll be at home with the wife making air fryer wings. I have found getting take out wings is really expensive and the wings are small. I bought some large wings at the grocery store and going to try some Facebook wing recipes. Rooting for the 49ers, can't stand the chiefs. I'm concerned the game is going to be a blowout as I think Purdy is going to melt under pressure. What is the over and under on how many times the camera shows Taylor? 50 ?

Here is Cynthia Frelunds mock. She has bowers falling to 15 "Bowers is one of the new-mold tight ends, which means he forecasts to be especially potent in a more modern offense. Enter Shane Steichen, Anthony Richardson and the Colts' scheme. Between blocking, aligning in the slot and out wide, making catches in the vaunted middle-third of the field and generally bullying defenders, Bowers is the kind of versatile piece that could make an immediate impact on the Colts' offense -- similar to what we saw from rookie tight ends in Detroit and Buffalo last year." https://www.nfl.com/news/cynthia-frelund-2024-nfl-mock-draft-1-0-bears-pass-on-qb-commanders-land-caleb-williams

So we know what minshews ceiling is. We missed the playoffs with minshew by losing a few key games. Why not take a chance and try to find our Brock Purdy? And if AR gets injured again what if our 4th/5th round rookie comes in and plays so well he wins the starting job like Purdy ? The Colts would have found their franchise QB, just in a way no one ever expected. Let's try to do something different

Surely you can't be serious. Are you saying Jimmy G who dated pornstars was giving young rookies advice ? I don't think so. Jimmy G was all about Jimmy G and no one else. Lance and Purdy were pretty much on their own. Lance washed out of the league by being constantly injured, sound familiar? It was Shanahan and the QB coach that worked with Purdy not Jimmy G. Jimmy G spent all his time at the bunny ranch, not working with young QBs. Come on you're better than this

I think your concern is justified. I would do what the 49ers did. Go get the Colts a Brock Purdy. Draft another QB in the 4th or 5 and sit him behind AR. Let Minshew go. Then if AR fails or gets injured, let the new QB come in and win the job. I would not put ALL of my eggs in the AR basket, just most of them. Follow the 49ers Trey Lance/Brock Purdy model.

I agree. I like Diggs. I dont think he's right for the Colts though. He's getting a bit long in the tooth. He wants to win badly and calls out the team mates for their lackadaisical effort. The Bills loss to the Bengals last playoffs was a great example. The bills didn't even show up for that game.

Money can't buy happiness

Does anyone know where Pitts DL ranked against the rest of college football? Sack numbers and pressures ?

The 15th pick has to be offense. Get the best playmaker WR or TE available. If bowers is there you have to pull the trigger. Get AR every tool possible to be successful.

I've started watching college basketball again