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1 hour ago, 12isthenew18 said:
Not only did we lose a top ten pick but we may have given dumb and dumber an extra season. Unbelievable
You need to watch Rick Venturi's Final instructions from today. See if you feel the same after you do.
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Too early to say, but he may be turning things around, hopefully. His injury issues may have been a significant contributor to his inconsistency, thus far.
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The Colts trio of receivers is one of the best in the league. The running game leaves a lot to be desired.
I hope and expect that Luck will pass a lot this season.
Personally, I'd like to see plenty of short passes.
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I listen to all three of his podcasts every week. It's nice to access a real football mind.
I suppose if you are a military history enthusiast you might like to sometimes listen to an articulate, retired general as opposed to your neighbor who never served.
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10 hours ago, csmopar said:
You know, I was just looking at something, everyone knows bout our injury bug these past few years, but one thing I'm noticing is that the big injuries, the season ending ones, seem to happen at home. Maybe we need to start looking at the field and seeing what if any effect it's having. It just seems that since the new field at LOS, we've had a ton of major injuries, including at least 3 ACLs that I can think of off top of my head. Maybe I'm just drunk, that could be it too. Thoughts?
I have raised this point about the surface before, myself. Maybe this reply should go in another thread, but since you asked for thoughts...
It should be fairly easy, at this point, to do a statistical analysis on injury occurrences across the league on the various surfaces.
First thing to look at. How do the Colts rank as far as injuries go? Seems like many to us, but every team has them, so look at the data.
Next, if the Colts do have many more injuries than other teams, is it conditioning (I'll guess not) or the playing surface? Do we have more injuries at home? Are visiting teams sustaining injuries when they play here? What are the types of injuries? How do they compare to teams that play on grass or other types of synthetic? Quite a few teams do play on grass so there should be some answers in the data. It might also be best to look at the types of injuries separately.
I'm no sports kinesiologist, but I'll make a guess that high rates of ACL injuries are due to too much tack in the surface. Sure, the players can make sharper cuts and don't fall on their butts, but that's no competitive advantage if the opposing team can also make those sharp cuts. Instead, it's a disadvantage when you play half your games on this high-grip surface and the injuries mount up from a foot that doesn't release to prevent knee torque when it should.
I have other thoughts regarding the surface and concussions which I'll save for another day.
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None of the teams graded an A and there were several Ds and a couple Fs. So, if those grades prove to be at all accurate, then Grigson and the Colts have drafted well.
Preseason grades are often not worth much, but I'm cautiously optimistic with this draft class.
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It's time for the NFL to consider changing their policy on marijuana.
1) It's legal for adults to use recreationally in 4 states and that number is growing quickly. Marijuana is legal in some form in fully half the states.
2) It's not a performance enhancing drug. If my competition for a position on the roster is a stoner, I'm happy.
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On 5/21/2016 at 7:20 AM, oldunclemark said:
We're eventually going to get 18 games and 2 pre-season games...20 weeks of play
With controlled scrimmages, there's just no reason for 4 pre-season games...
Used to be 6 pre-season games when the season as 14 games long...same 20 weeks
I hope it stays just the way it is. I enjoy being able to see the lower round and undrafted free agents play and 2 weeks is not nearly enough to evaluate those players and also allow the established players time in order to work the rust off.
If the season does go to 18/2, then I hope the final 53 goes to something like 58. Need some way to stash the players that you now gamble on even more since your evaluation time has dropped, not to mention the impact of your longer IR list with the 2 extra games.
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12 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:
Dude,
I'm not sure why, because I'm usually not the emotional type, but for some reason this photo made me cry.
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22 hours ago, King Colt said:
I watched the Jets/ Pats game over the Colts yesterday and in view of how the game went I am glad I did. There were several great games and the Colts/Miami game was not one of them for obvious reasons. The upcoming Colts/Titans game will be skipped as well. It is over for 2015.
Have you thought about changing your name here from King Colt to something more appropriate?
Perhaps Fairweather Colt?
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MUCH better in the 2nd half.
I thought they gave Hasselbeck reasonable pass protection in that half.
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No, he isn't, but it was a worthwhile gamble and the final chapter hasn't been written.
I don't doubt his effort.
Fortunately, we have Moncrief, TY and Dorsett.
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I just looked at our current D-line and laughed..
"Current" is the operative word.
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Adongo is a feel good story that just didnt work out
He didnt have anything for the Colts
Maybe his story isn't finished yet.
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Well, as of now after Quarles and Hughes, we only have 6 DL players for the season, I doubt they cut Chapman. if they do, I take it we are definitely bringing someone in, maybe 2 someones......
Right. Can't cut all the backups.
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I'd like to see a change in the playing surfaces, engineered to slow down foot speed by, say, 10%.
Here's why. Injuries would drop, significantly. Particularly, head injuries. Aside from the humanitarian aspect, fans like to see their favorite players actually play, with fewer on the IR. Fan appeal = good for business. I'm guessing many pros would appreciate a better chance to really enjoy their retirement, too, with maybe fewer painkillers needed.
No loss of all the things that make the NFL great...tackling, receiving, running, blocking. The NFL of the 50s and 60s was still good football, even though the game has sped up since.
One way to do this is a softer surface. Fewer shoulder separations, then, also.
I watch track events when I want to see foot speed.
Thanks for asking.
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Not too worried about it.
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Nice. Edgerrin seems to think he'll be a star.
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I'm pulling for him to achieve his potential. We would probably be set for years at WR.
I just question the "I didn’t really know the route it took to get there." line, though. Did he not listen to his dad or did Cris not speak to him about it? Am I missing something here??
Pretty common thing for know-it-all kids to dismiss what the old man has to say.
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I listen to Rick Venturi often. He has the same criticism that the Colts should have picked up Blount when he was available.
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do you guys think he'll get any snaps on offense this game? I kinda hope he does because I've been a fan of his since last year.
I doubt it. Not with a healthy Hilton, Moncrief and Nicks.
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These days, just being a community organizer can get you a long ways ;)
Thankfully, that doesn't seem to hurt. Of course, being somewhat intelligent, drafting a reasonable game plan that focuses more on your home team and less on trying to change foreign teams and having the capability to string a few sentences together coherently can be a welcomed change from one's predecessor.
Hopefully, Andrew Jackson has these necessary skills.
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Call it what you want....
1,000,000 things someone could be doing worth more time than watching a terrible team that's only in the playoffs cause their division is horrible get spanked
So, why are you even here?
why do you think the Pats are in it every year???
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If you listen to Rick Venturi much, you will occasionally hear him talk about while working for BB, he always had a gnawing feeling in his stomach knowing that he was being held accountable every single day.
So, you make a good point.